What do you mainly watch for? Carbs? Fat? Sugar? Sodium? Pro

EthanJeremiahsMama
EthanJeremiahsMama Posts: 534 Member
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
So I notice that MFP does set you their recommended grams of carbs, sugar, fat, sodium, protein, fiber.. etc.

It's true that no matter if you are on 1,200 cals per day.. or more.. or lower.. sometimes it's really about all the above right?

What do you all mainly watch for & try to keep low to help with weight loss?

Can anyone take a look at my diary and let me know if I am taking in too much carbs, sugar, fat, sodium?

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  • mommyami1
    mommyami1 Posts: 154 Member
    I watch all of them, but mostly sodium. I used to think I drank a lot of water but when the scale didn't budge even after my cal counts consistently showed a deficit, I re-evaluated. I started aiming to drink a gallon a day and usually get close. Since then, I've seen a big loss on the scale and in my clothes.
  • erinsueburns
    erinsueburns Posts: 865 Member
    Every ones needs are different. It takes some trial and error to find what works best for you. Don't let anyone tell you different. I do thirty percent carbs and yet to get at least forty grams of fiber per day, twenty percent protein, and fifty percent fat. Of that fat seventy five percent has to be unsaturated. Would that work for you, I don't know, all I can tell you is out works for me. I would suggest that if you have normal heslth, start with the suggested ratios, then work from there.
  • AdAstra47
    AdAstra47 Posts: 823 Member
    That's exactly right, not all calories are created equal. You can get quick energy from carbohydrates, and that's a completely different chemical process than the reaction that creates slow, steady-burning energy from fat & protein. And some people's bodies are more efficient at different processes.

    For example, my body is very bad at processing carbs, so my doctor had me adjust my percentages to 5% carbs, 30% fat, 65% protein. So if you're not getting the results you want through calorie-counting alone, it's worthwhile to look at these percentages & see whether adjusting them might help. Everyone's body is different, everyone's metabolism is different, and the FDA's one-size-fits-all recommendations don't necessarily work for everyone. I know a lot of people who believe that the FDA's recommendations are generally too high on the carbs and too low on the protein for most people.

    You just have to figure out what's right for your particular body type & metabolism. You'll get lots of advice, but people can only tell you what worked for *them*. You just have to figure out what will work for YOU. Good luck!
  • ASaxe23
    ASaxe23 Posts: 158 Member
    I watch sodium, and fat. I also like to make sure I hit my goals for each day 211 grams of protein 182 grams of ares and around 53 grams of fat calorically I shoot for about 2.050 calories, but if I hit my aforementioned goals but my calories fall around 1850-1900 or so calories I'm fine with that. Then lots of water, water, water!! I round it all out with my vitamins. I work with a nutritionist and this is the formula that works for me. My magic formula is 35% carbs, 41% protein 23% fat.
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