For those who manually set thair macro percentages..

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underthecherrytree
underthecherrytree Posts: 532 Member
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What do you have your percentages set at?

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  • underthecherrytree
    underthecherrytree Posts: 532 Member
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  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
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    I'm likely the odd one out.

    Mine are:

    40% protein
    30% carbs
    30% fat

    1500 sodium
    40 grams of fiber
  • Drastiic
    Drastiic Posts: 322 Member
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    Two people of the same sex, age, height, weight, BF%, etc. can have vastly different percentages based off lean mass, activity, and goals. If you're fishing on what to set for yourself, I wouldn't base it off of anyone else.

    A lot of people prefer to set specific gram amounts based on their weight and goals, but unfortunately MFP only allows us to set percentages. I'd like to keep my proteins & fat constant, because if calories/exercise is increased or decreased, those numbers go up/down proportionately.
  • taxidermist15
    taxidermist15 Posts: 677 Member
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    everyone is different. It depends on your goals and of course, your own body. some peoples body react differently to different foods. some people swear by low carb, others believe that carbs are a good thing. You have to figure out what your body works best at. This takes time

    for me though.

    Fats are always at less than 30%, but these are all good fats in my diet (avocado, canola oil ect)
    1gram of protein per LBM (lean body mass) MINUMUM , you can calculate your LBM at fat2fitradio.com
    The rest i eat what i want, but im a clean eater

    and last but most important

    Dont cut anything out completly. If you cut something cut something out that you love, you'll end up binging.
    you are allowed chocolate, and all the bad stuff

    everything in moderation

    Its a lifestyle, not a diet

    in response to your question im at 35/45/20 p/c/f
  • megg0616
    megg0616 Posts: 59 Member
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    40 Carbs
    30 protein
    30 fat
    I also eat 1600 calories a day it took me 6 weeks to find my perfect balance
  • victoria4321
    victoria4321 Posts: 1,719 Member
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    40/30/30

    I have trouble staying within my fat levels usually.
  • stronglikebull
    stronglikebull Posts: 402
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    i try to keep my carbs under 100g a day, my protein around 100g a day, and leave the fat to be whatever it is. on 1500 calories, that currently works out to:

    30% carbs/113g
    30% protein/113g
    40% fat/67g

    30g fiber - it really needs to be higher
    1,500mg sodium

    since i can't get it any more specific than that, i just leave those macros as my goals and eat to fit them. i tend to end up under on carbs, slightly under on protein, and fat oscillates depending on what i eat. it works for me when i stick to it!
  • underthecherrytree
    underthecherrytree Posts: 532 Member
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    Thanks everyone!

    I too have been using the 40-30-30
  • Toddrific
    Toddrific Posts: 1,114 Member
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    40carb/30fat/30protein.
    38g fiber.
  • cole_37
    cole_37 Posts: 10
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    40% carbs, 30% protein, 30% fat for me.
  • riadastfu
    riadastfu Posts: 69
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    35/30/35.

    Thing is depends on the day. On days I do a heavy work out, I up my carbs some.
  • stronglikebull
    stronglikebull Posts: 402
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    40carb/30fat/30protein.
    38g fiber.

    why 38? that's a very specific number haha
  • obsidianwings
    obsidianwings Posts: 1,237 Member
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    40/30/30 here to.
  • morninglilli
    morninglilli Posts: 194
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    40/40/20
    30 fiber


    Sorry changed it a couple of days ago, and forgot. ;)
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
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    50 carbs 25 fat 25 protein

    I run on carbs. Literally. :laugh:
  • badgerbadger1
    badgerbadger1 Posts: 954 Member
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    40/30/30
  • missprincessjenny
    missprincessjenny Posts: 104 Member
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    My carbs are 50 but I rarely reach that. My fat is 25 but I usually go over with healthy fats such as nuts, olive and coconut oil. My protein is 25 and I go over that the odd time.

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