What are your macros? page

[YogaBare]

Just wondering:

- What's your macro breakdown?
- What's the motivating factor for eating like that?

I've only been counting for a few weeks, but I'm consistently coming in around 50:30:20 (C:F:P). Unfortunately I think this is the optimal ratio for weight gain?! ha.

[Gadsie]

25:50:25 C:F:P

I don't see how eating primal can lead to more carbs. I even eat 10 bananas a day

[YogaBare]

Starch!

[JoanieL]

I agree with Gadsie; once pasta and bread are gone, getting to 100 gms of carbs is damn near impossible. I've recently added potatoes and rice in limited quantities, and still stay under 75 grams most days.

I average around 75-125 grams of protein.

I don't track fat really, but when I first started primal, it was about 50% of my calories. Then I bumped it up to 70%, started feeling drugged all the time, and scaled back to around 50%. I don't specifically add fat to things except stuff like half and half to coffee (or occasionally 3/4 of a tablespoon of butter), a teaspoon of fat/oil in a pan to fry or saute something (eggs, veggies). But I do eat marbled meats, salmon and sardines, avocados, and of course egggggggggs, so I get fat with my protein sources.

But really, I'm all over the place. Some days I eat like a "normal" person - nice balance of animal and plant, other days it's cheese and olives or a pear, some days I eat no plants at all. Almost like I ate before primal except no pasta, bread, or hummus. I miss hummus, but my once fatter ass doesn't.

[JennGlob]

Gadsie, you are also a growing teenager. 10 bananas is 250 carbs at least. Us grown women would be barely able to waddle around with that many carbs. Unless, of course, we did crazy amounts of exercise...which I am not opposed too. Just making a point. YogiBare probably fits in more exercise and can keep fit on 50:30:20. I eat 20:50:30 about 1500 a day. Unfortunately looks like I need to adjust down n order to lose another 10 lbs.

[Kochin]

They move around depending on what I felt like eating.
The past six days follow.

Total kcals: 16775.
Average kcal/day: 2796.

Total fat: 1183g.
Average fat/day: 197g.
Total kcals from fat: 10647.
Average kcals from fat/day: 1774.
Percentage of kcals from fat: 63%.

Total protein: 661g.
Average protein/day: 110g.
Total kcals from protein: 2644.
Average kcals from protein/day: 441.
Percentage of kcals from protein: 16%.

Total carbs: 871g.
Average carbs/day: 145g.
Total kcals from carbs: 3484.
Average kcals from carbs/day: 581.
Percentage of kcals from carbs: 21%.

So 63:16:21 (F:P:C) this week.
Why? Because I felt like it.

Notes:
-When I was less active (walking not weighted, workouts twice a week and only one intense exercise per workout, lots of studying and standing around) I only needed 1700kcal/day (1300 in Summer, when it's warm).
-My protein moves around, but usually stays between 60 and 160g/day (average 95), regardless of calorific intake. Am considering lowering fat and doing a protein spike to see if I slap on any more muscle or just pee it out.
-Fat intake and carb intake are level when I'm not active, but activity leads to higher fat consumption.
-A "Carnivore Day" experiment showed that, when undereating carbs (7g in the whole day) my usual requirement dropped from 2300-2600kcal (the usual for that level of activity) to 1563kcal without hunger or slower recovery.
-Carnivory (or partial carnivory) can't be sustained without offal, as I seem to need more micronutrients when very active, so I crave veg, even though the kcals from carbs seem almost useless too my body (considering I can entirely remove them short-term, not increase fat, barely increase protein and be just as energized, full and happy, with my usual recovery speed).
-If I don't snack, I don't feel hungry and eat about 300kcal less, but usually eat a bit more the next day.

[YogaBare]

10 bananas is 250 carbs at least.

lol, good point!

Also, one cup of rice is about 55 carbs. Yogurt also has lots of carbs - even FF Greek. Throw in some fruit, veg and I'm easily hitting upwards of 100gs carbs per day.

[Gladmorning]

Oh lordy 10 bananas! Paleotrack says that's 1067 calories and 271g carbs. I don't care for bananas, so nutritional facts aside...

I am striving for 5-30-65 or 5-25-70 c-p-f


Of course I am failing on this. Paleotrack says I was 3-18-80 c-p-f yesterday

I need to lose weight! I am so sick and tired of being overweight and I want it gone. I don't care how long it takes, but I do intend to do everything in my power to make it go away once and for all.

[JennGlob]

Gladmorning, I wonder if you shoot for 10-15 percent carbs if you might have better luck? I think it might give you more energy to move around and might help you increase your appetite...having just read the issue you are having getting to 1000 calories a day. For me, that would still be just 50-75 carbs. Just a thought...I am no expert

[Gladmorning]

I suppose I could add some more fruit and nuts in. Yeah, I'm a carbophobe. Ya caught me ;-)