Hi All
Do you try to hit your macro nutrients goal every day?
Does it have much effect on weight management?
I calorie count but don't always hit my macros exact, just wondering if anyone had a opinion on this or any advice to offer please?
Hi All
Do you try to hit your macro nutrients goal every day?
Does it have much effect on weight management?
I calorie count but don't always hit my macros exact, just wondering if anyone had a opinion on this or any advice to offer please?
Hi Mandy_ydnam,
Personally speaking, I do try to hit my macro nutrient goals each day, and I try to ensure I balance each meal and snack with all three macro nutrients whenever I can. When I analyse the macronutrient content of my week, using Myfitnesspal app on the weekends - I usually take a look at the graphs in the 'records' section, I notice that I tend to slightly over-eat both carbohydrates and fats, but am usually eating the recommended amount of protein. I eat complex carbs such as wholegrain rice and pasta, and I avoid refined carbs (white goods such as sugar, flour, rice and pasta) as much as I can. I do quite well in terms of eating the required fibre content per day - and I always try to eat lots of vegetables and some fruits, trying to achieve a rainbow of colours on the plate whenever I can.
I have been doing this for a long time, and I was originally in the obese category regarding BMI (I was 18 stone 8 pounds at my largest, and a size 18). I am currently in the healthy BMI (weighing 13 stone 5.2 pounds today, and a size 14). I am 6 feet 1 inch tall. I'm pleased to have maintained my weight loss, and I am hoping to lose a few more pounds to get down to 12 stone 7 pounds.
I would say that eating a balanced diet including all the macronutrients is really healthy, and I would recommend it. I think the NHS 12 week plan is excellent as a framework, and contains lots of good advice and information.
I am currently eating quite a few 'total calories' - in that I had an average of 2,470 last week, but I am exercising quite a bit, and my average daily net calories were 1,584.
I would like to wish you success with your weight loss journey, and I hope you'll get lots of replies to your question about macronutrients, as I think it's a good thing to consider. People may have similar or different views on it, but I wanted to share my own thoughts, as I think it's a really relevant topic.
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carbs to fat to protein ratio and vitamins were very important to me when I was building muscles and I will probably go back to that at some point but personally for now I go by "ish" and don't count it exactly, like I used to do when doing diet under muscle building regime. I will try to do quite balanced diet ensuring I have everything body needs but not as strictly as my goal for now is just to lose excess- more of going by memory. Once I decide i want to build muscularity back then I will turn into counting carbs/fats and protein again.
Although it is very good routine to do as you know exactly what your body is getting.
Hi, I'm really careful with calcium intake and fibre....keepimg away from any refined sugars where I can ie not hidden....but micro nutrients .....
what are micro nutrients please x
Thank you all, information was very helpful
I have researched more and have now set my daily calorie goal and macro goals, and planned my meals to fit into this. Been supermarket shopping so all I need to do now is stick to it.
Fingers crossed