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Originally Posted by maisie_girl  i'm trying to stay in that 40/30/30 (protein/fat/carbs) range isn't that normal??? |
Neither normal nor abnormal, IMHO. I think you're confused about what the
goal is, though. It's not 40g protein, 30g
fat, 30g carbs. It's 40% of
calories from protein, 30% of
calories from
fat, 30% of
calories from carbs. Over in the
Nutrition stuff is a sticky that suggests 30% of
calories from each of protein,
fat, and carbs, with the remaining 10% used however you like. So today might look like 40/30/30, and tomorrow might look like 32/37/31, for instance. That was essentially what I did, and it worked for me, but it took a lot more work than just counting
calories. Counting
calories is much easier.
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Originally Posted by maisie_girl it's hard to get the 1200-1300 or more cals a day without being at at least 80 carbs |
80%, or 80grams? 80g gives you lots of room. 80%, and you might want to swap out some grains for protein +
fat.
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Originally Posted by maisie_girl please help in an easy understandable way |
Assuming 1,300 is the right number of
calories for you, which I have no particular opinion on, 40/30/30 comes out to be:
130g protein
43g
fat
98g carb
If you use something like Fitday, it'll do the percentages for you, and you only have to identify foods that give you what you're missing. Carbs +
fat = easy.
Fat + protein = easy. Carbs + protein without
fat is harder.
