Macros? 40/40/20?

[tarmyg]

I told myself that as soon as this question came up I would answer the same thing.

1. Check you maintenance calories using this site, forget the others, https://www.supertracker.usda.gov/bwp/
2. Eat at maintenance until you see it is the correct one.
3. When stalling cut calories with 100kcal/wk until you stall again.

I think Back in Black has this spot on. Eat enough Protein, the amount of fat he recommended and then rest carbs. Sometimes that is 40/40/20 sometimes it is way off which is why I am against the % calculations.

Thanks
~t

[ianb1]

I told myself that as soon as this question came up I would answer the same thing.

1. Check you maintenance calories using this site, forget the others, https://www.supertracker.usda.gov/bwp/
2. Eat at maintenance until you see it is the correct one.
3. When stalling cut calories with 100kcal/wk until you stall again.

I think Back in Black has this spot on. Eat enough Protein, the amount of fat he recommended and then rest carbs. Sometimes that is 40/40/20 sometimes it is way off which is why I am against the % calculations.

Thanks
~t

Alright, I will make some adjustments and see how it goes. Just to be clear, when you say stalling, you mean that weight loss has come to a halt, correct? When that is the case, just drop 100 kcal per day for a week?

Nutrition such a pain in the ass, but I suppose it is the only true way to see desirable results.

[tarmyg]

Just to be clear, when you say stalling, you mean that weight loss has come to a halt, correct? When that is the case, just drop 100 kcal per day for a week?

Yes, results will be slower but it will be MUCH easier to maintain what you have achieved later on.