What percentage is your protein, carb and fat intake daily?

[mommyjamie 83]

Just curious to see how many grams of each you take in.....

[Bufflehead 6,358]

My settings on myfitnesspal are for 30% carbs, 35% Protein, and 35% fat, which works out to 64 grams of carbs, 74 grams of protein, and 33 grams of fat for 850 calories. I usually end up higher on protein and lower in fat at the end of the day. My usual minimum protein is more like 85 grams and I rarely go over 25 grams of fat.

[joatsaint 2,814]

I try for 60 - 80 grams of Protein daily, but it was several months post-op before I was able to get that much in.

[MichiganChic 3,262]

I aim for at least 75 grams of Protein. At the end of the day, I'm usually around 1/3 of each. Sometimes higher in protein, sometimes not.

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

like the others, Protein is key for me.......70+ per day is my goal and i also focus on my liquid intake (96 oz +)....but always mindful of my cals in vs cals out difference (as 3500 cal ate/drank is a pound) and if i take in more cals than i burn off with living/moving/exercise, i will not lose).

[gamergirl 4,610]

I try to do 40/40/20 on P/F/C and usually end up closer to 35/40/25. I don't worry about fat it's the carbs I try to keep below 50 gms. But it took weeks if not months after surgery to get there. Initially I just tried to hit the Protein numbers

[playlikeworldchamps 595]

I have been using 1300 cals a day since month 3-4. I am 5-10 so can get away with it. I just looked at MFP and I am usually 25-30% Protein , 30-40% carbs and 35-40% fat. I eat 70-100g protein a day. I don't count carbs but it is around 100 to 150g. One reason my fat and carbs are high is because Beans and nuts are a big part of my diet. My biggest goal is to keep sugar grams under 25g. But if I eat fruit I am flexible on that.

[shmily 424]

You should ask YOUR Doctor or Nutritionist

[mommyjamie 83]

You should ask YOUR Doctor or Nutritionist

I was just curious what everyone does....

[DLCoggin 1,788]

I shoot for 30/40/30 P/C/F and track it daily in MFP. The actual numbers last week were 33%/33%/34%. The week before 33%/35%/32%. My surgeon requires 100g a day for Protein for the guys and I seldom fail to meet that primary goal. As you can see, I struggle a little to hit the 40% carb mark. I don't worry too, too much about fat since the numbers can be deceiving because of the malabsorption associated with RnY.

Like just about every other aspect of WLS, I think it's important to remember that there's no "one size fits all" formula for macro nutrient ratios. Lifestyle, activity level, genetic variables, medical history - lots of variables. To say nothing of where you are at in your weight loss journey. These are the numbers that I use for maintenance. They've worked well for me but as you can see, others have had great success with other variations.