Weight Loss Tip: Focus on your Macro Percentages
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I actually prefer this sort of paper
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3617924/
However
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/nutrition/how-many-carbohydrates-do-you-need.html/#sthash.FPnhHMU5.dpuf this one I have read...It’s safe to say that most carbohydrate recommendations that you will see are put in terms of percentages, you should be eating 45% of your calories as carbs, or 65% or whatever number is being used.
As I discussed in Diet Percentages: Part 2, I don’t like this method.Rather, putting nutrient recommendations in terms of grams per kilogram or per pound is generally more valid (with one exception I discuss below). The percentages are simply meaningless without knowing how many carbohydrates are being provided in terms of gram amounts.
AS well the part in that article about "The Impact of Exercise"
and thisFor a typical male with 160 pounds of lean body mass, daily carbohydrate intake could range from the physiological requirement of zero grams per day to a near maximum of 1120 g/day during a carb-load. Which makes it no wonder that people are confused.
Simply, the question “How Many Carbohydrates Do You Need?” has no singular answer. The goals of the person, the amount and type of activity, their individual needs (e.g. insulin sensitive vs. resistant, whether or not they function well in ketosis or not), their individual goals all determine how many carbs are ideal in the diet.
and no offence but some of the links you provide are bro science...0 -
The next huge fad was extreme low carb diets - ya ok they work but not sustainable at all
So eat your carbs enjoy your workouts and find what works for YOU!
See, this right there. This is the type of thing that prompts people jump all over a post.
Many people do maintain low carb diets over extended periods of time. I *think* you intended to communicate that the industry trend to vilify carbs is unjustified. But that doesn't mean that low carb diets are any less sustainable than 40/30/30, for example.
I don't happen to like low carb...at all, but if someone wanted to try it and it helps them maintain a caloric deficit, then great. Have at it. I'm not going to discourage it.
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When you look up Macros you get a lot of body building bro science that is very true! I think the avg pop shouldn't ignore macros either0
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The next huge fad was extreme low carb diets - ya ok they work but not sustainable at all
So eat your carbs enjoy your workouts and find what works for YOU!
See, this right there. This is the type of thing that prompts people jump all over a post.
Many people do maintain low carb diets over extended periods of time. I *think* you intended to communicate that the industry trend to vilify carbs is unjustified. But that doesn't mean that low carb diets are any less sustainable than 40/30/30, for example.
I don't happen to like low carb...at all, but if someone wanted to try it and it helps them maintain a caloric deficit, then great. Have at it. I'm not going to discourage it.
you are a very reasonable person...don't get that much here...it's refreshing.
Sorry off topic I know.0 -
Against my better judgment, IN.0
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The next huge fad was extreme low carb diets - ya ok they work but not sustainable at all
So eat your carbs enjoy your workouts and find what works for YOU!
See, this right there. This is the type of thing that prompts people jump all over a post.
Many people do maintain low carb diets over extended periods of time. I *think* you intended to communicate that the industry trend to vilify carbs is unjustified. But that doesn't mean that low carb diets are any less sustainable than 40/30/30, for example.
I don't happen to like low carb...at all, but if someone wanted to try it and it helps them maintain a caloric deficit, then great. Have at it. I'm not going to discourage it.
you are a very reasonable person...don't get that much here...it's refreshing.
Sorry off topic I know.
No no, it's sooo true. Also very clear and concise.0 -
Officially convinced that people on this site are addicted to arguing and that it feeds into their sense of superiority.0
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Capt_Apollo wrote: »
Yes, we are! And that I can acknowledge it clearly makes me better than you!0 -
Um.....I've been doing a ketogenic eating plan for almost two years now. My weight fluctuated between 140 and 145 at the moment. Low carb worked FOR ME, but maybe I'm just a figment of everyone's imagination.....
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ladymiseryali wrote: »Um.....I've been doing a ketogenic eating plan for almost two years now. My weight fluctuated between 140 and 145 at the moment. Low carb worked FOR ME, but maybe I'm just a figment of everyone's imagination.....
Who said that low carb wouldn't work for anyone?0 -
janejellyroll wrote: »ladymiseryali wrote: »Um.....I've been doing a ketogenic eating plan for almost two years now. My weight fluctuated between 140 and 145 at the moment. Low carb worked FOR ME, but maybe I'm just a figment of everyone's imagination.....
Who said that low carb wouldn't work for anyone?
I think it was this:emmy_marino wrote: »The first fad was low fat diets - doesn't work
The next huge fad was extreme low carb diets - ya ok they work but not sustainable at all
So eat your carbs enjoy your workouts and find what works for YOU!
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janejellyroll wrote: »ladymiseryali wrote: »Um.....I've been doing a ketogenic eating plan for almost two years now. My weight fluctuated between 140 and 145 at the moment. Low carb worked FOR ME, but maybe I'm just a figment of everyone's imagination.....
Who said that low carb wouldn't work for anyone?
Pretty sure the OP is stating that low carb doesn't work/isn't sustainable. My carbs are 5-7% of my macro makeup. She claims that in order for the body to function, it should be way way higher. As far as I know, my body functions quite well with what I'm doing. Then again, maybe I just don't exist. That's always a possibility.
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janejellyroll wrote: »ladymiseryali wrote: »Um.....I've been doing a ketogenic eating plan for almost two years now. My weight fluctuated between 140 and 145 at the moment. Low carb worked FOR ME, but maybe I'm just a figment of everyone's imagination.....
Who said that low carb wouldn't work for anyone?
I think it was this...Extreme low carb diets, while they will give you results, will not last long term as well.
From the OPs second post.
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janejellyroll wrote: »ladymiseryali wrote: »Um.....I've been doing a ketogenic eating plan for almost two years now. My weight fluctuated between 140 and 145 at the moment. Low carb worked FOR ME, but maybe I'm just a figment of everyone's imagination.....
Who said that low carb wouldn't work for anyone?
I think it was this...Extreme low carb diets, while they will give you results, will not last long term as well.
From the OPs second post.
Thanks (both of you) for bringing me up to speed. I missed that.0 -
janejellyroll wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »ladymiseryali wrote: »Um.....I've been doing a ketogenic eating plan for almost two years now. My weight fluctuated between 140 and 145 at the moment. Low carb worked FOR ME, but maybe I'm just a figment of everyone's imagination.....
Who said that low carb wouldn't work for anyone?
I think it was this...Extreme low carb diets, while they will give you results, will not last long term as well.
From the OPs second post.
Thanks (both of you) for bringing me up to speed. I missed that.
Always have your back
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There's sometimes a messaging problem that happens when we try to give general advice/make generalized statements while simultaneously agreeing with the principle of, "whatever works for you."
I believe the OP has stated multiple times, for various topics, that we should be free to find what works for ourselves. Unfortunately, there have also been instances, perhaps even in the next sentence, where a general statement is then made that indicates that one shouldn't try something because there's an implication that it won't work, or that it's not optimal.
If we're going to talk about specific strategies (e.g. a particular deit like low-carb), I think it's important to talk about what the experience is like, even if it's a brief description, for people who like it and those for whom it is less effective. That way people can monitor their own experiences.0
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