My breakfast was around 40g protein, 70g fats and 70g carbs, all carbs mostly simple tho. I am trying to stay in a cal deficit most days.
Is this combo of macros and simple carbs mixed with fats bad for a meal when trying to lose fat effectively?
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03-02-2021, 01:30 AM #4
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What are your total calories? Remember TDEE is an estimate which is easy to get wrong. We can tell you if a given calorie levels is realistic for a typical person of your size. So we also need your stats - height, weight, age, gender, training history.
Also, express macros in grams, not percentages. Percentages don't mean anything much - and can lead to silly situations where you eat far more protein than you actually need to for example.
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03-02-2021, 01:47 AM #6
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OK, that sounds pretty reasonable. 2k might be quite a large deficit if your TDEE turns out to be much over 2500 but if you are only working out 3x and are otherwise fairly sedentary, it should be fine. Once you've run it for a couple of weeks, you should get a good idea of how accurate your estimates were.
Protein could be a tad higher but it's not a big deal.
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03-02-2021, 01:55 AM #8
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No it doesn't matter if you control your calorie intake.
It *may* have an effect on appetite and make it harder to sustain a given calorie level - but this effect is most prononounced when looking at processed vs. unprocessed foods.
For example, an apple has simple carbs but potato chips have complex carbs - which one are you most likely to overconsume calories when eating? Foods high in fiber (like an apple) and/or protein tends to be more filling for a given calorie load.
Actually it is the combination of fat and processed carbs that is the real diet killer. For example, a donut is a perfect 50/50 split of fat and sugar.
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