Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Ratios

I'm not big on macro-nutrient ratios, just focus on eating clean first.  I have received a couple question on it though, so in general for shedding a few pounds you're probably shooting for less than 50g of carbs per day, around a .75 - 1.0 g of protein per pound of bw and the rest good fats.  You'll find this comes to around 10%-15% Carb, 30% Protein, and 55%-60% Fat.  Probably looking at around 1800 - 2400 calories depending on activity level that day.  There are plenty of total calorie need calculators you can find online, which are a good starting point for about how many calories you should be eating.  Typically when people try low carbing, they end up shorting their total calories, make sure you're eating enough.  If you're eating clean, no need to restrict calories.

7 comments:

  1. Any new updates?

    Question: what kind of caloric replacements can I make to keep my weight on or at least stable? I don't know if I can keep up the volume to compensate for the calorie/nutrients - it's a LOT of work.

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  2. Protein powder in coconut milk? I've been losing strength these past weeks so I started taking this post-WOD. Hope it helps me, but thought it may help you too.

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  3. Oh and if you seriously need a push in time of need, just call/text/email me: 773-266-7949 or jkearns13@yahoo.com. I am pretty proud of my ability to stick to it so far, but man has it been tough. My wife is absolutely no help, offering my a sip of her Coke, or a bit of her chocolate (she's a chocoholic, always something laying around). Anyway, let me know.

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  4. Lastly, is it just me or is there nothing on this post? All I see is "Ratios" at the top in green and then a big black space. WTH?

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  5. Jason, it is not just you. The text that used to be here is now missing. I used to be your wife, the person that always had a bit of chocolate, sugar, diet coke! Rudy is right, "you can do anything for 30 days!"

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  6. Zack, I found these chicken sausages that are organic, no antibiotics, no nitrates or nitrates added, no MSG added. I did notice that they still have 400 mg of sodium per (17% DV), but also 14g protein. What are your thoughts on these? I find they taste great with my eggs, but that's what makes me think they're too good to be true! :)

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  7. ha! i throw in all kinds of meat with my eggs (except bacon and prosciutto) ... maybe its quality over quantity? how strict do you want to be?

    i'm using the "avoid" from the booklet as much as i can.

    By the way ... now that we're coming into the finish line, can i bring my 4lb case of costco brownie bites to the box as a little reward? ... just sayin...

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