Wed, Apr-22-09, 14:30
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Plan: life without bread
Stats: 150/130/130
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Progress: 100%
Location: Pennsylvania
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Originally Posted by MizKitty
2bthinner, thanks for the extra help with the ratios. I'm still not clear where we are getting our suggested number of calories a day to apply the percentages too, but I am much clearer now on the percentages.
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The ratio for weight loss is p:f:c of 1: 2.5 :0.8. Your protein is based on your ideal weight, with 1g protein for each kilogram of body weight. So, for example, if your ideal weight is 56kg, then your protein is 56g. Then using the ratio, you can figure out the other macronutrients. In this case, fat would be 140g (56 * 2.5) and carbs would be 45g (56 * 0.8). It all changes depending on what your "ideal weight" is.
So instead of taking your calorie limit and working backwards, you take your protein limit and work forwards.
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