Macros Requirements

[lana43083]

Hello,

I am new to this board and am very used to high protein/mod fat/mod-low carb diet

That's pretty hard to achieve on a vegan diet..

I wanted to hear from some of the ladies on here - what are your macro percentages?

 

The goal is to lose weight if that helps..

Thank you!!

[CheshireCat]

It would really depend on your activity levels and food choices.

But high protein and low carb and fat is a usual choice for weight loss.

[DV]

When I was doing a short cutting period earlier this year, I was able to get down to about 80 gms of carbs per day at 1800 calories, with approximately 200-220 gms of protein. (sorry, I never converted to percentages). I was using protein powders at the time. I ate a lot of tofu, seitan and greens. Some olive oil, flax oil and occasional nuts. I also had a fruit smoothie every morning, so I probably could have gotten the carbs lower - but that wasn't my goal.

 

Well, the percentages would have looked like:

 

Protein 45%

Carbs 18%

Fat 37%

 

I probably would not do this again unless it was absolutely needed for a couple of weeks before a contest.

[beforewisdom]

http://www.veganhealth.org/sh

[Mik]

Wow that is monstrous...vegan atkins diet

[lana43083]

thanks for all the responses!

my basic problem is overcoming the premise that in order to lose weight, one must eat very high protein, mod fat and low carbs.

[beforewisdom]

To lose weight weight you must get all of your needed nutrients while reducing your energy(calories) intake below the amount of energy you expend. To do that while losing only a minimum of lean body tissue ( you will lose some ),minimizing loose skin, stretchmarks etc you want to lose no more than 1 - 2 pounds a week. You also want to do regular exercise while you lose.