Hello,

I read a post where this person has a diet of 40% protein, 40% complex carbs and 20% fat. Is this a good mix? I know this may sound stupid, but how do I figure that out in my daily diet???

Not really, IMO.

I try to break into percentages of 85% Protein, 10% carbs, 5% fat.

To figure it out, just look at your nutrion values and look at the protein/carb/fat content of what you're eating. Different kinds of foods have different calorie amounts.

1 gm fat = 9 calories

1 gm protein = 4 calories

1 gm carb = 4 calories

Get your desired caloric intake, and then just do the math to find the percentages based on the number of grams you've eaten.

E.g. if you've eaten 80 gm protein, 90 gm carbs, 30 gm fat, you're at:

80*4 = 320 calories

90 * 4 = 360 calories

30 * 9 = 270 calories

Total = 950 calories

So then divide out by the total to get your percentages:

320/950 = 34%

360/950 = 38%

270/950 = 28%

If you enter your food intake on a program like fitday.com it'll figure the percentages for you. Only problem is, is can't tell the difference between good carbs and bad carbs (but I'd don't eat any bad ones so it's ok with me).

I try to stay under 30 carbs (which is not to say I always make it) and under 30 fats (we need fats for our hormones, and to keep our skin from getting too dry).

wow wheetsin that's pretty technical, LOL. I use fitday.com myself too.

Its challenging to do less than 20% of your daily calories from fat. Many would suggest that is the healthiest approach however (data regarding breast cancer - reducing risk of cancer recurrence for pts with a low fat diet; closer to ideal body weight)

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Hope someone can help me mt mother just got banded 5 days ago she is diabetic and she is having problem with diaria we have change her protien drink now she dosent go to the bath room right after she drinks but she still has diaria and is feeling weak his there anybody out there that is diabetic that can help me out with a few answers please and thank you

I'm a 33, 33, 33 for each area. Most times protein are a higher and the others are lower, but if I'm a good third in each area I figure it's balanced and okay.

It looks technical but it's not, it's just basic percentages. Fitday is hard for me to use because I have to add everythind I eat, nothing ever seems to be in the DB. I can just do the math in less than a min. Much faster for me. :mad: