Macros for Baritastic App?

[mousecat88 2,279]

Does anyone have any guidelines re: how many grams of carbs and fats we should stay under each day, specifically in the early months (I am 6.5 weeks). I am trying to set up my Baritastic App goals and don't have those guidelines.

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[RickM 1,747]

That's something that I never bothered with - if your Protein is where it needs to be to maintain your muscle mass and your calories are low enough to promote weight loss (courtesy of our WLS) then the other macros really don;t matter - your diet will by default low carb and low fat. I just aimed to get the best overall nutrition that I could within that remaining non-protein portion of my diet, and ignored the software targets (most of which don't make a lot of sense with the minimal amounts that we are eating at this time, anyway.) In retrospect, my diet then was a rough caloric split between fats and carbohydrates, but that was just how things shook out, not a target.

If you are inclined to follow one of the popular diets out there - Atkins, Keto, paleo, South Beach, etc., they may have specific macro targets that apply to them, but they have nothing to do with your weight loss over the next year or so - that is dictated primarily by your average caloric intake. Personally, you may feel better being a little higher in carbohydrates than fats, or vice versa (carbs provide better short term energy, fats are longer term) so you can make adjustments based on how you feel.

[Ed_NW 684]

That's a good app for keeping track of your Water and Vitamins. You can set your Protein to 80+ grams as a goal. If it gets boring down the road like things get for me, just do high protein low carb.

[mousecat88 2,279]

That's something that I never bothered with - if your Protein is where it needs to be to maintain your muscle mass and your calories are low enough to promote weight loss (courtesy of our WLS) then the other macros really don;t matter - your diet will by default low carb and low fat. I just aimed to get the best overall nutrition that I could within that remaining non-protein portion of my diet, and ignored the software targets (most of which don't make a lot of sense with the minimal amounts that we are eating at this time, anyway.) In retrospect, my diet then was a rough caloric split between fats and carbohydrates, but that was just how things shook out, not a target.
If you are inclined to follow one of the popular diets out there - Atkins, Keto, paleo, South Beach, etc., they may have specific macro targets that apply to them, but they have nothing to do with your weight loss over the next year or so - that is dictated primarily by your average caloric intake. Personally, you may feel better being a little higher in carbohydrates than fats, or vice versa (carbs provide better short term energy, fats are longer term) so you can make adjustments based on how you feel.

I'm the kind of person that wants firm guidelines. I have a max of 550 cals a day, which I don't really hit, and I set it for 30 total carbs, which I don't even come close to. I sent my dietitian a message for firm numbers.

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[mousecat88 2,279]

That's a good app for keeping track of your Water and Vitamins. You can set your Protein to 80+ grams as a goal. If it gets boring down the road like things get for me, just do high protein low carb.

I love the app so far. My protein goal is 63g (lower for women). I don't track water because Soup and broth count which goes in the food section so itll always show I am under when I am really not. I only want to track cals, carbs, and fat... and protein.

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