Hitting The Right Macros | Fat Loss Dieting Made Simple #3

Does this apply to women too? Most data is collected from men, especially in the health/fitness area. So I know this can get a bit fuzzy for women to directly copy. Dr. Rhonda Patrick and Dr. Stacy Simms both have really good data on women. Dr. Simms does research almost exclusively on female athletes so she is a golden resource for women. It would be great if you could read up on their info and compare that to your own experiences with female clients. Might make for some interesting data sets and more tailored diets for women. I know we don't make a big impact on your platform, but we could be an untapped audience! Especially with the latest push for women to focus on strength and muscle as we age.

I'm over 500lbs at the moment. Working on becoming a less lazy person and eating healthy. Luckily, no harmful consequences yet from my shitty eating. I've tracked my food intake through MyFitnessPal and gotten some recipes that include the higher quality choices for ingredients.

But that's A LOT of protein to intake, can't afford it. I'd appreciate any suggestions/advice/wisdom you have on what to do. Even if it's "watch this video I already made on the topic" that I haven't found. Or its "Pay me for a half hour session and we can talk about this".

People are obsessed with carbs

So, whenever I eat a good amount of carbs, ( complex or simple, good or bad ) I fall asleep shortly afterward. I mean like pass out drunk asleep. I know that I am Lactose intolerant and I was advised that I may be "Carbohydrate" intolerant overall. What should I do for my carbs macros?

I’m 270 and need to get to about 235. I eat 2000 calories per day to lose 1-2 pounds per week. I can’t imagine what I need to eat to cover 235-270 g of protein each day and still cover necessary carbs and fats.

Really good video. Thank you!

1gram protein per pound of weight. Thats goto be the highest recommendation I've seen. Usually its like.8g X weight in Kilos or lbs (seen every combo)

Does someone have a recommendation for good app to Track you calorie and macro intake?

I thought you had to be in a calorie deficit to lose weight

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Mixing grams and pounds is so annoying 😂

May need some potential adjustments for obese people here. I'm 6'0" 280lbs, and for me 1g protein and 0.5g fat per lb of bodyweight is 280g protein and 140g fat, which is 2400 cals already with no carbs at all. I already know from a month of weight/calorie tracking that maintenance for me is 2800-2900 cals. For guys like me calculations per lb of bodyweight aren't the best guide. I've heard the 1g protein per cm of height rule, so I'm aiming for 180-200g protein and about 70g fat, which leaves room for around 200g carbs as well at 2200 calorie intake

But also should say your content has been super helpful and thank you

I would say the protein intake needs adjusted, more to 1g per pound of lean mass, a 300lb fat dude doesn't and shouldn't consume 300g of protein per day.

Im curious on what you do when your setting up the foods and such and you have one thats the correct macros and 10kcal or so off to being perfect but then you want to change some foods and notice that well I hit my macros but suddenly missing 100-200kcal...do you just raise up your carbs till it hits your kcal or?

Ok I've seen these ideas before but I've never heard anyone address - do you calculate the protein levels of your IDEAL lean weight, or you current weight? I'm about 210 and 30% bf right now, but I want to be more like 180 or maybe a little less. So should I calculate my protein off my current weight, and decrease it as I lose fat and gain muscle? That seems counterintuitive, but if we're taking protein as a straight function of bodyweight, that's the implication.

Great video!

How if I’m 300 pounds!?!? Are you telling me I have to consume 300 grams of protein a day?!?! INSANE

So wait ... 1g of protein per POUND of weight? So if I weigh 240 pounds, I need to intake 240g of protein every day? Most of the recommendations I've seen are 1-1.6 grams per KG!! So that would be like 108g - 172g? Which is it? Seems like a big difference there.

genuinely no idea how im supposed to get 250g of protein a day on 1650cals. thats 800g of chicken breast, which is 1320 calories. not to mention how impossible that will be to actually consume i can barely eat 300g now without getting disgusted on the last few bites 🙃

Does this work for women and men?

Cristal clear 😁

This dude is the man

No. You do not need carbs. I lost 75lb in 3mo on what was effectively a 0 carb diet and had so much energy that I didnt know what to do with it. Also had fantastic mental clarity.

It's only the first 3-4 days or so that are rough.

Any "scientist" who disagees with me can kiss the whitest part of my ass.

I love this guy. He is so smart. The gradual steps to make someone realize why dieting and heating healthy is actually much easier once you understand some basics (i.e. that eating as many calories in healthy food as you do in junk food is so hard)

This was almost a perfect example for me, as I am 150 pounds, and when I want to lose weight, I need to eat about 1800-2000 calories per day.

put your camera eye level please. Also, thank you for making these videos

Does anyone else have the problem of hitting the right amount of protein? I mean it’s hard to actually get that amount of protein in! I’m 218lbs and really struggling to even get to 200g of protein a day. That being said, I’m still managing pretty close

Question: how should protein be adjusted if someone is super obese like 50-500lbs overweight? Would a 600 lbs person need to consume 600g of protein until after each cut and adjust it as the weight goes down or should they be using a different calculation?

50% fat, 45% protein, 5% carbs!

Why does a KFC ad have to show up before this episode. Damn I'm hungry for the wrong macros now.

Every time I watch a Dr mike video he answers a specific problem I have.

#1 and #2 videos please 😊

Thank you for your service doc!

I’m 5‘7, 230lb, definitely obese, in the process of losing weight and want to get down to 160lb.

Do I then consume:
160g of protein, 48g of fat

Or

230g of protein, 69g of fat?

Thanks so much for responding!

Went keto, 180lbs to 150lbs in a few months, didn't know about resistance training...whoopsie. Trying to build muscle now, looking at my keto + added protein macros and currently moving up through BMR 1500 calories or so a day average 75-80g of fat, and 100g of protein, with carbs really really keto level, ketones in 2's level. Almost looks like from this video that a transition out of keto diet and into a reasonable lean body recomp diet could simply be a matter of adding the carbs back between my current BMR of 1500 and whatever calorie intake is needed to target a specific body weight? 🤔

He’s got too many videos that contradict each other

U rock!
Always sharing the right credible proven knowledge and approaches.
Your channel is a blessing in the insane fitness arena.
Kudos to you and all involved in this channel!
Merci!!!

Curious as to the role of fiber included in the carb calculation. Not with regards to how it effects calories, but just how it effects total carbs. Should I do total carbs for my carb macro or net carbs (total - fiber)?

Protein is the goal
FAT is the limit
Carbs are the lever

What do you think about this:
Protein is the goal
CARBS are the limit (say 20-50g net carbs a day) essentially ketogenic
And fat is the lever..

I wonder if the 1g of protein per pound number is accurate for obese patients. For a 350lb man, for example, that's 350g of protein...which is around 2.5 pounds of chicken breast. (at 9g per ounce of chicken) That's a huge amount of one nutrient, and tough to get without a protein powder or other supplement.

meh, you don't need 1g protein per lb.
You can easily get great results on 0.8.

Since I've stated tracking my macro I've discovered problems in carb intake and too much fat intake. I eat hardly any meat and have no problem with 2g/kg protein.

Should macros be based on current body weight or lean body weight?

why would you count total body weight towards grams of protein as a large percentage of that is fat mass that doesn't need to be fed

If the calories from hitting the right percentage of macros puts you into a caloric maintenance or surplus, what should you do?

Do you have a video where you explain how and why I'm able to eat so much more on TRT without gaining as much fat, I know the gist of it bc you process your food better but not the specifics

Is protein 1 g per pound lean body weight or just body weight

I have tremendous fat loss just from getting away from junk food and cut out processed foods for the most part. The problem for me is having the discipline to not go back to eating like a total moron.

Are those calories based on lean mass or total body weight. At 300 lbs should I try to eat for the 300lb 40% fat person or should i eat for the 220lb person I want to be?

Your serpusly the best dr. Mike thank you from all of us