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Quick question about carbs, fats and protein
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<blockquote data-quote="Zeddedhed" data-source="post: 2344893" data-attributes="member: 521698"><p>Thanks for replies everyone.</p><p></p><p>To give some context (which I should've done in the OP - whoops!):</p><p></p><p>I used to be quite fit (not sure if athletic is the right word though), working as a hod carrier etc.</p><p>Definitely 'V shape', playing football once a week, cycling most days and doing weights twice a week.</p><p>Age and laziness (and some work injuries) took over and now I'm 52, 116kg, fat gut, sleep apnoea, type 2, asthmatic......</p><p>You get the picture.</p><p>I've actually dropped 2kg in under two weeks (probably mostly water) by cutting carbs etc.</p><p>Having logged my food intake pretty religiously for that period it would seem that I'm averaging about 60% fat, 10% carb and 30% protein, with the carb element coming in at about 50 - 55 g.</p><p>Most of that is coming from milk in coffee (I drink a lot of coffee!!)</p><p></p><p>Having looked closer at the numbers from Myfitnesspal, it seems I need to up my fibre content as well - currently roughly 15g per day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zeddedhed, post: 2344893, member: 521698"] Thanks for replies everyone. To give some context (which I should've done in the OP - whoops!): I used to be quite fit (not sure if athletic is the right word though), working as a hod carrier etc. Definitely 'V shape', playing football once a week, cycling most days and doing weights twice a week. Age and laziness (and some work injuries) took over and now I'm 52, 116kg, fat gut, sleep apnoea, type 2, asthmatic...... You get the picture. I've actually dropped 2kg in under two weeks (probably mostly water) by cutting carbs etc. Having logged my food intake pretty religiously for that period it would seem that I'm averaging about 60% fat, 10% carb and 30% protein, with the carb element coming in at about 50 - 55 g. Most of that is coming from milk in coffee (I drink a lot of coffee!!) Having looked closer at the numbers from Myfitnesspal, it seems I need to up my fibre content as well - currently roughly 15g per day. [/QUOTE]
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