Fat Loss Macros

Nutrition Q&A [Moderated]
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Hi All,

34yrs old, 6’4, 230lbs, waist 40".

I’m currently using the recommended macros for fat loss,
288g protein, 230g carbs, 62g fat. Been following pretty closely over the last 3 weeks, and I’ve only lost about a pound.

is there a lower bound for the fat portion of macros? I was going to cut 5g fat, 15g carbs if weight hasn’t dropped further after this week.

Thanks

2

Chewie,

Thanks for the post and welcome to the forum.

I think what I’d do here is set your protein and carbs to 230g for each and keep fat the same. See what happens there.

3

Thanks Jordan.

I ended up getting really sick for about a month with essentially no training. I’ve dropped from 237lbs to 220lbs, lost a huge amount of strength obviously… waistline only dropped about an inch or two from 40-41" down to 39.

Should I just L.P. with the macros you mentioned above, trying to get down to about 210? Really I want to get my waist down to 34-36", but at my height I am concerned about going much lower than that bodyweight without my strength suffering further.

thanks again.