# Fat Loss Macros

**URL:** <https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/fat-loss-macros/2459>\
**Category:** Nutrition Q&A \[Moderated\]\
**Created:** [June 25, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/fat-loss-macros/2459 "2018-06-25T18:43:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chewie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/chewie/32/6181_2.png) [@Chewie](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Chewie)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/fat-loss-macros/2459/1 "2018-06-25T18:43:14Z")

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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

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**Author:** ![Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/jordan_feigenbaum/32/1315_2.png) [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jordan_Feigenbaum)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/fat-loss-macros/2459/2 "2018-06-28T15:06:20Z")

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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.

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**Author:** ![Chewie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/chewie/32/6181_2.png) [@Chewie](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Chewie)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/fat-loss-macros/2459/3 "2018-08-06T21:30:31Z")

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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.