Macro check: finally taking the leap into being systematic about food

Nutrition Q&A [Moderated]
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Hey hey

So I figured I’d finally start being more systematic about nutrition. Getting my digital kitchen scale next week.

Being as I am rather new to this, I wanted to do a little sanity check about the macros I calculated using the charts in To Be a Beast.

Stats
Male
Age: 27
Height: 185cm/6’1
Waist: About 40 inches
Weight: 102-104kg/225-229lbs

Current training
Two weeks left on the Bridge 1.0, thinking of either HLM or Hypertrophy after that
Doing one additional LISS session on Tuesdays, 25min on the 40 euro Rower I bought

Goals
Long term of course I’m looking to be strong, fairly jacked, and as athletic as possible, and “not fat”. Never been particularly concerned with visible abs or anything like that, but I do obviously want to have a healthy level of body fat. Currently though, I’m sort of in pudge-mode. I was thinking it’d be nice to get back down to the 90kg ballpark I was in for many years (about 89-92kg).

Bearing this in mind, here are the macros and such I got out of To Be a Beast (using fat loss template):

Calories: 2571
Protein: 281
Carbs: 225
Fat: 61

So, do those macros look right-ish? My concern is accounting for TDEE, because to my unprofessional eye, 2571 calories seems pretty low for someone who is doing a decent bit of exercise. Another note: 281g of protein seems like a lot.

Thank you!

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I’d switch the protein and carbs around and aim for 35g fiber per day. Let’s see the rate of weight loss and determine if it’s too aggressive or nah.

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Hey

Thanks for the response, I’ll flip them around and see what happens! Fibre shouldn’t be a problem hopefully, I eat a fair bit of whole grain, but good that you reminded me to monitor that as well.