Friday, May 14, 2010

Macronutrient Ratios

So I've decided I'm not going to break down every day's nutrition on this blog primarily because I am lazy and really don't want to. I will elucidate a little for the people who have asked, however.

My goal at the onset was to eat bodyweight x 10 calories a day for twelve weeks. 30g carbs max, slightly more fat than protein. Refeed day (carb day/cheat day) every two weeks. I've done this before a few times, but never as a vegan.

So I've had to adjust a little bit. It's almost impossible for me to get 1,000 calories, much less 1,500, without surpassing 30g of carbohydrates as a vegan. The numbers just don't work. So I made my new target 50g, none of which are from grain/starch/fruit/sugar sources. Most of them come from almonds and broccoli.

This week the daily average looks like this:

Fat: 91.7g (54%)
Carb: 48.9g (13%)
Pro: 112.8g (39%)

Some days I hit low on calorie intake, at BW x 9 or BW x 8, and that's ok too.

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