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    macronutrient/meal

    Hi my name is L.K. and I am new to this forum...

    How many macronutrients I need in a meal...I am roughly eating 5 meals a day..
    The problem is I don't know whether I should be doing a 40/40/20 or 50/40/10...

    Either way I can experiment, but I don't know how much protein I should have in a meal or how much carbs I should have in one meal...Also, how many calories should one meal include...

    Here are my macronutrient stats:

    Calories: 1489
    Protein: 129 g
    Carb: 171 g
    Fat: 32% fat

    Thanks, any help would be appreciated...L.K.

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    most of the questions you ask we cannot answer. like you said, it takes experimenting.

    what are your goals?
    what is your bmr?
    are you lifting weights?
    are you doing cardio?

    there is a lot more to it than telling you what to eat.

    read some stickys, tell us your goals, then we can point you in the right direction.

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    Hi Bulletproof...

    I have lean muscle on my arms one can kind of see tri, bi's delts, however, I could use a little bulking as my arms are a little kind of skinny) I am struggling, however, with lower body as most my body fat comes from having fatty muscles...

    I am lifing weights 3 times a week split and I am doing 4 day a week, 30 minute of cardio...

    Here are my stats..

    Height 5 2"
    Weight : 114 pounds at 25% body fat...
    BMR: 1204 but now 1489 cals to grow...

    I hope this helps, Thanks, L.K.

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    How about age, gender, sample of your current diet?

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    Hello Aggies, Oops sorry, I forgot all about that...

    Okay, I am 36 year, old female who has been working out for five years....My problem is I can get pretty lean and semi ripped on my upper body, but my lower body is not good at all..

    Here is a sample of my diet as of two months

    Meal #1
    Breakfast: 3 eggwhites, 1/cup oatmeal

    Meal #2
    Mid day: 1/2cup cottage cheese and apple or 1/2 tuna and fruit of some sort

    Meal #3
    Lunch: 4 oz skinless chicken breast, 1/2 cup brown rice, 1 cup of salad with oil vineger dressing

    Meal #4
    Mid Afternoon: Premier protein bar 30grams of protein

    Meal #5
    Dinner: 4 oz of lean meat or chicken, with vegies, brown rice or patotes, and salad....

    I think it is waaaay to lean...I just started my calories and fell short!!! Recently learned how to calculate my macronutrition as well as how many calories I need...

    As stated I workout 5 days a week 3 day split weight workout with 4 days of 30 minute cardio....

    Goal: To create bigger lean muscle and get the fat of my thighs....

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    Quote Originally Posted by L.K.
    The problem is I don't know whether I should be doing a 40/40/20 or 50/40/10...
    The difference between the 2 is negligible. Your food choices and how they are combined in the meals are a much bigger factor than the ratios...
    I train differently than most, my beef is with gravity the weights on the bar are just the medium...Thanks to Wall Street your slice of the American Pie has been reduced to a crumb.

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