Macronutrients
There are three major macronutrients (macros) that supply your body with energy and those are carbohydrates, protein and fat. Ideally, you’ll want to eat 5% carbs, 20% protein, and 75% fat as part of your total calories for the day. Another way you can work with these numbers is with grams. Don’t get totally stuck on hitting these exact numbers, though. It’s been my experience that the simpler you keep things, especially in the beginning the more success you’ll find with the least amount of stress.
How does it look?
So what does this breakdown look like? Well, it depends a lot on the choices you make when it comes to what TYPE of foods you’re eating. It also depends on whether you’re eating a traditional 3 meals a day or if you are working towards starting Intermittent Fasting and moving towards 2 meals or even 1 meal a day. For example you can eat 7 to 10 CUPS of a good number of vegetables and still be in 5% of your total calories. Or you can eat one slice of bread (don’t do that – this is for example purposes only!). A quick sample of what this would look like for one day, eating 3 meals is as follows:
Breakfast:
1-3 eggs with 1 T of coconut oil
Bell Peppers/Cucumbers/Celery/Cauliflower
Avocado
Almond Milk
Lunch:
5-10 cups mixed greens
Onion/Tomato/Radish/Celery
Red Wine Vinaigrette
3-6 oz Hamburger patty
Keto Peanut Butter Cup
Dinner:
Keto Chicken Wings – 10
Mashed Cauliflower
Brie Cheese – 4 oz
You Can Do This!
I mean now, come on!!! Does this look like a sacrifice? You can eat, and eat really well with adequate food to keep you full and satisfied. These are examples only – you can swap out foods you don’t like and swap in things that you do. And learning the simple steps to break down how that looks will make your success a reality.