How are my macros lookin?

[MikeScott]

Goal is to lean out. I am 32. 6'1. 227 and about 15-18%bf.
I haven't been eating well as of late. Am trying to cut down and upping the cardio and workouts.

Foods consist mainly of chicken, eggs, avocado , yogurt, protein shake, spinach. Sweet potatoes. Protein bar.

Protein - 226
Carbs - 174
Fat - 57

Calories - 2100

 

[stevesmi]

protein bars are a killer. i would eliminate that bro.. don't be scared to go more than 500 calories below maintentance.. don't buy into the 'it will kill your metabolism' nonsense

yogurt also has a lot of calories, it is okay in MODERATION. but a small thing of yogurt is like 150 calories last i checked. that is a lot

also make sure your protein shake is high quality.. the last thing you want is putting HFCS and hydrogenated shit into your body

 

[muskate]

Your macronutrients look really good. Remember that, WHAT you eat is just as important as how much.

The problem with protein bars/cookies is that they have a lot of carbs and fat in them. To make the product into a bar or cookie, they need to add carbohydrate and fat binders. Even a low calorie protein bar is going to have at least 5-6g of fat and 20-25g of carbs.

A protein shake on the other hand will be virtually carbohydrate and fat free. You get the high quality whey protein without any of the additional calories.

I personally use isolation from n2bm.com. A good whey isolate should be pretty much fat and carb free. Isolation has 26g protein, 1g carb, 0g fat per 30g scoop.

 

[Zinergy]

Eat real food, not these bullshit shakes and protein bars. They aren't FDA approved they could be putting anything in it for all you know.

 

[MasonicBodybuilder]

Calories and macros overall look pretty good. I don't mind having a shake each day but I agree about getting rid of the bars. Just do a weekly meal prep so you always have food ready and available to eat.