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Originally Posted by LaraT
What is your main goal? Are you trying to lose weight/fat or build muscle? Like LD said, if weight loss is goal than worry more about the calories. I totally agree on the macros complicating things. In the past I would just cut back on total intake. Once I learned about macros I found myself getting too caught up with hitting certain macros and eating foods that might not really satisfy (like your example with the meat vs fruit) which would then lead me to eat more oftentimes. I have found a happy medium where I am in the general macro ball park but keeping calories to a certain limit is the main focus.
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At this point, would like to lose fat while retaining most of my muscle. I dont want to lose too much muscle, but a little bit is OK. I know many people who lost weight and looked lean and cut without ever counting a gram of protein or carbs....they just cut back on their total intake, ate clean and did more exercise. Isnt that how it should be?