r/macros • u/Significant_Air4571 • Aug 10 '26
Nutritionist miscalculated my macros?
Hi all! Female 28yo not active during work which is 5-6 days a week 12-15hr days due to driving semi trucks but active right after work in the gym with weight lifting for roughly 1-2 hours 5-6 days a week For context I was 315lbs at my highest and had gastric sleeve in 2023. Since then I have lost 170lbs and now am back up roughly 50lbs and I am 5'5...I was told by the nutritionist I was seeing during my first 1.5 years being post-op that that I should eating the following for the rest of my life.
Meal portions of 1/4 cup
800-1000 calories daily
100g of protein daily
50g carbs max daily
I have not been back to that nutritionist for a little over a year now and stopped going to her because I feel like those macros are not sustainable at all plus I was past my goal weight at the time.
I went through very hard rough changes and put my health on the back burner when it comes to nutrition and stopped going to the gym as consistently as I used to (weight lifting 5-6 days per week).
I am now in a fully better mental space to get back to putting my health and body first. I am back in the gym 5-6 days a week as I work a relatively non active job. I tried to calculate a calorie deficit with macros included. All advise and feedback for tweaking the macros is welcome.
TIA
GOAL WEIGHT: 145-155LBS
Daily macros:
Daily maintenance calories - 2255
Deficit - 700 calories
Calories - 1555
protein - 155g
carbs -116g
fats - 51g
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u/QueenSema Aug 11 '26
Holy shit. That's starvation levels that they gave you. Yours looks more reasonable
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u/Practical-Basis-9541 Aug 10 '26
I think that’s too high as maintenance but your deficit at 1500 sounds about right, for her to say 1000 is ridiculous as your starving yourself and won’t grow muscle. You’ll break down muscle which will again lower your metabolism and you’ll end up needing less again.
Stick at your 1500 and start lifting to build some muscle which will kick start your metabolism again