Thread: what should my protein, carb and fat intake be on p3?

I don't count anything when on P3. I just eat when I'm hungry. I don't think you are supposed to have any carbs (or like no more than 10 per day or something) Not sure about fat though. I eat tons of fat. One time I counted and it was over 100 lol.

Originally Posted by melrose

i'm trying to keep an eye on what i eat, i'm eating till i'm full...but i just wanna be sure to be eating the right things. so i am tracking my carbs, fats and proteins on myfitnesspal.com. so i was wondering if anyone knows a specific amount of each of those that should be my goal. thanks alot!

You are not supposed to have ANY carbs or sugar.

Not entirely true... no STARCH or SUGAR, meaning that you are still going to have some carbs in your diet, but in the form of fruits and vegetables. these foods also have natural sugars, but you don't want added sugar to be on the ingredients list of any food you buy. that being said, i don't think that there is a set number of calories, or any macronutrient, for that matter that is prescribed for this diet. i have read that most people try to keep their carbs around 25-50, i believe... but you may want to ask grammy to be sure.

Originally Posted by ELW72886

Not entirely true... no STARCH or SUGAR, meaning that you are still going to have some carbs in your diet, but in the form of fruits and vegetables. these foods also have natural sugars, but you don't want added sugar to be on the ingredients list of any food you buy. that being said, i don't think that there is a set number of calories, or any macronutrient, for that matter that is prescribed for this diet. i have read that most people try to keep their carbs around 25-50, i believe... but you may want to ask grammy to be sure.

this sounds about right

Melrose –

In my first week of P3, I’m trying to keep carbs UNDER 25 per day (all are fresh vegs, limiting fruit to every other day and only during the day, not at night) & working toward getting my total calories per day to 2,000 (using “Your Weight X 11” formula). I keep up with my calories because it is easy to not get enough and I sure don’t want to reset at 1400 or 1500 calories a day!!

Keeping my fingers crossed – it would be a dream come true actually eat 2,000 calories a day of great, fresh food and NOT worry about gaining weight!

Good luck!


R1P2 Start January 19 – 214.5
End of Week 1 – 202 ( -12.5 lbs.)
End of Week 2 – 199.2 (-3 lbs.)
End of Week 3 – 195.0 (-4.2 lbs.)
R1P3 Start February 13
P3D1 – 195.0
P3D2 – 198.4 (AAAKK!!!! WTF???)
P3D3 – 197.0 (that’s better!)
P3D4 – 194.8 (WHEW!)
P3D5 – 196.0 (too much salt; not enough water)

Nearing three weeks on P3 and I have this question too. It can't be healthy to have 50% of cals coming from fat - even good fats (I use the MFP apps for iPhone and iPad). I am trying now to increase % of cals from carbs, but guessing it has to be via fruits and veggies. This becomes harder as I find myself disinterested in salads as of late. I agree that guacamole/avo and nuts are an easy way to increase as well as cheese and milk. If you get a grande latte with 2% milk from Starbucks, that's 190 cals just from the milk!!!

Originally Posted by ELW72886

Not entirely true... no STARCH or SUGAR, meaning that you are still going to have some carbs in your diet, but in the form of fruits and vegetables. these foods also have natural sugars, but you don't want added sugar to be on the ingredients list of any food you buy. that being said, i don't think that there is a set number of calories, or any macronutrient, for that matter that is prescribed for this diet. i have read that most people try to keep their carbs around 25-50, i believe... but you may want to ask grammy to be sure.

Very true....I guess when I say no Starch or Sugar in my mind I know that it's impossible to not have any due to natural sugars in the fruit and veggies. I meant no obvious starch or sugar...meaning corn, tortillas, potatoes or cakes and cookies. Sorry, I guess nobody can read my mind.

I don't think 46 grams of carbs is bad! As long as they are from approved P3 vegs, that seems to be right. I've been able to add in extra calories by cooking my carb veggies in coconut oil and let me tell you - delish!! You did MUCH better than I did my first P3 day (only 800 cals for me). It is tougher than it looks, after eating only 500 cals a day!

R1/P2 Start Jan 19 – 214.5
End of R1/P2 Feb 12 – 19.7 lbs. lost
R1/P3 Start Feb 13
Week 1 weight/ 195 – 198.4
Week 2/Monday – 197.0
Tuesday – 199.2!! YIKES!!
Wednesday – 198