Which macros should I calculate?

Macro calculation is a fairly new approach to dieting. As you probably already know, there are three primary macronutrient categories for healthy diets:

Protein: 4 calories per gram
Carbs: 4 calories per gram
Fat: 9 calories per gram

(Note: Alcohol is also a macronutrient with 7 calories per gram, but is not considered a component of a healthy diet).

Your body burns these macronutrients for energy. The more macros the food has, the more energy potential it has for you to burn. This is why high-fat diets, like Keto, emphasize fat. It’s a high-energy macronutrient that burns quickly with the right approach.

To calculate your macros, you’ll need to determine how many of these macros you need as part of a healthy diet that will allow you to meet your weight goals. Calculating this by hand can be difficult (but it’s possible!), but there are numerous macro calculators available on the web.