Re: All about losing weight.
Not really. Say for example you’re getting all your calories from junk food, that won’t make you lose weight. Perhaps muscle weight, but not at all the fat that you wanted to lose.
Balancing your macros is important too. When you’re looking to lose fat you make sure you’re getting proper nutrition. An allround diet consisting of Proteins, Healthy fats and then Carbs. Taking in enough protein means that you maintain the muscle but lose the fat.
From what I’ve observed over the years. Most People or rather females tend to just stop eating altogether. Let alone keep a track of the macros.
End result: You lose the muscle but keep the fat, not good. Must I add lack of protein also makes the skin, hair, nails look unhealthy. Enough that people start asking “Are you sick betaa?” when you’re not. Its just the malnutrition that becomes obvious on ones face.
However, there’s no magic set of macro ratios that causes fat loss. The one and only thing that causes fat loss is cutting your calories and eating less than you burn.
Ultimately, I would want to keep my maintenance caloric level below (which you’re doing) and create a ratio that consists more proteins, healthy fats and less carbs.
End result: You lose fat, keep the muscle and look nicer overall. 