I just had to play with the numbers to get the proportions of carbs: protein: fat. I started out with protein, figuring I needed 1-1.5 grams of protein per pound of lean body mass - this seemed to be the general consensus from body building websites. Then I looked at my calories burned (according to fitday - do y'all find that pretty accurate?). I knew the balance of my calories had to come from carbs and fat. Although I was VERY hesitant to up my carbs to what I did, I didn't think it was a good idea to raise my fat above 30% while eating what would have to be at least a moderate amount of carbs to maintain my energy. So I ended up with about 45:25:30 or 40:30:30 depending on my total calories for the day. That was my thought process anyway, HTH.

Jen