calories, fats, carbs, proteins? how much?

ok, i need help, i am watching my calories and doing fine staying within my limit but looking at my graphs i have no idea if my carb, fat and protein intake are in the ranges they are supposed to be.  Are there ranges and limits?  if so, where do i find that information or can you tell me.  thanks!

there are general ranges as guidelines, here is one of the most common range recommendations:

fats: 25-30%

protein: 15-20%

carbs: 50-60%

Yes, it might be a shock, but you have a greater contribution in your diet from fat than protein. this is because fat has 9 calories per gram and protein has 4, so for an equal amount of fat and protein in one's diet there would be a greater contribution from fat. this is essential for the absorption of fat soluble vitamins in addition to the formation of many of our body's hormones. hope this helps :)

Chrissy's right.  In general, Americans eat wayyyyy too much protein.  Are you trying to lose, maintain or gain weight.  These are the typical calorie levels for those goals:

weight loss:  1200-1500 calories

maintenance:  1500-2000 calories

weight gain:  2500-3500 calories

Hi, thanks for your response.  I am trying to loose weight.  with the calculation i should be eating 1,500 and finding it very manageable with planning and discipline.  I was in the hospital 9 months after my husband abused me, unfortunately I am in costa rica and i got staph infection in my bones after the surgery (osteomyelitis), very fortunate to be alive, in fact the dr.;s can't believe it..  Soooo. i had a catheter to my heart with a machine attached pumping harsh drugs 24 hours a day for 7 months, never one break from the medication and literally bed ridden for 9 months, thus all the drugs, being in bed, fighting the infection along with a whole gammot of other things i have been fighting for a year now just to stay out of the hospital.  Now I am stronger and have strength to function normally and exercise.  I had to start with 5 minutes a day, any more than that and i would collapse.  I am now walking an hour and ready to do a little more rigorous exercise.  I am grateful, excited and strong for my continued journey! and am sooo thankful i found this website.  I am in costa rica and 3rd world systems certainly can't provide what our 1st world countries do.  again, thank you!!

hey chrissy thank you so much.  that is exactly what i was looking for, I tend to love meat and everything fatty so in watching the graph i was concerned and wanted to make sure my that is wasn't only my calories i needed to watch.  i appreciate your response i was watching allllllllll day yesterday and not one so i really appreciate you taking the time to fill me in!!! over and out!