I was reading over Scott Herman's article on building a meal plan for calculating macros here:

http://scotthermanfitness.com/articles_viewer.php?rID=47

And as I did my calculations I got my daily requirements as

Protein: 172g

Fat: 58g

Carbs: 336g

The carbohydrate intake seems a really high and I don't know reasoningy why exactly, but I think it is because of my starting numbers which are:

Weight: 150lb

Body Fat %: 23

BMR Average: 2303 calories

So should I change the Body Fat % in these original #'s to achieve the exact results I want? I'm looking to gain muscle, but trim the fat I have to around an average between 14-18% body fat within this year?

Also,

at the end of the article, Scott mentions that he adjusted his daily macros for weight gain where he adjusts his Carb intake numbers, my question is i see that is advised to have a 40/40/20 ratio when eating Proteins/Carbs/Fats in that order, the final intake numbers for Scott are 50/30/20 for Proteins/Fats/Carbs, is this an optimal ratio for Gaining muscle and Losing fat? If I want similar results I should switch my Protein/Fats/Carbs intake to look the same?

Your carb calculation is rather high. I think with those numbers, the protein is around 175g, fats around 58g and carbs would be around 270g. With your goal of shredding some body fat, lower the carb range to about 150g or even lower. With that said you'll need to compensate by increasing your protein. You'll also need to run about a 200 calorie deficit a day to loose the weight so your intake should be around 2100 calories a day. Then if you set your carbs to an intake of 100g a day, you can manipulate your protein and fat intake accordingly.

If I am 115lbs lean weight, isn't 270g of protein way too much?

270g is a bit high for protein. your numbers should look something like this:

Calories- 2100

carbs- 100-150g

fats- 65g

protein- 230g

Great info brotha. I would also recommend that @getbiggetlean adds 1 REFEED day a week where he eats 200-250grams of carbs for the day. Preferably on his most intense lifting day.

Hope this helps! #HTH #SHFAthlete

Isn't 230g protein still too much protein for my bodyweight? I think with the original calculations the huge numbers in carbs through me off? Is there such a thing as too much protein intake?

My lean body weight is 115g protein and going by the article, my max protein would be around 172.5g protein?

Also, would I trim my bodyfat by going a -250 cal diet?

There is probably such a things as too much protein, but that would be somewhere above 300g.

At 150lb, and while trying to lose body fat, you definitely want to be eating at least 1g protein per pound of body weight, and possibly even 1.5g per pound. The main thing though is to make sure you are getting enough calories while sticking to consuming 100-150g carbs.

@YOUNG67's calculations look pretty accurate. Don't be afraid of protein man...lots of us here at SHF know that eating lots of protein isn't going to make you huge or anything! If only it were that simple...

By consuming 250 calories less than your BMR, yes, you can trim body fat.

HTH!