Anyone here not count calories?

[user23960508710789]

All the calculators ive found are based on maintenance calories, then from there you either add 300-500 to bulk or subtract 300-500 to cut

Ive never counted calories, I count the grams of protein, carbs and fat I have per day. is this not the best way to calculate things?
uhh I hate math, if it's not how do I translate everything into calories?

[VegasBabyVegas]

All the calculators ive found are based on maintenance calories, then from there you either add 300-500 to bulk or subtract 300-500 to cut

Ive never counted calories, I count the grams of protein, carbs and fat I have per day. is this not the best way to calculate things?
uhh I hate math, if it's not how do I translate everything into calories?

well, I count everything.

if you want to convert your protein, carbs, and fat to calories it's:

9 calories in 1 g fat
4 calories in 1 g protein
4 calories in 1 g carb

the way I do it is I write down the calories and all the macronutrients in everything I eat, then at the end of the day I use those conversions to find the percent of each macronutrient I ate that day.

[c++342]

www.fitday.com

[Mister_A]

I did in the past but not at the moment.

[Falkon]

I suggest counting calories at least until you get to know what works well for your body. Once you learn your body you will find its not neccessary to count calories unless you really want to maximize your results.

[beerman_420]

well, I count everything.

if you want to convert your protein, carbs, and fat to calories it's:

9 calories in 1 g fat
4 calories in 1 g protein
4 calories in 1 g carb

the way I do it is I write down the calories and all the macronutrients in everything I eat, then at the end of the day I use those conversions to find the percent of each macronutrient I ate that day.

I did agree with you but then i saw your a white sox fan (Cubs rule ) ....actually i do but you can go on fitday and keep a good track of how much you eat and what not. But i just eat when i get hungry

[AshyLarry]

I don't count my calories persay but I take mental note of how much is in everything I eat and now I've come to know pretty much how much is in what I'm eating, since I eat pretty much the same thing everyday. I guess it would be better to write down everything but for now I just keep all my portions the same and I'm decently consistent.

[VegasBabyVegas]

I did agree with you but then i saw your a white sox fan (Cubs rule ) ....actually i do but you can go on fitday and keep a good track of how much you eat and what not. But i just eat when i get hungry

man, Cubs fan. poor bastard . You guys are just having a rough go of things. I honestly feel real bad for the fans on the north side right now. It's never fun to just have things be over in early august. And Zambrano just leaving the other night was ridiculous.

Just to let you know, the White Sox fan base is offering amnesty right now to all Cub fans, better jump ship before september.

where ya from?

to go on topic...

I just don't like stuff like fitday. I dunno why. Lots of people do. I just prefer to write every down by hand. More out of habit than anything else. I've always had trouble sticking with it when I do it on the computer.