How can I monitor my calorie intake?

[Josh.w36]

I'm on the 2nd month of my cut right now and I improved a lot and really satisfied. However, I wanna maximize the efficiency of my cut by monitoring my calorie intake. I did some math and found out that I eat approximately 18xx kcals a day but since I can't eat the same stuff everyday, I swap some stuff in my meal plan for other stuff, I get really worried about whether I've put too much of X in plan after that. For e.g if I swap whole wheat bread/pasta for yam/sweet potato or chicken breast for canned tuna, I'd like to know what exactly happened there.

I have an account on fitday but the control panel sucks and is damn complicated (scary too!). Is there a simpler way to do that?

[Hoju]

I use http://www.livestrong.com/ I like it better than Fitday, but I think fit day has more reports for free.

[psychodiver9]

I'm on the 2nd month of my cut right now and I improved a lot and really satisfied. However, I wanna maximize the efficiency of my cut by monitoring my calorie intake. I did some math and found out that I eat approximately 18xx kcals a day but since I can't eat the same stuff everyday, I swap some stuff in my meal plan for other stuff, I get really worried about whether I've put too much of X in plan after that. For e.g if I swap whole wheat bread/pasta for yam/sweet potato or chicken breast for canned tuna, I'd like to know what exactly happened there.

I have an account on fitday but the control panel sucks and is damn complicated (scary too!). Is there a simpler way to do that?

There are numerous sites and apps for phones you can use. What is so "scary" and confusing about fitday? I use it daily with no issues

[Josh.w36]

There are numerous sites and apps for phones you can use. What is so "scary" and confusing about fitday? I use it daily with no issues

There are ads everywhere and the design of the site itself is confusing. I might have to borrow my grandma's goggles to navigate the site properly.

[eappleton1]

try livestrong, i prefer it after having used both

[ilovegreg05]

I'm on the 2nd month of my cut right now and I improved a lot and really satisfied. However, I wanna maximize the efficiency of my cut by monitoring my calorie intake. I did some math and found out that I eat approximately 18xx kcals a day but since I can't eat the same stuff everyday, I swap some stuff in my meal plan for other stuff, I get really worried about whether I've put too much of X in plan after that. For e.g if I swap whole wheat bread/pasta for yam/sweet potato or chicken breast for canned tuna, I'd like to know what exactly happened there.

I have an account on fitday but the control panel sucks and is damn complicated (scary too!). Is there a simpler way to do that?

fitday.com



The best I've found.

[Josh.w36]

just signed up on livestrong. It looks awesome. Love the interface.

[UNTILthen]

I guess I'm old school or something, but I just write down everything I eat in a journal. I've never tried fitday or livestrong. What are the advantages to using those sites?

[Montecristo409]

I've been using www.dailyburn.com for the last 2 months. It seems to work pretty well. There seems to be a lot of foods listed. Simple to use.

(Although I've never used any other site, so I can't really compare.)

[psychodiver9]

I guess I'm old school or something, but I just write down everything I eat in a journal. I've never tried fitday or livestrong. What are the advantages to using those sites?

Does the calculating for you, has foods in a database with macros, tracks goals, etc. Better question is why are you still doing it by hand? Ha

[Josh.w36]

Does the calculating for you, has foods in a database with macros, tracks goals, etc. Better question is why are you still doing it by hand? Ha

this

[Turbo2]

Most of the time I'm entering my food on my phone instead of the computer.
Livestrong doesn't have an Android app so I can't use it, though it looks good.

Fatsecret.com has an Android app and it's been working well for me.

[UNTILthen]

Does the calculating for you, has foods in a database with macros, tracks goals, etc. Better question is why are you still doing it by hand? Ha

I'll give it a try.

[DustyCode]

fitday all the way

[meanmeanstride]

I use an iPod touch app to follow my intake, because I don't always have access to a computer. This allows me to input it right away, rather than later when I'm on a computer. that way I don't forget what I ate I like LoseIt or Tap and Track.

[lovingit]

I guess I'm old school or something, but I just write down everything I eat in a journal. I've never tried fitday or livestrong. What are the advantages to using those sites?

I do it by hand also. It's much faster.

I've used internet sites and didn't like it. I dont need a program to count for me, and I dont have the patience to search and find the right food/portion etc. Takes just a couple seconds to write it down instead.

[DocNorton]

Www.myfitnesspal.com - also has an iPhone app...

[JeffStacker]

I'm on the 2nd month of my cut right now and I improved a lot and really satisfied. However, I wanna maximize the efficiency of my cut by monitoring my calorie intake. I did some math and found out that I eat approximately 18xx kcals a day but since I can't eat the same stuff everyday, I swap some stuff in my meal plan for other stuff, I get really worried about whether I've put too much of X in plan after that. For e.g if I swap whole wheat bread/pasta for yam/sweet potato or chicken breast for canned tuna, I'd like to know what exactly happened there.

I have an account on fitday but the control panel sucks and is damn complicated (scary too!). Is there a simpler way to do that?

you can right it down or make an excel sheet of ur daily intake. this is what i do.

[Cape1]

Unless you have a monitor on your hide that measures every calorie you burn during the day, I see it as boarderline useless to monitor every single calorie you consume. Use the tools to establish a starting point but then go forward based on weighed food and consistent eating patterns.

Also, Caloried don't matter; macro nutrients do.

Here is how I set it up. I look at Macros and what I need, then I make meal plans.

ex:
10 egg whites, 1 cup oats, 1 bannana
8 oz. chicken, 3 cups veggies, 8 oz. yam
52g whey, 1/2 c white rice, water
8 oz. lean meat, 2 cups veggies, 1/2c Rice
same shake but with gatorade G2 (pwo)
8 oz.Lean meat, Salad, oil/vin.
1 cup cottage cheese.


So, I'll determine approx what I have there macro wise to make sure i'm in the ball-park. Then I will ride it an make adjustments based on progress.

No need or sense to calculate calories each day.

[JeffStacker]

Unless you have a monitor on your hide that measures every calorie you burn during the day, I see it as boarderline useless to monitor every single calorie you consume. Use the tools to establish a starting point but then go forward based on weighed food and consistent eating patterns.

Also, Caloried don't matter; macro nutrients do.

Here is how I set it up. I look at Macros and what I need, then I make meal plans.

ex:
10 egg whites, 1 cup oats, 1 bannana
8 oz. chicken, 3 cups veggies, 8 oz. yam
52g whey, 1/2 c white rice, water
8 oz. lean meat, 2 cups veggies, 1/2c Rice
same shake but with gatorade G2 (pwo)
8 oz.Lean meat, Salad, oil/vin.
1 cup cottage cheese.


So, I'll determine approx what I have there macro wise to make sure i'm in the ball-park. Then I will ride it an make adjustments based on progress.

No need or sense to calculate calories each day.

cals are macronutrients.

[Cape1]

cals are macronutrients.

macros are calories.

Either way, you get the point.....I hope.