Fitday

[Kel1991]

How accurate is fitday with the foods?
'cause mine shows



Oatmeal, cooked, regular 1/2cup

145 cals
2.4 fat
25.4 carb
6.1 p

Tuna, canned 3oz

99 cals
0.7 f
0.0 carb
21.7 p

Egg, whole, cooked, fried 1 large

90 cals
7.0 f
0.4 carb
6.3 p

Milk, 2% fat 2cups

244 cals
9.6 f
22.8 c
16.1 p

Chicken, stewed 1cup cooked, diced

293 cals
16.8 f
0.0 c
33.0 p

Papaya, green, cooked 1cup

36 cals
0.1 f
9.1 c
0.6 p

Banana, ripe, boiled 1large

93 cals
0.3 f
23.8 c
1.1 p

Pork chop, fried 6oz

246 cls
16.3 f
0.0 c
23.2 p

Vegetable stew without meat 1cup

133 cals
2.3 f
23.1 c
6.4 p

Yam, cooked, boiled, drained, or baked, with salt 1/2 cup

78 cals
0.1 f
18.4 c
1.0 p



Total
1,456 cal
55.7 fat
122.9 carbs
115.5 prot

is that accurate?
or am i just not eating enough?

[eceirfed]

If I have the nutritional stats of a food I always create a custom food. If I do not have the nutritional stats of a food I will use the nutrition that fit day recommends. I have found that fitday comparing to the nutrition on food is not 100% accurate and can be way off on some. Just my two cents.

[Kel1991]

If I have the nutritional stats of a food I always create a custom food. If I do not have the nutritional stats of a food I will use the nutrition that fit day recommends. I have found that fitday comparing to the nutrition on food is not 100% accurate and can be way off on some. Just my two cents.

thanks for the info man,appreciate it, but just by looking on what i posted do you think those foods are only 1500cals or somewhere close?

[eceirfed]

What type of diet are you looking for. I am assuming a bulking diet since your weight is 108. If so that diet is way short on calories. Either way your protein intake for 108 lbs is about 160 g which you are way short on. What I try to do is know what weight you want to be. Multiply that weight by 1.5 for protein intake, 1.0 for carb intake, and .5 for fat intake. For example, say you would like to be 125lbs. 125x1.5=187.5g protein, 125x1=125g carbs, and 125x.5=62.5. This is a good starting point. Give it a month then evaluate you weight. And according if you would like to lose or gain just play with your macros. Hope this helps.

[Kel1991]

What type of diet are you looking for. I am assuming a bulking diet since your weight is 108. If so that diet is way short on calories. Either way your protein intake for 108 lbs is about 160 g which you are way short on. What I try to do is know what weight you want to be. Multiply that weight by 1.5 for protein intake, 1.0 for carb intake, and .5 for fat intake. For example, say you would like to be 125lbs. 125x1.5=187.5g protein, 125x1=125g carbs, and 125x.5=62.5. This is a good starting point. Give it a month then evaluate you weight. And according if you would like to lose or gain just play with your macros. Hope this helps.

Yes, I am bulking and that's exactly where I want to be, 125. Thanks for all the info!
Oh, and should I eat the same on rest days? I only work out 3times a week

[xlb57]

Yes, I am bulking and that's exactly where I want to be, 125. Thanks for all the info!
Oh, and should I eat the same on rest days? I only work out 3times a week

If you are looking to put on some weight then I would suggest eating the same on rest days as well. After a quick glance at the numbers above, it appears to be relatively accurate based on what I would think those food items contain.

[Kel1991]

If you are looking to put on some weight then I would suggest eating the same on rest days as well. After a quick glance at the numbers above, it appears to be relatively accurate based on what I would think those food items contain.

Thanks! I should be eating a whole lot of food more then

[eceirfed]

Yes, hit those macros on workout days and rest day and you are sure to gain weight. Have fun and eat alot.

[xlb57]

Be sure to adjust your eating if needed. In other words, if eating this level of calories daily over the course of a couple weeks doesn't yield the gains you are looking for, don't hesitate to bump up your daily intake a couple hundred calories (i.e. another two cups of milk or 1/2 cup oatmeal and a can of tuna, etc.). I would also say that you could probably get by with throwing in a "cheat" meal or two per week where you enjoy something that isn't necessarily "clean" (i.e. pizza, brats, etc.).

Best of luck!

[determined4000]

DOnt need 180grams of protein, more carbs will do
1.5g/lb of your current weight is plenty