Anyone else ignore counting macros?

[ZMan45]

I do for the most part. All I do is count my calories and assume I met my pro/fat minimums. I know I easily meet or exceed these with my daily food choices and not give a single thought to it.

The last thing you need when dieting is a headache from calculating ratios and partitioning numbers. Just eat plenty of meat and veggies while staying under calories. Simplicity FTW.

[CJ_]

Yes I ignore it. I've found that eating mostly non processed food means that the macros will fall into place of their own accord, more or less.

[cnh57811]

I count everything. Actually, my app calculates it all. It's pretty nice cause as long as I log all my food, then at the end of the day when I'm feeling a little hungry, I can look at my app and it will tell me exactly how many grams of c, p, and f I can still have. Then i just look in the pantry or something that fits those numbers.

Eventually, I maybe more in tune with how much i've eaten for the day and how much more I can have, but I like counting everything for now.

[wings_unhinged]

I'm not counting anything currently in an effort not to think about it so much.

[Kelekin]

I don't count it. You should generally know if you're close to them based on what you eat and reading a label every now and then. But definitely have way too busy a lifestyle for that.

[Delgadido]

Yes I ignore it. I've found that eating mostly non processed food means that the macros will fall into place of their own accord, more or less.

are u really 5'11 147lbs?

[DLEHMA]

Almost everyone can get away with rough estimates of their macros as long as they're getting enough protein. Unless you're at the point where you're really nearing your limit and you are having an almost impossible time putting on muscle (years and years of lifting heavy) then you don't need to be exact.

[Delgadido]

I don't count it. You should generally know if you're close to them based on what you eat and reading a label every now and then. But definitely have way too busy a lifestyle for that.

maybe you should.

it seems like you are obese and i dont know what type of progress you have even had

[Kelekin]

maybe you should.

it seems like you are obese and i dont know what type of progress you have even had

Being that you don't know me, I'll cue in by saying I can't even recall the last time I've had more than 2000 calories in a day. If BMR was correct, I'd lose 4 pounds a week just on food. Unfortunately, I've had liver disease all my life - so for me to lose the weight, I have to be active, which is why i'm in the July 1st weight loss comp.

But I appreciate the assumptions, but my point was that say you're at 60/20/20 and you end up 50/25/25 for a day, it's not the end of the world.

[Steve J0bs]

Former phatty checking in.

I never count macros (I dunno how to, lol). I don't have a food scale to weigh. I just eat clean and keep a mental of stuffs I ate throughout the day.

[Delgadido]

Being that you don't know me, I'll cue in by saying I can't even recall the last time I've had more than 2000 calories in a day. If BMR was correct, I'd lose 4 pounds a week just on food. Unfortunately, I've had liver disease all my life - so for me to lose the weight, I have to be active, which is why i'm in the July 1st weight loss comp.

But I appreciate the assumptions, but my point was that say you're at 60/20/20 and you end up 50/25/25 for a day, it's not the end of the world.

rofl that is even more reason for you to count your macros.

whether or not you have a liver dease or not. that is even more of a reason to.
and since you are a beginner. you should count your macros.

so based off my assumptions i am very correct

[Kelekin]

rofl that is even more reason for you to count your macros.

whether or not you have a thyroid disorder or not. that is even more of a reason to.
and since you are a beginner. you should count your macros.

so based off my assumptions i am very correct

Not a beginner. When I was active a few years back, I managed to get down to 220. Ripped three ligaments in my knee, went through depression, and there you go.

If you wanted to be actually helpful, you'd show me something that tells me why counting is more important than not counting for weight loss. I'd appreciate something like that, since there is contrasting opinions.

[HeavyMetalLover]

I don't literally ignore it. I take care of my protein intake, but it's always done by a really rough estimation.

As for calorie counting, I also mostly guestimate it.

[fireman_mike]

I mostly ignore counting macros, if I wanted to live a life consumed by what food I ate, I would just eat chicken breasts, rice & brocolli all day every day.

I pretty much just make sure that I consume a high amount of protein. Most foods with high protein have all the fats you need as well. other than that I eat whatever I want.

[RyanBTL]

I mostly ignore counting macros, if I wanted to live a life consumed by what food I ate, I would just eat chicken breasts, rice & brocolli all day every day.

I pretty much just make sure that I consume a high amount of protein. Most foods with high protein have all the fats you need as well. other than that I eat whatever I want.

I totally agree with this. Counting calories and measuring everything is fine short term, but I want an eating strategy I can keep up for life.

The only macro I keep an eye on is grams of carbs consumed, to stick below 100g. This is very easy as my diet is basically meat, veg and some added fat. I don't count calories, do eat until I'm satisfied. By cutting out grains and processed foods I've found I eat far less than I used to. Two meals per day is often enough.

[Panzee]

I actually don't ignore per say, but its hard for me to calculate calories, because our meals (specially lunch and dinner) We gather as a family , and put into plates from the dishes in the table, so it's really hard to know exactly how much calorie protein/carb/fat in each of the foods.

and i don't want to bother anybody asking about "How did you make that, and what did you use for that dish" so on and so forth, so I just can estimate and hopefully I get close.

[fade2green514]

i ignore the fat. that falls into place fairly easily. my protein, i have a light grasp on. i dont really count it too closely but i know when i need 1 protein shake to meet my requirement, and i know when i need 2 shakes to meet it.

[dxs016]

I count calories and watch my macros. Eating enough protein is important to me as I'm in a huge deficit. And a watch my fats as if there to low I find I'm hungry all the time. I suppose if your cutting in on 2000 a day or more your more than likely going to hit your macros. When you cut lower you have to keep an eye out for them ad your not eating so much.

I have no problem weighing and logging my food. I actually enjoy it as sad as that sounds. I treat it like a kindof game which doesn't make it such a drag.

If your going to cut I think you need to count. Any unexperianced bodybuilder cutting without logging is setup to fail hard. Once you learn about portion sizes and get used to it then you can start eyeballing your meals. But untill then you need to count and log.

Dean

[Vaisnt]

Am I weird when I say I like counting calories?

I like seeing the calories at a deficit

[LengthyLifter]

I try to be precise with calories. And I do a rough estimate of my protein to make sure I'm not coming up short. The rest of it just falls into place.

[MagicDan]

I count everything. Actually, my app calculates it all. It's pretty nice cause as long as I log all my food, then at the end of the day when I'm feeling a little hungry, I can look at my app and it will tell me exactly how many grams of c, p, and f I can still have. Then i just look in the pantry or something that fits those numbers.

Eventually, I maybe more in tune with how much i've eaten for the day and how much more I can have, but I like counting everything for now.

What app are you using?

[abdees]

I count calorie ! why?

1st : I use to think I was eating enough but when I counted the first time wasn't impress at all! (try to bulk on 2500 cal, now bulking on 4000 cal)

2nd: counting calorie bring you to your goal quickly then someone not counting them! ( won't have to go to a boot camp)

3rd: by counting calorie I can trow a piece of cake or ice cream if i need to fill my macro because I know how much I'm missing.

4th: I use MyFitness pal that log my macro for me so It takes me ummm 2 min to do my meal plan for the day.(enough for a busy life )

[steve38]

Everyone should count macros once (for a few weeks) to get a rough idea of what they are eating and what they need. But after that, it depends on your individual goals and personality. For some, it would lead to burnout if they had to count everything, every day. And for others, the strict diet plan is very much needed to keep them on the right track. For me, I ignore them and managed to lose 35 lbs in a year doing so. Just made good choices and worked hard.

[nlite2000]

I just count calories and eat a lot of meat. More carbs less fat on days I lift, more fat less carbs on days I don't.

[th3pwn3r]

are u really 5'11 147lbs?

What's so surprising about that?

maybe you should.

it seems like you are obese and i dont know what type of progress you have even had

People don't need to count macros to get results. What happens on any cut is that you lose mass, which is what he has done. Knowing the exact ratios of fat/muscle lost isn't all that important, as we all know an attempt to preserve as much lean body mass is ideal.

rofl that is even more reason for you to count your macros.

whether or not you have a liver dease or not. that is even more of a reason to.
and since you are a beginner. you should count your macros.

so based off my assumptions i am very correct

Nah, in a way it's better not being so concerned. The mindset of slowly but surely is great to have and if necessary buckle down on things if stalls should come about. If someone is getting close to stage shape I admit it becomes a bit more difficult and requires better tracking of intake.

Am I weird when I say I like counting calories?

I like seeing the calories at a deficit

You're not seeing your true deficit unless you know EXACTLY how many calories you're consuming and how many calories you're burning through energy expenditure which is pretty much impossible to figure out accurately on your own. The bodybugg might help with this and even then the numbers most likely aren't exact.

I try to be precise with calories. And I do a rough estimate of my protein to make sure I'm not coming up short. The rest of it just falls into place.

The extra effort isn't a bad thing when it comes to tracking but it's not exactly needed. As long as you shoot for enough protein to help preserve your LBM everything is good.

I just count calories and eat a lot of meat. More carbs less fat on days I lift, more fat less carbs on days I don't.

Solid way to go about it. Personally I don't cycle carbs myself really but on Saturdays I usually eat more than the other 6 days in the week.

[JHarden]

Am I weird when I say I like counting calories?

I like seeing the calories at a deficit

I enjoy it too. I'm the type of person though that would just rather know exactly what I'm taking in. To me, ignorance isn't bliss.

[yepimonfire]

I count calories and watch my macros. Eating enough protein is important to me as I'm in a huge deficit. And a watch my fats as if there to low I find I'm hungry all the time. I suppose if your cutting in on 2000 a day or more your more than likely going to hit your macros. When you cut lower you have to keep an eye out for them ad your not eating so much.

I have no problem weighing and logging my food. I actually enjoy it as sad as that sounds. I treat it like a kindof game which doesn't make it such a drag.

If your going to cut I think you need to count. Any unexperianced bodybuilder cutting without logging is setup to fail hard. Once you learn about portion sizes and get used to it then you can start eyeballing your meals. But untill then you need to count and log.

Dean

why would you cut lower then 2000?

sounds like a recipe for disaster to me, i was on a 1500 cal diet for awhile and it really fukced me up.