Should you count total cals out? Like say shoot for x-number and then find out what percentage of fats, protiens, and carbs should come out of that number? OR should you count the MACRO NUTRIENTS BY GRAMS and not worry about the total calorie count? I've been doing alot of reading into nutrition. It's the key to unlocking your body's BEST potential in my eyes.
personally i just stick to a calorie quota and just try to eat lots of meats and veges and salads , im low carb so yeah.
Life is too liquid to have a diet u can 100% stick too and stil socialise or get out and about , unless been a hermit is your thing?
E.g ill have 2300 cals per day for dieting and will just eat whatever and write down whereever the cal's im up to and spread it all out over 5-6 meals.
I make it as flexible as possible as sticking to a 'diet' is v boring , restrictive and eventually (well i have many times) rebelled.
Also if i really want something bad or its a family event where i cant eat like a 'bodybuilder' then i just work it into my calorie quota.
Its the best thing ive ever done , have stuck to the easiest , and felt the best on.
I do 15 X Total bodyweight in pounds = Maintenence , -500 for dieting. Works a treat.
Atm im doing carb cycling where i eat 5000 cals on a sunday of carbs/low fat and 6 days of 2300 high protein and fat.
Over 12 weeks i drop the 6 day figure by 50 cals a week , im on week 9 atm so next week counting down to week 8 will be 2250 and so on.
I think once u start counting grams of protein and fat it just gets way too much for a normal lifestyle. U should have a general idea of what is high fat/carb (chips , chocolate) or low fat/low carb like chicken breast.
Phew... Well thats how i do things and its the best thats worked for me after 6 years. Hope this helps
