How Long till "IfITFitsYourMacros" crowd realizes tracking Macros is unnecessary

[The True Adonis]

And that they can just eat whatever, instead tracking overall calories.  

[Bindare_Dundat]

Just ask Vince.

[doison]

Exactly.  I drink drink a glass of vegetable oil and eat a spoonful of corn starch with a stick of chalk 3x a day and I get more awesome by the day! 

[The True Adonis]

Exactly.  I drink drink a glass of vegetable oil and eat a spoonful of corn starch with a stick of chalk 3x a day and I get more awesome by the day! 

Where do you buy edible chalk and how do you cook it?

[Twaddle]

Exactly.  I drink drink a glass of vegetable oil and eat a spoonful of corn starch with a stick of chalk 3x a day and I get more awesome by the day! 

Johnny??   

[arce1988]

  Starvation = Ripped

[animal1991]

TA
What do you do if you overeat your calories in a day ie you were aiming for let's say 2500 kCal, and you ate double that?

Do you eat less the next day? Fast? Exercise / do more activity?

[dj181]

  Starvation = Ripped

FACT

[Psychopath]

I think all approaches are fine, since they force you to keep your total cals in check.

Whatever fits your psyche best. For some that might be keto, carb cycling, intermittent fasting etc...

[Conker]

If you are not interested in body composition then tracking macros is no doubt unnecessary. But the majority of peer reviewed studies suggest that higher protein diets enable you to hold onto more lean mass while losing same/similar overall weight as other macro breakdown diets.

[BigCyp]

If you are not interested in body composition then tracking macros is no doubt unnecessary. But the majority of peer reviewed studies suggest that higher protein diets enable you to hold onto more lean mass while losing same/similar overall weight as other macro breakdown diets.

What breakdown diet is best for having a breakdown?

[Conker]

What breakdown diet is best for having a breakdown?

What kind of breakdown are you after?

I hear that a 100% sugar diet is good for inducing breakdowns of the nervous variety...

[BigCyp]

What kind of breakdown are you after?

I hear that a 100% sugar diet is good for inducing breakdowns of the nervous variety...

I want to acheive a complete mental breakdown; complete loss of ego, clarity, memory, inhibitions etc - but I only have 4 dollars?

Should I blow it all on 4 sample packs of Craze?

[The True Adonis]

TA
What do you do if you overeat your calories in a day ie you were aiming for let's say 2500 kCal, and you ate double that?

Do you eat less the next day? Fast? Exercise / do more activity?

Doesn`t happen, but if it did I would just continue the next day at whatever calories you were eating.  So just go back to 2500 or whatever your caloric amount is.

[The True Adonis]

I think all approaches are fine, since they force you to keep your total cals in check.

Whatever fits your psyche best. For some that might be keto, carb cycling, intermittent fasting etc...

I like that.

[Conker]

I want to acheive a complete mental breakdown; complete loss of ego, clarity, memory, inhibitions etc - but I only have 4 dollars?

Should I blow it all on 4 sample packs of Craze?

well I have no idea what that actually is but sounds like it could do the trick!

[njflex]

FACT

YOUR EATING WHAT 3000/3500 PER DAY THAT'S HARDLY STARVING DJ....

[snx]

For TA:

Do you use an APP to track how many calories you eat? Or some website? Or software?

Do you just eyeball your portion sizes? Or do you weigh it all out?

[bigmc]

i wonder how long it will be before ta posts a pic that isnt five years old

[Man of Steel]

The formula for bb success will never change:

1. Have amazing genetics for building muscle
2. Have amazing response to bb chemicals
3. Stick needles with bb chemicals into body to make muscles
4. Train with weights
5. Buy groceries at Costco or Trader Joe's
6. Do some low impact cardio
7. Stick needles with body chemicals into body to reduce bodyfat
8. Tan body
9. Purchase bedazzled pose panty
10. Enter bb competition
11. Live the dream
12. Repeat steps 1-11 until organ failure and/or death

[El Diablo Blanco]

The formula for bb success will never change:

1. Have amazing genetics for building muscle
2. Have amazing response to bb chemicals
3. Stick needles with bb chemicals into body to make muscles
4. Train with weights
5. Buy groceries at Costco or Trader Joe's
6. Do some low impact cardio
7. Stick needles with body chemicals into body to reduce bodyfat
8. Tan body
9. Purchase bedazzled pose panty
10. Enter bb competition
11. Live the dream
12. Repeat steps 1-11 until organ failure and/or death

forgot 9a. Give judges handjobs for better placing

[njflex]

The formula for bb success will never change:

1. Have amazing genetics for building muscle
2. Have amazing response to bb chemicals
3. Stick needles with bb chemicals into body to make muscles
4. Train with weights
5. Buy groceries at Costco or Trader Joe's
6. Do some low impact cardio
7. Stick needles with body chemicals into body to reduce bodyfat
8. Tan body
9. Purchase bedazzled pose panty
10. Enter bb competition
11. Live the dream
12. Repeat steps 1-11 until organ failure and/or death

SPOT ON,,

[Conker]

not optimal, but diet on mainly protein, trace fats and only sugars for carbs can and will work.

if one can pull it off,that is

yes , i think any diet with a calorie deficit will 'work' but i don't agree with the notion that you will look the same if you diet on 1500cals of mcdonalds and doughnuts a day as you will on a 1500 cal clean high protein diet. if that is what the op is suggesting (maybe i have misunderstood).

if assisted i would imagine you could get away with more as the hormones are making your body want to hold onto muscle at all costs, i would have thought macro breakdown would be even more important for naturals.

[The True Adonis]

For TA:

Do you use an APP to track how many calories you eat? Or some website? Or software?

Do you just eyeball your portion sizes? Or do you weigh it all out?

I use USDA site as they are the most accurate or use information on packages as that is most accurate.  I use a scale and obviously you don`t have to use a scale for things like Fast Food.  Couldn`t be any easier.

[bigmc]

I use USDA site as they are the most accurate or use information on packages as that is most accurate.  I use a scale and obviously you don`t have to use a scale for things like Fast Food.  Couldn`t be any easier.