Whats your approach with the nutrition for your diet?

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  • KylaDenay
    KylaDenay Posts: 1,585 Member
    edited November 2014
    I usually follow IIFYM, but right now I'm just staying between 1400 to 1800 calories a day depending on if I workout or not. I'm only eating to lose .5 a week. I have been maintaining for many months now and have just gotten serious again.
  • xilka
    xilka Posts: 308 Member
    Eat low Mon-Wed, around 1700-1900 calories a day
    Eat high Thurs-Sun, 2100-2600 calories a day

    As much protein as I can, LOTS of veggies, no processed or junk foods.

    Beer and ice cream every day :wink:
    No, they are *not* junk foods. lol

    I very rarely eat bread or pasta, and only use butter or other good oils for cooking, no bad oils (vegetable, corn, canola...)

    Eat with joy!
  • melimomTARDIS
    melimomTARDIS Posts: 1,941 Member
    low fat, high fiber. stay within my caloric range. light exercise 3 times a week.
  • CarlKRobbo
    CarlKRobbo Posts: 390 Member
    Eat at LEAST 2600 Per day, Make sure I hit my carb target... IIFYM, but made mainly of clean foods...

    Eat more if going for PB's\Comp the next day! (Normally close to 4k calories....)

    Yes, I am Strength Training - Power Lifting, Strongman, Either Recomping or Bulking
  • Fruitylicious03
    Fruitylicious03 Posts: 301
    1400 calories p/day. Protein gets hit first, truthfully I don't care about the rest. But they do get hit anyway without me trying. Except my carbs and sodium. I'm ALWAYS under on them. (Not intentionally)
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    1. Stay at/under calorie goal
    2. Stay under 2,000 mg of sodium/day

    Other than those 2, I don't care much about the nutrition.
  • Cathalain
    Cathalain Posts: 424 Member
    I'm a diabetic, so I really have to listen to what my body's telling me in order to keep myself feeling good. I've been known to go WAY too low on carbs before, unbelievably, which makes me feel shaky and sick. Last week was the first time I've ever had to eat glucose tablets, so I know that I pushed it too far somewhere.

    Even if that means that I have to occasionally go over my calories, I WILL do it simply for the fact that if I don't get enough carbs, I'll become very ill. I tend to eat a LOT of protein (maybe too much), and have been "trained" to avoid carbs - not good in my case. I don't think I've had a high blood sugar reading in a VERY long time.

    Current range without exercise is 1430 a day, but I'll usually eat about 1800 to 2000 once I factor the exercise in. I exercise 6 out of 7 days a week - usually walking a lot, but do cardio 3x/week and I'm slowly adding lifting into the mix.

    So the short answer is - whatever my body tells me to do.
  • DAM5412
    DAM5412 Posts: 660 Member
    I started out a few months ago with calorie restrictions and eating more veggies and fruits. That worked for a while, then stalled. I added in exercise, but found while I was getting stronger, I also stalled again due to increased calories needed to continue exercise. First I want to lose weight, then I want to get fit. So now, my calories are moderate, but I count carbs. This works for me for now. If that changes, so will my approach.

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