what nutrients do you track daily?

cottagegirl71

right now I am monitoring: calories, carbs, fat, protein, sodium, fiber (trying to lower the carbs/sodium and up the protein/fiber - this is a good teaching method for me!)

thinking about swapping out fat for sugar for a week because I have no idea how much hidden sugar is lurking in my food!

what do you watch out for and why?

sgthaggard

Calories, macros and fibre.

cottagegirl71

sorry - forgive my ignorance, but what do you mean by macros? carbs/fat/protein?

jacksonpt

Total cals + macros (fats/carbs/protein).

It's everything I can do to hit those on a consistent basis. Worrying about things like sodium, sugar, fiber, etc would do more harm than good.

Liftng4Lis

I took out sugar and added fiber.

ana3067

sgthaggard wrote: »

Calories, macros and fibre.

This, add in sodium. Sodium and fiber are only there so I can see trends if needed.. I don't actually work on being over/under either of them.

Need2Exerc1se

calories, fiber, protein. I also have fat, sat fat and sugar on there, but I only care about the first three.

Paul_Collyer

Calories, % macros, fibre and sugar.

NewMeSM75

Calories, protein, fiber, cholesterol and sodium. I have high blood pressure and high cholesterol. I take meds for both.

mzjenn2u

protein, carbs, fat....calories to a certain extent....sugar sometimes....sodium i think i need to do better

tamelakaye79

sgthaggard wrote: »

Calories, macros and fibre.

^^^ This- I do also keep an eye on my micros to see if I am lacking something on a consistent basis.

I would definitely not ditch watching your fats for sugar- if you are already watching your carbs then I wouldn't worry about it. You want to be sure you are balanced in your fats (enough/too much)

krissyreminisce

I track carbs/fats/protein, sodium ( which I might switch out), and iron (I'd like to hit this more).

I was tracking sugar but I wigged out and eliminated a lot of fruit and sometimes would quit eating for the day even if my net cake were low. I changed my diet enough now that I don't need to worry about it too much anymore.

lemurcat12

I switch it around. At the moment I have sugar and fiber in addition to protein/fat/carbs and calories, but I'll probably switch the first two to potassium and sat fat for a while.

cottagegirl71

ok thanks everyone - think I will stick to what I have!

pmm3437

Cals
Protein - to maintain muscle while lifting and in deficit
Carbs - I'm an endomorph, so lower carbs than average is recommended
Sodium - Borderline high blood pressure / water retention
Potassium - Counteracts sodium, critical in nerve function and muscle contraction
Fiber

malibu927

sgthaggard wrote: »

Calories, macros and fibre.

kayeiam

Calories (we all get this one), then Carbs, fiber and protein (need for being diabetic), then sodium (trying to keep it under wraps) and potassium (due to being super low in past and had prescription potassium to take).

kpw818

I track Carbs, Protein, Sodium, Protein, Fat, and Sugar. Mostly watching Macros and ensuring a good protein/carb ratio (I am active and a runner, so I do need to eat a good amount of quality carbs).

I watch sodium because I wasn't getting enough for awhile, and it caused leg cramps.

Watch sugar because I try to keep it low and to natural sugars. Unless its a long run day, then I go for a couple beers

CrabNebula

Calories, protein, fiber.

abatonfan

Calories, macros, fiber, and sodium. I sometimes switch out sodium for other micros (primarily for potassium) just to make sure that I am hitting my other micros

81Katz

Calories, Protein, Carbs, Fat and Fiber.

Building_Bulk

Calories and protein. For me I find if I hit those two then fat and carbs fall into place. I eat clean so I don't worry about things like sugars, sodium, etc...

FitPhillygirl

I don't log the food that I eat, only the Calories.

nicsflyingcircus

Carbs, fat, protein, fiber