Macros

BoxerBrawler

Anyone calculate/count macro's and not pay much attention to calories?

janejellyroll

Wouldn't someone with specific macro goals already be at the same calorie range each day?

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld

Counting macros is counting calories in a different way.

Carbs and protein are 4 kcal per gram
Fats are 9 kcal per gram

sardelsa

I've been through phases where I just track protein for a week or so to see where I am.

RoxieDawn

When you count macros you are counting calories by default.

BoxerBrawler

Yes thank you, I realize that counting macro's is counting calories by default. I want to know if anyone actually calculates/counts them vs. just calories alone. In other words... sure I could eat X amount of calories in protein and no other macro all day long. I did the actual math, looking to see if anyone else has. Thanks much.

janejellyroll

cushman5279 wrote: »

Yes thank you, I realize that counting macro's is counting calories by default. I want to know if anyone actually calculates/counts them vs. just calories alone. In other words... sure I could eat X amount of calories in protein and no other macro all day long. I did the actual math, looking to see if anyone else has. Thanks much.

I think there are a fair number of people here doing IIFYM or plans like that, so they're counting macros. I don't know if they would self-describe as not paying much attention to calories.

Davidsdottir

janejellyroll wrote: »

cushman5279 wrote: »

Yes thank you, I realize that counting macro's is counting calories by default. I want to know if anyone actually calculates/counts them vs. just calories alone. In other words... sure I could eat X amount of calories in protein and no other macro all day long. I did the actual math, looking to see if anyone else has. Thanks much.

I think there are a fair number of people here doing IIFYM or plans like that, so they're counting macros. I don't know if they would self-describe as not paying much attention to calories.

Agreed. I'm one of those people who plays close attention to my macros, but end of the day, hitting the overall calorie goal is most important.

AnvilHead

Davidsdottir wrote: »

janejellyroll wrote: »

cushman5279 wrote: »

Yes thank you, I realize that counting macro's is counting calories by default. I want to know if anyone actually calculates/counts them vs. just calories alone. In other words... sure I could eat X amount of calories in protein and no other macro all day long. I did the actual math, looking to see if anyone else has. Thanks much.

I think there are a fair number of people here doing IIFYM or plans like that, so they're counting macros. I don't know if they would self-describe as not paying much attention to calories.

Agreed. I'm one of those people who plays close attention to my macros, but end of the day, hitting the overall calorie goal is most important.

Same. Calories are my #1 concern, but I pay attention to my protein and treat it as a minimum to shoot for. Fats aren't a problem because I always get enough of them, so I pretty much let fats and carbs fall where they fall. Unless I have a very unusual day food-wise, I pretty much always fall somewhere close to 40c/30p/30f.