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tammyenix
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I was wondering how MFP members count their calories. I mean do you eat what you want and just stay with in your calories or do you try and eat more healthy choices. I sometime might eat something that is not healthy like a cookie or a piece of cake but I stay with in the calorie count, just wondering how some of you do it. Please let me know, thanks for the help.
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I follow the IIFYM guide.
If it fits your macros.
1) Create a calorie deficit.
2) Hit your macros (fat, protein, etc)
3) Lift heavy
4) Fill the rest of your calories with whatever you like.0 -
A mix of the two. I try to make healthy choices most of the time, but there are times when a cookie or a piece of cake is the healthy choice - psychologically if not nutritionally. Better a small cheat than a humongous, out of control binge.0
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I pre-log my day. I plan on healthy meals and usually stay with what I have planned. If I eat first and log later I can't very well plan my nutrition. I love seeing that if I need to add calcium to meet my goal I can, or fiber, or decrease my sugars.
I do on occasion have a McDonalds ice cream cone, or Burger King Jr. Whooper (no cheese or mayo) and Taco Bell Taco supreme. But I work it in so I'm not over my calories.
Ocassionally I'll have a cookie but as I said from the start, I pre plan it into my day.
I do however do all the above very seldom.
And I'm finding the more healthy choices I make the less I crave the above mentioned treats.
My favorite treat right now is:
1/2 crisp apple chopped up very fine (pink lady is my favorite)
5 oz greek plain yogurt
2 TBS keshi almond flax cereal
1 TBS chopped walnuts
3 pks truvia sweetener
Love this treat!!0
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