What do you track?

witchy_wife
witchy_wife Posts: 792 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
So I have the default settings from MFP (cals, carbs, fat and protein) but i know there are other things that I can track too. But I don't really know what is best.

What does everyone else track and why?

Bearing in mind that I am trying to lose weight (well fat to be more precise as I have decided that scales are evil lol), I work out about 5 days out the week (walking and swimming mostly for cardio and weight training at the gym), what other options would I be best to keep an eye on to help with this?

I know it ultimately comes down to calories, but I am a bit of a geek and knowing that there is info that I could be tracking but don't freaks me out :)

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  • terlyn20
    terlyn20 Posts: 142 Member
    cals, protein, fat and carbs and in that order.
  • terlyn20
    terlyn20 Posts: 142 Member
    cals, protein, fat and carbs and in that order.

    sorry i forgot the why part.
    i am new to counting calories. in times past i have used portion control which work well, but now that i am 50 i seem to need to be more careful. Since i love to eat just about anything and am not willing to give up much i am counting calories first, right now that is the most important thing to me and next i keep a close eye on the protein- trying to get .8 to 1 % of my LBM to keep me full and satisfied. i let the Fat and Carbs land where they may and most of the time they are a little higher, but i'm not concerned about that right now.
  • Akimajuktuq
    Akimajuktuq Posts: 3,037 Member
    Actually, there's ample evidence out there to question the "it's only calories in, calories out" theory that everyone seems to think is fact. The macros act differently in the body and carbs have a large influence on our endocrine system. Metabolism, including fat storage, is regulated by hormones.
  • tricksee
    tricksee Posts: 835 Member
    I keep my eye on protein only, then I sit and hope everything else falls into place. So far, so good!
  • floodedlungs
    floodedlungs Posts: 22
    I actually only track calories.
  • krickeyuu
    krickeyuu Posts: 344 Member
    Protein, fiber, fat, carbs, sodium

    The firs two I view as minimums, the second two I try to be close to zero and the last one is set at 1500mg which I try to meet but as long as I don't go over 2500 most days I am OK with that. (I have HBP and need to monitor this to stay off meds.)
  • lorieaucoin
    lorieaucoin Posts: 175 Member
    Protein, fiber, fat, carbs, sodium

    The firs two I view as minimums, the second two I try to be close to zero and the last one is set at 1500mg which I try to meet but as long as I don't go over 2500 most days I am OK with that. (I have HBP and need to monitor this to stay off meds.)

    That's what I track too.

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