MACROS NOT CALORIES

maeggggan
maeggggan Posts: 71 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hey Everyone!

Anybody count macros and not calories? I do #iifym and love it, but could always use more friends for encouragement :)

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  • Dano74
    Dano74 Posts: 503 Member
    edited October 2016
    Yuuuuuge fan of "flexible dieting" and macro-ing.
  • pontious11349
    pontious11349 Posts: 105 Member
    What he said...
  • maeggggan
    maeggggan Posts: 71 Member
    I love it cause I get ice cream every night :) haha
  • nowhere123
    nowhere123 Posts: 29 Member
    maeggggan wrote: »
    I do #iifym and love it

    Do you use www.iifym.com ?

  • maeggggan
    maeggggan Posts: 71 Member
    I have actually never been to that site before...
  • knfosset
    knfosset Posts: 5 Member
    I do the same! In fact, I run a foodie/fit instagram that highlights my meals and recipes, if any of you would like to follow along :)

    Instagram: kcmofitfoodie
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    I definitely count my macros.. but as a result I count my calories. Actually I am more concerned with calories atm because my minimums are usually hit automatically with my intake :)
  • wendypollok150
    wendypollok150 Posts: 20 Member
    Macros motivate me but I still gotta watch those calories
  • maeggggan
    maeggggan Posts: 71 Member
    I feel when I was doing calorie tracking I was obsessive over the number. While counting macros I am better at finding food that would help fill me up for longer. More dense food.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    Dano74 wrote: »
    Macros align with calories... if you're doing it right, it takes care of itself.

    Exactly.

  • maeggggan
    maeggggan Posts: 71 Member
    If you do macros, how did you customize them to fit you? I losing body fat but not sure when I should change them. Or if I even should.
  • maeggggan
    maeggggan Posts: 71 Member
    Sonicz90x wrote: »
    You can't count macros without counting calories as well. Why wouldn't you keep track of both?

    I track both cause in MFP it has both. I just care more about the macros then my calories. But I normally eat around 1600-1700 a day.
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    Dano74 wrote: »
    Macros align with calories... if you're doing it right, it takes care of itself.

    Agreed!

    I track both. I also track micros.
  • stevencloser
    stevencloser Posts: 8,911 Member
    maeggggan wrote: »
    Sonicz90x wrote: »
    You can't count macros without counting calories as well. Why wouldn't you keep track of both?

    I track both cause in MFP it has both. I just care more about the macros then my calories. But I normally eat around 1600-1700 a day.

    If you hit your macros you automatically hit your calories, because 1 gram of carbs and protein is 4 calories and 1 gram of fat is 9 calories.

    If you count cars you automatically know how many wheels there were too because they have 4.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    I aim for protein and fat minimums and let carbs fall where ever they fall.
  • jnlamppert
    jnlamppert Posts: 27 Member
    I count macros! I have mine set for weight gain as I'm trying to put on muscle right now. I also track sugar and fiber to make sure I stay consistent and keep the sugars to a relative minimum. I look for carbs, protein, fat, sugar, and fiber.
  • rebel_26
    rebel_26 Posts: 1,826 Member
    macro tracker here.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Meh...I have a general, roundabout idea of my macros...I don't see much point in taking it much beyond that.
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    It's not an either/or situation...
  • schenkzachary2016
    schenkzachary2016 Posts: 11 Member
    It's definitely important to keep an eye on macro-nutrient consumption. Adhering to different macro ratios can program your body's metabolism. What's even more important is the quality of the macros you are eating. There is lots of information online about what's healthy and what's not, and most of it is supported by the literature. When choosing foods, we have to be food label detectives. Basically, diet can cause the expression of desirable genes in our DNA. Most of our DNA is not being used at any time, so it all comes down to creating an environment that expresses certain genes.
    Sources:
    http://nutrigenomics.ucdavis.edu/?page=information/Concepts_in_Nutrigenomics/Diet_and_Gene_Expression

    https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110919073845.htm
  • FelonE1
    FelonE1 Posts: 96 Member
    I count calories before macros

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