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Living The Lifestyle - Monday 2/17/25
crewahl
Posts: 4,772 Member
This is a thread for everyone. If you're new to GoaD, or to weight loss, your questions and comments are always welcome. If you're maintaining, or a long-term loser, your thoughts on the topic may be just what someone else needs to hear. If you're reading this, join in the discussion!
Each weekday, a new topic is offered up for discussion.
Monday - crewahl (Charlie)
Tuesday – Wildcard
Wednesday-misterhub (Greg)
Thursday -imastar2 (Derrick)
Friday - Wildcard
Today's Topic: Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
Nope, this isn’t a football thread. The question is - what guides your food choices nowadays? Is it calories, or WW points, or macros - or something else?
(Question triggered by WW now showing calories and macros, and all the noise people are making about that.)
Each weekday, a new topic is offered up for discussion.
Monday - crewahl (Charlie)
Tuesday – Wildcard
Wednesday-misterhub (Greg)
Thursday -imastar2 (Derrick)
Friday - Wildcard
Today's Topic: Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
Nope, this isn’t a football thread. The question is - what guides your food choices nowadays? Is it calories, or WW points, or macros - or something else?
(Question triggered by WW now showing calories and macros, and all the noise people are making about that.)
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I track both. MFP for calories, and WW for points.1
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I use to track caloriesin mfp.
Now I just track my ww points1 -
Calories.
Macronutrients - imho - are something I don't have to fuss about if I consistently make the better choice.1 -
I'm not tracking physically on any platform. I do however watch my daily input knowing what I eat and their caloric values staying away from food that I know are off limits.0
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Protein. (So technically macros). Hit my body weight in grams per day. I weight train daily, so this is an important part to retaining muscle (or so the people I listen to online say).
Fat. New goal to track. Get in Fats from Avocado +Chia + Flax +Omega3. Less from Butter+Coconut oil as my LDL is high enough.
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WW drives my choices for food, and MFP Nutrition tab provides insight on “bang for the buck”.0
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Calories and macros. I haven't paid attention to WW points since the time several years ago where I tried to track in both WW and MFP. Early on, I was out of points but had only eaten about 700-800 calories for the day and not much junk food. (Yeah, I know . . . zero point foods were still available to me that day.) Had I not had what I consider the good fortune of doing WW under the PointsPlus program where points made some sense, that incident would have messed with my head.0
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I track calories, macro- and micronutrients using the Cronometer app. A few targets: protein 1 - 1.2 grams/ kilogram weight; fiber 30 grams; added sugars < 38 grams; saturated fat < 15 grams . I incorporate lots of variety and plenty of fruits and vegetables. I follow a Mediterranean Diet, which seems the best solution for sustainability.
I work out with weights, do daily stretching for flexibility, balance, core exercises. Also do Pilates once a week. Even though my fat percentage is high at 35% I have kept up my muscle mass for the past seven years as measured by DEXA scan ( Body Spec company )0 -
Calories on MFP, I got mad at WW when they closed down my local studio, and the next closest 1 is over an hour away! Therefore I dropped WW at that time and refuse to give them any more attention or $$1
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I mostly track macros, but I get calories on MFP by default. Again, my focus has changed from weight loss to heart health, with weight loss being a side benefit of heart healthy eating.1
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Not currently tracking but I’ve crunched the calorie numbers for everything I eat regularly. I’ve also calculated the protein.2
