Counting Calories

[aky]

When do you guys count calorie intake??? When cutting/dieting only or always.... I find it pretty difficult considering i dont cook everything that i eat and dont know how much of what is added. Who counts their calories all year around??

aky

 

[Daeo]

While cutting I track my calories fairly accurately. During bullking I just make sure to get in the required amount and anything over that isn't worried about...

 

[MUSTANG_18]

I count cals all the time, weather I am bulking or Cutting.


M18

 

[champion]

Year round baby, It's one of obsessive/compulsive disorders.

 

[Namu]

LOL@above
Well, I must be obsessive/compulsive because I tend to count my calories all year round. Not because I am anal but moreso to be sure I am eating clean and feeding my body. Peace

 

[The_Eviscerator]

I find that the calculator on www.dietwatch.com is pretty cool for accurately counting calories.

 

[solidspine]

Never,

I count grams of protein, carbs and fat.

NO booze or drugs (unless some crazy's think gear is a drug, I like to think of it as a mainstain of life and only freaks live without it)

EAT like a bull, sleep and train.

Any questions?

 

[aky]

how you guys do it i have no clue... i cant even do it for a month......

any tips!!!


aky

 

[aky]

bump..

 

[Beezers]

I count year round...Bulking or cutting. I measure everything as well to make sure the count is truely accurate. The thing that makes it easy for me is I eat the exact same thing every day. Before I begin cutting I write out my menu. I work at it and play with it until I have the right amount of calories and macronutrients. This takes knowing your foods and thier nutritional value. I keep it simple. Basic foods, no additives or special flavorings or sauces. I do the same for bulking. I write out a munu according to my nutritional needs. Once the menu is set calorie wise and nutrient wise I don't have to worry about anything. I know what I'm eating, how much I'm eating, and when to eat it. I don't have to worry if I'm getting enough of this or too much of this, or enough calories, or too many calories. By measuring I know the counts are accurate. I also set up an eating schedual. When I eat on certain days according to my days plans. When I was in school I schedualed my classes around meals and training. Once you get familiar with the nutritional and caloric values of the basic bodybuilding staples menu planning becomes a breeze. I threw my last bulking diet together in about five minutes because I knew what I needed nutrition and calorie wise and I knew what food sources would meet those needs. So really I count calories once, when I write my menu for my specified goal, and then just stick to my menu and measure my food and I have nothing to worry about.