counting cals

[thajeepster]

Do you guys really spend hours each day typing in and weighing the exact measurements of all your foods all day long, or do you just wing it. Ive been keeping tabs on all my foods and its really getting old quick. Im thinking about quiting doing it all together and just trying to eat good meals 5-6 times a day with around the same mix of macros. It used to be so much easier when I wasnt worried about my weight and just ate what I wanted when i was hungry.

 

[Jodi]

It's easy and no, I don't count anymore, I guesstimate. Here is my quick guesstimate guide for ya.

4 oz. of cooked Beef = 30G P 5G Fat (providing you get very very lean cuts)
3.5 oz. Chix = 30G P, 2G F
4 oz. cooked white fish = 30G P .5G Fat
1/2 C. oats, sweet potato or brown rice = approx. 28G Carbs (give or take a few) and amounts of trace fats
1 Small piece of fruit = 20G Carbs
1 Fish Oil, Flax Oil and or Borage Oil cap = 1G Fat
1 T Natural Nut Butters = 7G Fat
1 T. Oil = 14G Fat
1 Egg = 7 G P 5G Fat
1 Egg White = 3.5G P

Yeah, this is all in my head

 

[BulkMeUp]

I am not as good a Jodi. So intitally i measure things. But once i get accustomed to it i simply eyeball the amounts. In addition all meals have a standard combination, making it easier to know how much of what macro i am getting.

 

[GoalGetter]

i weigh some things and eyeball others after becoming familiar with what certain portions should look like. Also since i prepare my lunches in little disposabe gladware, i know how much it should look like in each one, for my rice or my chicken, or oatmeal or i'm putting in there.

 

[sara]

I measure my carbs & protein not the veggies

 

[CowPimp]

I know how many calories are in my foods without looking. Various complex carb sources are usually within 30-35. If I want 200 calories of a carb source, then I will scoop out 6oz worth. I figure it out based on sources, unless it is high in both. For example, I consider boneless skinless chicken breast a protein source. I consider PB a fat source. Although each one contains a little of the other macros, I don't worry about it.

 

[ReelBigFish]

i dont know bout yall, but i guess im like Jodi, its all in my head. once u eat stuff over and over u just know and remember.

 

[sabre81]

i just wing it. I counted calories for like 2 days once and decided it wasnt for me Over time, i have learned to eye ball portiions and calories i guess.

 

[timt]

I just eat a lot of SPAM, and Cottage cheese

 

[sweatshopchamp]

measue easy things like oatmeal and shakes. Just eat other clean foods untill your satisfied and eat every three hours. If your not hungry every three hours then you are prob. eating too much the previous meal. I hate counting cals but if you have the same foods day after day you will easily memorize the macros and soon it will be automatic. Counting cals takes the fun out of bodybuilding. Eat till you 7/10 full and eat clean healthy foods and go form there. If your not making gains add and vise versa.

 

[M.J.H.]

Hell no, I have counted calories in the past, and I hated it.

 

[Cold Iron]

lol...I just eat and eat and then eat some more. Yes, I am on a permanent bulk

Thanks to the Im comp, I will soon have to learn the art of calorie counting though. Wohoo

 

[Velvet]

I'm anal AND a perfectionist..so ya, I count em...but I don't count fibrous veggies..those are freebies