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Tracking & Methods Used
By: Antelope22 Date: June 19, 2019, 11:38 am
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Not much posted in this section, so thought I'd kick off a topic
around tracking and methods used
Do you track marcos? if so, how have you calculated them?
How do you monitor hitting your daily targets? app or other?
What methods do you use to measure progress and how do you make
decisions to adjust things if you feel it's required?
I track daily macros during the week more rigidly than weekends,
when I get there, I use more an eyeball approach. And use
Mifflin St. Jeor for calculation.
Utilise MFP as a base line, although it's not 100%, it's a
pretty good benchmark and as long as I'm within 5%/10% in either
direction I'm good
Measure progress through, energy, clothing, mirror, scales once
a week and how I'm getting on in the gym
My approach has worked well for me in the context of what I want
from my training and diet. I'm not aiming to look like someone
who could step on stage or a photoshoot, nor do I want to. So a
ripped washboard 6pack isn't my aim. Fit, healthy, look decent
enough naked or around a pool, whilst still trying to enjoy
life.
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Re: Tracking & Methods Used
By: dirtyvest Date: June 19, 2019, 2:10 pm
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Monday breakfast thru until Friday tea-time I am by the book
week in week out. It's easy as my shifts don't give me family
time with family meals etc, I just have myself to worry about so
all meals are known in advance and preppep as needed.
Weekends, within reason, anything goes but I can almost say
without question I probably eat under what I usually need. A
moderate breakfast as I'm not training, a sensible lunch high in
Pro but not that high in carbs or fat usually, but then tea time
is whatever I make for the family. Rarely that unhealthy as even
if it's pizza etc I make it all from scratch but I will throw in
onion rings and wedges etc, or make a pie or something. I will
have chocolate and crisps with a beer in the evening with the
Mrs. But then at bed I'll have a pro meal with almost no carbs
etc to 'compensate'. If I'm bulking I will eat a bit more at the
weekends but as it's easy to go OTT here I usually edge on the
side of caution
#Post#: 1862--------------------------------------------------
Re: Tracking & Methods Used
By: Antelope22 Date: June 20, 2019, 9:00 am
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I don't have a family and work from home, so flexible timing to
hit gym without disruption, and making things fresh etc super
easy :-) weekends a little more difficult, as I do like a beer
or 2 and no one wants to hangout with someone who goes to a
restaurant and massively picky with food and drink because
they're tracking :-)
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Re: Tracking & Methods Used
By: Dr Z Date: June 20, 2019, 9:25 am
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I use Carb Manager for tracking, Despite it's keto optimisation
I don't see why you couldn't use it for any kind of diet
approach. The database is pretty comprehensive, and
customisable.
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Re: Tracking & Methods Used
By: H0M3R Date: June 21, 2019, 4:01 am
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I have a similar approach to DV. Monday-Friday is all planned,
food prepped for all meals at work including lunchbox for
snacks. Evening meal is whatever I cook for the whole family so
that is less strict macro and calorie wise but its usually a
good healthy meal. When I'm bulking I don't shy away from any
treats though.
Weekend isn't tracked, make it up as I go along, still fairly
balanced diet though. Probably don't eat enough either but I
struggle to eat when I'm not in a routine.
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Re: Tracking & Methods Used
By: The_Lone_Wolf Date: July 3, 2019, 2:46 am
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I've developed quite possibly a bad relationship with
MyFitnessPal... My daily streak is about 5 years long of
tracking food intake.
Most of the time it is accurate and I weigh food out while at
home, but when I'm out I have to estimate.
The funny thing is, I'm not really using the data to reach any
goals, I've just been tracking for tracking sake.
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Re: Tracking & Methods Used
By: Dazzz Date: July 31, 2019, 4:36 pm
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Im really anal about tracking stuff. Ive got a nearly 1400 day
streak on Myfittnesspal. I track everything including when I eat
shit. I also wear a garmin watch to track movement and wear a
separate more accurate HR monitor at the gym. My day to day
activity can vary so drastically that I prefer to do it like
this just to give me a consistent idea of calories in/out.
My biggest problem is having too big a deficit that its
unsustainable just because im so active. Im eating about 3000 to
3500 calories a day on a cut now at 90kg.
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Re: Tracking & Methods Used
By: Antelope22 Date: August 1, 2019, 6:43 am
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I'm actually doing a sports and exercise nutrition course with a
company called Precision Nutrition which is really interesting.
They talk about the many ways in which you can track from the
super anal, to the more relaxed. One concept they do talk about
a lot and push through infographics etc is using your hands for
portion control and adjusting accordingly. So you're not
complete tracking, such as weighing everything out, putting it
into MFP, but you are tracking progress through things like
scale, mirror, clothes and bodyfat measurements for those that
want to and then adjust portion control based on goals /
progress. I'm actually thinking of giving it ago
Here's the concept
HTML https://www.precisionnutrition.com/calorie-control-guide
My approach will be to increase and decrease portion size per
meal or number of meals based on progress
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