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CNS · « **Reply #1625 on:** August 05, 2014, 04:05:26 PM »

That link requires your body fat % to get started. did you guess or did you do something to determine it?

Asteriskhead · « **Reply #1626 on:** August 05, 2014, 04:08:09 PM »

Quote from: CNS on August 05, 2014, 04:05:26 PM

That link requires your body fat % to get started. did you guess or did you do something to determine it?

It calculates it for you using your height, weight, age, gender and average level of physical activity.

CNS · « **Reply #1627 on:** August 05, 2014, 04:10:13 PM »

Quote from: Metalhead on August 05, 2014, 04:08:09 PM

Quote from: CNS on August 05, 2014, 04:05:26 PM
That link requires your body fat % to get started. did you guess or did you do something to determine it?

It calculates it for you using your height, weight, age, gender and average level of physical activity.

Huh, it's not for me. It keeps telling me "Current body fat required" after I fill out those things and hit calc.

Asteriskhead · « **Reply #1628 on:** August 05, 2014, 04:23:39 PM »

Weird, that space is grayed out for me. Are you selecting a body type?

Mr Bread · « **Reply #1629 on:** August 05, 2014, 05:10:57 PM »

It wants me to eat 54 grams of fiber per day.

CHONGS · « **Reply #1630 on:** August 05, 2014, 05:13:07 PM »

Quote from: Mr Bread on August 05, 2014, 05:10:57 PM

It wants me to eat 54 grams of fiber per day.

That sets you up for some prime BBSn time.

Asteriskhead · « **Reply #1631 on:** August 05, 2014, 09:41:55 PM »

Quote from: Mr Bread on August 05, 2014, 05:10:57 PM

It wants me to eat 54 grams of fiber per day.

pray tell us, what did you enter to get that result?

Benja · « **Reply #1632 on:** August 06, 2014, 12:15:11 AM »

Quote from: Metalhead on August 05, 2014, 03:31:08 PM

I have noticed that I'm going to have to change a few things really quickly. I thought I had a lot of wiggle room with 50g+ of fat, but that quickly evaporates if you drink whole milk.

50 grams of fat a day is crazy low. I could never, ever do that.

Benja · « **Reply #1633 on:** August 06, 2014, 12:15:48 AM »

Quote from: Chingon on August 05, 2014, 05:13:07 PM

Quote from: Mr Bread on August 05, 2014, 05:10:57 PM
It wants me to eat 54 grams of fiber per day.
That sets you up for some prime BBSn time.

Asteriskhead · « **Reply #1634 on:** August 06, 2014, 12:26:28 AM »

Quote from: Benja on August 06, 2014, 12:15:11 AM

Quote from: Metalhead on August 05, 2014, 03:31:08 PM
I have noticed that I'm going to have to change a few things really quickly. I thought I had a lot of wiggle room with 50g+ of fat, but that quickly evaporates if you drink whole milk.

50 grams of fat a day is crazy low. I could never, ever do that.

400+g of carbs though.

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #1635 on:** August 06, 2014, 08:16:33 AM »

Quote from: Metalhead on August 05, 2014, 04:03:10 PM

Quote from: CNS on August 05, 2014, 03:48:03 PM
Quote from: Metalhead on August 05, 2014, 03:31:08 PM
I have noticed that I'm going to have to change a few things really quickly. I thought I had a lot of wiggle room with 50g+ of fat, but that quickly evaporates if you drink whole milk.

I started looking into the macro thing and found that other sources were way off from what MFP recommends. I discussed it ITT a while ago. I am sure you are up to date on things like that, but my macros were way off. Like over 200% for protein, for example.

I linked this site in my original post, http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/. It's recommended as a good starter site for calculating your macro levels by Dr. Layne Norton, a natural bodybuilder and powerlifter, who is probably the face of flexible dieting/ IIFYM.

I used that website to calculate what my macro intake levels should be at and then adjusted those levels in the MFP app.

Hitting my protein (193g/pd) and fat (51g/pd) goals won't be too hard, but holy eff, I'm not sure how in the eff I'm supposed to eat 463g of carbs per day.

What is that g/pd unit?

Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #1636 on:** August 06, 2014, 08:21:37 AM »

grams per day (I'm assuming)

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #1637 on:** August 06, 2014, 08:23:57 AM »

OK, thought I was missing something there. Was reading it as grams per pound or grams per pound day or something like that. The extra / made it confusing.

Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #1638 on:** August 06, 2014, 08:26:37 AM »

Quote from: Emo EMAW on August 06, 2014, 08:23:57 AM

OK, thought I was missing something there. Was reading it as grams per pound or grams per pound day or something like that. The extra / made it confusing.

Yes, I agree but the calculator lists grams per day so I think that's what it is.

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #1639 on:** August 06, 2014, 08:40:42 AM »

Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #1640 on:** August 06, 2014, 08:49:56 AM »

So according to this calculator I should only eat 1410 calories per day. Do you think I can get Gooch to give me a calorie count for every meal he cooks? This seems like a real pain. Do you guys really do this for every meal?

Can we make this like the credit card thread where I just tell you my fitness goals and someone here tells me what to eat and what to do at the gym?

Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #1641 on:** August 06, 2014, 09:13:16 AM »

Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on August 06, 2014, 08:49:56 AM

So according to this calculator I should only eat 1410 calories per day. Do you think I can get Gooch to give me a calorie count for every meal he cooks? This seems like a real pain. Do you guys really do this for every meal?

Can we make this like the credit card thread where I just tell you my fitness goals and someone here tells me what to eat and what to do at the gym?

Better yet, I'll post here what I ate for dinner and then someone can tell me what to eat for lunch the next day to get to the right total for the "day" (which will actually be a 24 hour period of time from 12pm to 12pm).

Asteriskhead · « **Reply #1642 on:** August 06, 2014, 10:12:27 AM »

Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on August 06, 2014, 08:26:37 AM

Quote from: Emo EMAW on August 06, 2014, 08:23:57 AM
OK, thought I was missing something there. Was reading it as grams per pound or grams per pound day or something like that. The extra / made it confusing.

Yes, I agree but the calculator lists grams per day so I think that's what it is.

Yea, grams per day. Sorry, I'm a meathead, not a scientist.

Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #1643 on:** August 06, 2014, 11:04:59 AM »

Quote from: Metalhead on August 06, 2014, 10:12:27 AM

Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on August 06, 2014, 08:26:37 AM
Quote from: Emo EMAW on August 06, 2014, 08:23:57 AM
OK, thought I was missing something there. Was reading it as grams per pound or grams per pound day or something like that. The extra / made it confusing.

Yes, I agree but the calculator lists grams per day so I think that's what it is.

Yea, grams per day. Sorry, I'm a meathead, not a scientist.

Name change thread...

Asteriskhead · « **Reply #1644 on:** August 06, 2014, 11:10:27 AM »

Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on August 06, 2014, 11:04:59 AM

Quote from: Metalhead on August 06, 2014, 10:12:27 AM
Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on August 06, 2014, 08:26:37 AM
Quote from: Emo EMAW on August 06, 2014, 08:23:57 AM
OK, thought I was missing something there. Was reading it as grams per pound or grams per pound day or something like that. The extra / made it confusing.

Yes, I agree but the calculator lists grams per day so I think that's what it is.

Yea, grams per day. Sorry, I'm a meathead, not a scientist.

~~Name change~~ dyslexia thread...

The Big Train · « **Reply #1645 on:** August 06, 2014, 05:29:45 PM »

So I don't take any supplements other than a pre-workout. I love the one I have now but I'm about out and I'm starting to build up a tolerance to it.

What do you guys take or have had before that was good? This is what I have been using and it's awesome for those that are looking for something else too.

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #1646 on:** August 06, 2014, 05:45:25 PM »

Is there creatine in dat?

The Big Train · « **Reply #1647 on:** August 06, 2014, 06:20:59 PM »

Yeah, I think. I don't really know what all the ingredients mean but it works great

Benja · « **Reply #1648 on:** August 06, 2014, 06:24:53 PM »

Quote from: The Big Train on August 06, 2014, 05:29:45 PM

So I don't take any supplements other than a pre-workout. I love the one I have now but I'm about out and I'm starting to build up a tolerance to it.

What do you guys take or have had before that was good? This is what I have been using and it's awesome for those that are looking for something else too.

Caffeine pills for me. 95% of supplements are complete bullshit, and insanely expensive for what you are actually purchasing.

The Big Train · « **Reply #1649 on:** August 06, 2014, 06:41:38 PM »

Quote from: Benja on August 06, 2014, 06:24:53 PM

Quote from: The Big Train on August 06, 2014, 05:29:45 PM
So I don't take any supplements other than a pre-workout. I love the one I have now but I'm about out and I'm starting to build up a tolerance to it.

What do you guys take or have had before that was good? This is what I have been using and it's awesome for those that are looking for something else too.

Caffeine pills for me. 95% of supplements are complete bullshit, and insanely expensive for what you are actually purchasing.

Well this one is a 5%er