Flexible Dieting.

[zeta1]

Hmm, I don't really count my calories too much. I see them as a side effect of what I eat. I care more about protein, carbs and fats. I always seem to get enough calories if I eat the proper amounts of those.

i go with my macros too but with MFP it doesnt add them correctly because it rounds up the numbers,,i just do some quick math of my protein, cars n fat and i get my total calories, right now im leaning out before starting a lean bulk and take it from there

 

[Wunderpus]

i go with my macros too but with MFP it doesnt add them correctly because it rounds up the numbers,,i just do some quick math of my protein, cars n fat and i get my total calories, right now im leaning out before starting a lean bulk and take it from there

I think you're overcomplicating it for where you're at, but that's just my opinion.

 

[SmallsMalone]

In my opinion (mind you, I've not been doing this long, only 3 years) - it has plusses and minuses.

The plus: The law of energy balance, which means a calorie is a calorie, and to lose fat you have to just burn more than you intake, or to add mass you eat more than you burn. So you can eat whatever you want as long as you fulfill your macros.

The minus: Sure a calorie is a calorie, but even still, shitty foods can make your health shittier. Fast food might make your calorie count but it's going to fuck with your cholesterol. The lack of good micronutrients in a lot of processed foods will harm your performance, but not your waistline.

What I try and do is eat to my macros, and I try hard to make sure that 80% of what I eat is good clean foods (meats, raw /steamed veggies, fruits, grains) and 20% is junk (pizza, take out chinese food, frozen yogurt, candy, pie. I love pie. Goddamn do I love pie). And if I am going to have a desert, I try to make it myself from scratch so that I know what is going into it.

Just my two cents from my limited experience. But it has helped me go from 30% bodyfat to 13% before I started using AAS, so it worked for me.

 

[showstoppa]

Even if you aren't doing flex dieting, still shoukd weigh and log. For 99% its the only way to be accurate and its why so many don't get the results they want.

I do leangains right now but sometimes do iifym but not the free cals cause i go off the deep end when i do.

 

[zeta1]

Even if you aren't doing flex dieting, still shoukd weigh and log. For 99% its the only way to be accurate and its why so many don't get the results they want.

I do leangains right now but sometimes do iifym but not the free cals cause i go off the deep end when i do.

im doing to meal plans right now while cutting down, i have my workout days and my off day meal plan, i want to get really lean then start a lean bulk.