Hey, man. Welcome back! I missed you. Hope the surgery is yielding benefits. Great video. The problem I’ve had with MyFitnessPal is how to accurately measure what you’re eating so the numbers are accurate, particularly when you eat out, order in or don’t have a recipe. Any tips? Thanks!
@@michaelmavrides5773 hey Michael! Thanks so much! Missed being here and your support. Feels so good to be back at it. Not sure when the last time you used MyFitnessPal but they have a lot of restaurants in the app. If you pay for the premium feature you can take pictures of the barcodes and it will upload. You can also take a pic of your plate and will guesstimate. There was a time I was really obsessive and would weigh my food but not now. I find even if it’s not 100% accurate it keeps me accountable and on track much better than not tracking at all.
@@nicomastropietro3996 Depends who you ask and if you are measuring yourself in pounds or kilograms. My mom is a dietician and she argues that I don’t need 1 g of protein for 1 lb of my weight but that’s what I learned in school and works for me. As far as fats and carbs depends on your activity level and what you want to run on. Carbs are better utilized in quick high effort activities whereas fat is utilized slower but yields more energy. Also if someone has heart issues they may not want a diet super high in fat. For me if I’m going for performance I increase the carbs and increase fat. If I’m cutting I do the opposite. I just adjust the percentages of Macros to make 100% but couldn’t tell you a rule I use per body weight. Hope that helps my friend.
Hey, man. Welcome back! I missed you. Hope the surgery is yielding benefits. Great video. The problem I’ve had with MyFitnessPal is how to accurately measure what you’re eating so the numbers are accurate, particularly when you eat out, order in or don’t have a recipe. Any tips? Thanks!
@@michaelmavrides5773 hey Michael! Thanks so much! Missed being here and your support. Feels so good to be back at it. Not sure when the last time you used MyFitnessPal but they have a lot of restaurants in the app. If you pay for the premium feature you can take pictures of the barcodes and it will upload. You can also take a pic of your plate and will guesstimate. There was a time I was really obsessive and would weigh my food but not now. I find even if it’s not 100% accurate it keeps me accountable and on track much better than not tracking at all.
@@learn2run101 Awesome. Does the pic really get you in the ball park in terms of the overall calories?
@@michaelmavrides5773 I’ve only used it a few times with simple stuff and it has. I’ll play around with it more and report back.
Thank you, Matt! In terms of g/kg of body weight, about 2-2.2 g of protein is the 'gold standard', I think; what about carbs and fats?
@@nicomastropietro3996 Depends who you ask and if you are measuring yourself in pounds or kilograms. My mom is a dietician and she argues that I don’t need 1 g of protein for 1 lb of my weight but that’s what I learned in school and works for me. As far as fats and carbs depends on your activity level and what you want to run on. Carbs are better utilized in quick high effort activities whereas fat is utilized slower but yields more energy. Also if someone has heart issues they may not want a diet super high in fat. For me if I’m going for performance I increase the carbs and increase fat. If I’m cutting I do the opposite. I just adjust the percentages of Macros to make 100% but couldn’t tell you a rule I use per body weight. Hope that helps my friend.
@@learn2run101 Complete answer, as usual! 🙏