Integra
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For the umpteenth time, I lazy-searched for how to lose fat.
Then I ran into this video by Chris Masterjohn.
"This is how the world works," I thought, downloaded MFP, and logged what I ate for a week.
Before I show the stats, a quick reflection on the experience: it was a laborious process and I do not intend to do that ever again. To be counting calories daily like that is, I believe, a waste of calories. But it also gave me some good information to help me get myself in the best ******* shape of my life.
This is how I learned that, at 1.70m (5'7") and 73 kg (160 lbs), on average I consume:
So... let's say I wanna dial it down to 1800 cals, how do I roll around the macros?
What dictates satiety, other than mere calories? It seems that my protein intake has been really stable and never lower than 80 g. I get most of it from dairy, eggs, gelatin, occasional seafood, and very rarely, meat.
I should also say that I have a lot of muscle. I'm one of those kids with hypothyriodism-induced fake muscular hypertrophy so puberty was kind and I developed a nice physique, but with embarrassingly little stamina to back it up. I hold most of my fat in my upper arms and legs. Very little on the stomach.
On the other hand, I see now eat a lot of fat. Both cheese and chocolate. Never at the same time though. I realize it might be a good idea to reduce it, but... with my mood swings and sleepless nights, fat is a good, old friend--so, while I realize the estrogen connection and I'm willing, I was wondering if would someone know what the minimum fat intake would be to keep stable moods and okay sleep?
I'll try to sketch out a daily food list with calories and macros next.
Then I ran into this video by Chris Masterjohn.
"This is how the world works," I thought, downloaded MFP, and logged what I ate for a week.
Before I show the stats, a quick reflection on the experience: it was a laborious process and I do not intend to do that ever again. To be counting calories daily like that is, I believe, a waste of calories. But it also gave me some good information to help me get myself in the best ******* shape of my life.
This is how I learned that, at 1.70m (5'7") and 73 kg (160 lbs), on average I consume:
So... let's say I wanna dial it down to 1800 cals, how do I roll around the macros?
What dictates satiety, other than mere calories? It seems that my protein intake has been really stable and never lower than 80 g. I get most of it from dairy, eggs, gelatin, occasional seafood, and very rarely, meat.
I should also say that I have a lot of muscle. I'm one of those kids with hypothyriodism-induced fake muscular hypertrophy so puberty was kind and I developed a nice physique, but with embarrassingly little stamina to back it up. I hold most of my fat in my upper arms and legs. Very little on the stomach.
On the other hand, I see now eat a lot of fat. Both cheese and chocolate. Never at the same time though. I realize it might be a good idea to reduce it, but... with my mood swings and sleepless nights, fat is a good, old friend--so, while I realize the estrogen connection and I'm willing, I was wondering if would someone know what the minimum fat intake would be to keep stable moods and okay sleep?
I'll try to sketch out a daily food list with calories and macros next.
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