cityhick said:
Dude. I have no clue what a macro even is. From what I heard its how many cals you burn a day??? something like that. I dont get into diet that much. I know I have to eat clean and eat X amount of calories to get where I want how fast. For me to really cut down I have to eat approx. 2200 CLEAN cals. If I want to Maintain 3200 Pretty clean. If I want mass 4000 clean. Simple as that.
right now. Im working on 4000. Fuck its hard to eat approx 670 cals a meal. I just look in the cubbard and find high protien foods. And eat servings untill I get to about 600 then just find other snacks like penuts to get the extra in.
With all due respect, you are very stubborn when it comes to diet ...
Macros = macro nutrient ratios (protein, fat, carbohydrate)
Eating CLEAN does not mean reading the labels, but reading the ingredients ... the longer the list, the more processed, no mater what is says (No carb, No fat ect) ...
Hick this is a general statement, & you know I luv you man & NOT directed at you at all, but must be said ...
This is why those serious about cutting, and SWEAR they 'eat clean, why can't I lose weight?' .... 99% of the time his/her version of Clean after listing the foods eaten? The diet is the exact reason they are NOT seeing the results... like Pinto has said No amount of cardio can make up for a poor diet ...
I did way too much cardio, ate what I thought was clean, did abs way too often, & I have never seen my 6 pack, ab veins, or the muscles I do now until I actually took a look at WHAT I was eating, when how often, and analyzed it. Some people just don't have time for that .. but you know what, I had time to change my life, body, health & physique so I made it work ... without eating CLEAN, I had NOTHING I do now ...
Which is why fitday & the %'s for P, F & C is often asked for to see EXACTLY what you are eating & when ...
If you want to get very basic and have the debate of cals In vs cals out ... I do NOT buy into it per my last last cut (lets just use this as an example since over time, it is a given, this will change, as does everything else as your body grows, adjusts, changes, and each person is different ... ) ... I have clearly been at a deficit ... on my cutting, cutting diet, I gained LBM, I lost significant Bodyfat, I increased all my lifts & PR'd like no other ...
And I absolutely accredit this to proper meal timing, choices, food options & just not getting my cals in for the day ...
Will this change a year from now? Probably ... but I guess we'll just see ...