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[sassy69]

Or more specifically, get an account on a food counts program like www.fitday.com, enter your above meal plan and portions and the program will calculate total calories as well as macronutrient breakdown - % and grams of protein, fat & carb. The big reason for this is that you want a particular result that your current diet /training/ lifestyle is not producing. So the easiest place to start is to review your current eating plan and typically some small tweaks can be identified to help better optimize the whole thing towards your goal. Very honestly drugs just complicate things if you havent' already done this exercise.

[lilith]

Ya thank Rockette I know this, and if I dont ask i won't know. Never heard the term but have a grasp on the conscept thanks for the support...

[lilith]

Thank you Sassy that's what I'am talking about. I appreciate you giving me away to educate my self rather than leaving me hanging.

[sassy69]

Thank you Sassy that's what I'am talking about. I appreciate you giving me away to educate my self rather than leaving me hanging.

I've used fitday.com on & off for years. Its a free online account you can set up. They have a database of foods as well as a free-form thing you can enter your own stuff in. It takes a little bit of time to fiddle w/ the interface and locate your particular food item in the database, as well as sometimes you need to approximate the portions. Its not critical to get everything 1,000,000 % accurate - the real point is to get a handle on the actual calories and macro nutrient values of the foods you're eating, as well as helping you get a better feel for estimating your portion sizes. A digital food scale is a really useful item to have (cost about $10) to help initially. I started weighing my food 20 years ago and in the last 5-10 years I can usually get within a tenth of an ounce by sight.

There are some rules of thumb that can help w/ getting a better sense of eyeballing food portions:

1/2 c brown rice ~ 1/2 c oats ~ 5 oz sweet potato all equal around 30 g of carb.

4 oz chicken is about the size of your fist

4 oz lean beef ~ 4 oz chicken ~ 6 oz fish all equal about 35 g protein

[tammyp]

I have used fitday forever. You really need to plug your food in to see where you are at. I weigh and measure every thing that goes in my mouth.