Below, you will read about 2 simple guidelines that would be perfect for people who have been doing structured workouts and who have a good
idea of their daily calorie intake.
Not exact matches
Once you have kept track
of your diet for several days and get a general
idea of what your
calorie intake is like, compare it to your total
daily energy expenditure.
Find your
daily nutritional needs, get a good
idea of the nutritional content
of the foods you typically consume, and then just do your best to stay within the right range without actually tracking every single
calorie.
One thing is for sure though: you definitely need some sort
of system in place where you understand what your
daily calorie / protein / carbohydrate / fat needs are and have a reasonably accurate
idea of what you're taking in through your diet.
While I don't suggest focusing constantly on counting
calories, I do recommend you learn about your protein, fat and carbohydrate requirements so that you can start creating your
daily meals and food intake with a good general
idea of what your body needs.
And when it comes to maintaining ideal energy levels, performance and weight, you have to have a decent
idea of what you're putting into your body, and knowing that one large egg has 71
calories, 6 grams
of protein, 5 grams
of fat and 0 carbs, that you ate 2300
calories on an average Saturday and 1750
calories on an average weekday, and that your carbohydrate percentage is 55 %
of your
daily intake requires you to log your diet for a little while.
Keep in mind this is as a percentage
of calories and because fats are over twice as much caloric density and very satiating when fat is consumed in a carbohydrate restricted diet an athlete simply does not eat much and tends not to overeat so the
idea many people imagine
of a high fat diet does not fit the reality
of how it is practiced
daily.
I have no problem getting 1.6 grams
of omegas in general by eating fruits and vegetables exclusively in 3,000 plus
calories daily but I'd like to know what the optimal ratio is because it wouldn't be hard to add in some flax or some other nuts or seeds to increase either omega 3 or 6, but I've also heard that there's an upper limit to omega 3 and there's just that basic
idea of the ratio that seems to have a good amount
of research backing it so I want to get it right.
This calculator gives you an
idea of the number
of calories your body burns
daily at it's base level.
There are many kinds
of diet for reducing * fat in the abdominal area but the general
idea is to create a
daily caloric deficit or consume fewer
calories than required by your body.
To get an
idea of what that entails, consider that an average - sized person who eats about 2,000
calories a day will need 100 — 200g protein
daily (on the lower end for strict keto dieters, and on the higher side for those going the Mod Keto route).
Whether you used method # 1, method # 2, or a combination
of both (or did the experiment described in method # 3), you should now have a really good
idea of what your
daily calorie maintenance level is.
Have a read
of this blog post on how to calculate your
daily calorie intake just to get an
idea on how much you should be eating.
However, one place where it may be a great
idea to make a change with green beans is to use them instead
of high
calorie treats to help reduce overall
daily calorie intake without depriving your dog
of nutrients they need.