#macro counting

[astrojaxsaga]

I think the thing I need to be right now is honest with myself.

I had a hard year, but the hardest part is over (I submitted my paper and passed the candidacy exam 🥂🎉). Now I have the time to focus on myself and my healing, and work on work-life balance. But there was a toll for the incredibly hard effort I had to put into getting my important work checkpoints completed.

In other words, I'm back where I started. But I'm okay.

I let myself heal for a few weeks before trying to get back to the gym. Mentally mostly. I did very light exercise and spent most of my energy planning things that I intend to do. Like travel and start Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help with my anxiety and ADHD. I'm hoping this mental work helps with maintaining a better overall lifestyle. One component of this is working on sleeping better.

The next thing I'm trying to add is some commuting to work via bike (it's about an hour one way). I know this will take some time to build stamina. But I'm working on getting the components together to make it work.

One thing I have no trouble with is gaining muscle. But to add like 2 hours of cardio a week (at min) I think this should help in the balance of muscle gaining and weight loss.

Either way I'm just happy I survived everything. Every day can be a new day 1 for all I care, because it all takes just starting. Just working on making "starting" an everyday habit.

[healthyhappyame]

I feel like they need to make protein powder fundip

Maybe then I can hit these macros 😫

[iifymhannah-blog]

My first meal prep ❤

[astrojaxsaga]

After almost a week tracking macros, I've been able to sustain around 2k calories a day. My watch estimate for calories out is pretty inaccurate so I have been going based on weight with MacroFactor to figure out my expenditure. Seems I'm currently just maintaining. This is so annoying though because really what 2k forces me to do is have a lunch and dinner and a few snacks in order to stay under. The snacks make it easier to go a bit while only a little hungry. Not loving the feeling of having to opt out of a full meal though.

The only way around that would be to cut carbs and I don't want to have to do that. But it might allow for more volume. But I like eating fruit and a little pasta so I'm not in love with the idea lol.

It's a bit hard getting through this last week without constantly snacking, not only is it a source of like immediate dopamine but I also find that being slightly hungry is distracting, especially when I know I've only got like a week left. But I've been really enjoying getting back to cooking a bit and meal prep has been relaxing.

7 more days to the PhD candidacy exam, I hope to get it over with and do okay 👍

[astrojaxsaga]

Getting back into some regular cardio. Just an easy treadmill run this time. I realized that (even though it's summer and relatively hot sometimes) I miss running with the sunset. Or just zoning out through the forest on a trail. I haven't found a good route by my apartment yet but I figure once I do I will be more motivated to run outside again.

Had a sauna sesh post-workout which felt baller. It's definitely nice to just take time and zone out and not think, though it's hard not to keep an eye on the clock.

The supplements I've been taking seem pretty good, I'm a little nervous about the pre-workout since it suggests not taking it <6 hours prior to sleep, which is impossible if I'm working out at like 8pm. I'm hoping the workout rids the jitters and that I'll be able to sleep alright.

Just started macro counting as well and this app (though not free) solves every problem that I ever had with Fitbit. It's called MacroFactor. I love that you can make and save recipes, and make your own servings. I was attempting to do that with an Excel doc but it was tedious. Also it uses AI to adjust your goals which is pretty neat? Right now I'm just focusing on calories and protein. Almost hit it today ! This also solves the issue of my Fitbit over assuming the caloric burn (like today is 3k even though all I did was clean a good portion of the day and did a 25-minute run).

[myfooddiary]

3 Things to Know About Low Carb Diets and Exercise

Carbohydrates are a major fuel source for exercising muscles, the brain, and the central nervous system. When you drastically lower your carb intake, your body lacks the glucose necessary to produce e

Carbohydrates are a major fuel source for exercising muscles, the brain, and the central nervous system. When you drastically lower your carb intake, your body lacks the glucose necessary to produce energy. Without adequate carbohydrates, the body enters a state of ketosis where it begins to burn its own fat for fuel. This may sound appealing at first, but the process also produces ketones, a byproduct of breaking down fat stores. Ketones have been linked to gout, kidney stones, and kidney failure.

[rayfredm]

‘I switched from a low-carb diet to counting macros – and wow’

‘I switched from a low-carb diet to counting macros – and wow’

There’s no doubting that Shannon Collins was already fit in 2018.

Looking at pictures of the Indiana-based woman who posts on Instagram as @thegymnurse you can see that she’d already lost 30 pounds, or just over 13kg, since starting her weight loss journey three years ago following a low-carb lifestyle.

But her results went into overdrive when she switched from low-carb to counting macros.

Her…

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Macros - 101

Macros – 101

Macros! A popular term in the world of nutrition which you might have come across if you’re already a fitness enthusiast or if you’re a newbie to “Fitness” and trying to control what goes in your body, then this blog may help you all.

What are Macros: Macros is a term used for three main nutrients of food.

Carbs: Carbs are the major macro in our diet and makes up most of our diet. It…

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