Mornining guys long time no post!

Just after some advice on a good set of weighing scales for the kitchen that also show the calorie and macro content of foods from a list. Had a look around but not sure how good they are and wondered if anyone here could recommend.

Also can anyone recommend a decent calorie requirement calculator for maintaning, gaining or losing weight?

10 x bodyweight in lbs= diet
12 x bodyweight in lbs= maintain
15x bpdyweight in lbs = bulk

probably the most non-scientific ever!

up to you about macro breakdown- ie carbs, proteins, fats and their respective percentages.

scales- clueless, thats a bit too finite for me

julesm wrote:10 x bodyweight in lbs= diet
12 x bodyweight in lbs= maintain
15x bpdyweight in lbs = bulk

probably the most non-scientific ever!

up to you about macro breakdown- ie carbs, proteins, fats and their respective percentages.

scales- clueless, thats a bit too finite for me

Useless on the scales too, but as a start point jules' unscientific calorie guidelines are kinda similar to what I'd suggest for people with low-moderate activity and 'average' metabolisms...for me I need much higher numbers than that, around 15xbodyweight in lbs is about my maintenence, but if I'm doing running 2-3 times a week as well as weights I'll still lose fat on that.

You also need to consider how amny calories are leaving your body in your Brad Pitts.

My intake seems very low when I add up those numbers though. I'm around 67KG or ~150LB (5' 4" remember though)

Saying that, I think my typical intake is probably closer to 2,500 and I have put on a bit of excess weight.

if you are morphing into jimmie crankie, you cannot stop evolution.

just monitor and cut back or add on cals as required- the mirror is a better judge than kitchen scales. in all honesty you will use them for a bit, and then you get a feel or visual knowledge of weights where you will just stop using them- so they are pointless

I think its a lot easier to just deal with macros

ie...aim for X gram fo each per day. easy to tweak

Especially easy to just keep fats low and noth bother adding those up, just keep them consistant and work with protein and carbs.

Thanks all,

Rab - Wouldn't mind hearing a little about your contest diet approach.

I was intending on basically dropping carbs (or having a very small amount) from a couple of meals a day, increasing protein and adding some fat. Along with this adding some cardio after workout.

My 'podge' comes and goes a lot during the day I guess depending on my carb intake and hydration. Sometimes I don't look like there's that much fat and can make out my top abs (not when relaxing). Other times you can't see them at all.

When it comes down to it the weekend will be my biggest let down but i'm trying to do some damage limitation there.... Vodka and Pepsi Max!

My diet approach is very simple mate...it has to be as im a thick jock c*nt

started off with 350g of protein and 350g of carbs with low fat and low salt and plenty water. fats from 4 eggs and a daily portion of lean-ish beef and fish oils only. havnt bothered counting up what that is in fats.

from there ive been taking bits off here and there...all from carbs at the moment and playin git week by week. if i come in tighter then i keep it the same, if it stall then i drop carbs a little. I eat whaty i wan ton a saturday and always gain a few lbs doing so so weigh in day/strip off is saturday mornin to see progress pre cheat meals

will prob drop the eggs at some point and replace with a meal of white fish and veg - yum yum cant wait! that will cause a fair few calories to be dropped over the week and save me losing any more carbs

Cheers mate.

I guess you deal with carbs well then?

I'm going to try pulling carbs from a couple of meals. I'm thinking something like....

Brekafast - Protein & fat
Dinner - Carbs & protein
PreWorkout - Carbs & protein
PostWorkout - Carbs & protein
Tea - Protein and fat, lots of vots (so low carbs)
PreBed - Protein and fat

Non-workout days i'll just remove the carbs from my post workout shake, or increase the size of the other meals. Might give it a go and see how it fairs. I don't need to lose much but i'm starting to collect a bit round the old tum. It can't do any harm to try increase my sensitivity to insulin either.

Steak and Veg for tea tonight

Looking at the carloie intake recommendations given I probably been on a constant bulk for a long time really.

Breakfast - 60-100g oats, 50gwhey
Lunch - Sandwich and soup
Preworkout - Sandwich
Postworkout - 60-100g oats, 30g whey
Tea - Meat, rice/potatoes, veg (even stuff like curries, pasta n sauce occasionally!)
Bed - Whey

Sandwiches and soup. SOme things never change eh Wardie

I'm not eating as much!

Looking to get a load of steaks or something and have sweet pot mash or some shizzle. Or cook up some larger more calorific soups instead.