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Originally Posted by unit
im not counting calories rn im just cutting my portions slightly to make up for the extra protein shake/bar im eating.
if i wanted to lose mega weight i would definitely just do tons of cardio like sign up for a granfondo or half marathon and train 3x a week.. you will just melt pounds off your body and be able to eat anything you want.
i'd rather do something like that then count every gram of food that goes in my body
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Once you find a macro that works for you, you get used to it after some time. It's also key to use lean protein and a good amount of fibre to keep you feeling full. I've always noticed that after doing my macro for a few weeks, my appetite actually decreases. So when I go out to eat I get full rather quickly compared to how I would have normally eaten beforehand.
As for burning calories, perhaps it's because I never do cardio but the days of me eating whatever I want and gaining no weight are LONG gone lol. My metabolism simply isn't what it was so there's no amount of (reasonable) exercise that will keep me in a deficit.
Also, not for nothing but I've been doing a loose macro this time around. In previous rounds, I weighed literally everything and it gave me incredible results but this time I'm playing the long game. I have a rough idea of where I'm at for caloric intake and am really only weighing two things: chicken breast and egg whites.
It's been the easiest in terms of effort so far!