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Do you calculate or look at macros for fitness a lot? Would love your feedback.

I made a SUPER simple calculator because I was constantly calculating by hand the calories in a given set of macros.

https://thisappwillgiveyouabs.com/macrostocalories.html

I was doing research into macros and I would often see sets of macros posted without the total caloric energy amount. Like this:

300 carbs
75 fats
230 protein

I can't do that calculation in my head so I made a simple calculator. Which tells me that the above has 2795 calories of energy in it.

If you look at macros a lot, do you find the calculator helpful or is it too basic?

on March 24, 2020
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    I count macros- I am self educated, using sites like IIFYM.com to understand my macro breakdown and I track with MyFitnessPal which has restaurant menus with macros/calorie info.
    For me, the calories are unimportant vs the macronutrient. I focus more on those.
    I’d be happy to discuss more if you wanted to conduct user research!

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      Hey Ryan, would love to discuss more. I emailed you at your email on your profile. Thanks!

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    I don't have much motivation for cooking or tracking macros. At the same time I like to eat a variety of food and am trying to increase muscle mass and reduce body fat (like many others).

    For this reason I bought a mealprepping for bodybuilding book which has a load of recipes for the week with pre-calculated macros. All I have to do it buy the ingredients and follow the instructions. Every week is different, usually tasty food, and stuff I would never have even thought to make myself.

    Just thought I would share my perspective as your site currently only does the bit that I purposefully avoid. Maybe it will give some ideas, I doubt I am the only person like this.

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      Great thought, thanks. Did you get this book? https://amzn.to/39eGA29

      Do you measure out the ingredients as you are cooking?

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        Yes, it is exactly that book.

        I do measure the ingredients but it is a bit tricky as I am used to the metric system and have to convert them There are also a lot of ingredients that I have to substitute as they are difficult to get in the UK (especially as supermarkets are being stripped bare at the moment).

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          Thanks. So you value just being able to follow a recipe and the macros are laid out for you. You don't mind measuring, you just don't want to have to calculate and match macros yourself correct?

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      Definitely. I left the email on from a different calculator I made. http://thisappwillgiveyouabs.com/summerbod2020

      I have 3 calculators now. Going to keep adding more.

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