May 07, 2008 8:39 PM GMT
Damn, I wrote this before I realized I don't know how to post a document. Soon as someone lets me in on that bit of knowledge, I'll post the spreadsheet I came up with. In the meantime, I can e-mail it to you if you're interested, here's what it's about:
Aright fellas, I put this together to keep track of what I'm eating. I've tried just keeping a written record, this is the same thing, just fancier. Basically, fill out your information on the left side of the sheet (weight, daily activity level) and everything you've eaten on the right side. I'm posting mine for today, so y'all can see what's been fueling me today
A few things I'm concerned about:
I have figures in there for how much protein I should be getting, and I've read a lot of conflicting stuff about how much one should get, but I think the way I have it figured there is pretty reasonable.
After the protein, though, I have an even split between Fats and Carbs... that sound about right to everyone? I got the figure from a diet I tried for gaining weight, which emphasized a ton of protein, and splitting the rest of your daily intake between fats and carbs evenly.
Is categorizing stuff by Proteins, Fats, and Carbs oversimplifying to the point that the spreadsheet is not functional? Or is it still usable as a general "keep track of what you're getting versus what you should be getting" tool?
Obviously I'm no doctor, and I don't have a ton of time (I've actually been piecing this together on my free time for a while), so my goal was to make a daily food log that easy, relatively convenient, and usable.
Check it out, let me know what you think.
Aright fellas, I put this together to keep track of what I'm eating. I've tried just keeping a written record, this is the same thing, just fancier. Basically, fill out your information on the left side of the sheet (weight, daily activity level) and everything you've eaten on the right side. I'm posting mine for today, so y'all can see what's been fueling me today
A few things I'm concerned about:
I have figures in there for how much protein I should be getting, and I've read a lot of conflicting stuff about how much one should get, but I think the way I have it figured there is pretty reasonable.
After the protein, though, I have an even split between Fats and Carbs... that sound about right to everyone? I got the figure from a diet I tried for gaining weight, which emphasized a ton of protein, and splitting the rest of your daily intake between fats and carbs evenly.
Is categorizing stuff by Proteins, Fats, and Carbs oversimplifying to the point that the spreadsheet is not functional? Or is it still usable as a general "keep track of what you're getting versus what you should be getting" tool?
Obviously I'm no doctor, and I don't have a ton of time (I've actually been piecing this together on my free time for a while), so my goal was to make a daily food log that easy, relatively convenient, and usable.
Check it out, let me know what you think.
