Diets - Macros and Calories, what do you really need?

[LiE]

Just cook your chicken until it's so dry you can't chew it, sorted then you'll know there's no water left to mess with the weight.

 

[Chris1712]

No one seems to account for the fact that protein doesn't stack either? As we all know, proteins can act like waves OR particles (depending on who's watching) and much like their aural counterparts soundwaves they do not combine well, 100db + 100db != 200db.
Similarly 100g Whey (80%) + 100g Chicken (60%) != 140g proteins. (Assuming your observing the proteins).

What you need to do is make sure your not looking at the food when your preparing or consuming it (so it continues to behave as a particle, not a wave!), else all the protein sources will interfere with each other and cause Protein Confusion. Not good!

This explains it better.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-slit_experiment

 

[sigma]

Assuming all pre-cooked chicken contains the same amount of water.
The 1g of missing protein will be your undoing!

Chicken thighs from Asda are terrible, they end up swimming in water when cooked in the oven, I swear 20% of the weight is skin too.

 

[tom_e]

That's why they're about 5p a kilo

 

[Freefaller]

Ultimately you're not going to be changing the macros significantly enough for it to be a worry.

 

[Syla5]

actually lol'ed!


to effectively get 100g of cooked chicken on the week where 100g weighs 60g you would need 166g of pre cooked chicken

pre cooked macros for 100g of chicken
protein 36.1 carbs 0 fats 5 cals 192

same chicken based on cooked macros
protein 33 carbs 0 fats 5 cals 187

to effectively get 100g of cooked chicken on the week where 100g weighs 90g you would need 111g of pre cooked chicken

pre cooked macros for 100g of chicken
protein 24.1 carbs 0 fats 3.5 cals 128

same chicken based on cooked macros
protein 33 carbs 0 fats 5 cals 187

 

[Freefaller]

You guys really are over thinking this....

 

[tom_e]

You guys really are over thinking this....

Surely a man of your experience should know that if your protein intake is 1g off then it causes instant catabolism, in fact all the worrying about it and the associated cortisol release is hindering gains as they speak

 

[MoNkeE]

Hey, don't tar me with that brush Will, I was only kidding when I brought all this up :X

 

[Steedie]

I remember the days when this forum took pride in just getting in the gym and seeing results, with a bit of banter in between

Now you're spending an entire day talking about the small difference between cooked and uncooked chicken.

What happened?!

 

[tom_e]

We're becoming more and more like Misc everyday

 

[MoNkeE]

Do we even lift?

 

[Skillmister]

We're becoming more and more like Misc everyday

Completely the opposite lol. You'd be negged into oblivion for caring this much about chicken

 

[tom_e]

Do we even lift?

Who cares, we talk a bloody good gym session!

 

[LiE]

I remember the days when this forum took pride in just getting in the gym and seeing results, with a bit of banter in between

Now you're spending an entire day talking about the small difference between cooked and uncooked chicken.

What happened?!

That still happens, but we've talked about everything now we need new (and less interesting) things to talk about.

 

[sigma]

If anything this place seems to be full of people moaning about people discussing things.

If you don't like what you're reading, don't bother reading it...

 

[Skillmister]

If anything this place seems to be full of people moaning about people discussing things.

If you don't like what you're reading, don't bother reading it...

Oh the ironing...

 

[sigma]

Oh the ironing...

Bite me.

 

[Freefaller]

 

[sigma]

I guess I'll stick to sarcasm and gifs might even change my username!