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Count EFA in macros?

headend

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Simple question, do you count EFA's in your macro count for your diet? I assume so but I ask because I take Animal Omega and at 50/30/20 and around 2400 cals that seems to take up a lot of fat in my diet.

Thanks
 
headend said:
Simple question, do you count EFA's in your macro count for your diet? I assume so but I ask because I take Animal Omega and at 50/30/20 and around 2400 cals that seems to take up a lot of fat in my diet.

Thanks
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Why would you not?
 
I think the amount of fish oil i take adds up to around 100 cals, so obviously I count it.

Im just a pimp like that ;). and thats around 15g i think.
 
Maybe its just me but when you start overlooking 'insignificant' calories you end up with a significant total. Throw in some BCAAs and a couple creamers for the coffee next thing you have 250 unaccounted calories and crappy progress. Just seems like bad practice to me - if you're gonna count in the first place...
 
Nitrox said:
Maybe its just me but when you start overlooking 'insignificant' calories you end up with a significant total. Throw in some BCAAs and a couple creamers for the coffee next thing you have 250 unaccounted calories and crappy progress. Just seems like bad practice to me - if you're gonna count in the first place...
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i see where your going, but it all depends on your intake

first of all creamer is counted.

Supplements are counted after certain amount of calories IMO, and works better that way.

competing? may be a diff story.
 
Im usually bulking and error on the side of higher calories, by not counting 100 cals of efas, Id get another hundred from a protein source, which probably benefits me over a longer period of time.
 
deadaim said:
Im usually bulking and error on the side of higher calories, by not counting 100 cals of efas, Id get another hundred from a protein source, which probably benefits me over a longer period of time.
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i count direct sources of carbs, proteins, fats.

however if my diet consists of a grain with a complete protein, i count that protein.

i always account 200-300 calories for indirect sources of fat, carbs and protein, but do not count them directly.

my macros are for arguments sake

250 protein 200 carb 100 fat. All direct sources. the added stuff i get is extra. and adjust accordingly, and will always drop carbs before protein or fat.
 
crazyfool405 said:
i see where your going, but it all depends on your intake.
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I disagree. IMO it depends on your target deficit/surplus. If that is 500 calories then leaving 100 unaccounted is a 20% built in error.

deadaim said:
Im usually bulking and error on the side of higher calories, by not counting 100 cals of efas, Id get another hundred from a protein source, which probably benefits me over a longer period of time.
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Sure you could do it that way but why not just do it accurately from the start? Instead of 2400 calories, target 2500 and count the EFAs. Whatever floats your boat - if it works in the long run...

Maybe it is a difference in counting methods. I use an Excel spreadsheet and all I do is add another line, enter the food, and it calculates everything for me.
 
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