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Logging your daily intake of food and etc.?

Is it actually necessary to write down the type of food and the amount that you eat for each meal?

Seems to me, all that would be necessary to keep track of would be, calories, carbs, proteins and your liquid intake. After all isn't that all that matters as long as you are eating healthy foods?

I would appreciate your thoughts.

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  • Paul Clarke
    Paul Clarke

    I log everything into the MyFitnessPal app. That has a big database of a foods and it tracks calories and nutrients.

  • ChaosUnlimited
    ChaosUnlimited

    I guess you don't have to log the type and amount, but I find it helpful for times when I'm going through a stall to look back and see what my diet was like during times I lost well and didn't. Also,

  • GreenTealael
    GreenTealael

    This is an interesting question! The only thing I can say is not all cals/macros are the same Fat is not just fat, carb is not just carb etc, different types of each of the macros will do di

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What added benefits? Can you close out your daily log with under 1000 calories?

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