calculating your own percentages.

[carbless_in_seattle]

This is how I do my daily calculations. It's really not as hard or time consuming as it looks. This might be a good alternative for someone who doesn't like fitday, or likes to see the math themselves, or simply doesn't have a computer around all the time. I know this may be obvious to some, but to others it may not be. Also, its a good way to calculate for things that you cook yourself, and brands, etc..that don't show up on fitday. For instance if you look on your nutrition label and it doesn't line up with fitdays numbers, rather than doing a custom entry you can do it this way. I used a pocket carb counter that i have at work. Also if there is a thread that already has this laid out than this one can just be ignored or deleted. But, i noticed some people were having trouble with fitday, and thought I'd offer an alternative.

1g carb= 4 calories
1g protein= 4 calories
1g fat= 9 calories

so lets say this is your breakfast

3 large eggs scrambled
2 slices of thick smoked cooked bacon

1 egg= 7.45g/fat, 1.34g/carbs, 6.76g/protein

multipled by 3= 22.35g/fat, 4.02g/carbs, 27.04g/protein

1 bacon= 5.91g/fat, 0/carbs, 3.65g/protein

multiplied by 2= 11.82g/fat, 0/carbs, 7.3g/protein

add them together= 34.17g/fat, 4.02g/carbs, 34.34g/protein

then you multiply these totals by their calorie equivalents

fat= 34.17 x 9= 307.53
carbs= 4.02 x 4= 16.08
protein= 34.34 x 4= 137.36

add these calories together= 307.53+16.08+137.36= 460.97

this is your total calories from protein/fat/carbs that you consumed for breakfast.

here comes the percentages.

307.53/460.97x100= 66.7% fat
16.08/460.97x100= 3.48% carbs
137.36/460.97x100= 29.8% protein

[Greeneggs&ham]

Re: calculating your own percentages.

Work those numbers baby!

Math has always been my favorite subject, but I think I'll stick with fitday.