In previous videos, I’ve discussed how to determine your actual maintenance calories. Based on what you eat and your change in body weight over time, it is more accurate than any online calculator. From that, you can determine your total daily macronutrient needs. To create a meal plan you need to know how to distribute […]
Category: YouTube Episodes
Posts accompanying YouTube videos.
How I built my raised garden beds
Or “That’s not much of a rest day.” There is more to a nourishing pursuit than diet and exercise. Health and fitness are an important component, but there is more to life. Another component is taking part in activities that you enjoy and feel passionate about and if those can stimulate your mind, even better. […]
How I Track My Progress
There are lots of ways that you can track your progress. These are some of the ways that I do it. This episode was supposed to be a guide to getting started with using Cronometer to track macros and calories. After far more rewrites of my script than I care to think about, I’ve postponed […]
How to go from calories to food. First, macronutrients
Knowing how many calories to eat is great. How do I get from that to the food? Let’s start figuring that out! Welcome back to a Nourishing Pursuit. Last time I went over a method to calculate your maintenance calories. From that, you can determine how many calories needed to gain or lose weight. To […]
How to calculate your maintenance calories
Ok, so I’m kicking off a new program AND doing a massing phase? How much do I get to eat?!? Let’s figure it out! Friday’s workout finished off a deload week, ending my current macrocycle. In my case, deloads are a preplanned week of lower volume and intensity. The first half of the week sees […]
Welcome to A Nourishing Pursuit
Hi, and thanks for checking out my blog. This is a companion to my YouTube channel. After more than 50 years on the planet, I’ve decided to give up the yo-yo lifestyle and engage in a more nourishing pursuit, hence the name of the channel. Over the years I’ve successfully used many different types of […]