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Originally Posted by MFS_is_me
Thanks, I never caught your name though. Or should I stick by calling you PMDL? Anyways, counting calories is a drag for me. Honestly, I doubt if most people have the time to measure every morsel of food they get. Don't you think eating according to Berardi's PN and Massive Eating principles while increasing the portions every 2 weeks is a good idea? Thanks again man.
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Matt, PMDL, that jerk on the forums, whatever you want to call me.
You don't have to count calories per se, but it's a good idea to have some kind of system in place to make sure you get enough food in.
Massive Eating tends to grossly over-estimate the number of calories you need; whether this is an intentional psychological trick I don't know, but if you stuck to the guidelines you'd get fat.
Getting fat is fine for skinny guys, to a point, but once you've been at it awhile you'll really want to avoid the fat.
I tend to just measure protein intake; as long as I'm getting enough (1-1.5 grams per lb of bodyweight, generally), I can manipulate the rest pretty easily. Add in carbs and fats at each meal and I'm usually at least in the neighborhood. Likewise, remove them for dieting purposes.
Really though you'll just have to find a system that works for you. Just don't neglect it.