I was able to track my caloric intake.

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I thought I'd find out the proper caloric amount and ratio I would want

for my physical activity.  It takes a awhile to get

used to it.  I would need way more calories than I thought I would, wow.

http://www.gssiweb.com/Article_Detail.aspx?articleid=32 & level=2 & topic=8

Here's a good article on how the body metabolizes macronutrients

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/kurilla1.htm

Here's

an article about the importance on dietary fat intake and a calculator

for calories expended.

For a 240 pound male:

8 hours of sleeping: 823cal, 700cal of fat, 123cal of carbohydrate

Working:

Physically moving and carrying things for 4-8 hours: 2057-4115cal, 1750-3500cal

of fat, 307-615cal of carbs

Standing and light talking for 4-8 hours 1000-2000cal, 850-1700cal of fat,

150-300cal of carbs.

Other Activities:

8 hours relaxing, watching tv, playing videogames, reading, talking, sitting,

typing: 1400cal, 1190cal of fat, 210cal of carbs

Athletic Activities:

20 minutes of High Intensity Olympic Weightlifting: 800cal, 210cal of fat,

590cal of carbs

5 minutes of jump roping: 175cal, 120cal of carbs, 45cal of fat

20 minutes of calisthenics: 305cal, 210cal of fat, 95cal of carb

20 minutes of stretching: 95cal, 80cal of fat, 15cal of carb

20 minutes of dancing, high, medium, and low: 381, 210, and 114cal

5 minutes of wrestling: 57 cal, 48.5cal of fat, 8.55cal of carb

1 hour of martial arts practice: 285cal, 243cal of fat, 43cal of carbs

On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I will work between 4-8 hours of

physical labor or sitting with office work, spend two hours doing all

the athletic activies I listed, doing other things such as college,

writing, sitting, watching tv etc., and sleep the last 8 hours of the

day. 5410-7633cal, Carb: 361-478g Fat: 397-691g

On Tuesday and Thursday I will day everything I listed except for

High Intensity Olympic Weightlifting. 4610cal-6833cal, Carb: 214-330g

Fat: 374-669g

On Saturday I may work but otherwise I won't be doing any athletics.

4000-6223cal on this day. 150-232g of carbohydrates, 378-585g of fat

On Sunday I won't do anything, including eat. 3623cal, 342g of fat, 136g of

carbs burned.

BTW, I am having an additional 87g of protein a day. I have 0.36g of protein

per a pound of bodyweight.