Calories

[Nova6667]

Hello all,
I am a competitive bodybuilder and am getting ready for an upcoming show and have to begin my cutting phase. In order to do I mist track my nutrient intake heavily. My question is. Does e juice contain calories mainly sugars or other simple carbohydrates? I know this may vary by vendor but just a general rule of thumb would be great. Thanks!

 

[Susan~S]

eliquid contains

1. PG = Propylene Glycol
2. VG = Vegetable Glycerin
3. Flavoring
4. Nicotine

I'm sure you can look up the calories for PG & VG. Not sure about nic and flavoring.

 

[Cyrus Vap]

Never been a competitive body builder but did some amateur body building and bulking/cutting cycles so I have a sense of where you are at.

Whatever you get from VG/PG is likely to be minimal. Even if you vape 5 ml a day, and roughly estimate that you're getting say 5 gr of VG (the density is actually more like 1.3gr/ml if I remember correctly, so this is a low ball estimate), at 4 kcal/1gr you're getting an extra 20 cal a day. That's assuming you're actually getting all of that as metabolizable energy (not likely). Maybe flavorings add a touch (not sure, I don't use them). I would just add 30 cal or so to your maintenance (if you strive for such precision) and not worry about it! Or just ignore it because as you know 30-50 kcal fluctuations in energy expenditure are basically impossible to catch, which is why bulk and cut cycles use 500 kcal + deficits/surpluses in the first place. DOn't worry about it!

Best of luck with the cut, post up some pics!

 

[Nova6667]

Cyrus thanks for the quick and informative response I truly appreciate it. I expected it to be minimal however just wanted to be sure and what's a better pls d to ask than the good folks at ecf! I will definitely post pics thanks!

 

[Cyrus Vap]

Hope you kill it Nova!

 

[Warpigs]

Welcome to ECF!