Differing Nutrition - Calories & Macros readings

Redhededkewty
Redhededkewty Posts: 31 Member
edited December 3 in Food and Nutrition
This is making me nuts. My carb/protein/fat Macros are set at 10/20/70% or 30/60/93 grams. My Nutrition goals go all over the place. Right now my goals read: 37/74/115 grams. Why does it do that?

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Because you added exercise into your diary, which adds more calories and grams to your macros for you to eat
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Because you added exercise into your diary, which adds more calories and grams to your macros for you to eat

    Exactly. MFP is set up so that when you exercise you get more calories to eat. It is already accounting for weight loss in your daily calorie goal so when you exercise you get more calories so you keep that same calorie deficit. When it adds calories it portions them out to your macros in the percentages you have specified.
  • Redhededkewty
    Redhededkewty Posts: 31 Member
    edited July 2016
    THANK YOU! I know that happens with calories, but it never occurred to me, or my husband, who also uses MyFitnessPal, that was what was going on! Duh! Appreciate your input very much.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Redhededkewty wrote: »
    THANK YOU! I know that happens with calories, but it never occurred to me, or my husband, who also uses MyFitnessPal, that was what was going on! Duh! Appreciate your input very much.

    Macros have calories. Carbs are 4 per grams, Protein 4 per gram, fats 9 per gram. If you increase calories, you increase macros...
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