Does anyone ignore the calorie counter?

KarlyHK

Does anyone ignore the calorie counter and mainly only pays attention to the carb and protein counter?

I'm new to this app.

PaulaWallaDingDong

I go by calories first, then protein, then whatever I feel like. 85 lbs down.

Christine_72

I pay attention to calories first and foremost, then protein/fat and carbs. If i hit my protein and fat goals my carbs stay in line.

cinnag4225

Calories first, sodium second (usually; I've been a bit lazy on this front the last week or so), sugar third. My protein and carbs are normally in a good range, so I don't worry about them.

queenliz99

Calories first for me too! Macros fall where they lay.

fishshark

calories.. try to reach my protein goal dgaf on fat and carbs

littlechiaseed

I am gonna try just focusing on macro goals right now see how that goes

Christine_72

littlechiaseed wrote: »

I am gonna try just focusing on macro goals right now see how that goes

If you're counting macros then you are also counting calories by default. I find it much easier to hit one calorie goal than micro managing 3 different macros.

Drmfslx123

No way tho, I always keep tracking my calories

thatdesertgirl777

I've found that focusing on calories is what gives me results. Tweaking macros has never made a difference for me.

itsthehumidity

Weight loss is about calories first. Most of us are here to lose weight, and so most of us are going to pay attention to calories.

Most are also probably paying attention to protein, and then I assume filling in the rest of their calories with reasonable amounts of both fat and carbs. But, that's not your question.

amusedmonkey

Well, if you are within your macros you are automatically within your calories because macros is what makes the calories. Personally I go by calories first and foremost because hitting all macros perfectly is stressful for me. I have a quick glance at my protein, but that's about it.

If ignoring the calories makes you feel better then go for it.

gothchiq

No; if I did that I would be as big as a house lol.

maplesyrup10

This has been great to read because I have been using this app for a while now and really only paid attention to the calories. I never really took the sodium/carb/sugar/protein "warnings" and goals into count.

MelaniaTrump

Calories - if you want to lose weight.

littlechiaseed

Christine_72 wrote: »

littlechiaseed wrote: »

I am gonna try just focusing on macro goals right now see how that goes

If you're counting macros then you are also counting calories by default. I find it much easier to hit one calorie goal than micro managing 3 different macros.

Congrats dude

cgvet37

Protein and carbs are the most important to me.

JC77721

Macros. Some food labels have innacurate calorie measurements and as more food is added to myfitnesspal, the more innacurate the calories can become.

What I do is to wait until about 100 calories are remaining, then I grab a calculator, multiply the carbs and protein grams I have consumed so far by 4, and fat by 9, then sum the results and it gives me a more accurare calorie measurement. Sometimes the difference in calories as compared with those the app gives me is up to 100 calories! (at least in my case); that's an extra small greek yogurt I could happily eat.

I would not recommend this technique to anyone if your only goal is to lose or weight gain. I only do it because I want to build muscle and I count my calories as accurate as I can

callumwalker1995

Macros...don't pay attention to your calories...MFP does not calculate all the nutritional info, for example look at my diary, it says I have gone over my calories today by 100+ yet my macros are still behind for the daily total

Sued0nim

callumwalker1995 wrote: »

Macros...don't pay attention to your calories...MFP does not calculate all the nutritional info, for example look at my diary, it says I have gone over my calories today by 100+ yet my macros are still behind for the daily total

Macros are whack because user entered

Calories can be whack too but easier to double check on other databases

With that in mind, advising to focus on macros seems nonsensical to me as it just makes the double checking three times as hard

I do calories and protein (should do fat but can't be bothered)

rsclause

I quit logging because I have gotten educated on how to eat thanks to MFP and it pissed off everybody at the table. I just hang out here for the fun of it and in case I need intervention.