Does anyone ignore the calorie counter?

kshama2001

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

I'm new to this app.

Making sure I hit my protein and fiber goals makes it easier to stay in a calorie deficit.

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Anyone else find that MFP doesn't give you enough differing serving size choices when you enter your food? For instance, I had a little syrup on a waffle this morning (maybe about a tsp) and when I went to scan the label and choose the serving it only gives me the 1/4 cup serving size on the bottle and a bunch of other random sizes like the whole bottle or milliliters. Why wouldn't a tsp or tblspn be an option? I found this problem with other foods as well and it's aggravating. I shouldn't have to be a mathematician or something to enter in my calories on an app that's supposed to make it easy.

https://www.reference.com/food/many-teaspoons-1-4-cup-ba2d02dc82ddba36

Thanks, but I know I can google it and get the answer. I guess my point is that I shouldn't have to leave the app, google the answer and then come back to the app to enter. This app is supposed to make it easy and it makes no sense that it wouldn't offer a tsp or tblspn option for a liquid product. Also it sometimes will give you a totally different calorie than the one on the box when you scan the bar code.

I think you're making this much more complicated than it has to be. Are you trying to lose weight? Focus on staying within the calories that MFP gives you. Use the database or labels, but try to be as accurate as possible...same with your burns. If you feel comfy enough, and are staying in your numbers, you might then start worrying about macros...I'd start with one, protein. Why drive yourself crazy making it harder than it has to be?

Who said I was worried about macros? I think you are confusing my comments with the rest of the discussion on this topic. I'm not making it complicated, what I'm saying is that MFP is making it more complicated than it has to be. To even do a basic tracking of calories you need to know the serving size to enter of what you ate. That's what I'm talking about...MFP not offering enough logical serving size options to choose from when you enter your good intake. I don't want to guess at numbers and hope I'm close. I want to know for sure that I'm staying at a deficit

If you're serious about this then switch to weighing and entering per 100g or 100ml. No more guessing and messing around with serving sizes, cups, teaspoons/tablespoons, etc.

Yeah I know that. But cups, tsps, and tablespoons are more common sizes people are used to and are easy to know and measure (since most people have measuring cups and spoons in their kitchens). I'm just saying I find it strange that MFP wouldn't offer these as common measuring options for many things I'm eating. Just wondering if anyone else had been noticing this. I might write that as a possible enhancement for the app in my next review when they ask me to do one.

i don't know if you noticed what i said before... but... almost the entire database was created by users. MFP has very little to do with the measurements and quantities users have entered in.


So things like the serving size, calories, macronutrients, micronutrients, and more can be commonly inaccurate or just missing.

Even when you scan a label on the package itself? I know people enter in certain foods or recipes calories themselves.

No, these come straight from the manufacturer i believe.

Right. That's what I'm saying... The problem is with MFP's accuracy then.

explain. these come from the manufacturer not myfitnesspal.

I guess I have to keep restating my original post about this...I just took a moment to comment on the fact that MFP doesn't seem to offer enough serving size options to choose from when you scan a product and you consumed a different size than the normal serving size on the box. You then said that users enter most of the serving size info on the app, but not if you actually scan a product, which is what I said from the start of this convo that I did. So I'm back to my original point that MFP does not offer enough serving sizes to choose from, meaning it's an issue with what they offer in the app and nothing to go with individual user entries.

What i'm saying is is the serving size information comes... from the manufacturer. Not from MFP. This is not a MFP issue. No one on MFP's side has created these entries or the serving sizes. This is not something they can or will fix.

I don't believe that. They could do the measuring math for you and enter different serving sizes as options. Usually the manufacturer only list one sort of serving size on the package. So that doesn't explain why when you scan different products into MFP there are different serving size options. It's just not consistent with everything. Like you scan milk and it might give you tsp or cup options, but another liquid item like syrup or vinegar when scanned might not. That would be a useful enhancement for all sizes to be figured out for you and offered as as a serving size for everything.

For example, cottage cheese comes up as calories for .5 cups and grams. You want MFP to take that and calculate a bunch of different possible amounts someone might eat, including a tablespoon? It's not happening and unlike a lot of the suggestions for technical improvements that also are not happening, not a reasonable request. MFP does not even edit/reject inaccurate entries.

Islandwatergirl

I started HCLFVEGAN by following the starch solution and I've lost 8 lbs in 3 weeks. I don't need to watch my calories anymore just my carb/fat/protein ratio and sodium. This is based off a whole foods plant based diet.