Macros on mfp?
angrodriguez92
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Nutrition doesnt give total carb so im just wondering wwat your methods are. The wrong pie chart every single nnight isnt very inspiring
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I don't understand....0
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Do you mean net carbs? I don't concern myself with what shows on the nutrition pie chart regarding carbs. I know what I ate and know that if it showed net versus gross it would be at my goal of 5% or less. When mine is showing something greater than my chosen 5% (gross) it is only because I ate something nutritious with a lot of fiber such as an avocado or nuts. I' m good with that.2
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First make a list of what you ate - and how much -- then go to certain websites - like fatsecrets.com or myfitnesspal.com and search for Nutrient value of .......... -- and you can find total carbs, dietary fiber, sugar and other carbs ..0
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Do you mean net carbs? I don't concern myself with what shows on the nutrition pie chart regarding carbs. I know what I ate and know that if it showed net versus gross it would be at my goal of 5% or less. When mine is showing something greater than my chosen 5% (gross) it is only because I ate something nutritious with a lot of fiber such as an avocado or nuts. I' m good with that.
Where did you get the idea of 5 % carb-- I have seen some people eat 3 % or even 1 % --1 -
Write down what you eat for lunch and dinner - in details - like item and quantity --
then I can give you nutrients0 -
champak045 wrote: »Do you mean net carbs? I don't concern myself with what shows on the nutrition pie chart regarding carbs. I know what I ate and know that if it showed net versus gross it would be at my goal of 5% or less. When mine is showing something greater than my chosen 5% (gross) it is only because I ate something nutritious with a lot of fiber such as an avocado or nuts. I' m good with that.
Where did you get the idea of 5 % carb-- I have seen some people eat 3 % or even 1 % --
5% carbs on MFP gives you roughly 20 grams of total carbs daily. It's the target daily goal for staying in ketosis. Some people can and like to go higher, others lower. Kind of an individual YMMV thing.
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I like to use this website to find nutrition info: https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/search/list?fgcd=Branded+Food+Products+Database&ds=Branded+Food+Products
The MFP database can be inaccurate, since it is mostly user-contributed info.0 -
Catawampous wrote: »champak045 wrote: »Do you mean net carbs? I don't concern myself with what shows on the nutrition pie chart regarding carbs. I know what I ate and know that if it showed net versus gross it would be at my goal of 5% or less. When mine is showing something greater than my chosen 5% (gross) it is only because I ate something nutritious with a lot of fiber such as an avocado or nuts. I' m good with that.
Where did you get the idea of 5 % carb-- I have seen some people eat 3 % or even 1 % --
5% carbs on MFP gives you roughly 20 grams of total carbs daily. It's the target daily goal for staying in ketosis. Some people can and like to go higher, others lower. Kind of an individual YMMV thing.
Yes. What she said. Other people may have their carb % at 3 or 1 because their overall calories are higher so they need a lesser % to be under 20 grams OR they might just want to keep carbs lower for whatever reason guides them.0
