Can this be right?

kellieinkc

So if I need to consume 82 more grams of carbohydrates, 8 more grams of fat, and 45 more grams of protein (holy Jeebus who eats that much protein?), and one carb gram equals 4 kcal, one fat gram equals 9 kcal, and one gram protein equals 4 kcal...that would be 580 kcals left, no?

jordandills

One of your entries is off in macros or calories. The food already logged adds up to 1,020 calories by adding up the macros.

kellieinkc

Ah, the Spanish cauli rice is off by 10 calories, based on the macros. But MFP calculated that recipe for me? Argh.

Lizzy622

Breathe - everything on here is estimates. I tend to focus on my calories first and just use the macros as a general guide but not sweat too much over them. There are fractions and rounding that throw everything off so close is really good enough.

jemhh

kellieinkc wrote: »

Ah, the Spanish cauli rice is off by 10 calories, based on the macros. But MFP calculated that recipe for me? Argh.

Did you check the macros on every single ingredient you used when building the recipe?

kimny72

Yeah it looks like you used one or more entries where the macros weren't correct. Many database entries are user-entered and not everyone bothers with macros, so if you are, you do need to check the entries you use for accuracy.

Having said that, you just want to get as close as you can, and some days you'll do better than others macro-wise. You just have to play around with it until you get your groove. 161g protein does seem a little high, not that that's bad but I wouldn't get too upset if you can't get that high.

cwolfman13

Why do you have a protein target of 161 grams? That seems excessive.

chelllsea124

Phew, that's a lot of sodium!