Macros or Calories?

bringingsexyback2007

I find if I hit my macros, my calories are way under and if I hit my calorie goal, some of my macros are over. What is more important? Yesterday, I hit my macros but my calories were only at 1450 when my goal to lose 2 lbs a week is 1700.

diannethegeek

Are you looking at your macros by gram or percentage? If you're hitting your macros then your calories should be pretty close, so you're either using inaccurate entries or tracking macros differently than what most people mean.

malibu927

If you're hitting all three macros exactly, you should be at your calorie goal

bringingsexyback2007

diannethegeek wrote: »

Are you looking at your macros by gram or percentage? If you're hitting your macros then your calories should be pretty close, so you're either using inaccurate entries or tracking macros differently than what most people mean.

Percentage. I guess I shouldn't say exactly. The only way I come close to where my macros are set is by eating less.

seska422

The percentage on the pie chart shows your macro balance for what you've eaten so far today.

It sounds like the foods you consume early in the day have the percentage balance you want but your later foods have, say, more carbs and less protein by percentage than you are aiming toward. What you would do to correct that is to look for foods that have, using that same example, fewer carbs and more protein to bring your percentage back in line.

ETA: But, as stated above and below, calories are what matter for weight loss.

ladyhusker39

If your primary goal is to lose weight your calorie goal should take priority. Your macros are for nutrient balance. While that's certainly important don't let it make you so stressed out that you get discouraged. Keep an eye on your macros amd do the best you can with them.

malibu927

bringingsexyback2007 wrote: »

diannethegeek wrote: »

Are you looking at your macros by gram or percentage? If you're hitting your macros then your calories should be pretty close, so you're either using inaccurate entries or tracking macros differently than what most people mean.

Percentage. I guess I shouldn't say exactly. The only way I come close to where my macros are set is by eating less.

Calories are what matter for weight loss. Hit your number, and try to hit your fat and protein goals (by grams).

owilliams75

Calories are king. You can lose weight as long as you're expending more calories than you're taking in whether the calories come from carbs fat or protein. I agree with trying to stay close to the percentage recommended but I pay attention to calories