Why are my daily macro goals different?

5mpkfg676d

Hi everyone, this is my first time using the app, and it’s really great.

I have a question and I’m not sure exactly how to ask it but here goes:

I’ve started Body Recomposition and have manually set 2 refeed days in the middle of the week (Tuesday and Thursday) where I push my calorie consumption up to 2800.

The rest of the days I’ve set my “default” to 2000 kcal, separating it into 200g Protein, 150g carbs and 67g fat. This equals 2000 kcal.

I’m currently on a “normal” day now, and have had 100g of protein over breakfast and lunch, however while the app says that I’ve had 100g of protein it is telling me I still have 180g to go for the daily goal?! So instead of my set 200g it’s telling me instead to do another 80g?! How does that even work?

This is a normal day? Not a refeed day, And even then on refeed days I only pump up my Protein to 210g.

I like seeing all the goals and stats getting closer to the end but these sudden huge differences are messing with it.

Can anyone explain this? My carbs are also set to 180g now in stead of 150g. I think even fat is higher too… very frustrating as there’s no indication why the app has just decided for me to go so much further with my meals.

Anyway any help will be appreciated.

Thanks all.
Matt

Lietchi

Do you have a synced activity trackers? Has your calorie goal increased?
If you get a calorie adjustment from being active/exercising, your calorie goal will increase and therefore also your macro goals.

5mpkfg676d

I log all my exercise daily, so that must be it. This weekend I’m resting so I will see if the macros stick closer to to my set goals.

cwolfman13

5mpkfg676d wrote: »

I log all my exercise daily, so that must be it. This weekend I’m resting so I will see if the macros stick closer to to my set goals.

Yeah, when you log exercise you get an increased calorie target. Your macros are what make up your calories, so if your calorie target increases, your macro targets also have to increase because your macros are what make up your calories. 4 calories per gram of carbohydrate, 4 calories per gram of protein, and 9 calories per gram of dietary fat.

AnnPT77

If you want your logged exercise not to increase calories, premium MFP has a setting to do that. (It seems pretty obvious that if MFP is going to increase calories when exercise happens, it has to associate some macros with those calories.)

For average people, not eating back exercise calories is generally not a great idea if following the MFP generic weight loss approach, but it sounds like you've already accounted for the exercise component of your TDEE in how you're setting daily goals. If it's worth it to you to pay for premium to get the feature of not adding exercise calories, that's an option.

5mpkfg676d

AnnPT77 wrote: »

If you want your logged exercise not to increase calories, premium MFP has a setting to do that. (It seems pretty obvious that if MFP is going to increase calories when exercise happens, it has to associate some macros with those calories.)

For average people, not eating back exercise calories is generally not a great idea if following the MFP generic weight loss approach, but it sounds like you've already accounted for the exercise component of your TDEE in how you're setting daily goals. If it's worth it to you to pay for premium to get the feature of not adding exercise calories, that's an option.

That’s incredibly interesting. I already have premium so I will definitely try that. I actually just made a new topic asking what to do with exercise calories; do I add them to my daily goal or do I just stick to the calorie goal for Body recomposition regardless of whether I’m working out that day or not. Hard to tell and no website or YouTube video seems to ever mention it

AnnPT77

5mpkfg676d wrote: »

AnnPT77 wrote: »

If you want your logged exercise not to increase calories, premium MFP has a setting to do that. (It seems pretty obvious that if MFP is going to increase calories when exercise happens, it has to associate some macros with those calories.)

For average people, not eating back exercise calories is generally not a great idea if following the MFP generic weight loss approach, but it sounds like you've already accounted for the exercise component of your TDEE in how you're setting daily goals. If it's worth it to you to pay for premium to get the feature of not adding exercise calories, that's an option.

That’s incredibly interesting. I already have premium so I will definitely try that. I actually just made a new topic asking what to do with exercise calories; do I add them to my daily goal or do I just stick to the calorie goal for Body recomposition regardless of whether I’m working out that day or not. Hard to tell and no website or YouTube video seems to ever mention it

Either - logging exercise calories and eating them, or using a TDEE-based estimate and not eating them - can work fine. It matters how your starting estimate was created. Either way, adjusting based on average bodyweight results over a 4-6 week span is a good plan (whole menstrual cycles for women of that age).

I put a more complete answer on your other thread. Stupid-long answer, actually, as is my sad inclination.