calories

liamrose

hello all, this my first post. right, I'm just about to start my first cut. i want to drop 14 pounds. but I'm very confused with how MFP calculates calories. ( please correct me if i'm wrong) i know that there is 4cals in 1g of protein and the same for carbohydrates yes? and 9cal for 1g of fat.... so this morning when i put in 60g of basmati rice in MFP said it was 96cals, but if you go on there being 4cals for 1g of carbs. it should come to 240cals not 96cals RIGHT???? and 100g of salmon MFP said it comes to 349cals. again with there being 4cals in 1g of protein it should come to 400cals RIGHT... im very confused. if any one can put me right on this that would be great!!!.

LolBroScience

For the rice are you using dry or cooked? For the salmon is it accounting for fat, perhaps added fat - i.e. Sauteed salmon etc. It's tough to say without seeing it.

LivingtheLeanDream

don't be confusing yourself worrying about what cals is in protein etc, go by the packet e.g rice, weigh it and let mfp calculate the cals etc. You'll lose weight by eating at the allowance mfp sets you (and eat half of your exercise cals back too), eat at deficit and you'll soon lose those pounds

liamrose

dry rice.. does that matter then cooked or not cooked?? i guess what im getting at is do i stick with what MFP calculations or the other way?? and thanks for your help!!.

TR0berts

The mass of the rice/salmon/whatever is not the mass of the macronutrients. It's the macros plus whatever non-calorie material is in the food.

60 g (about 1/3 cup, right?) of basmati rice likely has 24 g of carbs. Or thereabout, as it probably has 1 or 2 g of protein.

And the salmon will have, as lolbroscience mentioned, both fat and protein.

liamrose

ok thanks