New to calorie counting

WonStepAtaTime

Hello everyone! I am new to MFP. Been here about 3 weeks and loving the supportive community that this social network provides. My question today is regarding the food log. I would like to see my fiber intake but not sure which of the other options to replace. Please help. Which one is least important? I know they are ALL important....Wish I didn't have to choose. Thanks in advance.

eileen0515

I replaced sugar with fiber. Why, you ask? Because you will go over even if you eat a few servings of fruit a day. I am not going to cut out fruit as part of a healthy lifestyle. If you meet your other macros, the sugar will take care of itself, even if over the MFP allotment.

Hopefully the experts will come along and give you a better answer.

dynamitegalxo

i track protein fat carbs fiber and sodium. since sugar is a carb, i swapped that one out. stay under your carbs and you'll be under your sugar. less stress that way

Quieau

You can access ALL of them each day in your reports, so it's not like your losing the info if you eliminate a category. Just choose the ones that mean most to you on a daily basis ... for me, it's the "big three" (fat, carbs, protein) and I track fiber and potassium, because of my particular issues. By tracking potassium, I can see which foods are very high when I log them and make better choices as I learn which give me the best numbers.

But I can check sugar or sodium any day just by clicking ...

WonStepAtaTime

Thank you ALL this was very helpful! Have a wonderful weekend. Sugar be gone! haha and when I'm curious I will look at my reports. :happy: :drinker:

EHisCDN

I replaced sugar with fibre like many people have already mentioned.

rosemary98

I don't track sugar.