Missing Macros

reachingforarainbow

So I've completed my daily logging. And I have 49 Calories left for the day, but no macros left
Can someone explain what happened, because I dont understand

williams969

Macros are rounded to the nearest whole number. There will be a small "error" in the numbers because of it. Don't sweat it, macros are a target, not set in stone numbers.

michikade

Not every food will have the same caloric count per macro. For example: see that sweet mint Excel? 5 cals, 2 grams of carbs. Whereas that almond milk latte, at 60 cals, also had 2 grams of carbs (along with other things, but that's beside the point). Same thing with the hard boiled egg (77 cals, 6 grams of protein) and the Starbucks muffin (380 cals, also 6 grams of protein along with other stuff).

It'd be highly unlikely that you'd hit every single macro on the dot AND have 0 remaining calories 100% of the time.

reachingforarainbow

Macros are rounded to the nearest whole number. There will be a small "error" in the numbers because of it. Don't sweat it, macros are a target, not set in stone numbers.

So should I ignore macros and hit calories, or just stick with macros

williams969

Hit your calorie goal (or as close without going over--although "life" happens, too--that's okay) first. Focus on getting your calories from a "close" range of your macro goals. It's impossible to do it "exactly" the same all the time, nor is it necessary. "Close" is really good enough.

For example, say my protein goal is 100g a day. So, if I hit 92g of protein, but I hit my calorie goal for the day, I stop. I'm done. Close enough. Same if I'm over--110g of protein, but at my calorie goal and under on another macro. I'm still going to stop eating, since calorie goal is met, and macro targets are "close" enough.

TL;DR: Generally, for weight loss, calorie goal is most important. For health, body composition (especially for body builders, etc.), and nutrient reasons, macros are important, but more of a secondary role (i.e. strive to be "close" enough, like ~5-15g or more range is perfectly fine).