Which stat do you most frequently go over?

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  • Jesstruhan
    Jesstruhan Posts: 331 Member
    I always go over on Protein. I need to adjust my intake upward. I habitually go over on fat since I need a lot of protein to feel full. Cholesterol is normally OK except when I eat eggs. I LOVE eggs, but they are not always the best for that.
  • beansprouts
    beansprouts Posts: 410 Member
    Calcium..
  • lovelymuse
    lovelymuse Posts: 13
    I go over sodium all the time! That's why I'm trying to reduce the amount of processed foods I consume....they like to sneak it in!
  • Nessiechickie
    Nessiechickie Posts: 1,392 Member
    Weekdays: I focus on my calories and i can never seem to be under or equal to sugar. Most of the time go over. I'm always under my carb in-take.
    Weekends: I do not focus on my calories (sometimes I go over and sometimes I'm very under) eat how I want to on the weekend meaning when I'm hungry and tea can usually keep me full till 1pm. But my carbs go way up.
  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,570 Member
    Thank you for all the responses! Is there a way to edit the default values that MFP puts in for each of these items?

    Yes! It's under your profile settings.
  • btanton27
    btanton27 Posts: 186 Member
    Thank you for all the responses! Is there a way to edit the default values that MFP puts in for each of these items?

    go to My Home- Goals- Change Goals- Custom. I have mine set at carb 45%, fat 25%, protein 30%
  • TheNewDodge
    TheNewDodge Posts: 607 Member
    Mike Trout's OPS


    FATASTIC!

    Rizzo is pretty sweet too.
  • glassbirdhouse
    glassbirdhouse Posts: 11
    Fat. It doesn't concern me, since it's almost entirely from nuts (peanuts, almonds, coconuts).
  • cubizzle
    cubizzle Posts: 900 Member
    Mike Trout's OPS


    FATASTIC!

    Rizzo is pretty sweet too.

    This is so very true. I was glad they were able to move Lahair out to RF and bring Rizzo up. Between him and Castro they may have a future!

    Verlander's K's keep me winning!
  • fallenangel1973
    fallenangel1973 Posts: 14
    No matter how I try, I always seem to go WAY over on my carbs
  • JaceyMarieS
    JaceyMarieS Posts: 692 Member
    I track calories, carbs, protein, fiber and fat.

    Because i am diabetic, I am most concerned with NOT exceeding my daily carb allowance (set at 75 grams). I don't track sugars as I consider sugar a subset of carbs.

    I frequently go over my fat allowance (set at 47 grams) but am not particularly concerned about it ...most of my fat comes from lean protein (chicken, turkey, venison) or is monounsaturated (almonds, avocado, olives)

    I often go over my protein goal as well. I'd like to exceed my fiber allowance, but without grains, I struggle to hit that total without a fiber supplement.
  • brett1117
    brett1117 Posts: 208
    sugar
  • 3LittleMonkeyMom
    3LittleMonkeyMom Posts: 259
    I usually go over on my fiber, but I figure more fiber is a good thing.

    Me too.
  • JESSJESJ
    JESSJESJ Posts: 121 Member
    carbs & sugar specifically. i stopped looking at sugar when i'd eat an apple and be over on sugar for the day.
  • AsellusReborn
    AsellusReborn Posts: 1,112 Member
    Fat (and cholesterol if I eat more than one egg).


    I don't worry about it - for the most part my fats are from good sources, and I don't go over a lot. I was going over on sodium but just being able to track that has cut it down.
  • amossberg
    amossberg Posts: 6 Member
    Fiber. Sometimes carbs (particularly if I have a sandwich at lunch & then pasta in evening), but 80% of the time if I exceed anything it's fiber.

    Surprisingly, never sodium.
  • ssilvey726
    ssilvey726 Posts: 107 Member
    For about a week I was tracking sodium. If you eat one packaged/processed meal a day, you are going to SHATTER the mark set by this site.

    I work a 10-hour shift with no lunch break, so packaged meals are my best bet if I want to eat anything. I didn't like it saying that I was eating double the sodium I should based on one meal a day, so I stopped tracking for sodium and started tracking for positive things like Vitamin C and Fiber. That way if I go over on those, it's not a bad thing, but a good thing,
  • yogagirl1111
    yogagirl1111 Posts: 45 Member
    pretty much always over on fiber and protein, but i work hard to keep it that way.
  • amivox
    amivox Posts: 441 Member
    protein and sodium. Protein on purpose, sodium because it seems to be in damn near everything.
  • Ariana_75
    Ariana_75 Posts: 224
    protein and sodium. Protein on purpose, sodium because it seems to be in damn near everything.

    ^^THIS^^
  • catwoman131
    catwoman131 Posts: 55
    Unlike most people, my big one is potassium. Seems like it never gets close enough to the daily goal (though a lot of foods contain potassium and it is rarely reported on nutrition labels). It has a big impact on everything from ensuring proper transmission of nerve impulses to preventing muscle cramps. Always looking for more sources of potassium!
  • SherriLibrarian
    SherriLibrarian Posts: 53
    I'm having the same problem with sugar that others are, as well as Protein,which I'm not worried about. I have been avoiding some natural sugars, like fruits, because it.

    I'm going to go in and up my protein setting, but it will come out of my carbs.
  • ifyouwanttosingout
    ifyouwanttosingout Posts: 35
    I always hilariously go over my fiber, and sometimes fat. This is because I am a vegan and it's easy to rack up the fiber on the diet. Once I noticed how high my fat was getting, I decided to eat more fruits versus nuts.
  • graelwyn
    graelwyn Posts: 1,340 Member
    Usually carbs or fat. I am set at 45 carbs, 30 protein and 25 fat or somesuch.
    It is usually my fruit, including prunes, and apple rice cakes that send me over.
  • allisonleigh11
    allisonleigh11 Posts: 34
    I seem to ALWAYS go over on my sugar.
  • ifyouwanttosingout
    ifyouwanttosingout Posts: 35
    Usually carbs or fat. I am set at 45 carbs, 30 protein and 25 fat or somesuch.
    It is usually my fruit, including prunes, and apple rice cakes that send me over.

    Mmm...apple rice cakes.
  • realme56
    realme56 Posts: 1,093 Member
    Protein and Fiber. I don't track sugar because by the time you have 2 servings of fruits you are probably over... salt I don't care it is transient and flushes out. I can tell by my BP and shoes if I have overdone it.

    I don't eat a lot of processed foods though which keeps my sodium down anyway.
  • feltlikesound
    feltlikesound Posts: 326 Member
    Protein -- I actually have trouble meeting my carb goals, which I find funny because I always thought they were my problem.
  • Brittni__duh
    Brittni__duh Posts: 34 Member
    I'm always over on sugar because I eat fruit all day. And I'm usually over my fiber, which I don't mind.
  • xLexa
    xLexa Posts: 482 Member
    protein and sodium. Protein on purpose, sodium because it seems to be in damn near everything.

    ^^^^ me too!

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