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Under cals ... Over all macros

angdpowers
angdpowers Posts: 311 Member
edited February 12 in Food and Nutrition
Hey guys!

This is my first personal post, but my day is almost over and I've figured my food for supper and even a treat afterwards.

I've been eating six smaller meals a day with supper being my largest (I eat at 5pm so I eat a big meal to hold me over) , but today I noticed I'm under cals but over on all my macros. Is that because I ate a lot of filling, nutrient-rich foods. Just thought it was odd and wanted to see what y'all thought.

Usually I don't care too much about macros as long as I stay under cals but curious to thoughts.

Thx!
Angie

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  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    You can't be under on calorie and over on all macros unless your entries have erroneous macro data.
  • angdpowers
    angdpowers Posts: 311 Member
    How is that?
    I'm truly positive all entries are correct.
  • Fullsterkur_woman
    Fullsterkur_woman Posts: 2,712 Member
    How is that?
    I'm truly positive all entries are correct.
    Your calorie allotment is broken down by percentages, and those percentages add up to 100%.
  • Hauntinglyfit
    Hauntinglyfit Posts: 5,537 Member
    That is actually not possible.



    ETA. you are under on fat.
  • fitphoenix
    fitphoenix Posts: 9,673 Member
    Agree with everyone else. If you're under on cals then fat, protein, or carbs must also be under (or some combination of them).
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    You're not over on all macros. You're under for fat.

    /endthread
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    How is that?
    I'm truly positive all entries are correct.

    Because your macros have caloric value and should total your calorie count.

    Example I have 1400 calories to eat. My macros are 151 carb (604 calories) 100 protien (400 calories) and 44 fat (396 calories). You can't be over on all 3 without being over on calories.


    Annd you're under on fat. Go eat some peanut butter.
  • Fullsterkur_woman
    Fullsterkur_woman Posts: 2,712 Member
    That is actually not possible.



    ETA. you are under on fat.
    Annnnd... balance has been restored to the universe. Yep. I multiplied out her carbs+protein by 4 and added it to her fat times 9 and lo and behold, it equaled her calorie goal.
  • jayjay12345654321
    jayjay12345654321 Posts: 653 Member
    I just looked at your diary. You're 20 grams under on fat, but over on carbs and protein. That's why you're at your calorie goal already. You haven't eaten your macro.
  • angdpowers
    angdpowers Posts: 311 Member
    Ah, ok.
    I was thinking all were. Don't know how I missed that fat.
    Thx guys.

    /meshashesha - relax there good buddy
  • jaymek92
    jaymek92 Posts: 309 Member
    you are under for fat AND at least one of your entries is wrong.
    all calories come from macronutrients (carbs, fat, protein). fats contain about 9 Cal/g. you're under 20 g of fat, so that's about 180 calories under. you're also a combined total of about 70 g over in carbs and protein, both of which contain about 4 Cal/g, so that's about 280 calories over.
    -180 + 280 = +100. not -70.
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    You asked how is that possible?

    The first question one always asks us "how reliable is my measuring device?'

    And when you're discussing the mfp database, the answer is " not very"
  • Confuzzled4ever
    Confuzzled4ever Posts: 2,860 Member
    This happens to me a lot too.. I guess I know why now.

    But i'm usually under in fat too.
  • 1stday13
    1stday13 Posts: 433 Member
    bump
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