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Getting to many calories, hitting my macros?

xero92
xero92 Posts: 2
edited February 21 in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
Totals: 2615 calories , 294 Carbs, 51 fat 177 protein, 10 fiber

Goal is 2355 calories. 294 carbs, 52 fat, 177 protein and 38 fiber. How come that I am 260 + calories? Any explanation would be appreciated.

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  • AliceDark
    AliceDark Posts: 3,886 Member
    Your math is off. Carbs and protein have 4 calories per gram, and fat has 9 calories per gram. So...

    294g carbs x 4 = 1176 calories from carbs
    51g fat x 9 = 459 calories from fat
    177g protein x 4 calories = 708 calories from protein

    Total = 2343 calories. If you just ate what you listed, you didn't eat 2615 calories.
  • xero92
    xero92 Posts: 2
    @AliceDark


    Iknow, but it´s the app that count it wrong. Jsut asking if somone have the same problem!
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    You are either choosing entires that have inaccurate numbers in the database or rounding errors on the packaging of some foods is causing problems.
  • RosieB405
    RosieB405 Posts: 150 Member
    Get a food scale and weigh your food to be accurate
  • cajuntank
    cajuntank Posts: 924 Member
    Are you logging exercise or have a Fitbit (or similar) that is adding calories to your day for you to eat back? Otherwise, AliceDark has the correct math for you and you need to re-check your food entries for "correctness".
  • Llamapants86
    Llamapants86 Posts: 1,221 Member
    This is rounding errors on the macros.
  • astronomicals
    astronomicals Posts: 1,537 Member
    its the big pictue, not the little things... dont try and make an exact science out of something that's not

    calories are rounded.... they are also inaccurate by +-20%

    use some common sense... do multiples of 9 and 4 always end in a zero? hell no... and fat is often labeles as something like 2.5 grams... ever seen a package that said 22.5 calories (2.5 grams fat). Does this make sense? If not ::face desk::

    If you do the math, nearly ALL products macros do not perfectly match the calories listen on the package. Like 95%!
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