always going over carb count, but not calorie count!

kiwisunchips
kiwisunchips Posts: 8 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm always going over my carbs, I eat really healthy too, rarely eating a lot of bread, and tons of veggies, I don't go crazy with the fruits because of their sugar so I tend to eat way more veggies than fruit.

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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    There is nothing wrong with carbs and there is nothing wrong with fruit.
  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
    If you're over in carbs but low on calories - then I'm guessing you are short on fat, protein? First assess your macro ratios. Maybe higher carb/lower fat & protein work for you? If that's not it, then work in more fat & protein. If you currently use low fat dairy, switch to regular. Eat some nuts, or peanut butter with your raw veggies. Larger servings of protein, or cook with olive oil...
  • kiwisunchips
    kiwisunchips Posts: 8 Member
    my fats usually on point and my protein is alwaysss over. I do eat nuts and peanutbutter and celery is a favourite of mine
  • kiwisunchips
    kiwisunchips Posts: 8 Member
    Oh welll maybe its just an unrealistic goal
  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
    edited November 2014
    If you're over on carbs, over or on target for protein & fat and under your calorie goal: then your food entries have errors in their nutritional info. When you do the math it should balance pretty close.

    Example for me: daily goal 2030 calories. 254 carbs X 4 + 68 fat x 9 + 102 protein X 4 = 2036.

    If I was over in carbs (say 300) and even in fat, protein then I'd be over my calorie total by ~200 calories since there are 4 calories in each g of carb.

    Its just not mathematically possible to be over in 1-2 of the macros and even in the other AND be under calories.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    Are you usually under on the calorie count? That is the important thing.
  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,570 Member
    edited November 2014
    When I get over 40% of my calories from carbs, I have a hard time losing (I'd stall) and a harder time maintaining. I always hit my calorie goals, but the carb mix changes how and when your body stores and burns the calories. You do NOT have to go low carb. You do have to pay attention to carbs.

    BTW, if you have lower glycemic carbs (whole grains instead of soda) this is less important, but I find it a good rule of thumb.

    Besides, protein and fat are more satisfying to my hunger. High carbs and I'm always starving.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    There's no question.

    I'm often over on carbs and always under on protein. I know how to fix that, but I don't like protein foods. Never have. I feel like - just to get my .8/kg I'd have to spend my whole day eating food I don't really like and I'm not really willing to do that. Working on it, some, but what the hell. Unless I get so low that albumin comes back low or something, it's just not a huge priority for me.

    Maybe one day, I will be perfect with my diet. Maybe not.

  • lolly715
    lolly715 Posts: 106
    StaciMarie1974 wrote: »
    If you're over on carbs, over or on target for protein & fat and under your calorie goal: then your food entries have errors in their nutritional info. When you do the math it should balance pretty close.

    This. You can't be over all your macros and under calories without errors in the data. The macro goals are worked out as simple percentages of the total calories so should always be within a few calories (to allow for rounding) of the target. Mine are 2 calories different, as an example.

    Can't see your diary to confirm, but I'd suggest double checking the entries you choose against the nutritional labels (or a reliable source such as USDA for fresh products that don't have labels) for accurate info.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    kiwisunchips wrote: »
    my fats usually on point and my protein is alwaysss over. I do eat nuts and peanutbutter and celery is a favourite of mine

    i am not sure how you can be over carbs, over protein and hit your fat goal but not be over cals?!
  • harlequin0318
    harlequin0318 Posts: 415 Member
    Agreed ^
  • harlequin0318
    harlequin0318 Posts: 415 Member
    And if you want to lower your carbs - look at your log and it shows you what you ate that is high in carbs, and cut back on it....if that's your goal
  • 20yearsyounger
    20yearsyounger Posts: 1,630 Member
    My carbs are usually 50%. If I used the standard settings, I would be over. I just try to make sure I get over the minimum necessary in the other categories. Hasn't stopped me from losing and looking lean.
  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    kiwisunchips wrote: »
    my fats usually on point and my protein is alwaysss over. I do eat nuts and peanutbutter and celery is a favourite of mine

    i am not sure how you can be over carbs, over protein and hit your fat goal but not be over cals?!

    MFP doesn't calculate calories from macros. Before I created all my own entries and adjusted calories from macros, I had a few instances of going red on all macros and well into the clear for calories. Either foods are a good deal off on the label, someone enters the info wrong and you don't check it, etc. even using my own entries, I can still be way off on the website sometimes. App is much more reliable because it doesn't round the macros like the website does.
  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
    lolly715 wrote: »
    StaciMarie1974 wrote: »
    If you're over on carbs, over or on target for protein & fat and under your calorie goal: then your food entries have errors in their nutritional info. When you do the math it should balance pretty close.

    This. You can't be over all your macros and under calories without errors in the data. The macro goals are worked out as simple percentages of the total calories so should always be within a few calories (to allow for rounding) of the target. Mine are 2 calories different, as an example.

    Can't see your diary to confirm, but I'd suggest double checking the entries you choose against the nutritional labels (or a reliable source such as USDA for fresh products that don't have labels) for accurate info.

    Mine used to always be like 50-150 calories off if I calculated the macros, this was with using MFP official entries. So definitely, it's not a perfect system, which is why I only use calories as a rough guideline at breakfast and lunch and then calculate my macros in the evening to see how many cals I really have left

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