hit my calories for the day, but still have macros left over?!

lewispang
lewispang Posts: 7 Member
edited November 8 in Food and Nutrition
Hi guys

have a question, Have hit my calories for the day, but still shows I have macros left over in protein and carbs?! I know i've gone over my fats by 3g, but that should only be 27 cals. Anyone knows whats up?

Should I eat more to fill up those macros and go over my calorie limit? Or should I not eat over my calories.

Cheers for your help!

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  • Mycophilia
    Mycophilia Posts: 1,225 Member
    Something must be off in the meals you are entering because adding up your target macro totals to 2703 calories
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    yeah, there's an error in one or more of the entries you chose from the database. You should compare the entries you choose to the packaging you have...if no packaging I highly recommend selecting "Whatever it is USDA" to avoid MFP member entries...there are a lot of incorrect entries. Also, if you're using generic entries like "chicken soup"...well, that's someone's recipe for chicken soup so who knows if they entered the information correctly.
  • janiceclark08
    janiceclark08 Posts: 1,341 Member
    I always have macros left, when my calories are gone. I dont let it bother me. I just eat my calories and try to use my macros. I have never had 0 calories left and 0 macros.
  • lewispang
    lewispang Posts: 7 Member
    Ah okay, so I should not eat anymore, and stick with my calorie count yeah? Cheers for the advice guys, i'll definately be doing what you mentioned wolfeman :)
  • VeryKatie
    VeryKatie Posts: 5,961 Member
    I don't even understand how you got it so close to all those goals all at once in the first place. That's some kind of super optimization. Do you use an Excel spreadsheet solver or something that lays out your food for you to optimize calories and macros!?
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited December 2014
    The macros and calories rarely add up perfectly, IMO. I go by calories and don't worry too much about it. I have no reason to need to hit my macros right on the button.
  • lewispang
    lewispang Posts: 7 Member
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    Just looked at a few of my food labels and yeah it totally didnt match up at all to what was scanned into the MyFitnessPal database so that was why. It's still a bit off, but not as much as before, but I don't think that really matters if i'm a little bit off as long as I stay consistent and don't go to over or under :)

    VeryKatie wrote: »
    I don't even understand how you got it so close to all those goals all at once in the first place. That's some kind of super optimization. Do you use an Excel spreadsheet solver or something that lays out your food for you to optimize calories and macros!?

    I literally weigh everything out, and if by the end of the day, I still have macros remaining, I'll eat to make them up, even if its 2g fat, i'll have a bit of olive oil etc. I have a bit of OCD about things being done like that! haha
  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
    edited December 2014
    VeryKatie wrote: »
    I don't even understand how you got it so close to all those goals all at once in the first place. That's some kind of super optimization. Do you use an Excel spreadsheet solver or something that lays out your food for you to optimize calories and macros!?

    It's not hard to do. I don't plan out anything for macros, I just put in food that I want to eat and make sure I hit my protein minimum goal. Then I either am close for all macros or I go over on fats and under on carbs. E.g. didn't plan this day out but I went over on protein a bit and a bit under on carbs. I tabulate calorie intake by multiplying my macros.

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  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
    lewispang wrote: »
    Ah okay, so I should not eat anymore, and stick with my calorie count yeah? Cheers for the advice guys, i'll definately be doing what you mentioned wolfeman :)


    It's up to you. I personally use the calorie count as a guide when putting in my first two meals (i like to eat 3x a day for relatively equal calorie amounts) and then for my last meal/end of day I multiply all my macros to see how many calories I actually have eaten. And that is with having already custom-made all of the foods I enter into my diary to ensure the calorie count on the database entry itself is based on macro totals. Even so macros and calories never 100% match up. especially on the website - the app is much much better for this, they don't get rounded the same way they do on the website. Which is a PITA.
  • holyfenix
    holyfenix Posts: 99 Member
    I wouldn't worry about undercutting your macros. You are taking more than enough protein as it is. I would just worry about hitting your calories and you are good.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Variations can come from either wrong entries, or rounding issues.
  • Mcbummers
    Mcbummers Posts: 6 Member
    I've found vegetables have calories but no carbs/fats/protein according to MFP.
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
    community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10025962/calories-and-macros-not-adding-up-heres-probably-why#latesthttp://
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