help understanding macros

ABHY7
ABHY7 Posts: 70 Member
edited November 22 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey folks, I've just jumped into this site and still trying to figure out how it works. Can someone explain the macros chart to me?. Basically I've been trying to keep under or just at my daily calorie allowance, however when I look at yesterday's macros for example, I'm showing a very high percentage of fat intake? Am I therefore hindering my progress? Is The trick to reach each goal...carb, fat, protein. Should I try eat more protein to enhance weight loss?
Thanks in advance

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  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    Fat doesn't make you fat. A caloric surplus does.

    Not hitting your macros is fine for weight loss in certain scenarios... I think you're fine. Just keep eating in a caloric deficit (the number of calories MFP gave you) and you will lose weight.

    Eating more protein or whatever doesn't make you lose any more weight; as I said, it's the caloric deficit which does.
  • ABHY7
    ABHY7 Posts: 70 Member
    Okay Thank you very much for clarifying
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    purelush wrote: »
    Hey folks, I've just jumped into this site and still trying to figure out how it works. Can someone explain the macros chart to me?. Basically I've been trying to keep under or just at my daily calorie allowance, however when I look at yesterday's macros for example, I'm showing a very high percentage of fat intake? Am I therefore hindering my progress? Is The trick to reach each goal...carb, fat, protein. Should I try eat more protein to enhance weight loss?
    Thanks in advance

    you used an erroneous entry for Generic - 2 Egg Whites/1 Egg Yolk Scramble , 1 cup cooked with a ridiculous entry for fat content. Just a mistake.
  • ABHY7
    ABHY7 Posts: 70 Member
    Right, this is were I'm confused because that's exactly what I had.....2 egg whites 1 yolk? Generic is standard right?
  • seska422
    seska422 Posts: 3,217 Member
    purelush wrote: »
    Right, this is were I'm confused because that's exactly what I had.....2 egg whites 1 yolk? Generic is standard right?
    Most of the database entries are entered by users. They can be wrong because of honest mistakes or trolling.

    When you first use an item, it's best to double-check the values given. You can edit the values, choose a different item that's accurate, or add the item to My Foods yourself to make sure that the values are accurate.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    purelush wrote: »
    Right, this is were I'm confused because that's exactly what I had.....2 egg whites 1 yolk? Generic is standard right?

    "Generic" means "no brand entered" in this context I suspect - or the user entered Generic as a piece of text. Click on "nutrition info" before entering an item to check it.
  • katbelcal
    katbelcal Posts: 1 Member
    seska422 wrote: »
    purelush wrote: »
    Right, this is were I'm confused because that's exactly what I had.....2 egg whites 1 yolk? Generic is standard right?
    Most of the database entries are entered by users. They can be wrong because of honest mistakes or trolling.

    When you first use an item, it's best to double-check the values given. You can edit the values, choose a different item that's accurate, or add the item to My Foods yourself to make sure that the values are accurate.

    Thanks that's interesting to know :)
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