Does anyone ignore the calorie counter?
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I feel like calories are there as a guideline, not a restriction. I try to keep everything HCLF. Listen to your body☮0
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I look at sodium, calories, protein in that order.0
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I trust the usda database and the package labels. I weigh everything including packaged foods.0
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Christine_72 wrote: »Did you look at Friday or Saturday Callum? it's Sunday here, my yesterday is Saturday 30th July.
ETA: Never mind lol I just went back and checked, and there was only a 5 calorie difference. It was too early in the morning when i checked before, I should know better than to do calculations first thing in the morning :blushing:
Oh god let's not confuse this with time difference too0 -
I look first at the protein which I must cover. Secondly, I pay attention at the moment to remain under my calories. Then I plan the carbohydrates and fat concerning my expected activity.0
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I pay less attention to macros, watch calories for sure0
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Calories are the most important0
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I dont see a point in logging if i'm going to miss the most important aspect of logging.5
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No, counting calories is the most important, then sugar, fat, carbs and protein. I'm always under on sodium so don't need to bother with that.0
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Calories, protein, and sodium in that order.0
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callumwalker1995 wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »Did you look at Friday or Saturday Callum? it's Sunday here, my yesterday is Saturday 30th July.
ETA: Never mind lol I just went back and checked, and there was only a 5 calorie difference. It was too early in the morning when i checked before, I should know better than to do calculations first thing in the morning :blushing:
Oh god let's not confuse this with time difference too
:laugh: ah you made me laugh! Whenever one of my American friends completes their diary and i click on it, the page is always blank, because their today is my yesterday, and from my end it links me to their tomorrow which is my today0 -
Calories are king. I also pay attention to fiber, protein and fat.No, counting calories is the most important, then sugar, fat, carbs and protein. I'm always under on sodium so don't need to bother with that.
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I pay attention to macros and stay pretty focused on meeting the fat goal and carb limit, because fat keeps me satisfied and carbs make me want to eat more. Which is why I do LCHF. To me macros are about satiety more than anything else. I really need to recalculate my protein, though, because the way my percentages are set up MFP wants me to eat way more than I feel like I can.
I still track calories and exercise, though, because calorie deficit is how you lose weight, and while the food I eat has a pretty high satiety factor (for me, YMMV), it's calorie dense. Can't be sitting on my butt eating butter and drinking bacon grease and expect to lose weight!1 -
I mostly pay attention to calories, fat, sugar amount and carbs right now.0
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Anyone else find that MFP doesn't give you enough differing serving size choices when you enter your food? For instance, I had a little syrup on a waffle this morning (maybe about a tsp) and when I went to scan the label and choose the serving it only gives me the 1/4 cup serving size on the bottle and a bunch of other random sizes like the whole bottle or milliliters. Why wouldn't a tsp or tblspn be an option? I found this problem with other foods as well and it's aggravating. I shouldn't have to be a mathematician or something to enter in my calories on an app that's supposed to make it easy.0
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Anyone else find that MFP doesn't give you enough differing serving size choices when you enter your food? For instance, I had a little syrup on a waffle this morning (maybe about a tsp) and when I went to scan the label and choose the serving it only gives me the 1/4 cup serving size on the bottle and a bunch of other random sizes like the whole bottle or milliliters. Why wouldn't a tsp or tblspn be an option? I found this problem with other foods as well and it's aggravating. I shouldn't have to be a mathematician or something to enter in my calories on an app that's supposed to make it easy.
https://www.reference.com/food/many-teaspoons-1-4-cup-ba2d02dc82ddba360 -
Calories first...then protein, and if I care enough, Iron...Lost over 80 pounds this way!1
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queenliz99 wrote: »Anyone else find that MFP doesn't give you enough differing serving size choices when you enter your food? For instance, I had a little syrup on a waffle this morning (maybe about a tsp) and when I went to scan the label and choose the serving it only gives me the 1/4 cup serving size on the bottle and a bunch of other random sizes like the whole bottle or milliliters. Why wouldn't a tsp or tblspn be an option? I found this problem with other foods as well and it's aggravating. I shouldn't have to be a mathematician or something to enter in my calories on an app that's supposed to make it easy.
https://www.reference.com/food/many-teaspoons-1-4-cup-ba2d02dc82ddba36
Thanks, but I know I can google it and get the answer. I guess my point is that I shouldn't have to leave the app, google the answer and then come back to the app to enter. This app is supposed to make it easy and it makes no sense that it wouldn't offer a tsp or tblspn option for a liquid product. Also it sometimes will give you a totally different calorie than the one on the box when you scan the bar code.
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queenliz99 wrote: »Anyone else find that MFP doesn't give you enough differing serving size choices when you enter your food? For instance, I had a little syrup on a waffle this morning (maybe about a tsp) and when I went to scan the label and choose the serving it only gives me the 1/4 cup serving size on the bottle and a bunch of other random sizes like the whole bottle or milliliters. Why wouldn't a tsp or tblspn be an option? I found this problem with other foods as well and it's aggravating. I shouldn't have to be a mathematician or something to enter in my calories on an app that's supposed to make it easy.
https://www.reference.com/food/many-teaspoons-1-4-cup-ba2d02dc82ddba36
Thanks, but I know I can google it and get the answer. I guess my point is that I shouldn't have to leave the app, google the answer and then come back to the app to enter. This app is supposed to make it easy and it makes no sense that it wouldn't offer a tsp or tblspn option for a liquid product. Also it sometimes will give you a totally different calorie than the one on the box when you scan the bar code.
sorry hun, this is what happens when a database is created by users and is largely unmoderated.2 -
queenliz99 wrote: »Anyone else find that MFP doesn't give you enough differing serving size choices when you enter your food? For instance, I had a little syrup on a waffle this morning (maybe about a tsp) and when I went to scan the label and choose the serving it only gives me the 1/4 cup serving size on the bottle and a bunch of other random sizes like the whole bottle or milliliters. Why wouldn't a tsp or tblspn be an option? I found this problem with other foods as well and it's aggravating. I shouldn't have to be a mathematician or something to enter in my calories on an app that's supposed to make it easy.
https://www.reference.com/food/many-teaspoons-1-4-cup-ba2d02dc82ddba36
Thanks, but I know I can google it and get the answer. I guess my point is that I shouldn't have to leave the app, google the answer and then come back to the app to enter. This app is supposed to make it easy and it makes no sense that it wouldn't offer a tsp or tblspn option for a liquid product. Also it sometimes will give you a totally different calorie than the one on the box when you scan the bar code.
I think you're making this much more complicated than it has to be. Are you trying to lose weight? Focus on staying within the calories that MFP gives you. Use the database or labels, but try to be as accurate as possible...same with your burns. If you feel comfy enough, and are staying in your numbers, you might then start worrying about macros...I'd start with one, protein. Why drive yourself crazy making it harder than it has to be?0
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