Help! My Calorie count 1901 is short 270 calories

CaliLivinJ20
CaliLivinJ20 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I am doing macros and my calorie intake has to be 1901 but i calculated all my food and everything and i have 277 calories left i don't know if i calculated everything wrong... i calculated it 2 times

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Have you checked to see if any of your entries are inaccurate?
  • sympha01
    sympha01 Posts: 942 Member
    Double check for accuracy (esp as regards portion sizes -- did you measure your portions or guesstimate them using your eyeballs?). If everything adds up, have a handful of nuts if you like, or some cheese, or a chocolate bar for what that's worth. For 300 calories I could make myself a nice big oozy grilled cheese sandwich.

    And do try to relax ... sustainability over the long term will mean more to your success than nailing it perfectly every.single.day. Stressing out will only make everything harder for you.
  • ccsernica
    ccsernica Posts: 1,040 Member
    First, unless we go to a specialist to have our RMR measured exactly, all these numbers we work with are estimates based on an average across a population. A little more, a little less... Who cares?

    Second, the listed calorie content of food is, in the US, rounded to the nearest 10 for anything over 50 cal/serving IIRC. So figuring your intake down to the single calorie isn't really possible. The numbers we have are less precise than that.

    Third, unless there are macros you must specifically limit due to some medical condition, it won't hurt to go over on them. If you have extra calories available and you want to eat, eat.

    Fourth, RELAX. This just isn't worth stressing about.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Why does it have to be 1901? I think it's a good idea not to consistently undereat, but one day is no big deal. If you just started it is based on estimates anyway.
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