I am confused ?

WilliamD80
WilliamD80 Posts: 26 Member
edited October 4 in Food and Nutrition
I am looking at my food log and I see this (Look at my food log). If I am under on calories but over on Carbs,Fiber, Fat, and Protein. what do I eat to for the 173 calories ? 173 -15 -3 -24 -27

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  • SarahBeeMe
    SarahBeeMe Posts: 91 Member
    Oh dear!! Go for the lowest number?!
  • gentlebreeze2
    gentlebreeze2 Posts: 450 Member
    I'd have a piece of fruit... although it's considered a "sugar" you can never go wrong with fruit. No sodium, often high in potassium, and it usually has fiber.
  • spyork
    spyork Posts: 187
    Go for protein if your training as it will be the best for your body, more importantly are you hungry? if not dont eat the rest of your calories.
  • inspiration345
    inspiration345 Posts: 218 Member
    Wow I don't know how you managed to do that- calories under and macro nutrients over. But don't worry about small things they don't matter much. You don't have to eat your 175 calories if you don't want to. You can save your extra calories and eat them some other time.
  • CityOnAHill
    CityOnAHill Posts: 136 Member
    More lean protein (turkey is a good one). I constantly hear the MFP's protein count is too low (I hear this because I have the same problem).
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    I usually error on the side of protein, but you should be fine having whatever you feel, as long as it fits into the calories.
  • ashnm88
    ashnm88 Posts: 748
    I just wouldn't worry about.
  • robin52077
    robin52077 Posts: 4,383 Member
    I think what he's getting at, is the fact that this should be impossible. If you do the math, at 4 cals per g of protein and carbs, and 9 cals per g of fat, it can NOT end up with cals left and ALL macros over!

    The only explanation is that one or more of the foods you have chosen are listed wrong in the database.
  • ProudDaddy
    ProudDaddy Posts: 80 Member
    I do that all the time..Im under cals but over in fat and sodium..I was noticing the chicken i get has alot of sodium in it..Im trying to change my foods around a lil.thats about all you can do..If your under cals and your not hungry, dont eat..Maybe you should lower your cals..This is a hard one.
  • WilliamD80
    WilliamD80 Posts: 26 Member
    I am not really worried about it . I am just trying to find out WTF I could even eat. I am assuming some of the foods have incorrect values saved.
  • robin52077
    robin52077 Posts: 4,383 Member
    example: Wendy's chili
    says 342 cals...
    64 carbs times 4 = 256
    20 fat = 180
    56 protein = 224

    so this chili should be 660 calories!
    (or the macros are listed wrong and the calories correct)
    either way, it's just wrong...
  • kagenw
    kagenw Posts: 260 Member
    Yeah, if you're not hungry, just skip the last 170 kcals. Otherwise, maybe try some fruits and veggies.
  • WilliamD80
    WilliamD80 Posts: 26 Member
    I think what he's getting at, is the fact that this should be impossible. If you do the math, at 4 cals per g of protein and carbs, and 9 cals per g of fat, it can NOT end up with cals left and ALL macros over!

    The only explanation is that one or more of the foods you have chosen are listed wrong in the database.

    Bingo !!!
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    I think what he's getting at, is the fact that this should be impossible. If you do the math, at 4 cals per g of protein and carbs, and 9 cals per g of fat, it can NOT end up with cals left and ALL macros over!

    The only explanation is that one or more of the foods you have chosen are listed wrong in the database.

    Bingo !!!

    Ohhh!

    Yeah, the database is full of bad info. You've got to be very careful.
  • WilliamD80
    WilliamD80 Posts: 26 Member
    example: Wendy's chili
    says 342 cals...
    64 carbs times 4 = 256
    20 fat = 180
    56 protein = 224

    so this chili should be 660 calories!
    (or the macros are listed wrong and the calories correct)
    either way, it's just wrong...

    I think this is the issue
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    I usually error on the side of protein, but you should be fine having whatever you feel, as long as it fits into the calories.

    Yeah, me too. I like to fill up extras on protein which will fill me up faster anyway. But as long as it fits...it doesn't really matter. Calories are for weight loss, macros is for other health issues.
  • fallenangelloves
    fallenangelloves Posts: 601 Member
    As long as you're losing weig I wouldn't worry so much.... When you plateau (if) you may need to adjust some things, but til then I wouldn't worry!
  • milaxx
    milaxx Posts: 1,122 Member
    Wow I don't know how you managed to do that- calories under and macro nutrients over. But don't worry about small things they don't matter much. You don't have to eat your 175 calories if you don't want to. You can save your extra calories and eat them some other time.

    MFP isn't designed for "banking" calories.

    As to the OP's question, if you aren't hungry, I wouldn't eat anything. If you are hungry I would go for either fruit or protein.
  • mrsredneckmorris
    mrsredneckmorris Posts: 119 Member
    I would pick protein. I have read a lot of threads on here that seem to beleive MFP sets protein lower than required.
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