
Macros
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Macros
Discussion List
- Hello! I am new to the app and looking to learn. At age 51, I started my weight loss and fitness jouney in October 2024. I lost 5 pounds pretty fast, after the holidays focused again. my weight fluctu…
- Hi all, I just had a revision to my 19 year-old sleeve gastronomy and am using the app to track macros during my recovery. So far, this seems like it will be a great way to track my goals and stay acc…
- Hi!!!! My name is Marilyn. I’m70 yo and I have been working macros and lost 40 lbs last year. I was diagnosed with breast cancer late this last November. Caught it very early due to monthly self exams…
- Hi everyone ! I want to be in a calorie deficit but it’s telling me to eat 1750 - I think that’s insane. Does anyone have advice? Or how can I fix this in the app?
- Hello all my name is Lexy and I joined this app because I have cancer And am trying to push my self to better health through a ketogenic diet and exercise if anyone has any tips or tricks they use to …
- Please send me a non-complicated meal who has a lot of protein and and small amount of fat. I don't care if it's for dinner, lunch or breakfast. Thank you!
- I’m engaged and my wedding is August 2026 I want to tone up and get healthy before then! Hopefully I find community and support here!!!
- Hello. I keep coming back to MFP . I am trying to get control of my eating habits and am pursing the macros plan. I am working out with a trainer for a short period of time. My body has changed as I a…
- I like creating own meals. Lets say chicken schnitzel. When i log in for dinner, every little ingredient is listed (chicken, flour, greek yoghurt, panko crumbs, parmesan cheese, spray oil) which is fa…
- I started tirzepatide 2.5 today and need to know how to set my macros. What calories, protein, fats, carbs? It seems too early but I wasn't very hungry today. Does it start working that fast?
- Hi Everyone, I am new for the first time since 2013, in 2010 I lost 100 pounds with myfitnesspal. Unfortunetly I gave myself an eating disorder in the process and really struggled for a bit. Since 202…
- I’ve love to be able to set macro goals per meal, I have a set amount of carbs for a pre workout snack/ amount of protein post workout and I have to keep checking back to my nutrition plan to make sur…
- My target is 52g of fat a day, but I’m always above that because I have olive oil, nuts, and peanut butter every day. If I eat meat it’s lean (chicken breast, tenderloin). I do meet my protein target,…
- I lifted, lost weight...maintained and then in sept decided to cut some more. Lost 13# now at 142#...looking to build muscle. Nervous as increasing calories to get back to maintenance... which is nece…
- I was previously using noom where foods fell into categories (red, yellow, green) and calorie goals were broken up by category. You could also easily see types of food in each category. Obviously MFP …
- When I log a meal, I’d like to be able to click on it and view macro and nutrient breakdown for it So that I can track and plan my meals without having to click on individual meal components to calcul…
- When I check my macros, it states I’ve had 16g of carbs. But when I’ve counted the carbs from the individual items manual logs, my carbs are less than 9g! So what is the 16g?!
- Any suggestions on how I can keep my fat low but Protein high , seems to be quite challenging...
- I am new using the app for a week and I love it. Looking forward to improving my health and to eat healthy.
- I’m newly diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and struggling to set goals and change my diet. It would be great if the app had some specific guidance to help with that management!
- Hey all Back to hit my 2025 goals. Starting a new eating approach with the conavore diet. Would love to connect with people!!!!!
- It would be nice to have an actual meal planner feature that uses your calorie/macro goals as a basis for the plan.
- Holiday week. This is going to be hard! Christmas parties, Family gatherings, treats galore... feelings will be eaten. This week, you NEED accountability, I NEED accountability, and this challenge is …
- Hi all, this is quite an odd one. I have set my goals as per the attached, however on a daily basis the app. is displaying incorrect values (also attached) As an example i have set my protein goal to …
- I am Melody! I live in Northern Michigan (of the lower peninsula). I work in a machine shop. My husband is a heavy equipment mechanic. We love the snow. We snowmobile, but also show our vintage snowmo…
- My dietician and physician set my macros, and while I am seeing some good change in my health, I am getting very tired of protien shakes/powders. I tried to reach my goal of 117g of protien without it…
- So I've tracked Macros from time to time, and it is generally very effective for me. However, I've never been able to hit my Protein goals. For example, right now my goal is 163g - but even with prote…