MFP help please :)

[Starlight]

Ive just realised my MFP app isnt set properly

Ive logged into the website. Cant get the carbs to 60g though, its only letting me change a percentage so closest I can get is 78g is there a trick to it?

Also is there any other settings I should be changing in the nutrition section

Ive only got it set up for my weight, calorie intake etc and have been logging my packs.. I want to get it set up properly

Heeeeelllppppp

 

[Emmaline]

Perhaps it would be better to ask the mods on MFP as I am sure they would be able to help.
Fact is I can't remember offhand unfortunately...

Just been on there..
Click on "Goals" and you will get a choice so select "Manual" settings.

 

[BordersGirl]

Think I sent you a PM (but not entirely convinced as the laptop went weird while I was sending it) but it all depends on the calories you have set it to. With calories set at 800 per day setting carbs to 30% sets carbs to exactly 60g but if you have a different calorie amount that doesn't work out to 60g exactly then you can only set roughly as the percentages go up in 5s. So 600 calories works out at 60g set at 40% carbs and 700 calories works out at 61g with carbs set at 35%.

I have protein set to 70g but anything over 60g does me fine. I haven't worried too much about other nutrition settings at the mo - I'm concentrating on calories, carbs and protein.

 

[Starlight]

Brilliant - thanks

Changed my settings... what hasnt helped is I was also using some of the S&S stuff on MFP which doesnt have the carbs listed

Sorted now I think x

 

[cyprusbride]

Whats MFP? xx

 

[BordersGirl]

Yeah, you need to check the items you're using have the right totals as they might have been put in by someone only tracking calories who didn't enter the carbs etc. I generally double check the items I select from MFP the first time I select something and only trust it when I know it's correct. There are some items with net carbs and some of the same items showing carbs (look at the Atkins bars for example). I haven't yet figured out whether I can count net carbs on this diet to keep ketosis so I count the total carbs and at least that means I won't kick myself out of ketosis.

 

[BordersGirl]

MFP = My Fitness Pal. It's a calorie / nutrition / exercise tracker. You don't really need it if you're following S&S to the letter but I've started stepping up calorie wise so it's helping me log carbs etc to maintain ketosis.

 

[*Shanny*]

Brilliant - thanks

Changed my settings... what hasnt helped is I was also using some of the S&S stuff on MFP which doesnt have the carbs listed

Sorted now I think x

Im on the PC now sorting mine out... very useful indeed ive noticed when it breaks it all down.!

whats your name on it S??

 

[Starlight]

starlight_x

 

[*Shanny*]

starlight_x

Oh dear i don't know how to send requests LOL

 

[*Shanny*]

Oh dear i don't know how to send requests LOL

Ive sent it now