Looking for an answer... Does anyone know why this is...?

I've tried to ask Mary, twice, and may yet get an answer-- but I doubt it since it wasn't answered before. Probably due to it being less important...

My question is regarding the way we are told that fats are 9 cals, and protein and carbs are 4 cals per gram.

I keep seeing higher numbers in my daily analysis than my calories.

Tonight-- so far-- I have a nice mix of 25 fat, 111 protein, and 134 carbs...

This SHOULD add up to 1205 calories...

It only shows 1069 calories!

My fiber is 43 today-- is that a hidden calorie issue? Not counted in the products, but actually there if you went by the calories-per-gram rules? Fiber is included in the carbs, basically, so they should be there already-- shouldn't they?

Anybody know why these numbers are off? I'd really appreciate it if anyone could shine some light on this-- it really bugs me, lol.

I can answer that for you! :)

Yes, there are 9 cals per gram of fat, 4 cals per gram of carb and pro. You do need to subtract the grams of fiber from your total carbs in order to calculate the cals. So, just subtract 43 from 134... Fiber does not breakdown into simple sugar and therefore does not provide food energy (ie: cals)

Ummm.... Ok...

If I subtract 43 from 134 at 4 cals each gram, I get 1205 calories minus 172, which gives me 1033 vs. the 1069 CC has shown for today, so far...

That IS much closer!

I wonder if the deliberate choice I make to mix soluble and insoluble fibers is another factor? I.e.-- Prunes and fiber-added foods like yogurt and Fiber One cereal...

I had a problem a couple times, so I watch that carefully, lol-- though not usually 43 grams in a day!

Thanks!!!

You may be logging items from the database with incomplete or incorrect nutritional information.  I suggest you stop agonizing over the numbers.  Calorie counting is always inexact.  You'll do fine if you are in the ballpark of your required calories for the day.  As long as you burn more calories than you eat you will lose weight.

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Oh, I'm not agonizing! But I AM a devoted number-cruncher and perfectionist in FACTS that don't add up... Accuracy matters when my daily calorie burn is down to a mere 1590 if I'm sedentary-- and I still have 50-60 lbs to go!

As I lose, my daily calorie burn rate is going to drop too close to my 1200/1250+ allowance to create much of a deficit for weight loss... 

Exercise is the only way I can currently hope to burn more than the less-than-a-lb.-a-week with my daily calorie deficit, and that will get worse as my daily burn rate keeps shrinking.

Eating less than I burn is already a very slow process for losing the 50/60 I need to lose-- and the accuracy of the calorie information in CC is very important to me to Achieve my weight loss, as well as watch my Nutrition needs.

Because I must be careful with such long-term dieting to maintain my Nutrition, I really want accuracy.  I've also seen a Nutritionist for this reason. I don't want to create new health problems, and I wanted to know why the numbers often didn't add up...

I work diligently to ensure I have more-than-enough fat/protein/carbs to maintain my nutritional needs, through being very budget-minded in what I allow, (though I must improve the sources into a greater variety), so it just made me wonder why the numbers are weird... and if I was really eating 1205 when CC said it was only 1069, and the almonds and honey I added to get 1200 for the day were actually more than 1200-- and over 1300!

With my small deficit, it matters now, and will matter much more as I continue to lose... Just wondering why...