That's enlightening

[taratru]

I tracked on MFP today and yesterday, both of which have been typical days for me.  Whoa.  No wonder my belly is so soft and my pants are WAY snug.  

Both days, I've been 4-500 calories short (which is fine, I'm not starving or anything), 20-25 grams short of protein, 20-25 grams short of fat, and 20-ish grams over on sugar.  

When I lost my 40 pounds, I was eating a ton of protein and more fat, way less carbs.  And now that I'm not running as much (or even a ton of cardio, really), I don't need all those carbs, either.  I should probably think about upping the cals, as well.  My plan is to eat more protein and fat throughout the day, since our dinners can't be low carb - our kids would probably die.    

Tell me I'm not going to end up gaining eleventy pounds in a boot.  Tell me it's okay right now to eat a few more hundred calories of protein and fat to get sort of reset a bit.  

[hannahb]

No advice but I've been tracking and I am always over on sugar. The thing is, Im not sure how to lower it. I could skip sugar in my coffee but let's face it, that's not going to happen. Yesterday I ate a banana and that put me over.
I don't think that eating a little extra protein will make you fat, especially since you are able to do other things besides run while you're in the boot.

[kams]

I say you've got a good handle on what works for your body, so go for that! Even without running for a little while (& dammit, by the way!!!), maintaining any kind of activity level and eating in a way your body best responds will be a great combo.

[lb2006]

I was over on sugar too, but under on calories/protein, etc

I feel like there are going to be days that I overcompensate and days where I don't hit any of the goals As long as I am in the ballpark, I will tell myself that is okay!

[wambam]

I think your logic is completely sound and I think you'll have good results from increasing protein and fat.

[clseale]

This is why I don't track!

Ok, not really, I just find that I do better with my weight when I eat intuitively. I do better with higher protein & lower carbs than MFP suggests. Don't be afraid to change it up. 

[Deleted]

MFP's sugar "goal" is off because it doesn't/can't differentiate between added and natural sugars.

For example, I'm eating low carb right now. On Tuesday, I ate 57 grams of carbs per MFP which is 231 grams short of their goal. But, my 37 grams of sugar was over their goal of 36 by 1.

The sugars I ate came from milk and a couple clementines.

So, I wouldn't worry too much about what MFP says about your sugar consumption.

[taratru]

I know the difference between good and bad sugars, so I can figure that out. I know I do better on higher protein and fat, so it was interesting to see ehh I've been struggling... Like, I knew but I needed to see it to really know.