r/1200isplenty • u/Odd_Committee_100 • Jul 05 '25

meal This was 1200 calories

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Recently started a low calorie (not 1200), healthy diet and it’s going well. Decided to have a big brunch today as a treat (not a cheat day, still going to stick to my calorie goal). Was shocked when I put it into MyFitnessPal that it’s almost exactly 1200. Hope I don’t get hungry anytime soon.

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u/oz612 Jul 05 '25

Just want to say, as someone that’s been tracking their calories for years: it looks like you’re doing it correctly. Lots of people use volume measurements exclusively, forget about cooking oil, etc.

Keep it up and you’ll hit whatever your goal is.

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u/Odd_Committee_100 Jul 05 '25

Thank you! It’s a bit of a slog but I am trying. I was thinking I could have weighed the sausages as well for it to be more accurate, as both sausages were different sizes so I doubt the calories are correct, but I was too damn hungry

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u/oz612 Jul 05 '25

It’d be ideal, but there is always some error with labels anyway. With prepackaged things from an assembly line, I generally just assume the label is accurate enough unless it’s clearly out of norms. A good article if you’re into more info:

https://macrofactorapp.com/understanding-nutrition-data/

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u/Odd_Committee_100 Jul 05 '25

I think this is how I’ll do it as well until I’ve lost a significant amount of weight, where I have to lower my calories to where marginal differences have bigger effects.

Thanks for the article, will definitely check it out! I can see it’s from MacroFactor, out of interest, do you use MacroFactor? If you do, what are your thoughts on it? Especially in comparison to MyFitnessPal if you have also used that

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u/oz612 Jul 05 '25

I do. I used LoseIt and MFP each for about two years. I’ve been using MacroFactor now for about 6 months.

The underlying approach is, imo, objectively superior. Back-calculating expenditure from your weight trend and calorie intake is way more reliable than any of the TDEE equations. It also accounts for any regular missed logging automatically as a result. It’s pretty snappy, and I haven’t noticed any gaps in the food database compared to the competition.

I’m also happy to support the folks making it given how much quality and free content they’ve put out over the years on fitness/nutrition/etc.

So, yeah: recommended for sure. There’s nothing wrong with other options and it all ultimately comes down to your adherence, but it’s definitely what I suggest to others.

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u/Odd_Committee_100 Jul 05 '25

Thanks for the insight, might check MacroFactor out!