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Old Thu, Oct-23-08, 23:17
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Default Macronutrient percentages --

On the Daily Entry page, my percentage of protein is always lower and the percentage of fat is always higher than what is shown on the Summary Page. Why is that?

I wouldn't have noticed, except that on some days I aim for 20% protein and 80% fat. When I enter the numbers into my journal from the Summary page, I find I've missed the mark, even though, according to the Daily Entry page, it appeared that I had achieved the correct balance. It doesn't really matter, I suppose, although it would be nice to know which set of numbers was likely to be the more accurate.
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Old Fri, Oct-24-08, 02:00
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Plan: Atkins/PP/BFL
Stats: 400/223/200 Male 5 ft 11
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Is it a difference of fractions? like 22.4% rounded to 20%?

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Old Fri, Oct-24-08, 02:58
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No, it's whole numbers. Yesterday, for instance, the percentages on my Daily Entry page were 2% carbs, 18% protein, 80% fat. I thought I had done really well! But when I was using the Summary page to make the entry in my journal, I discovered that it said 2% carbs, 19% protein, 79% fat. The total grams for each macronutrient, as well as the caloric total, was the same on both pages.

I guess that's what confuses me, i.e. I don't understand why the percentages would vary between pages since the totals are the same.
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Old Sat, Oct-25-08, 02:22
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Plan: Atkins/PP/BFL
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It's a rounding error, will add to the to-do list

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Old Sat, Oct-25-08, 10:04
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Thank you! I know it's a small thing, but I couldn't figure it out.
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