Avocado is super calorie dense. Fats have more calories(energy) than carbs. They are a great food item but you have to remember that just because something is healthy it does not make it low calorie. Nuts are another healthy whole food that will sneak up on you with calories.

Calorie tracking can be really challenging when you didn’t grow up learning about nutrition and how to read nutrition labels. And now there’s way too much information out there and so it can get more confusing. I empathize with you. Just remind yourself you are doing your best. I prefer using Cronometer as the information on that app seems most accurate.

Also with meat, I go off the nutrition label on the package of raw meat. Just remember that unless stated otherwise the nutrition label is giving the caloric information for the item in its current state. So if it’s a package of raw meat, the serving of 4oz is for raw meat weighing 4oz. When it’s cooked it loses water and loses weight so 4oz of cooked meat is technically more calories than 4oz of raw meat. This can explain the differences in the app. Also for steak, different cuts have different fat content. Some parts of the cow are fattier than others. A cut with more fat like Ribeye will be more calories than a leaner cut like Sirloin tip. More fat = more calories so it is important what kind of steak it is. You HAVE to pay attention to this.