Why precision is overrated
Food labels are permitted a margin of error. Cooking changes weight. Daily energy expenditure swings by hundreds of calories depending on how much you happen to move. Logging to the gram produces a number with two decimal places built on inputs that were never that accurate.
What matters is consistency of method. A slightly imprecise measure applied the same way every day still tells you which direction you are moving.
Protein first
If you get one thing right, make it protein. It is the macro most people undershoot, it protects lean mass in a deficit, and it is the most satiating of the three. Hit your protein target, spread it across three or four meals, then let carbohydrate and fat fill the rest.
When to tighten up
Portion logging gets you a long way. If your trend has been flat for three weeks and adherence has genuinely been good, a fortnight of weighing is a reasonable diagnostic. Not a permanent state.
General guidance for healthy adults, not medical or dietetic advice. If you have a health condition or are unsure whether an approach suits you, speak to a qualified professional.
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