Tell me about how dietary fat isn't necessarily bad for you

[Wines Not Whines]

Assuming that's true... lol.

I've been trying to reduce the amount of added sugars and junky carbs that I eat. I'm not going low-carb by any means, but cutting out things like cheez-its, ritz peanut butter crackers, cookies, sugary yogurt, and sugar in my coffee has lowered my carb intake by about 10%. I seem to be making up for it by eating more fat (in the form of nuts, nut butters, cheese, avocado, hummus, and other things). I prefer limiting meat to one meal a day (usually dinner) and I'm not a big fan of eggs, so I need to eat these things to keep myself full. Do you think this is a problem?

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I don't think it's a problem. Fat makes you feel full, so you can end up eating less overall.

[greencrayon]

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[ebeth]

I think it's OK so long as your calories are coming from PUFAs and MUFAs rather than saturated fats.

when I've been low carb in the past I wasn't tracking, so I don't know how my macronutriet ratio broke out. yesterday about 50% of my calories came from fat, but most of that was PUFAs and MUFAs. the biggest source of fat for me yesterday was olive oil and nuts so I'm not going to stress too much about it. but I'll admit I was shocked at the 50% number.

[gt7301b]

I don't think it is a problem either. If you think you are getting too much fat what about adding in more fruits and veggies? I know it is a lot easier for me to grab some nuts and a babybel for a snack rather than taking the time to cut up fruit and/or veggies.

[wambam]

Oh hai.

This is like my mission as a human being to inform everyone that fat (even saturated fat!) has been vilified for god knows what reason and is actually incredibly important to your health. I eat at least 40% of my daily calories from fat. Fat is incredibly important for hormone synthesis, brain function, etc. Fat will keep you satiated between meals and your blood sugar stable. Ideally, your fat should come from the least processed sources possible (olive oil, pastured animal fats, coconut oil, grass-fed butter, etc).

Eat it. Love it.

[clseale]

This might not be terribly helpful, but it's all I've got. lol I regularly have nuts, nut butters, cheese, avocado, hummus, eggs, etc. They are staples in my daily diet. Of course it varies from day to day, but I eat any and all of those things, without paying any attention to limiting the fat that comes from those sources.

When I recently had blood work done, my doctor, while commenting on how great everything was, took the extra time to comment on how exceptional my LDL, HDL, and triglycerides were.

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Apr 22, 2014 8:54:26 GMT -5 clseale said:

This might not be terribly helpful, but it's all I've got. lol I regularly have nuts, nut butters, cheese, avocado, hummus, eggs, etc. They are staples in my daily diet. Of course it varies from day to day, but I eat any and all of those things, without paying any attention to limiting the fat that comes from those sources.

When I recently had blood work done, my doctor, while commenting on how great everything was, took the extra time to comment on how exceptional my LDL, HDL, and triglycerides were.

All of these things, my cholesterol is stellar and I eat fat with somewhat reckless abandon. Good fat, but I don't fret that number in the slightest.

[mainewifey]

I also eat fats with out really thinking much about it, and my blood work numbers are fantastic. I've never had an issue with gaining weight or anything like that from the fats. The only things I really watch in my diet are simple carbs and added sugars.

I figure if you're limiting meats to one meal a day then you're probably doing well!

[emilyinchile]

How do you guys decide what % of fat to eat? wambam, please continue your preaching I set MFP to 30% protein because that's about right for me, and I think that automatically set it to 30% fat. But I have no idea if 30% fat is "good" or what kind of things I should be looking at to decide on the right number for me based on my own eating preferences and goals.

Also, Wines Not Whines, I just saw this in case you need extra motivation to lower your sugar intake: www.policymic.com/articles/88015/what-happens-to-your-brain-on-sugar-explained-by-science

[wambam]

Apr 22, 2014 10:17:40 GMT -5 emilyinchile said:

How do you guys decide what % of fat to eat? wambam, please continue your preaching I set MFP to 30% protein because that's about right for me, and I think that automatically set it to 30% fat. But I have no idea if 30% fat is "good" or what kind of things I should be looking at to decide on the right number for me based on my own eating preferences and goals.

Also, Wines Not Whines, I just saw this in case you need extra motivation to lower your sugar intake: www.policymic.com/articles/88015/what-happens-to-your-brain-on-sugar-explained-by-science

Before a few weeks ago, I was completely just free-eating to satiety and was about 50% calories from fat, 25% protein, 25% carbs. I have a nutrition coach that is helping to change that for performance goals, so I've decreased to 35-40% fat, 30-35% carbs, and 20-25% protein. It really just depends on what your goals are.

[katinthehat]

oh mercy fat is yummy.

[spunkypenguin]

I have my macros on MFP set at 30% protein, 30% carbs and 40% fat while I'm focusing on Weight Lifting (I'll increase carbs when I start marathon training in June). I usually end up being over my fat number anyway (and under on the other two).  I'm still losing and my body fat % on my scale has gone down. I am doing another round of Whole30, so it's all good fats - Olive Oil, Coconut products, Eggs, Nuts/Seeds, Avocado (man - I can eat the hell out of some avocados!), etc. Everything I read says fat doesn't make you fat - it's those simple carbs and processed foods. I fully support fat