Question about FAT?

[mbrooke5]

Okay Ladies...recently my friend introduced me to fitday.com..cool little site to keep track of what you eat and your activites. So I decided to go head and try it out for a couple of weeks to see what I was eating... Anyway when I looked at it today, I noticed that the amout of fat I eat was way over what my goals were. But, the crazy thing is I eat chicken, lean beef, turkey, natural p.b., almonds, and olive oil...I never really eat any "bad fat" foods...and I haven't for years.

So my question to you is what range of fat consumption should I be looking at? OR should I be paying closer attention to the saturated fat. I will give you an example of what I'll eat in a day.
1. whites and turkey bacon, wheat tortillas
2.oatmeal and nat. pb
3. chicken veggies
4. Almonds protein shake
5. Pre work out-apple
6. chicken or lean beef and veggies
8. protein shake

around 1400 cals, 60g carbs, 140 protein, 45g(75g-today for example!) fat.

I am not really looking to lose weight cause I am pleased with my body as it is right now, but my concern is that it will catch up with me in the next couple of weeks. And one more thing I had just droped from 130 to 118 and 22% to 19% bf for a tryout I was in...but now I don't have to be so strict.

Sorry so long but I just wanted to give u as much info as possible.

 

[Miss24k]

It looks like your fat consumption is around 20% of your total calorie intake at 45g per day, which is a good amount be at. Many fats (like the ones you are eating) are good for us and actually reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. They also help our sugar and insulin metabolism and therefore contribute to our goals of long-term weight loss and weight maintenance. We also need good fats to keep our skin and hair healthy.

 

[jenscats5]

While your fat intake may be high at 75% -- what is the breakdown of sat fat, mono & poly??? It's ok to be a little high in fat as long as it's mostly poly & mono fats....

Also, are you sure your clicking the correct amounts for measurements? Fitday automatically puts olive oil at 1 cup & I sometimes forget to change to a tblsp!! LOL

If you're still concerned, cut down on portions or customize your foods according to the label. For example, 2 tsp olive oil on your salad instead of 1 tblsp, 1/2 oz almonds instead of 1 ounce, etc....

 

[mbrooke5]

While your fat intake may be high at 75% -- what is the breakdown of sat fat, mono & poly??? It's ok to be a little high in fat as long as it's mostly poly & mono fats....

Also, are you sure your clicking the correct amounts for measurements? Fitday automatically puts olive oil at 1 cup & I sometimes forget to change to a tblsp!! LOL

If you're still concerned, cut down on portions or customize your foods according to the label. For example, 2 tsp olive oil on your salad instead of 1 tblsp, 1/2 oz almonds instead of 1 ounce, etc....

I do change the serving size..but i have messed up at times...and my saturated fat is usually between 10 and 15g so most of the fat is mono and poly....but some of the stuff that is already in the website may be a little bit off? ANyway thanks for the reply

 

[jenscats5]

I do change the serving size..but i have messed up at times...and my saturated fat is usually between 10 and 15g so most of the fat is mono and poly....but some of the stuff that is already in the website may be a little bit off? ANyway thanks for the reply

Yeah I have found that some of the info on Fitday is diff. than that on the label of foods, so I have an extremely large customized list......

I wouldn't worry about your fat being so high since it's mostly mono & poly fats.....