Saturated fat..

[rikishi]

Hey guys,

How many grams of saturated fat is OK to take in a day if you're on a low carb diet targeting fat loss? I eat under 100 g of carbs a day usually. Almost all of this saturated fat comes from peanut butter. I am 260 lbs and I have to eat a lot of calories to maintain my size, so I generally eat almost an entire jar of natural peanut butter a day, which is about 30 g saturated fat and 224 g of good fats. All my other food consists of egg whites, chicken breast, and about 75 g of simple carbs immediately postworkout.

Thanks.

 

[cobracock1979]

How many cals a day are you consuming?

 

[rikishi]

How many cals a day are you consuming?

It depends on the day, but normally between 4000 and 4800 calories.

 

[B0ARDIN087]

4000 cals for fat loss? I'm thoroughly confused

 

[rikishi]

4000 cals for fat loss? I'm thoroughly confused

I'm 260 lbs and extremely active. In fact, my maintenance calories are about 4800.

 

[cobracock1979]

Whats ur BF % bo??

 

[rikishi]

Whats ur BF % bo??

Probably 14%.

 

[jerrity126]

Damn, how much do you spend on food per week?

 

[cobracock1979]

Are you sure on those maintenance cals? You should be factoring lean body mass, not total body weight...