Will eating healthy fats keep me from getting 6 pack abs?

Sammi_Nicole16
Sammi_Nicole16 Posts: 62 Member
edited March 7 in Food and Nutrition
I've read a lot of different thing so I was just wondering, Will eating healthy fats like nuts, natural peanut butter, salmon, etc. keep me from getting 6 pack abs? I read you should lower your fat macros to about 20%. Mine are currently 30%. Should I adjust that too?

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  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    No. Your abs are there already and will appear when you get rid of the layer of fat hiding them. It is not necessary to reduce the fat content of your diet to achieve that.
  • blktngldhrt
    blktngldhrt Posts: 1,053 Member
    yarwell wrote: »
    No. Your abs are there already and will appear when you get rid of the layer of fat hiding them. It is not necessary to reduce the fat content of your diet to achieve that.

    This.

    I increased the fat content on dinners at my house and my SO, who has been trying to get more definition in his abdominal region, is seeing improvement.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,149 Member
    Only reducing your body fat will help your abs show themselves.
  • ahamm002
    ahamm002 Posts: 1,690 Member
    Sammi_Nicole16 wrote: »
    I've read a lot of different thing so I was just wondering, Will eating healthy fats like nuts, natural peanut butter, salmon, etc. keep me from getting 6 pack abs? I read you should lower your fat macros to about 20%. Mine are currently 30%. Should I adjust that too?

    30% calories from fat is probably ideal, there is no reason to lower it unless you want to. If you want six pack abs just continue to eat plenty of protein (1g per pound LBM) and stick to a calorie deficit.
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    depends how much of them you eat. If you're eating so much of them that they prevent you from hitting your protein macro and keep you from staying within/under your total calorie goal, then yes they will. Otherwise no.

    30% is a fine starting point.
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    edited November 2014
    No, and "unhealthy" fats won't prevent you from getting abs either.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    edited November 2014
    Only not eating at a deficit will keep you from that.
  • JeffseekingV
    JeffseekingV Posts: 3,165 Member
    If abs is your goal, overall calories is the biggest determinator. How you parse your calorie allotment is secondary to that particular goal. But what you eat overall and in overall macro/micro nutrient values are a different story
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