Food and skin-health

mayoosh_primrose
mayoosh_primrose Posts: 131 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I recently switched to a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet, and everything was Ok for the first two weeks. Only a few days ago I started to notice that the skin on the back of my hands looks really dry and that my lips are chapped.
Any explanations? I'm currently going through my final exams, and my friends say that stress can do that to skin. Is that true?
Bearing in mind that my fat intake is less than 20 grams, that I don't consume egg yolks, and that I replaced walnuts with peanuts because that's what Mom bought this time :/ Also, my water intake is adequate, I guess "10 cups/day".
PS: I really don't want to depend on moisturizers or lotions :/

Thanks in advance!

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  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    Triple your fat intake.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    20g of fat is way too low
  • mayoosh_primrose
    mayoosh_primrose Posts: 131 Member
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    20g of fat is way too low

    Well, I'm following the 60:20:20 rule and since I'm allowed 1200 calories/day I can only have 23-27 grams of fat. This is why my fat intake is low :pensive:
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    mayoosh_primrose wrote: »
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    20g of fat is way too low

    Well, I'm following the 60:20:20 rule and since I'm allowed 1200 calories/day I can only have 23-27 grams of fat. This is why my fat intake is low :pensive:

    I have my fat set at 30%. Maybe you have to tweak your macros around. Are you hungry eating high carb, low fat and protein?
  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    edited May 2016
    I eat avocados (high in fat) and lose weight. Also almonds.
    Open diary.
    Good fats vs bad fats.
    Have you ever considered fish oil pills if you don't eat fish at least once a week?
    Do you take a daily multivitamin with zinc, A, C?
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    mayoosh_primrose wrote: »
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    20g of fat is way too low

    Well, I'm following the 60:20:20 rule and since I'm allowed 1200 calories/day I can only have 23-27 grams of fat. This is why my fat intake is low :pensive:

    That is more protein than you need.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    RodaRose wrote: »
    mayoosh_primrose wrote: »
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    20g of fat is way too low

    Well, I'm following the 60:20:20 rule and since I'm allowed 1200 calories/day I can only have 23-27 grams of fat. This is why my fat intake is low :pensive:

    That is more protein than you need.

    I assumed the 60 was carbs

  • mayoosh_primrose
    mayoosh_primrose Posts: 131 Member
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    mayoosh_primrose wrote: »
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    20g of fat is way too low

    Well, I'm following the 60:20:20 rule and since I'm allowed 1200 calories/day I can only have 23-27 grams of fat. This is why my fat intake is low :pensive:

    I have my fat set at 30%. Maybe you have to tweak your macros around. Are you hungry eating high carb, low fat and protein?

    I'm not hungry or anything since I eat lots of raw fruits, vegetables and cooked beans. But if increasing fat a little bit will fix the problem, then I'm all for it :smiley: I think a ratio of 50:30:20 might be good? "The 20 is protein, about 60 grams"
  • mayoosh_primrose
    mayoosh_primrose Posts: 131 Member
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    RodaRose wrote: »
    mayoosh_primrose wrote: »
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    20g of fat is way too low

    Well, I'm following the 60:20:20 rule and since I'm allowed 1200 calories/day I can only have 23-27 grams of fat. This is why my fat intake is low :pensive:

    That is more protein than you need.

    I assumed the 60 was carbs

    It is :smiley:
  • mayoosh_primrose
    mayoosh_primrose Posts: 131 Member
    RodaRose wrote: »
    mayoosh_primrose wrote: »
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    20g of fat is way too low

    Well, I'm following the 60:20:20 rule and since I'm allowed 1200 calories/day I can only have 23-27 grams of fat. This is why my fat intake is low :pensive:

    That is more protein than you need.

    It's 60% Carbs, 20% fat and 20% protein "which is 60 grams or so"
    Do you mean that's more than I need?
  • mayoosh_primrose
    mayoosh_primrose Posts: 131 Member
    JanetYellen wrote: »
    I eat avocados (high in fat) and lose weight. Also almonds.
    Open diary.
    Good fats vs bad fats.
    Have you ever considered fish oil pills if you don't eat fish at least once a week?
    Do you take a daily multivitamin with zinc, A, C?

    Thanks a lot for the suggestions! I will switch to full fat dairy and get some avocados and walnuts.

    No I never considered that :sweat: I 'm trying to get all nutrients from natural food sources. Are they good? "I never ate fish before so I wasn't really concerned about it"
    I also don't take a multivitamin, my intake if vitamins A and C is above 100%. However, I think I might be low on zinc :persevere:
    Any suggestions? No other way except pills?
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    :) Zinc: chick peas, cashews, almonds
    Vit A: winter squashes, lettuce, dried apricots, cantaloupe, bell peppers.
    Fat: tofu, chia seeds, almonds, hummus, coconut oil, tahini, avocados,
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    If you want to be lowish fat, fine. But let me tell you from experience 20g is NOT fun. I completely lost my libido at this level. Horrible. I still tend to drop this low but have to remind myself to eat fat because it is just much easier to function, especially hormonally. Also, make sure you're taking some fish oil supplement.
  • mayoosh_primrose
    mayoosh_primrose Posts: 131 Member
    RodaRose wrote: »
    :) Zinc: chick peas, cashews, almonds
    Vit A: winter squashes, lettuce, dried apricots, cantaloupe, bell peppers.
    Fat: tofu, chia seeds, almonds, hummus, coconut oil, tahini, avocados,


    Thanks a lot :smiley::smiley:

  • mayoosh_primrose
    mayoosh_primrose Posts: 131 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    If you want to be lowish fat, fine. But let me tell you from experience 20g is NOT fun. I completely lost my libido at this level. Horrible. I still tend to drop this low but have to remind myself to eat fat because it is just much easier to function, especially hormonally. Also, make sure you're taking some fish oil supplement.

    :sweat::hushed:
    Got it! Thanks :smiley:

  • NaturalNancy
    NaturalNancy Posts: 1,093 Member
    I would say eat more;
    - avocados, fish or flax seed oil pills, and any kind of nuts.
    - Also vitamin E pills
  • bigbmudgirl
    bigbmudgirl Posts: 13 Member
    I lost my libido and a lot of hair! It is growing back since I increased my healthy fats like avocados, almonds, etc. And I started to drink 90 to 100 oz of water everyday.

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