My daily fat intake is low

Silver180

So MFP recommends me to eat roughly 60g of fat per day for my set goals. The thing is, I consistently only eat 30 or so grams per day. I do usually get healthy fats, from foods such as fish, nuts and dairy. I guess I'm just worried that if I don't eat enough fat, my body might go into reserve mode or something, or does that only happen with a calorie deficit?

Should I actually aim for the ~60g/fat/day or can I keep doing the 30g/fat/day that I have been? Discuss. Also, my food diary is public.

apetty21

I would also like to know this.

ahbach2005

As long as you meet your daily goals and are not starved for energy I don't think it would hurt.

Are you on track for your weight loss or fitness goals so far

If so I wouldn't worry about it.

shastacrystal

If you do add more fat I would add it with things like avocado or nuts. I am not sure though how important it is to have the full amount of fat. A certain amount is definitely healthy when it is the right kind of fat I know that. 60 seems like a lot to me. I am going to check what mine is at right now, I forgot. lol

shastacrystal

yeah mine is telling me to eat 53 and I am at 27 for the day. I always just try to stay low on fats unless they are natural fats. When I did weight watchers they said to lose weight you should keep it under 32.

__flexylexi

MFP is just recommending this. Their proportions are standard proportions. What you need can differ greatly.. Like for example, me as a runner, my recommended carb intake is a LOT higher than somebody who is in the international federation of body builders (their recommended PROTEIN intake alone is 40% because they are trying to get bigger) So I am gathering from this collected knowledge that 30g of fat is not bad for you, and i highly doubt you will not go into reserve, because you are still consuming it, you have it in your body, and you are taking in enough calories.

Good luck

jadedone

I recommend adding a tin bit more. Try some nuts in your AM meal: on yogurt, oatmeal fruit or cereal. Occasionally adding avocado or olives to your salad or main courses will help as well.

You can also add nuts to your grains as well, they go well with pretty much anything.

I on the other hand have the opposite problem. I exceed by a few grams typically. But at least 80% or more of my fats tend to come from olive oil, avocados or nuts.

I find the fats help with satiety. You maybe a person who respons well on very lowfat diets (See Dean Ornish's research).

The overall research says that weight loss can happen on every diet. There are only a few things that help dictate success. The number 1 is reducing your food intake. The 2nd is keeping at a food diary.