Fats.

unsuspectingfish

I've been going over my fat allotment for the past few days. It's mostly from cheese and nuts, with a few other minor sources, like one hard-boiled egg a day, a tablespoon of butter some days, a small amount of chocolate, and today I had some olives (mmmm). I usually only go over by a few, and I stay under on calories. Should I be that concerned? I mean, obviously, I should keep the chocolate and butter to a minimum, but what about the rest?

cutelashawn

Yes u should. Eventhough some of the fats you are eating are good fats, its still fats. All things should be eating in moderation, including nuts. You only need like a handful of nuts to be satisfied. You should definetely watch your macronutrients (protein, carbs, fats). Its important to watch your calories as well , but the macronutrients are what your body uses for energy.

Doing_me

That really depends on how you eat and how high your fat intake per day is in general. I know a lot of people who are on a low carb diet and take in a lot more (good) fats therefore. You can adjust your goals manually, however since we cannot see ur diary its really hard to say. And yes, butter and chocolate should be kept to a minimum- or try and find supplements such as oil instead of butter or fat reduced pb and choose dark chocolate instead of milky one. Feel free to inbox me with anything I can help you with Good luck!

registers

I've been going over my fat allotment for the past few days. It's mostly from cheese and nuts, with a few other minor sources, like one hard-boiled egg a day, a tablespoon of butter some days, a small amount of chocolate, and today I had some olives (mmmm). I usually only go over by a few, and I stay under on calories. Should I be that concerned? I mean, obviously, I should keep the chocolate and butter to a minimum, but what about the rest?

Fats mixed with carbs, will most definitely lead to fat gain. A lot of saturated fats can lead to insulin resistance. Saturated fats can irate and puncture glucose storage sites. Which will make it every difficult for the muscle to store glucose. Insulin is used to regular blood sugar, it stores the sugar in the muscle or fat. Since your body won't be able to store it in the muscle more insulin is released in attempt to lower the blood sugar level. Insulin as I said is a storage hormone, it will store the glucose in the fat since it can't be stored in the muscle.

A way to combat insulin resistance is to build new muscle with resistance training, this will create more receptor sites in the muscle.

unsuspectingfish

I suppose I should've mentioned it's dark chocolate, ALWAYS. And I only eat about 1/4 cup of nuts a day, plus the occasional tablespoon of all-natural peanut butter (peanuts plus oil and nothing else). Most of the rest is fruits and vegetables, plus 1/2 a bowl of oatmeal in the morning, a whole-grain corn tortilla with lunch, and rice and beans with dinner.

fitterpam

Eating fat doesn't make you fat. Fats have a higher caloric intake per gram though and you could be missing out on valuable nutrients from other foods if you are still under your calorie goals daily. Certain fats do make your metabolism go faster (like coconut oil) and some do contain valuable nutrients so you should be eating them. If you're concerned about the values, try cutting the portions so slightly.....one less square of chocolate and 1/8 of a cup of nuts, etc.

Dark chocolate is better because it is more nutrient dense and has less sugar than milk, which makes it a better choice, but it has about the same amount of fat.

unsuspectingfish

Well, I can definitely cut-back on the chocolate (not eliminate, though, because I need my chocolate and coffee). I'm also probably going to cut out most of the cheese, if not all. Same with the butter. I only use that for cooking, so I can find a healthy oil to replace it with. Looking at various nutrition and medical sites, I'm also thinking of replacing my eggs with tofu.

I kind of like how this diet keeps evolving as I go along, especially since there always seems to be something even more delicious to replace the stuff I thought I could never live without.

Except for the coffee. That's where I draw the line concerning eliminations and substitutions.