Always over fat intake but under cals, does it matter?

XXXMinnieXXX

I think being over on fat does matter. I still eat all the things you do but don't use the oil, butter etc. First thing is to buy yourself a good none stick pan! This will make life so much easier for you. If your in the UK you can get fry light, its a 1 calorie spray oil. For eggs you will need 10 sprays max (I've even cooked with none in a good pan) it will only be 10 cals and 1g of fat. I also use this on popcorn 20 sprays, then sprinkle salt on or sugar and cinnamon. Really cuts down calories. In america I hear its called Pam. If your in america they also have low cal sprays for butter. Also when you have a burger with mayonnaise you could swap to a nice tomato based sauce. I like sweet chilli sauce. I think you should fit the macros, not the otherw way around. Also 40, 30, 30 are great macros if you stick to them! Good luck!

Thanks for the suggestions. Pam sort of scares me and margarine is not an option because of how processed it is, but I will buy a spray pump and use it with olive oil. I know I need to cut out butter (I'm not the one in my household who buys it), but it's tempting to use when it's around. I use half-fat mayo and low-fat goat's cheese at home as well.

Why does it scare you? X

Lots of fake ingredients and chemicals with unknown long term consequences. For example, for generations we told everyone margarine was better than butter. Then they figured out trans fat was bad, and most margarines are full of trans fats.

But your using tiny amounts! I think people can get to over the top with worrying about every single thing in food. It all gets a little crazy! X

lizzys

if you don't like pam use extra virgin olive oil i put some on a paper towel and wipe my pan with it works great and its really not enough to count plus its real healthy i ran out of pam ant started doing that and now i don't by pam . by the way yes fat dose matter if you get to little your body will shut down your your hair will fall out with a lot of nasty side effects if you eat to much it settles in areas you don't want and you could clog your arteries drop dead from a hart attack i try to watch how much i get and how little i get

Natihilator

I think being over on fat does matter. I still eat all the things you do but don't use the oil, butter etc. First thing is to buy yourself a good none stick pan! This will make life so much easier for you. If your in the UK you can get fry light, its a 1 calorie spray oil. For eggs you will need 10 sprays max (I've even cooked with none in a good pan) it will only be 10 cals and 1g of fat. I also use this on popcorn 20 sprays, then sprinkle salt on or sugar and cinnamon. Really cuts down calories. In america I hear its called Pam. If your in america they also have low cal sprays for butter. Also when you have a burger with mayonnaise you could swap to a nice tomato based sauce. I like sweet chilli sauce. I think you should fit the macros, not the otherw way around. Also 40, 30, 30 are great macros if you stick to them! Good luck!

Thanks for the suggestions. Pam sort of scares me and margarine is not an option because of how processed it is, but I will buy a spray pump and use it with olive oil. I know I need to cut out butter (I'm not the one in my household who buys it), but it's tempting to use when it's around. I use half-fat mayo and low-fat goat's cheese at home as well.

Why does it scare you? X

Lots of fake ingredients and chemicals with unknown long term consequences. For example, for generations we told everyone margarine was better than butter. Then they figured out trans fat was bad, and most margarines are full of trans fats.

But your using tiny amounts! I think people can get to over the top with worrying about every single thing in food. It all gets a little crazy! X

For me, if there is even a question about the safety of an ingredient, and I'm not going to miss that food or product if it's absent from my life, why even bother? Tiny amounts add up. It's a personal choice what you choose or choose not to put in your body, and after years of putting awful **** into my body, it gives me peace of mind to pay more attention to potentially hazardous stuff if I can consciously avoid it.

jadedone

I think being over on fat does matter. I still eat all the things you do but don't use the oil, butter etc. First thing is to buy yourself a good none stick pan! This will make life so much easier for you. If your in the UK you can get fry light, its a 1 calorie spray oil. For eggs you will need 10 sprays max (I've even cooked with none in a good pan) it will only be 10 cals and 1g of fat. I also use this on popcorn 20 sprays, then sprinkle salt on or sugar and cinnamon. Really cuts down calories. In america I hear its called Pam. If your in america they also have low cal sprays for butter. Also when you have a burger with mayonnaise you could swap to a nice tomato based sauce. I like sweet chilli sauce. I think you should fit the macros, not the otherw way around. Also 40, 30, 30 are great macros if you stick to them! Good luck!

Thanks for the suggestions. Pam sort of scares me and margarine is not an option because of how processed it is, but I will buy a spray pump and use it with olive oil. I know I need to cut out butter (I'm not the one in my household who buys it), but it's tempting to use when it's around. I use half-fat mayo and low-fat goat's cheese at home as well.

Why does it scare you? X

Lots of fake ingredients and chemicals with unknown long term consequences. For example, for generations we told everyone margarine was better than butter. Then they figured out trans fat was bad, and most margarines are full of trans fats.

But your using tiny amounts! I think people can get to over the top with worrying about every single thing in food. It all gets a little crazy! X

For me, if there is even a question about the safety of an ingredient, and I'm not going to miss that food or product if it's absent from my life, why even bother? Tiny amounts add up. It's a personal choice what you choose or choose not to put in your body, and after years of putting awful **** into my body, it gives me peace of mind to pay more attention to potentially hazardous stuff if I can consciously avoid it.

Totally agree. And well butter (and olive oil and walnut oil) add more flavor too!

zoeluiisa

I think it depends on what your fats come from. If you eat lots of processed cookies and cakes and margarines, then your fats are mainly trans fats which I consider pretty evil.

If the fats are from fish, eggs, avocados, olive oil, cheese etc, then I wouldn't worry. Look how people in France eat - and when did you last see a fat French woman?

ETA I'd rather cook with olive oil than cooking sprays. Why use something with additives when olive oil is so good for you?