Calories left over but over on fat nearly everyday

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jenfidge
jenfidge Posts: 14 Member
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Is this ok? I am still always under on calories but seem to be over on fat quite abit.

Obviously this is what is making me fat but not sure if its a bad thing as everytime I complete my food diary, MFP says I will lose a certain amount ion 5 weeks still.

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  • azalais7
    azalais7 Posts: 187 Member
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    Is this ok? I am still always under on calories but seem to be over on fat quite abit.

    Obviously this is what is making me fat but not sure if its a bad thing as everytime I complete my food diary, MFP says I will lose a certain amount ion 5 weeks still.

    Eating fat in and of itself does not make you fat--eating too many calories of whatever sort that take you above what's needed to maintain your current weight makes you fat.

    I looked at your diary, and I think you're fine on fat. I'd up my protein a bit, though, if I were you, especially if you're doing any strength training.
  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,570 Member
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    I have this too. I looked really carefully at my log and found it resulted from two things.

    First, I had dropped carbs to below 50%. Since fat percent is relative to everything you're eating, if you drop on carbs or protein fat has to go up.

    Second, I am always under on my calories and my allotment is only 1310 anyway. When you have a smaller number of calories and you don't get a lot of calories from carbs, the relative proportion of fat goes up.

    I wouldn't worry about that.

    From a health perspective, you want to make sure what type of fat you're eating, as transfats, etc. are bad for your health - particularly your heart and vasculature.

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