What happens if you eat a little too much fat...

nookeetoone
nookeetoone Posts: 72
edited January 11 in Health and Weight Loss
...carbs or proteins? But you stay at or below the calorie intake...

Will it impede weight loss? Does it make you sick? Is it dangerous? And how do you usually budget these things?

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  • chimp517
    chimp517 Posts: 185 Member
    No, Calories are king. Going over slightly on any of your macros will be ok.
  • jzammetti
    jzammetti Posts: 1,956 Member
    No, Calories are king. Going over slightly on any of your macros will be ok.

    Totally agree with this ^^^
  • balancedbrunette
    balancedbrunette Posts: 530 Member
    Was wondering the exact same thing normally pretty good at fitting in my macros but noticed my fat was in the minus angle today even though i've 200 calories left....is it a bad thing i went over on fat?
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    I have my macros set at 45%Fat/ 30%Carbs/ 25%Protein.

    It's more important to make sure you are getting enough fat, and protein. Think of them as minimum numbers to hit.

    You can look at the default settings and change them to suit you here:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_custom

    For weight loss, it's more important to stay at your calorie goal than to worry too much about the macros. I just set mine that way because it's how I eat naturally, and how I feel best.
  • XXXMinnieXXX
    XXXMinnieXXX Posts: 3,459 Member
    For me protein and fats.. No problem. Over carbs? Weight loss stops! X
  • nookeetoone
    nookeetoone Posts: 72
    Well.. is there a point when fat is too much despite staying under the calorie limit? Just curious .


    Thanks for replies though :) It helps.
  • Rodderick89
    Rodderick89 Posts: 205 Member
    I'm interested to see what others with a better understanding of nutrition (than me) have to say..

    I mean, if you ate say 80% fat, 10% carbs, 10% protein (e.g - lived off of oil or something?!!) then I would expect you'd hve a very different body to someone who ate 80% protein...! But I would have no idea where the borderline would be... :)
  • TheRealParisLove
    TheRealParisLove Posts: 1,907 Member
    All of those things should be fine. It is going over on sodium that makes me gain pounds overnight.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    Well.. is there a point when fat is too much despite staying under the calorie limit? Just curious .


    Thanks for replies though :) It helps.

    I've seen many people with fat intake percentages in the 60% range.People who eat Paleo or Primal - often their fat macros are really high. Fat doesn't make you fat. Excess calories do.

    You could google that. But I don't think you would eat too much fat on a regular basis - it's kind of upsetting to the stomach to try to live off fat. I've been known to eat way way over. It won't hurt you. And it won't affect your weight unless you are also over on calories for a few days.
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    I'm interested to see what others with a better understanding of nutrition (than me) have to say..

    I mean, if you ate say 80% fat, 10% carbs, 10% protein (e.g - lived off of oil or something?!!) then I would expect you'd hve a very different body to someone who ate 80% protein...! But I would have no idea where the borderline would be... :)

    10% protein is not enough, however if all the calories from the above are burned off, the person will not gain weight or body fat. The problems if someone's living off oil, is that they will not be getting enough protein, fibre, vitamins or minerals. 10% carbs is not enough unless the person is very inactive. Fat can only fuel activity up to a certain level, you need carbs in your system for higher intensity exercise. Insufficient protein, vitamins and minerals will lead (ultimately) to nutritional deficiency disease and a lack of fibre will usually make someone constipated but I'd imagine huge quantities of pure oil might cause diarrhoea

    I eat 40% carb, 30% protein and 30% fat and I do very well on that, and include plenty of fruit and veg for the micronutrients.

    The limiting factor is not that eating lots of fat will harm you, it's that if you use all your calories up on fat you will not have room for the other nutrients your body needs, without going over on calories.
  • etoiles_argentees
    etoiles_argentees Posts: 2,827 Member
    I have my macros set at 45%Fat/ 30%Carbs/ 25%Protein.

    It's more important to make sure you are getting enough fat, and protein. Think of them as minimum numbers to hit.

    You can look at the default settings and change them to suit you here:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_custom

    For weight loss, it's more important to stay at your calorie goal than to worry too much about the macros. I just set mine that way because it's how I eat naturally, and how I feel best.

    I'm pretty much the same on macros, 40% fat , or at least 50 grams.
  • nookeetoone
    nookeetoone Posts: 72
    All of those things should be fine. It is going over on sodium that makes me gain pounds overnight.

    I will keep this in mind :)
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    nothing.
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
    ...carbs or proteins? But you stay at or below the calorie intake...

    Will it impede weight loss? Does it make you sick? Is it dangerous? And how do you usually budget these things?
    The recommendations for protein on this site are low and are based on the minimum you should eat according to the RDI.

    Fats, I eat about 35%, I consistently go over. Many vitamins are fat soluble, it's good to eat fat.

    Carbs are great for energy. They can turn to glycogen (a kind of fuel) and help your muscles repair.
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