What do you do when you go over your fats

redmohca89
redmohca89 Posts: 130 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I was just wanting some advice,

I am -1 in my fats, but I still have over 600 calroies left in my day, . .

Do I stop eating , and forget about the 600 left ? because I have went over on my fats already...
or Do I eat, and take the weight gain... ?

I have little experience in this so was hoping for tips/advice

thank you :)

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  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Don't worry about it. Eating additional fat won't make you fat. Go ahead and eat whatever you want until you get to your calorie limit for the day

    edited to add: you should probably increase your daily calorie goal as well
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Going over fats is fine. Also, if your are using the MFP default settings - the targets are very low anyway so it's not a bad thing at all as long as you are getting a balanced diet.
  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
    you could eat things without fat. Definitely don't leave yourself a 600 calorie deficit for the day.

    fruits, vegies, egg whites, fat-free cottage cheese/yogurt... lots of food have calories but almost no fat.

    OR you could hit your calorie goal for the day thru whatever foods you want, but then use today as a learning tool to figure out what foods you're eating that are so high in fat. Personally, if they're unsaturated fats, I don't care if I go over my daily target.
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  • daysofmylife
    daysofmylife Posts: 20 Member
    And keep in mind that the food diary does not distinguish between fats...an Oreo vs an avacado slice, for instance. Keep on eating and try to meet your calorie goal with veggies and some fruit if you can.
    Good luck with your journey and I wish you success!
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I aim to go over my fats (and protein) every day.
  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member

    Do I stop eating , and forget about the 600 left ? because I have went over on my fats already...
    or Do I eat, and take the weight gain... ?

    If you're eating at a deficit you won't gain weight, regardless of where the calories came from.
  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
    Do I eat, and take the weight gain... ?

    oops I missed this part. Fat itself doesn't make you gain weight. Eating too many calories makes you gain weight.

    ETA: like Karen said above!
  • britexmom
    britexmom Posts: 145
    I often go over my fats due to avocado and nuts so I just ignore that , if I went over daily from junk food or full fat dairy then I would try to change my habits but for good fats I don't mind :)
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    I aim to go over my fats (and protein) every day.

    Same here, and I've already manually cranked them way up!
  • redmohca89
    redmohca89 Posts: 130 Member
    Okay, thanks for all the help guys, I appreciate it. :)

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