Overdo Healthy Fat?

faithlette
faithlette Posts: 2
in Food and Nutrition
Hi all, I just started MFP 5 days ago, as I had a feeling my portion sizes were way out of whack. I am trying to lose 5 lbs or so...I definitely have been eating too much food out of habit for weight gain in the past(had been trying to gain weight a while back after losing a lot due to gluten intolerance). Anyway, I have been doing good eating the reccomended number of calories- some days I find it hard to meet them after plugging my workouts into the system. But somehow I ALWAYS overdo my fat! I eat healthy fats (olive oil, nuts, avocado, coconut butter), so I am not worried that it's harmful, but will that throw my weight loss out of whack? I am green in the calories, but red in the fat...what means more?

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  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    Protein, fat, and fiber should be viewed as minimums. It's fine to go over.
  • ehsan517
    ehsan517 Posts: 114
    if weight loss is your goal, untimately it will all boil down to calories in vs calories out. so if you exceed fats(like i do with my proteins) it doesnt matter as long as you are within your caloric goal. thats all that will matter for most part of it.
    i dunno if body composition-wise it`ll make a difference or not...and i think it shouldnt, especially if your fats are from healthy sources.
    overal, i wouldnt worry too much about this. try and regulate a bit more, but if you hit your caloric goals, then dont even worry.

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