Too Much Fat% but within Calorie Range?

I'd like to know too. I generally follow a high protein, low carb diet so my fat is always a little high.

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My fat is constantly high I worry it's affecting my weight loss rate.

So *hypothetically*, if I ate just a bunch of almonds, which have protein, all day plus a few tablespoons of flaxseed oil, but was within my calorie range this would be okay?

There's a lot of fat in the almonds already, so you can probably pass on the flaxseed oil in any case.

The above wouldn't make you fat, but obviously isn't giving you the full range of nutrients.

If you're getting your nutrients then don't worry about it. Calories matter when it comes to weight. Arguably fat is a cleaner burning fuel source than carbs but carbs are generally considered better for intensive exercise so do whatever fits your lifestyle.

As was said previously, fat isn't bad and wont make you fat... but all fats weren't created equal

I've read a little bit about this, but I'm not qualified to give a "real" opinion. But here is my 2 cents worth:

I've read that while it is more important to keep you saturated fat under 10% of your calories, if you total fat goes above 30% to 35% much of the time it could have negative health consequences. (I've also read in places that I consider slightly less reliable that as long as you are eating high protein it doesn't matter.)

(To get the percentage of your calories that are from fat, multiply the number of fat grams you ate by 9, and then divide that number by the total number of calories you ate.)

I've read in numerous places, and several studies, that weight loss is not affected by the ratio of fats/proteins/carbs that you eat, ONLY by the total number of calories.

However, I've also read one large study that said that for folks who were not exercising regularly how much fat and protein they ate while losing weight had a very significant effect on their lean body mass over time. People eating a low calorie, high fat and low protein diet, after several months, had reduced X amount of pounds and reduced their body fat by Y amount, and their lean body mass by Z amount. People eating a low calorie, high fat and high protein diet, after several months, reduced X amount of pounds, and reduced their body fat percentage by Y+1 and decreased their lean body mass by Z-1.

Does that makes sense? I don't remember the exact numbers or have a link for the study.

Mostly what it meant was that when folks didn't exercise but ate a higher fat, lower protein diet, they lost more muscle, along with their fat loss, even though their total weight loss was identical, when compared to a group eating a high fat diet that was also high protein.

What this meant in the long run was that the folks eating more protein had a higher metabolism than the other folks and weren't as likely to gain their lost weight back.

But other than that, every single thing I've read says that no matter what your ratio is, if you eat at a deficit, you will lose weight.

I take that back... I just read a book by Suzanne Sommers where she talks about the importance of not eating carbs and protein in the same meals because of how that changes insulin levels. She says that for many women, eating carbs and protein together, even if they eat at a deficit, will cause slow or no weight loss. I suspect some of what she say right up to a point. Working with our hormones and all that can only aid in weight loss, but the fact remains that all people will eventually starve if they don't eat enough, even if they eat a stick of butter every single day.