Question about consuming fat

twnorii
twnorii Posts: 10 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi guys,
I'm about a month into my cutting plan and I lost almost 5 lbs so far. I'm 5'7'' tall and weight 147.8 lb with 16.5% body fat. Until this point, the main source of my protein came from lean protein such as round steaks and chicken breasts. But in reality, I absolutely hate these kind of meat.
My question is, as long as it stay within my target calorie (about 25% below my TDEE) and fit my macro (at least 150 g of protein and 68 g of fat a day) would my diet plan still work if I eat fattier protein instead? (like Chicken Thighs, sirloin steak, lamb legs.. etc)

And Also, when I cook chicken thighs, I always trim off the big fat pieces I can see. Does MyFitnessPal takes that into account?

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  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    Yes, you can eat fattier protein. Even 90/10 sirloin has a ton of fat compared to chicken breasts.
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    A fattier protein can make it more difficult to hit your calorie goal but if you can do it then there is no harm in it. Dietary fat does not equate to gains in bodyfat, its just calorie intake.
  • sheedy17
    sheedy17 Posts: 128
    Why not take a Whey protein? I take alot of it for my protein intake and it does wonders for me
  • twnorii
    twnorii Posts: 10 Member
    @sheedy I do take whey protein every so often when my protein for the day is too low but the main reason that I don't take it very often is I get hungry very easily if I take whey protein over real protein
  • sheedy17
    sheedy17 Posts: 128
    Do you take it with anything? Or just Water? I use skim milk and sometime seeds, gronola etc, it fills me up for hours, but other's are different.
  • hill8570
    hill8570 Posts: 1,466 Member
    As long as you can fit it in your calories, sure. I also detest most lean cuts (if I'm going to eat steak, it's going to be a ribeye; if I'm eating chicken, make it a thigh or leg). Pretty sure the MFP db assumes a skinless piece of chicken is going to be "meat only" (fatty chunks trimmed). You could compare against the usda database (much of which is already in the MFP db if you specify "usda"), which is very specific about what cut and trimming is called out.

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