too much fat

StephMDtoo
StephMDtoo Posts: 37 Member
edited November 8 in Food and Nutrition
I have a really hard time staying under my fat intake while still making daily calories. I could have over 400 left to eat and be completely at my fat limit by dinner. The challenge for me is that every morning, I have 2 poached eggs with buttered toast, which comes out to 13 or so grams. If I have nuts as a snack that day, I'm pretty much screwed for dinner. I am not sure how I feel about egg whites or butter substitutes because what I have been having keeps me full for a long time, and allows me to have a smoothie for lunch, and still be satisfied. Basically, it helps keep me from overeating. It's just too much fat, according to MFP.
Any ideas? TIA

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  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
    I shoot for 40% protein, 30% carbs, 30% fat. I eat eggs every morning, but I save my butter indulgence for dinner (for the most part). I go over on my fat macros a lot and it hasn't really hurt me. As long as you stay within your deficit, you should be fine.
  • feisty_bucket
    feisty_bucket Posts: 1,047 Member
    Why would you be limiting your fat? MFP has crappy default ratios, IMO. You can change them manually. Diets differ mostly in their suggested ratios of macros.
  • nicsflyingcircus
    nicsflyingcircus Posts: 2,848 Member
    Adjust your macros to whatever you want. I personally get about 65-70% of my calories from fat, but that's definitely on the more extreme end. Basically, if you find you are eating more fat and less of whatever else, either just ignore mfp's "allotment" or custom set your macros to line up with your actual diet.
  • dieselbyte
    dieselbyte Posts: 733 Member
    feisty_bucket wrote: »
    Why would you be limiting your fat? MFP has crappy default ratios, IMO. You can change them manually. Diets differ mostly in their suggested ratios of macros.

    ^This. Unless you have health reasons to limit fat, why go with MFP's default? Change your goals to suit your personal preference. There is nothing magical about a 40-30-30 split for weight loss.

  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    Ignore the MFP fat suggestions. Fat is good.
  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,731 Member
    I set my protein to 30% of my total calories because I lift, and then try to get at least 30 grams of fiber. The rest is ignored. Fat is good for satiety, and the myth that fat makes you fat has been thoroughly debunked.
  • lucasriggs4
    lucasriggs4 Posts: 4
    SnuggleSmacks wrote: »
    I set my protein to 30% of my total calories because I lift, and then try to get at least 30 grams of fiber. The rest is ignored. Fat is good for satiety, and the myth that fat makes you fat has been thoroughly debunked.

    Same here. MFP ratios are so strange, I'm guessing they're based on like 5-10 year old nutrition science. Also the caution to change them is in red, like they're trying to scares us off.
  • StephMDtoo
    StephMDtoo Posts: 37 Member
    Thanks to everyone!
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