Does the fat content in food make you fat?
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It is 4 calories per GRAM of carbohydrates. A bag of crisps where the crisps weighs 100 grams will generally have 50 grams of carbohydrates.rainbowbow wrote: »No.
That's not how it works.
Fat content in food does not correlate to body fat UNLESS you are eating too many total calories.
All macronutrients have calories (energy).
Carbohydrates = 4 calories per gram
Protein = 4 calories per gram
Fat = 9 calories per gram
Overeating on TOTAL calories is what causes weight gain. Eating less TOTAL calories causes weight loss.
There's only 4 calories in carbohydrates?! So if I was excercising, it's okay to have that bag of crisps as long as I'm creating a calorie deficit while I do it?
So long as you're using more calories per day than you're eating per day, you'll lose weight. You won't necessarily be healthy doing so though.0 -
Liftng4Lis wrote: »
It is calories. Start a thread and you'll receive help.I am proof that it is not calories. I am almost alawys under my calorie count and not losing weight. I find that I can eat high fat and lose weight as long as I do not eat carbs for it to switch to burning instead. If I eat high fat and high carb I get extra tubby fast; so n BLT's :-(
OP, no, the fat content does not make you fat. Under eating, will however make you sick. You're a male, why are you doing this? The minimum you should be consuming is 1500 calories.
From the OP's profile:
Why I want to get in shape
Although my friends always tell me that I don't need to lose weight, and that I'm slim enough already (At the moment I'm 9st 13lbs and 5'11 with a BMI of 19.3) I just can't shake the feeling of feeling slightly tubby. It's mainly a confidence boosting thing, if I'm smaller, I feel more confident and ready to take on the world. As a performing artist, in the art of drag, I need to stay slender and trim.0 -
Are the calories in the carbohydrates, fat etc. included in the total calories on the back of the packet? Or do I have to add those in separately?0
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It's calories. Fat has more calories (9) per gram than carbs or protein (4 ea) but it's still all about the calories.
Fat is a necessary nutrient. Your body can't function properly without it.0 -
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9st would give you an underweight BMI of 17.5. You should probably reasses your goals.0
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So the fact I've eaten 1072 calories and my BMR alone is 1644 means I will be losing weight right now even though Ive had the crisps? Should I add the calories that are in the carbohydrates, fat etc. to that total of 1072 is the calories in the carbs, fat etc. included on the back of the packet?
You mean you've eaten 1072 calories just today and will eat the rest of your calories in dinner?
To lose weight, you eat below your TDEE, not your BMR
Just stay within your calorie goals and you will lose weight, but don't eat too low because you wan to make sure your body is properly fueled.0 -
janejellyroll wrote: »
Really? So the 130 calories in a 25g of crisps will include the calories that are in the carbohydrates and fat?0 -
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Well, looking at that, losing 13 lb like the goal meter says will put him at a BMI of 17.6, which is underweight. That's not good.rainbowbow wrote: »Liftng4Lis wrote: »
It is calories. Start a thread and you'll receive help.I am proof that it is not calories. I am almost alawys under my calorie count and not losing weight. I find that I can eat high fat and lose weight as long as I do not eat carbs for it to switch to burning instead. If I eat high fat and high carb I get extra tubby fast; so n BLT's :-(
OP, no, the fat content does not make you fat. Under eating, will however make you sick. You're a male, why are you doing this? The minimum you should be consuming is 1500 calories.
From the OP's profile:
Why I want to get in shape
Although my friends always tell me that I don't need to lose weight, and that I'm slim enough already (At the moment I'm 9st 13lbs and 5'11 with a BMI of 19.3) I just can't shake the feeling of feeling slightly tubby. It's mainly a confidence boosting thing, if I'm smaller, I feel more confident and ready to take on the world. As a performing artist, in the art of drag, I need to stay slender and trim.0 -
OP.
You are eating far too little to sufficiently provide the essential nutrition your body needs.
You are aiming for an unhealthy BMI that puts you in the underweight category (17.5). A BMI of 18.5 - 25 is considered healthy for a male of 5ft11.
Your profile screams disordered body image.
Seek help.0 -
So the fact I've eaten 1072 calories and my BMR alone is 1644 means I will be losing weight right now even though Ive had the crisps? Should I add the calories that are in the carbohydrates, fat etc. to that total of 1072 is the calories in the carbs, fat etc. included on the back of the packet?
You mean you've eaten 1072 calories just today and will eat the rest of your calories in dinner?
To lose weight, you eat below your TDEE, not your BMR
Just stay within your calorie goals and you will lose weight, but don't eat too low because you wan to make sure your body is properly fueled.
I've eaten 1072 calories including dinner. It's 9pm at night here.
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Well, looking at that, losing 13 lb like the goal meter says will put him at a BMI of 17.6, which is underweight. That's not good.rainbowbow wrote: »Liftng4Lis wrote: »
It is calories. Start a thread and you'll receive help.I am proof that it is not calories. I am almost alawys under my calorie count and not losing weight. I find that I can eat high fat and lose weight as long as I do not eat carbs for it to switch to burning instead. If I eat high fat and high carb I get extra tubby fast; so n BLT's :-(
OP, no, the fat content does not make you fat. Under eating, will however make you sick. You're a male, why are you doing this? The minimum you should be consuming is 1500 calories.
From the OP's profile:
Why I want to get in shape
Although my friends always tell me that I don't need to lose weight, and that I'm slim enough already (At the moment I'm 9st 13lbs and 5'11 with a BMI of 19.3) I just can't shake the feeling of feeling slightly tubby. It's mainly a confidence boosting thing, if I'm smaller, I feel more confident and ready to take on the world. As a performing artist, in the art of drag, I need to stay slender and trim.
Not good?
That is actually in the medical class of "anorexic".
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janejellyroll wrote: »
Really? So the 130 calories in a 25g of crisps will include the calories that are in the carbohydrates and fat?
I'm not following where you are going. 130 calories is 130 calorie no matter where it comes from, so whatever macros are in your food make up the calorie count. No matter what you eat, you will lose weigth if you stay within your calorie goals.0 -
I am proof that it is not calories. I am almost alawys under my calorie count and not losing weight. I find that I can eat high fat and lose weight as long as I do not eat carbs for it to switch to burning instead. If I eat high fat and high carb I get extra tubby fast; so n BLT's :-(
I was curious about this, so I looked at your diary for the past 2 weeks. You are always under 1200 cals a day. This is not healthy, or you are not logging everything you eat. Alot you are missing entries, so think it must be the latter. If you say you are not losing, it's incorrect logging. Best.
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janejellyroll wrote: »
Really? So the 130 calories in a 25g of crisps will include the calories that are in the carbohydrates and fat?
Yes -- the calories in food come from either carbohydrate, fat, or protein. The calories in these three components will make up the total calories for a food. The total calories are what you need to pay attention to for weight loss (or gain). If you have specific macronutrient goals (many of us try to hit certain ranges for carbs, fat, and protein), the label will also tell you how much of a macronutrient is in a food. But you can go over a goal for a macronutrient like fat (or carbs) and still lose weight if you are in a deficit.0 -
My friends always say that I need to seek medical attention, and that I have body dysmorphic disorder. But I seriously see something huge when I look in the mirror... I fail to see what could fix that other than losing weight.0
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So the fact I've eaten 1072 calories and my BMR alone is 1644 means I will be losing weight right now even though Ive had the crisps? Should I add the calories that are in the carbohydrates, fat etc. to that total of 1072 is the calories in the carbs, fat etc. included on the back of the packet?
You mean you've eaten 1072 calories just today and will eat the rest of your calories in dinner?
To lose weight, you eat below your TDEE, not your BMR
Just stay within your calorie goals and you will lose weight, but don't eat too low because you wan to make sure your body is properly fueled.
I've eaten 1072 calories including dinner. It's 9pm at night here.
You seem to be obsessing over a bag of chips, and you are eating an unhealhty amount of food, signaling disordred eating. You need to seek profesisonal help for this.
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My friends always say that I need to seek medical attention, and that I have body dysmorphic disorder. But I seriously see something huge when I look in the mirror... I fail to see what could fix that other than losing weight.
Losing more weight is not going to fix your body image. You need professional help.
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Seek professional help.
You aren't going to get the help required from this forum.
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