Fat Totals

haleyhawkins
haleyhawkins Posts: 37 Member
in Food and Nutrition
What is a good recommendation for fat totals during the day? I am trying really hard to come back off the "low/no fat" diet mind set I have had for years and seeing 20 g in a day freaks me out. It's coming from things like almonds, avocado and fish but I still am freaking out a bit. Any HELPFUL advice is appreciated :)

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  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,426 MFP Moderator
    edited April 2017
    There is no total/limit. But generally I shoot for .35-.6g /lb of lean body mass.
  • IGbnat24
    IGbnat24 Posts: 520 Member
    I eat 100g+. Fats are delicious!
  • haleyhawkins
    haleyhawkins Posts: 37 Member
    IGbnat24 wrote: »
    I eat 100g+. Fats are delicious!

    Really?!
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I aim for an absolute minimum of 50g, sometimes i go as high as high as 70-80g. I've been known to add heavy cream and an extra dollop of peanut butter to my smoothies to get it up where i want it.

    Remember eating fat does NOT make you fat, the only thing that does that are excess calories. Fat is an essential macro, skimping on it will cause all sorts of problems! 20g is incredibly low :noway:
  • jong316
    jong316 Posts: 1 Member
    edited April 2017
    I've been on a keto diet for 11 days now and most days I've pulling in around 200g per day or so. I was 204 lbs. at the start, 192 today.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,426 MFP Moderator
    haleyhawkins wrote: »
    IGbnat24 wrote: »
    I eat 100g+. Fats are delicious!

    Really?!

    Sure, why not. Fat is very important and can improve metabolic markers, especially foods high in PUFA and MUFA; even more so when they replace refined carba and SFA. Also considering its importance to improvement vitamin absorption for fat soluble vitamins and regulations of hormones, fat is very important.
  • WeoooBeans
    WeoooBeans Posts: 85 Member
    IGbnat24 wrote: »
    I eat 100g+. Fats are delicious!

    Me too!
  • JohnnyPenso
    JohnnyPenso Posts: 412 Member
    At the moment my daily target is 86g which is 35% of my macros. Today I had 104 g. I had it set lower when I was trying to lose weight as it's the easiest place for me to shave calories.
  • DietPrada
    DietPrada Posts: 1,171 Member
    I eat about 100g of fat a day. I've lost 87lb.
  • extra_medium
    extra_medium Posts: 1,525 Member
    haleyhawkins wrote: »
    IGbnat24 wrote: »
    I eat 100g+. Fats are delicious!

    Really?!

    if you can manage to come close to your other macros and keep your calories under your goal, that's all that matters
  • sammyliftsandeats
    sammyliftsandeats Posts: 2,421 Member
    Looking at your diary (you don't have dinner logged most days), you really need to add more fat.

    It's easy. Cook using olive oil. Add a little butter or mayo.

    Eat chicken with the skin on.

    These things taste good and will help with vitamin absorption and regular hormonal function.

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