FAT

jeanhamilton1804
jeanhamilton1804 Posts: 5 Member
edited November 19 in Health and Weight Loss
I keep eating to much fat lol! I don't eat a lot of carbs and I don't eat dairy, I feel like i'm not really going hard on fat but it's always over. Any tips on how to cut down in this area while staying fairly low carb and dairy free?

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  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    Why does this matter? How many gram per day are you getting? How much protein? Fat doesn't make you fat. Excess calories do.
  • sosteach
    sosteach Posts: 260 Member
    You probably need to open your food diary to get this answered.
  • macgurlnet
    macgurlnet Posts: 1,946 Member
    If you go low-carb, that generally means you're compensating with more fat. It's not a bad thing as long as you're within your calories. Fat is important for health, anyway, so I wouldn't worry about being over :)

    ~Lyssa
  • Seffell
    Seffell Posts: 2,244 Member
    Unless you have some bile issues going over fat is fine.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    What are your reasons for wanting to lower your fat? I do a happy dance on the days i get over 60g. I do best on lots of fat and protein, which can be a struggle sometimes!
  • MamaMollyT
    MamaMollyT Posts: 197 Member
    I set my macros to include a higher percentage of fat and protein than usual and less carbs. Some of my favorite foods are eggs, avocado, nut butters, meats and I don't eat much dairy but when I do it's whole fat. You have to find what works for you. Since I'm often running or biking long distances the extra protein and fat keeps me satisfied and able to workout longer.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    If you eat low carb, you should have higher fats. Macro's do not control weight change, that is dictated by calorie intake.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited June 2017
    Carbs+Protein+Fat, by percentage, add up to 100 (well, unless you have some alcohol in there).

    If you reduce carbs, and already have protein at a good level (as you should), it makes sense to compensate by going higher fat.

    And if you are looking at percentages, and cut carbs, by definition protein and fat will have to go up to make it add up to 100.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    I didn't think you could be both low carb and low fat. Low carb is supposed to be higher fat. And by the way - higher fats don't make you fat - it's eating too many calories.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Most people who do low carb do high fat...you don't want to substantially restrict two macros.
  • jeanhamilton1804
    jeanhamilton1804 Posts: 5 Member
    Thanks everyone, I was just trying to stick within the measures of MFP. Still learning :) good tips, good to know im on track!
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