Do avocados make you fat?

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  • MaverickDML
    MaverickDML Posts: 10 Member
    I just weighed myself and I've lost 2.10 kg (4.62 lbs) in 10 days.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    As mentioned, avocados in themselves will not make you gain unless it puts you into a calorie surplus. It is very calorie dense so make sure you are weighing it. Same thing with nuts, oils, nut butters etc. It's really up to you if you feel like it with be worth your calories and something that will satisfy you.

  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    Ecque wrote: »
    Y'all seem to have all this figured out. How's the weight loss coming along?

    Great! I'm down 125 lbs from 272 level 2 obesity to 147 middle of normal BMI. It took me about a year to go from obese to normal. You can definitely do the same if you log and take it one day at a time.
  • vingogly
    vingogly Posts: 1,785 Member
    A medium avocado has 250 calories. Two slices of the Brownberry Healthy Multigrain bread I have in my freezer has 210 calories. If that's all you have for breakfast, it's 460 calories. If it fits in your calorie budget for the day, go for it. You're getting 18g of fiber, which is great, but you're only getting 14g of protein.

    I monitor my fiber and protein at each meal, and if by lunchtime I haven't had enough of either, I'll take that into account during my eating for the rest of the day and up my intake o that nutrient.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,089 Member
    Ecque wrote: »
    Y'all seem to have all this figured out. How's the weight loss coming along?

    Just fine. I hit my goal in four months, and have maintained for nearly five years now. I eat plenty of avocados (not every week, because I like more variety, but when I buy them, I usually buy several, so once they start to ripen, I generally have half an avocado a day until they're gone).

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