Over Fat Allowance

momaburke55
momaburke55 Posts: 3 Member
edited June 27 in Health and Weight Loss
I have been doing pretty well and documenting my foods. Today I had avocado toast for breakfast and at lunch I had a Caesar salad with about a six to an 8 ounce portion of salmon on top. I normally do not go over my fat allowance I need to be more mindful of when I eat salmon and when I have the avocado toast? At least both had some good fats to them. Any advice would be appreciated

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  • momaburke55
    momaburke55 Posts: 3 Member
    Thank you. I feel a bit better now. Thank you for your kind comment
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,900 Member
    When I was in weight loss mode I had my macros set at 40% carbs, 45% fat, 15% protein.

    It really is just about calories. That sounds like a delicious and healthy day's food. Well done.

    You can always pre-log your food and tweak portions to fit, if you want to do that. It's pretty tedious at first, but after a while I learned approximate portions. I am now set on the default macros of 50% carb, 30% fat, 20% protein and I'm always over on fat (but NOT saturated fat, I eat a lot of nuts and use vegetable and nut oils pretty generously.)
  • MargaretYakoda
    MargaretYakoda Posts: 2,995 Member
    ritzvin wrote: »
    Don't worry about that. If it's not crowding out protein or other necessary things, than it is not a problem. There IS a MINIMUM amount of fat that is recommended, so quite a few of us on here set it to that number and make sure that we go OVER rather than under.

    I do that with fats and carbs. Makes life easier for this under eater.
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,213 Member
    The only macro I worry about is fibre - I take iron supplements and fine that I need a decent fibre intake to prevent side effects.
    I also try to get the recommended amount of protein, especially since I do a lot of running, but I don't stress over it.


    Other than that, I just worry about the calories.
  • momaburke55
    momaburke55 Posts: 3 Member
    Thank you all. I have lots to learn. Thanks for taking the time to answer so kindly. I appreciate it
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