Too much fat?

I'm hypoglycemic, so I follow a low fat diet to help keep my blood sugar levels up. The easiest way to cut fat without adding calories is to eat foods that are naturally low in fat. Cheese made from skim milk, low fat yogurt, lean meats, etc. Most stuff that artificially low fat (ie made with fat substitutes) will be even higher in calories because they have to add sugar to make it taste good enough to eat.

That said, unless you have a medical condition that warrants a low fat diet, going over your RDA of fat won't hurt you at all unless you go over your calories as well.

This depends on what kinds of fats you are eating first of all as to whether you should be overly concerned with it. . For instance olive oil, olives, avocados, nuts&seeds(in moderation) are good for you.

I have been on a low-fat, low-cholesterol meal plan since July. If you would like to take a look at my food diary for ideas (it's closed to all but contacts), please send me a message and I'll gladly open it to you. : )

I don't think It's necessarily bad to hit or go over your fat allowance a bit if you are eating the right kinds of fat. Stay away from saturated and trans fats (ice cream, brownies, fried foods) and eat mono unsaturated or omega 3's (almonds, salmon, olive oil). I've lost 89 pounds doing this. Some foods you could add that are low in both fat and calories are cabbage, yellow squash, zucchini and egg whites.

Also, when eating meals think about the food you are eating and what you are actually getting out of it. For instance, my calorie goals allowed me to eat a big grab bag of dorritos for lunch. Reading the back of the package I realized I was getting nothing out of it but empty calories, so I substituted the dorritos I was having with my lunch for a bolthouse farms blue goodness smoothie. Cut calories, fat, gained nutrition and it honestly tasted better. Hope this helps! Good luck!

pay attent to the types of fat you are eating... saturated or unsaturated? olive oils, nuts, avacadoes (ie fat not from meat and cheese) tend to be good for you ... saturated fats (ie solid at room temperature) tend to be bad for you ..

Look for ways to cut back the saturated fat. I was picking them up alot because I love milk and cheese. And when I started tracking here, it was one of those lessons I needed to learn ... how to get my calcium, without the extra fat. So I started reading labels and studying the problem.

I found a milk, Hood Simply Smart .. which is fat free, but tastes like 2% .. really (it has to do with an expensive filtration process and, yes, it is expensive .. a half gallon costs about as much as a gallon of regular, but I need my calcium without the fat) Believe me, I made a few horrible tasting choices before I found this gem .. so if milk is one of your contributors .. here's a good replacement.

I also found a soy veggie cheese .. Galaxy Nutritional makes several different kinds of slices and shreds that help me get the cheese fix without the calories or saturated fat

Unfortunately, there is no easy fix .. you have to read the labels of what you are buying and look for alternatives and make that all important life style change. One tweak at a time ...

I always say that one of the glorious benefits of tracking your diet on MFP is discovering just these types of issues ... and solving them.

Good luck!

pay attent to the types of fat you are eating... saturated or unsaturated? olive oils, nuts, avacadoes (ie fat not from meat and cheese) tend to be good for you ... saturated fats (ie solid at room temperature) tend to be bad for you ..

Not quite accurate according to current research or the research from years ago that got ignored or suppressed and is finally being recognized again. Hydrogentated fats (read trans fat), bad, yes. Saturated fat is good ; ). I now avoid the low or reduced fat version of products as they almost always contain processed junk.

Ditto what MMMary said. I have switched from the recommended "low fat, whole grain, limit your meat intake" diet to a "clarified butter, coconut oil, avocados, and lots of grass-fed meat." Just by doing this, I have gone from 188 to 171 in the past 5 months.