Success stories from increasing fat intake

I recently upped my fat intake and noticed a lot less cravings and i stay fuller for longer! I also have a lot better mood! Before, I was crazy and did low carb, low fat and it was a bad combo for me. Low carb with higher fat and protein is working a lot better!!!

Great dancinrascal! Are you losing weight? Inches? What fat are you using?

I had hit a plateau and increasing my calories/fat helped me break it.

I had hit a plateau and increasing my calories/fat helped me break it.
oops i forgot to write what kinds of fats...
i eat avocados, nut butters, and use olive oil in cooking

Great! That happened for me too. And I keep getting worried that it really isn't good for me, so I cut back... then the wt. slows down! LOL...
Glad to hear of others who are having success!
Yum! Avocados!

Not sure how to figure that out, but today it was: 1,413 Calories 126 Carbs 50 Fat 108 Protein
Feel free to check out my Food Diary.

I'm working on increasing the amount of fat I'm taking in (specifically virgin coconut oil), I'm having a hard time watching my daily calories go up so quickly. Does anyone have success stories they can share about benefits they experienced from incorporating more [obviously healthy] fats into their diet? Thanks!

Yes, 66 pounds lost by increasing both my fat and protein intake and cutting out my carbohydrates. I don't really worry about my calories though. I eat when I'm hungry and stop when I'm full.

Coconut oil is the greatest thing ever. I cook with it daily. Haven't used vegetable oil in months.

Good luck. Give it a shot for 2 weeks and see how you feel. The benefits of using coconut oil are absolutely amazing.

I'm glad i've found this thread, cos this is something I'm starting to try myself. This is my second week eating this way and I'm feeling a lot better now. Last week I felt like I hadn't eaten for a week, but I think a part of that was that I wasn't finding enough calories when I took away a bunch of carbs. (I have a BMF so I take my deficit off that, and I'm pretty active.) So now I'm finding that I'm not nearly as hungry as I always used to be, which is great. It actually took a really big mental shift, especially after so many years of seeing fat as the devil. Now I'm starting to actually really enjoy it. I have beautiful salads for lunch with tuna in olive oil, pumpkin and other yummy veges and either feta or avocado. So yummy! But I do seem to struggle to find enough bulk for my dinners. I feel really good on it now. I've added in coconut oil, more nut butters, avocado, feta, cheese and a bit of butter, oh and coconut milk in protein shakes is reeeeally good. No results yet, but hopefully that will come.

I like this thread!! I heard a woman on tv saying that she takes a TBSP of olive oil each morning before her workout (or something like that) and I was "Whaaaat?!" But it now makes sense...She was nicely buffed:)

So do you HAVE to decrease your carbs too? If so, by how much? Or can you just stick to 40/30/30 or 45/30/25 or whatever you have...(carb/protein/fat)? I just try and hit it as much as possible. I'm always over on days I have avocado and love it:)

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I'm working on increasing the amount of fat I'm taking in (specifically virgin coconut oil), I'm having a hard time watching my daily calories go up so quickly. Does anyone have success stories they can share about benefits they experienced from incorporating more [obviously healthy] fats into their diet? Thanks!

Yes, 66 pounds lost by increasing both my fat and protein intake and cutting out my carbohydrates. I don't really worry about my calories though. I eat when I'm hungry and stop when I'm full.

Coconut oil is the greatest thing ever. I cook with it daily. Haven't used vegetable oil in months.

Good luck. Give it a shot for 2 weeks and see how you feel. The benefits of using coconut oil are absolutely amazing.

Yipee! That's what I wanted to hear. Congrats!

I apologize for not knowing this if it's obvious--but what is the difference between paleo and primal?

Seconded.

I apologize for not knowing this if it's obvious--but what is the difference between paleo and primal?

Seconded.

No apology necessary! Paleo and Primal are very similar. The main difference is that Primal allows for occasional dairy (preferably full-fat and made from raw milk) - if you tolerate it with no problems.

Paleo used to frown a bit on higher saturated fat intake, but that position has apparently mellowed in recent years, with an agreed focus on the quality of the saturated fat source. For instance, not all red meat is good - if you want to eat a fattier cut, it should be grass fed beef. If you can't get grass fed, stick with the leanest cuts, and add fat from cleaner sources, like grass fed butter or coconut oil.


Amy

How does one calculate what percentage carbs, fat and protein are? I mean, I know that I can look at them on my food diary but what about foods that are both fat AND protein? I'm also tracking sugar -- it's most important for me right now to cut out sugar and as a side benefit my carbs have dropped way down. In about a week I'll be modifying more to follow the Primal Blueprint and I'd like to get a head start on planning.

I'm sure there's a very simple answer that I'm missing but I was looking at my diary and it's kind of driving me crazy. I'm aiming for a 50:30:20 fat: protein: carb. does that make sense?

How does one calculate what percentage carbs, fat and protein are? I mean, I know that I can look at them on my food diary but what about foods that are both fat AND protein? I'm also tracking sugar -- it's most important for me right now to cut out sugar and as a side benefit my carbs have dropped way down. In about a week I'll be modifying more to follow the Primal Blueprint and I'd like to get a head start on planning.

I'm sure there's a very simple answer that I'm missing but I was looking at my diary and it's kind of driving me crazy. I'm aiming for a 50:30:20 fat: protein: carb. does that make sense?

Yes, your target macros make sense. I also watch my sugar intake very carefully, as well as sodium.

Do you use google chrome as a browser? If so, there is a plug-in that you can use that will total the macro percentages by meal and also the total for the day. It's awesome. Go here to install it (only for Google Chrome browser users): http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/104606 and click the "Install" button on the top-right of the page.

Alternatively, the smartphone app of MFP (both iPhone and Android) have a pie chart under "Daily" that shows the percentages of the 3 macros (it also shows it weekly).

Hope that helps...


Amy

That sounds good, reasonable reyopo. Mine were 31/36/33% fat/carb/protein last week. Felt great! Lost wt. & inches.

An aside here, the virgin coconut oil has improved my hypothyroidism to such a degree, that the Dr suggested I try to go off my meds! Yippee! :drinker: