fat, calorie, protein intake?
i've heard most people say to get 70% fat. i can't seem to do that without going really high in calories (near the 3000 mark). and i'm wondering if i'm eating too much protein. it's usually around 40 %. any ideas on how i can increase fat and decrease protein? i pretty much eat the same thing, as my fitday journal shows. is there such a thing as too many calories? any help would be appreciated.
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I've heard some say here to eat more mayonnaise, butter, etc., to up your fat intake. Hope you can get some more suggestions. :)
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I use nuts, salad dressing, mayo oil and butter to boost that. I try to stay about 12-1500 cal / day (not counting exercise) (some days I'm working to get that many cal in -- yesterday at 5 pm I'd only had about 600 cal)!!
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Most of my fat comes from the salad dressing, olive oil (cooking), nuts, seeds, avocado, cream, butter ... I usually range around 65%-70% daily which brings me the best results. I keep protein around 100 grams a day and carbs at 20-25 grams per day
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I looked at your fitday. You are eating all low fat meats. Eat more beef, pork, bacon, sausage. Your protein is too high. It should be at 25 to 30%.
I eat about 1600 calories and have no problem getting 70% fat because I eat a lot of beef and pork. Cream cheese also ups the fat plus the things already mentioned. Having a Mock Danish for breakfast instead of tuna or salmon will cut the protein and add fat. |
thanks for all the suggestions....
i'm a difficult case, because i'm such a picky eater. i don't think i can do the mock danish idea everyday. i need something portable and discreet, as i eat at work, a few hours after i wake up. plus, having something sweet everyday seems to defeat the purpose of trying to curb sweet cravings. with the tuna i can throw it in tupperware the night before and not worry about it. i was thinking of trying meatballs for breakfast next... as for bacon and sausage...i really can't stomach them. plus, i am on induction, so i shouldn't be eating processed foods anyway. and they've never agreed with my stomach. every single time i eat bacon and sometimes sausage i get gas, bloating, and heartburn. i've never liked bacon. or eggs. or most sausage. *l* i do cook everything with olive oil or sometimes butter. and i do actually eat pork. just not everyday. mostly because i can't figure out how to cook pork so that it isn't dry and tasteless. thanks though. i'll try and modify things so that i get my fat/protein ratio better. |
as mentioned above, add guacamole/avocado and I forgot, I also add 4-5 olives to a salad.
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I would agree that your protein is way too high, also your calories are a bit high also. Dr. Atkins says that there is no need to count calories, but that calories do count, so keep that in mind. I would suggest to try and lower yoru calories down to at least 2000 a day and keep your protein under 100 grams a day, too much protein can be stored as fat.
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One time I made a list of foods with high fat/protein ratio. Here are the ones which came to the top of the list:
Heavy milk cream >100 Macademia nuts 11 Pecan nuts 7.3 Cream cheese,whipped 6 Other nuts 2:5 Atkins Ice cream 3.6 Blue cheese 1.6 Boiled eggs 1 Corned beef (canned) 0.5 I hope this can help you. |
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