average amount of fat
 

I'm sure someone has addressed this before but I can't seem to find it easily...
What is the average amount of fat you all consume by the end of the day? I seem to be averaging out anywhere between 70-100 grams and in my old "fat free" mentality it still gives me panic attacks...
Is it OK to be eating that much fat?
I feel great, but on paper it just looks like soooo much excess.
If you all use Fitday, what do you percentages of fat/protein/carbs look like at the end of an average day?
I guess I just want to make sure I'm on par with the rest.
Thanks in advance for any input!

Most of us eat at least 70 percent of our daily intake in fat ;)

So you are right on the mark!

fat
 

Fran,

From what I've heard on this board, we are supposed to be eating about 70%. I know it sounds like a lot, but I find that when I plug in my food for the day on fitday, its usually around there. Just try to use a lot of butter and olive oil, that's what I do. I don't use fitday very often (I find it too slow and I'm kinda impatient!) but its a help occasionally.

:D

Good luck! Grace

fat %
 

I have to admit that the fat % has gone down over the holiday period but the alcohol has gone up.

Consequently the weight did not go down and I am back at induction levels for a few days.

But before my "excess" I was averaging about 60 -65% on fitday

I regularly eat over 100g fat daily, more like 120g. This comes to approx. 65% of my day's calories. I eat the skin from my chicken, use mayo, olive oil and butter.

Doreen

Ditto -- I just checked a week's worth of typical eating in Fitday and was eating 100 g of protein, 100 g of fat most days.

I totally understand the concern about fat, which I too had at the beginning of all this. (all those years of propaganda are hard to shake!) I strongly recommend reading the Taubes article from Science last year:

http://ajdubre.tripod.com/Health/So...ietaryFat0.html

And check out Protein Power Lifeplan from the library, if you haven't read it already, and follow their recommendations about good fats. I've switched to organic, free range chicken eggs and grass-fed beef, and feel much better about doing that--and get the bonus of not eating all those hormones and antibiotics that commercial animal products have in them! :)

I've read the original PP book about 8 months ago when I started this WOE...I sort of fell off the wagon :( around the holiday season and put back on about 5 pounds.
I always stayed true to the plan all along, and the only difference is that this time I'm using the Fitday website as well...that's when I started to realize about the amount of fat I was consuming (again, to see it in writing is a bit different!) and just wanted to double check with you guys...
I can tell you that it for sure works for me...despite the five pound gain (??water) I feel soooo much better and I look better too :) (at least I think so...my hubby too)
In fact, I'm going on a trip at the end of January and this week I bought the first bikini I have ever purchased in my entire life!
Of course the regular weight training exercise helps to just "bring it all together" so to speak
Anyway you've eased my concerns about the fat...thanx much