What Is The Limit On How Many Grams Of Fat We Can Have A Day?

[AllForMy4 58]

Just wondering bc I am now allowed to eat anything. I have been trying to get lean Proteins in first. I have these chicken wings that are already cooked and you just heat them but there is like 11 grams of fat in one serving! Everything else I eat has like 1.5-3 grams of fat per serving! It's just chicken,no breading,so I am wondering if anyone knows how many grams of fat we are supposed to have a day? Thanks in advance!!

[clk 3,519]

I don't really worry about fat grams much at all. I used myfitnesspal to track and so long as I wasn't "in the red" on my fat totals for the day I didn't worry about it. It's hard to keep your fats down on a Protein based diet!

And fats aren't our enemy, either. Post op you might have issues with dry hair, skin and nails. Think about how much fat you ate pre-op and you will probably realize that even eating more fats now that you'd like, you're still nowhere near your earlier totals. We need fat, at least in moderation. We need fat to absorb certain nutrients from our food. It makes us feel satisfied after a meal, and it makes our food taste better.

So look up what the percentage of fat should be for your calorie intake and start there. Don't go low-fat everything, it's not good for you! Eat that chicken, it sounds like a good option.

~Cheri

[RickM 1,753]

I was typically running in the 30-40g of fat per day, with some days down in the 20's and others in the 50's. I didn't control fat or carbs, just Protein and overall calories and trying to maximize the nutrition within those limits. I don't/didn't specifically try to go low fat, but at 9 calories per g of fat, my brain sure wanted to make the most of those calories, but if your protein and calories are in within your guidelines (or close), go for it.

[Capt Derel 287]

Ever heard of good fats are used to breakdown fat stores? Wiki time

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[SleeveDreamer 383]

Just wondering bc I am now allowed to eat anything. I have been trying to get lean Proteins in first. I have these chicken wings that are already cooked and you just heat them but there is like 11 grams of fat in one serving! Everything else I eat has like 1.5-3 grams of fat per serving! It's just chicken, no breading,so I am wondering if anyone knows how many grams of fat we are supposed to have a day? Thanks in advance!!

Be careful of the skin. That's what will get you!

[AllForMy4 58]

Be careful of the skin. That's what will get you!

Yes! It's the skin,it's soo fatty!!

[AllForMy4 58]

Thank you all for your responses. I tried looking it up on the internet and it was based on how many calories I am taking in. Right now I am only getting like maybe 500 calories tops so I should have like 40 somethin grams of fat?

[SleeveDreamer 383]

I don't really track fats. But I have switched to buying all low-fat or reduced fat things. Can'r handle fat free really for the taste so I don't go there. I concentrate more on carb and sugar content.

[Viola 15]

I just go low carb and track that pretty much.

[Shells 40]

Hey sleeve sister my kaiser book it said less than 10 grams per serving. I don't follow that yet because we eat so little now I know I'm getting less than 10 grams of fat per meal but will focus after my one month surgiversary.

[AllForMy4 58]

Yea,I think I was freaking out bc I stalled at like a week and a half. But it only lasted for about a week,now I'm back to dropping. It's easy to become obsessed about the weight coming off,I had to give my scale to my mom and step back for a minute and collect myself...lol.

[RickM 1,753]

Thank you all for your responses. I tried looking it up on the internet and it was based on how many calories I am taking in. Right now I am only getting like maybe 500 calories tops so I should have like 40 somethin grams of fat?

At 9 calories per gram of fat, that doesn't leave a lot of room for your Protein. At this point (and for most of your weightloss period for that matter,) you should be concentrating on getting in your requisite Protein (60-80g per day is typical, more for some) and not worry about fat and carbs until you are consuming more, as in about 800 cal per day if you go that high. Even at that, I never worried about fat and carbs, but just protein, Water and then getting the most nutrition from the remaining calories in my day (which for me was typically 900-1100 overall).

[Catracks 865]

I haven't gone lowfat at all. I do 2% dairy and try to eat lean meats, but not always. My daughter and I went to Buffalo Wild Wings and I ate 2 Asian Zing Wings and one of their hottest - my lips went numb. Anyway, I can eat 3 wings and they are not lowfat, but at that quantity, who cares? I also had 3 oz. of ribeye last night. I get between 600-700 calories with about 30-35 grams of fat. What I do is try to keep the carbs down which isn't hard since I don't do bread, Pasta or rice. I still do potatoes though not every day.

[AllForMy4 58]

Thank you for your responses. I guess I was just worrying about the fat content bc I hit a stal at 1 week and a half out. =(

[awillaweigh328 8]

Hey, so, if you're stalling a week and a half out, that's totally normal. I dropped like 20 pound sin 2 weeks, then slowed, then sped up again, then slowed, and now 7 months out I'm about 1-2 lbs a week. Stalls happen. It's part of the process. I wouldn't rush into fatty Proteins so early in your process. Stick with lean Proteins always, and a little further out, a fattier meat would be okay every now an then.