Re: fats per day ?? repost

[Guest guest]

Kallie,

I can't even try to answer your question about fats, because I don't count

mine (nor do I count my carbs, proteins). But I at least wanted to acknowledge

that I read your question and will wait with interest to hear what the others

have to say!

Bette

[Guest guest]

You pose an interesting question.

Personally, I don't count fat servings per day. At one point I know I was

getting too little fat per day as my hair was turning brittle and falling out.

(Not in chunks, but it was very noticeable when brushing and combing.)

Most foods we eat have some fat in them. So I don't know how to differentiate

the fat servings. What I would guess would be the foods that only have fat and

no protein or carbs would be counted toward fat servings. (butter, oil, etc.)

????? I don't know.

Theoretically, you want your " diet " to include 30% fat or less daily. So I

guess one way of handling it would be to count fat/protein/carb grams to make

sure you're following dietary guidelines.

Anyone else who is actually " educated " in this that can help out????

Lyn

[Guest guest]

> This was the question I posted on Feb. 6th... but I had not got any

> replys on it..so here goes again..

>

> A question for you all, how are you handling your fat servings per

> day?? I think I finally realize that I have been having too many

> sometimes and was counting them just as points used, instead of just

> having the recommended servings per day.

I was not even aware there was a " recommended servings per day " . I

just try to use common sense. Most days, I do try to get in 1/2 oz.

of Almonds (the " good " fats) - but I limit the oils, the butter, that

sought of thing.... since I got my bagel consumption from every

morning to maybe on morning to maybe once every 2 to 3 weeks, I've

really cut back on butter/margerine consumption, I don't use

mayonaisse, and I only use rice vinegar on my salads (unless I'm at a

restaurant and then I try to use FF or lite dressings)... so I think

the only fats I get aside from the almonds are what's used in meal

preperation (margerine or oil in a recipe) and/or what's in other

foods (e.g. fat content of a cookie or a small dish of ice cream

(although I do use a lot of FF products for sweet treats anyhow) ..

I'm not sure if I'd count say a small dish of full-fat ice cream as a

fat serving - would I? ...I don't really count the fat sevings

explicitly, though... I've not seen any effect on weight loss

(although I have no basis of comparison)>

I am wondering if this is

> one cause for slow losses, having too many servings, even if they are

> counted. I remember when I started how I stuck to it perfectly. I

> think it was 3 servings a day only. I even lost track of this over

> time.

>

> I have been reading the Getting Started Booklet again, and reading

> things I seem to have forgotten.

>

> I would be interested in hearing how you count you servings and what

> foods do you count as FAT other than say butter or oil.

>

> PS: as an added question: 3 servings per day, means just that right,

> whether it be margarine, miracle whip, oil...

>

> The mistake I believe I am making is say having 3 servings of

> margarine, or oil and then just counting my light miracle whip as

> Points and not a fat.

>

> Would someone like to post a list of the fats that are included as

> our 3 servings per day. Something like a list to choose from. I am

> sure there must be others in this group that would like to have it

> besides me..I remember asking about this one time at a meeting, but

> it was not a very satisfying answer and some of the other members

> were as confused as I was when we left....

>

> Thanks everyone for any clarifications on this.....Kallie

[Guest guest]

I've been journaling in Fitday as well as online and keeping track of my

fats that way. I find that I stick to about 15-25% of my diet as fats

and that keeps me at a good place. I don't go by servings, since

honestly I don't know what Wwers recommends. I just go with percentage.

I have found the Fitday software to be really neat! I decided I wanted

to monitor actual nutrition and caloric intake as well as points so I

went to www.fitday.com. Well turns out they have a program now that is

$20 and is absolutely awesome! I still want to do the points thing, but

I am liking finding out what the nutritional content of my day is.

> fats per day ?? repost

>

>

> This was the question I posted on Feb. 6th... but I had not got any

> replys on it..so here goes again..

>

> A question for you all, how are you handling your fat

> servings per day?? I think I finally realize that I have been

> having too many sometimes and was counting them just as

> points used, instead of just having the recommended servings

> per day. I am wondering if this is one cause for slow losses,

> having too many servings, even if they are counted. I

> remember when I started how I stuck to it perfectly. I think

> it was 3 servings a day only. I even lost track of this over time.

>

> I have been reading the Getting Started Booklet again, and

> reading things I seem to have forgotten.

>

> I would be interested in hearing how you count you servings

> and what foods do you count as FAT other than say butter or oil.

>

> PS: as an added question: 3 servings per day, means just that right,

> whether it be margarine, miracle whip, oil...

>

> The mistake I believe I am making is say having 3 servings of

> margarine, or oil and then just counting my light miracle whip as

> Points and not a fat.

>

> Would someone like to post a list of the fats that are included as

> our 3 servings per day. Something like a list to choose from. I am

> sure there must be others in this group that would like to have it

> besides me..I remember asking about this one time at a meeting, but

> it was not a very satisfying answer and some of the other members

> were as confused as I was when we left....

>

> Thanks everyone for any clarifications on this.....Kallie

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