Guest guest Posted February 9, 2001 Report Share Posted February 9, 2001 What is the maximum grams of fat that I could consume in a day? I am currently taking 2 tablespoons of flax oil per day, plus 2 tablespoons of flax seeds ground and put on my 5 grain cereal, plus 2 tablespoons of walnuts and about 8 - 10 almonds. How far over my limit am I? I weight 110 pounds, female. Carolyn CKreibich@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 At 01:53 PM 6/10/06 -0400, macedgeca wrote: >I worked out what the ideal amount of fat I need for my height, now I >need to translate that into how much fat that means. 3 teaspoons == 1 tablespoon 2 tablespoons == 1 oz 1 oz == 28 grams These are standard units of measure, they are the same for all solids and semi-solids. - S. ......................................... GettingPrimitive.com - A Natural Inquiry ...... Health, Diet, Society and Survival ......... for the Humans of Poison Planet ......... http://www.gettingprimitive.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 At 03:43 PM 6/10/06 -0400, macedgeca wrote: >of. I'm not focusing weight loss, I'm concentrating on health >recovery, but would hate to gain more weight in the process. Is >there any concern for this? Not really. Despite what most people have been taught to think about saturated fat, weight gain is much more likely on a high carb diet than a high fat diet - that's why there are so many low-carb diets these days, because they WORK. But you need to concentrate on saturated fats and organic foods (ridding your body of toxins, residues, and trans-fats). I know many people who lost weight on Atkins and Paleo, even though they actually *increased* the amount of calories they ate per day. It's when they " fall off the wagon " and begin eating carbs & sugar again, the weight comes back. The idea that saturated fat causes you to gain weight has been debunked. Same for the one about heart disease. On an average day, I get 60-70% of my cals from fats, 20% from protein, and 10-20% from carbs. I feel it is important to avoid constipation and reflux. So basically if I feel " bloaty " I lower the carb level to around 10%, and if I feel " acidy " I raise it again. But 20% is the ceiling for me, and never for more than a couple days in a row. I'm male, so my caloric requirements are probably higher than yours (unless you're very active). But even if I do nothing all day, I need to eat at least 2500-2700 cals. If I don't, I will lose weight. And I discovered this *before* I went hardcore Paleo. I was really just concerned with poisons and additives, etc, and I wanted to purify my body. The first thing I did was remove beef from my diet (mad cow) about 3-4 years ago. Then I cut way down on sugar and processed foods (but I was still eating lots of potatoes and bread), and the weight started falling off me. I didn't even consider myself overweight at the time (maybe 20-25 lbs over avg). Finally I crossed the line into WAPF/Paleo. I now eat only organic/grassfed food, and I'm at my perfect BMI (for what it's worth). Most people will tell you it's just a matter of counting carbs against your activity level. And that's basically true, but it's not *entirely* that simple, for instance, look at . I believe a lot of the weight is simply your body's response to years of eating toxins! " Low-fat " products almost always include trans-fats and chemical fillers, these things are not good for you and they'll cause you to get sick & gain weight. Part of that weight is a defense mechanism. Trans-fats also cause rigidity of cellular membranes and inhibit proper cell oxygenation, they contribute to heart disease, and some people believe they lead to intestinal buildup, which causes a different kind of weight gain (bloating, edema, retention, distension, plus additional problems like IBS and more). It seems like trans-fats (and maybe carbohydrates in general?) get stored (or " stuck " ) in ways that good fats and proteins don't. And I also feel that a high-fat diet speeds up your metabolism. Consider the tribal peoples studied by Weston Price et al. They're almost never overweight. They are mostly lean muscle mass. I'm sure Bee has a definitive file on this somewhere, but I definitely feel that the body does not pack away excess (good) fats like it does (sugar from) carbs. Some people believe that after you wean your body off carbs, you begin to lose your defenses against them - for they are stressors to the body - and in fact you may eventually lose your ablity to digest many of them. I don't know about that for sure, but maybe it's not such a bad thing. Oh, and your other question regarding calorie counting... It differs slightly from food to food, but as a rule of thumb, 1 gram of fat provides 9 calories, while 1 gram of protein or carb provides 4. - S. ......................................... GettingPrimitive.com - A Natural Inquiry ...... Health, Diet, Society and Survival ......... for the Humans of Poison Planet ......... http://www.gettingprimitive.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 > > I worked out what the ideal amount of fat I need for my height, now I > need to translate that into how much fat that means. > The coconut oil label says 1Tablespoon = 14 grams. I'm still > working my way up on coconut oil and right now I only take 1TBSP a > day. The fish oil doesn't say how many grams it is, and I have no idea about butter either. > > I should be having between 105 - 175 grams of fat per day. In > coconut oil alone that would be roughly between 8 and 12 > tablespoons. What other fats should I be having and how much of it? > > I looked through the files on fats but all I could find was articles on why it's good for you, not how much to take in terms of teaspoons and how to increase. Thanks, ==>All the information you need is located in the Candida Diet Folder, in the same reference where you figured out your ratios. You use www.fitday.com to find out how many grams are contained in each type of food you eat. It will list cod liver oil, coconut oil, butter, etc. For carbs, first deduct the fibre to get the proper no. of grams. Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 Elyse wrote: > I've just been reading some posts about fats. A lot of talk about > even the good fats having a high amount of calories and that it's a good way for thin people to add calories. I've never counted > calories, but if I'm to increase my fat intake drastically, it's now a concern. I already have extra weight that I would like to get rid of. I'm not focusing weight loss, I'm concentrating on health > recovery, but would hate to gain more weight in the process. Is > there any concern for this? ==> " Good " saturated fats do not make your body add fat - see Taking the Fear Out of Eating Fat. The fact is that carbs create body fat, along with man-made fats & oils which are toxic to the body. The body creates fat as a protective mechanism to store toxins. ==>Not all fats have the same Grams of fat; the measurement given to you was in teaspoons and tablespoons, not grams. Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 Good morning Bee, I'm sure everything is there. It shows you how much of a haze I'm walking around in. I'm frustrated with myself because I'm really trying to get this together and I'm constantly stumbling, I'm having a tough time trying to put together what I need right now and excluding the info on what comes later. I hope this lifts soon. Elyse On 10-Jun-06, at 7:30 PM, Bee Wilder wrote: > > ==>All the information you need is located in the Candida Diet > Folder, in the same reference where you figured out your ratios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 No worries Elyse. I totally understand how you are feeling - been there, done that! You are trying very hard and making some gains. I'm proud of you! Luv & hugs, Bee > > Good morning Bee, > I'm sure everything is there. It shows you how much of a haze I'm > walking around in. I'm frustrated with myself because I'm really > trying to get this together and I'm constantly stumbling, I'm having a tough time trying to put together what I need right now and excluding the info on what comes later. I hope this lifts soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Thank's so much Bee, you're such a sweetheart ! I'm always amazed by your patience (especially with me and all y questions :-) elyse On 11-Jun-06, at 10:17 PM, Bee Wilder wrote: > No worries Elyse. I totally understand how you are feeling - been > there, done that! You are trying very hard and making some gains. > I'm > proud of you! > > Luv & hugs, Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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