Fat limit freak out!!

[Debahlgrim]

Ok so I'm following weight watchers diet and tracking through the app and I decided to check how much calories, fat, and protein I was eating. I am way under on calories, generally right where I need to be on protein (sometimes over) and way over on fat!!! Ahhhh! What do I do?

I get 30 weight watchers points per day. (With 42 flex points to eat during the week)
Yesterday I went over and ate 46 points, which was 1,389 calories, 63g protein and 97 g of fat!!!
Today I ate 35 points and it was 953 calories, 21.7g protein, 49g fat.

I think it's because I like butter! I have been eating toast with butter and my grilled cheese today with butter. I happily track 3-5 points to have that butter but I'm realizing how much fat that adds! Should I just keep up following the points or should I cut out butter and other fatty foods? [emoji51][emoji51][emoji51]

I have been doing intense cardio 60 minutes everyday so I used all my flex points this week plus 20 because if you go over activity points you can eat a little more.

What should I do?! Am I totally messing up this diet with all the fat in my diet?? [emoji24]




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Debahlgrim]

Also I should note- I am losing weight. About 3 pounds in the last 2 weeks.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[I Love Ladybugs]

Have you considered using MFP to track calories? It will let you track protein and fat as well......which makes it way easier IMO to keep things LE!!!!!!!!! It has been 4 years since I did the LE diet, but I was a 60mins 6 day a week exerciser who kept things simple (thanks to MFP and a treadmill).

[Debahlgrim]

Have you considered using MFP to track calories? It will let you track protein and fat as well......which makes it way easier IMO to keep things LE!!!!!!!!! It has been 4 years since I did the LE diet, but I was a 60mins 6 day a week exerciser who kept things simple (thanks to MFP and a treadmill).

What is MFP?

Weight watchers tells me how many nutrients is in everything I eat but it doesn't total it for the day. I basically pay attention to the points that each food is given. I really like how simple it is! I think I just need to cut back on certain kinds of foods and increase other kinds of foods.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[I Love Ladybugs]

Free Calorie Counter, Diet & Exercise Journal | MyFitnessPal.com (http://www.myfitnesspal.com)

That is the site for tracking calories, fat, etc......simple to use and allows you to see how your day is shaping up or preplan your meals and keep the ratios in LE form. I do believe the sways that keep it all simple are better for pink :)

[atomic sagebrush]

One day doesn't do anything but I would be very worried about having so few cals and so much fat, personally. That is both under limits and over limits and not what I'd ahve you aiming at.

My advice is picking one or the other of them, not both, per day.

I don't know what WW policy is but IMO no one who is dieting should be eating below 1500 cals anyway (particularly when exercising), unless they have more than 50 lbs to spare or are super petite and barely eat more than that anyway. This is only like 3-5% of swayers. Barely anyone should be lower tahn 1500.

ARe you counting protein and fat in frutis and veg? If so, stop. Those are free for protein and fat.

[atomic sagebrush]

What is MFP?

Weight watchers tells me how many nutrients is in everything I eat but it doesn't total it for the day. I basically pay attention to the points that each food is given. I really like how simple it is! I think I just need to cut back on certain kinds of foods and increase other kinds of foods.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

And they most likely WILL be adding the protein and fat in all fruit and veg, and the calories in the low carb veg (which are free and unlimited). So you very likely have more room than you think because in LE Diet we do not count protein and fat in high carb veg and fruit (only cals) and low carb veg are completely free, you can have as much as you want, no need to count.

[Debahlgrim]

One day doesn't do anything but I would be very worried about having so few cals and so much fat, personally. That is both under limits and over limits and not what I'd ahve you aiming at.

My advice is picking one or the other of them, not both, per day.

I don't know what WW policy is but IMO no one who is dieting should be eating below 1500 cals anyway (particularly when exercising), unless they have more than 50 lbs to spare or are super petite and barely eat more than that anyway. This is only like 3-5% of swayers. Barely anyone should be lower tahn 1500.

ARe you counting protein and fat in frutis and veg? If so, stop. Those are free for protein and fat.

I have been on the diet for 2 weeks and I have gone over points 5 of those days.

I am not counting protein and fat from fruits and veggies. I think I need to add more of those foods in my diet to up my calories. They are 0 points so sometimes I don't even track them but I am going to start. I eat an apple almost everyday and I love salad but I'm not good at eating fruits and veggies.

20g of fat was from the salad dressing- I had a big salad. Yikes! Earlier in the week it was 13g for the salad dressing I ate.

WW looks at calories, protein, fat, carbs, and fiber to calculate points.

Adding up everything from a few days it looks like if I stay under 40 points and eat 300-400 calories more of fruits and veggies I will stay within the fat and protein limits and get to where I need to be with calories.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Debahlgrim]

I have been on the diet for 2 weeks and I have gone over points 5 of those days.

I am not counting protein and fat from fruits and veggies. I think I need to add more of those foods in my diet to up my calories. They are 0 points so sometimes I don't even track them but I am going to start. I eat an apple almost everyday and I love salad but I'm not good at eating fruits and veggies.

20g of fat was from the salad dressing- I had a big salad. Yikes! Earlier in the week it was 13g for the salad dressing I ate.

WW looks at calories, protein, fat, carbs, and fiber to calculate points.

Adding up everything from a few days it looks like if I stay under 40 points and eat 300-400 calories more of fruits and veggies I will stay within the fat and protein limits and get to where I need to be with calories.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So hummus and beans- high carb veggies - don't count protein and fat? Just carbs?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[atomic sagebrush]

Ah yes salad dressing + butter does add up. But remember the veg based fats in the salad dressing may be pink-friendly. You just gotta pick and choose every day which one or two you're going to have. )

Hummus and beans, we do not count as vegetables. They are a protein food and as such we do count them protein and calories. Hummus usually has fat but beans alone don't.

[Debahlgrim]

Ah yes salad dressing + butter does add up. But remember the veg based fats in the salad dressing may be pink-friendly. You just gotta pick and choose every day which one or two you're going to have. )

Hummus and beans, we do not count as vegetables. They are a protein food and as such we do count them protein and calories. Hummus usually has fat but beans alone don't.

Which salad dressings are pink friendly? (I doubt it's homemade ranch with mayo and southwest chipotle? [emoji51][emoji23])


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[atomic sagebrush]

Crap, did this answer not post??

Ah yes salad dressing + butter does add up. But remember the veg based fats in the salad dressing may be pink-friendly. You just gotta pick and choose every day which one or two you're going to have. )

Hummus and beans, we do not count as vegetables. They are a protein food.

[atomic sagebrush]

Which salad dressings are pink friendly? (I doubt it's homemade ranch with mayo and southwest chipotle? [emoji51][emoji23])


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You have to ditch the idea of "pink friendly". There are no pink friendly foods, not really. It's the overall nutrient content of your diet that matters. So you can have that dressing but you would have to pick other things that are lower in fat the day you have it. It is all the stuff you eat added up over the day and not this food or that food.