how do you work out the calories from fat ???

[littlemissnaughty7]

hi peeps il be starting LE diet soon but have seen i need to stay in the 20-30% calories from fat range, but i dont know how i work out my calories from fay to begin with lol, can anyone shed some light please ????

[atomic sagebrush]

It should be on the labels of the things you eat??

Of anything, I don't want people to get TOO hung up on counting cals from fat because on the LE Diet, the fat kinda takes care of itself as long as you're making good food choices (not eating a stick of butter LOL) Just eat less fat, ALWAYs choose skim dairy, and since you're already on a lower-cal diet, if you're eating less AND trying to cut fat, you'll be fine.

[atomic sagebrush]

Does this help? This is from the LE Diet thread.

4)Lower fat - rather than striving after a number or percentage of fat, just eliminate as much of "visible" fat that you can. Fat is easier for most people to cut back on than protein and it helps reduce caloric intake, even though I suspect protein may sway "harder", so that's why it has a higher priority than protein does.

A lot of people prefer to have an actual number to shoot for, though. (Thanks to zanacal for the following info) A moderate fat restriction diet means 20 to 30 per cent of calories come from fat, while a very low fat diet means calories account for 20 per cent or less of your daily intake. Let's call 20% our minimum goal and 30% our maximum goal. If you are superheavy and have a lot to lose, or if you find yourself at a weight loss plateau, you may want to drop down to 15%.

So on a 1500 cal a day diet (rounding up a bit just for ease):

15% fat would equal 200 calories from fat a day, 25 grams of fat
20% fat would equal 300 calories from fat a day, 35 grams of fat
30% fat would equal 450 cals per day of fat, 50 g of fat

On an 1800 calorie diet

15% fat - 270 cals, 30 g
20% - 360 cals, 40 g
30% - 540 cals, 60 g

There is NO need to count the tiny smidgeons of fat present in fruits and vegetables. Don't even bother. If strawberries have 1 g of fat, don't even include that in your day's total. (exception would be avocado which you should not be eating anyway except as a "quick fix" when you are low in potassium and fat for the day.)

[Darian]

Green tea is very perfect solution to burn the fat of the body. You should drink 1-2 cup of green tea daily which burn 70 calories of your body.

[GeCon]

I have found this calculator to be very useful where you enter the calories per day and the fat in grams: Free Calories from Fat Calculator

[atomic sagebrush]

Green tea is very perfect solution to burn the fat of the body. You should drink 1-2 cup of green tea daily which burn 70 calories of your body.

Ah, more friendly info from our helpful friend. GREEN TEA SWAYS BLUE!

[GeCon]

Ah, more friendly info from our helpful friend. GREEN TEA SWAYS BLUE!

Does this only go for us or OH too?

[HopeandDreamG]

Myfitnesspal.com and there is also an app is AWESOME for keeping track of eveything your eating. It is so easy to use. You can even scan a barcode and it inputs it automatically.

[zanacal]

Does this only go for us or OH too?

http://genderdreaming.com/forum/tryi...en-tea-dh.html

[atomic sagebrush]

I prob wouldn't give it to him in large amounts - I don't like the conflicting info with the green tea. AT least with green tea for DW, I KNOW people are drinking it and getting boys. For DH it's a big unknown.