Group: Specific Diets & Nutrition

Specific Diets & Nutrition
Created: 2012/01/01, Members: 104, Messages: 22775

With so many diets and nutritional plans out there, you can get lost. Find out what works best for others and share your experiences!

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Fats

kellyquinlan
kellyquinlan
Posts: 12
Joined: 2006/10/16
United States
2006/10/17, 03:12 PM
Okay I just started this diet stuff- I work out 5 days a week and I'm trying to eat healthy - my goal is to lose some body fat but get some shape as well. I seem to go way over on the fats - it's telling me only 42g of fat a day - I'm at 107g or around there...help! How do I get the fat out of my diet? I'm eating pretty healthy or so I thought!

Kel
mikencharleston
mikencharleston
Posts: 1,585
Joined: 2002/01/09
United States
2006/10/17, 03:44 PM
Welcome Kelly. It seems that when people say that they're eating "pretty healthy", they usually aren't. Posting a typical days fat intake would make it easier to give you substitutes. In general, just switching to lower or no fat foods will go a long way to helping you out. If you drink a lot of whole milk, switch to 2% or skim. If you eat a lot of ground beef, switch to leaner cuts or even ground chicken or turkey. Leaner meats in general and watch the transfats.
kellyquinlan
kellyquinlan
Posts: 12
Joined: 2006/10/16
United States
2006/10/19, 02:40 PM
Thanks! I'm trying to stay away from all the bad fats - but I didn't realize all the little things I eat - that are really not that healthy for me. So its the transfats I need to stay away form correct?