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Can you have too much fat?

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The LCHF has been brilliant for bloods control, but not for weight loss as far as I'm concerned, in fact I have gained a few lbs.
I don't eat a lot in terms of bulk as I'm not very active due to arthritic feet, but have been enjoying cream and cheese - and not cutting the fat off meat has made my meals so very much more tasty, as all the family agree. Maybe I'm eating carbs without realising it (I estimate between 20 and 30gms a day) or could I just be enjoying too much fat?
What have other people found as I'm sure I'm not alone?
 
I think this is one of the tricky things about LCHF - for *some* people it works an absolute dream and weight falls off them no matter how much they eat... for others - they just don't get the same results.

I've never really tried it as an option, so I've not got any personal experience I'm afraid. I wonder if MCMF (moderate) with an eye on portion size and calorie intake might be worth trying. I'm confused by the whole calorie thing, because again it seems to work in different ways for different people. I know it is nothing like as simple as 'energy in vs energy out', but at some level I find it hard to escape the idea that if you digest and have available a surplus of fuel, your body has the option of storing it away.
 
My simplistic answer is "yes". For a better answer and one with which I concur, see above! 🙂
 
On LCHF the way that you lose/gain weigh is by reducing/increasing fat

Take, for example, a ketogenic macronutrient ratio of 5%/carbs 25% protein/70% fat (by daily energy requirement), reducing the consumption of dietary fat will force the body to consume body fat to satisfy it's energy requirements.
 
Im on LCHF & the problem l have is l can't stop losing weight. I've tried all sorts of diets in the past & failed. LCHF is the only one that worked. I need to eat more fat to stop losing weight but I'm finding that difficult to do.
 
BBarb said:
What have other people found as I'm sure I'm not alone?
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You're not alone. As someone who has religiously tried to lose weight for a number of years on the low fat, reduced calorie regime, I struggled. I was much more successful on the low carb, low fat mainly because it meant greatly reduced calories and no extra fat.
My GP suggested I should eat more because my weight loss stopped, that was a bad idea because increasing fat with extra cheese and yoghurt just increased my weight. I've heard the theory that counting calories doesn't matter but it does for me. It's a start anyway, to have some idea of how much energy you are consuming. The Harris Benedict formula should help you calculate how many calories you should be eating on a daily basis and in theory you should subtract 500 and try to stick to that. In theory you should lose 1 or 2 pounds a week. In theory . . . . . reality can be different. Extra pounds in the first week or so is generally fluid. As everydayupsanddowns says "it's not as simple as energy in vs energy out", at least not for all of us, if only it was, we'd all be successful if that were true.
 
You can have too much of anything, be it carbs, protein or fat. That's the problem, it's the huge quantities that people have. A balanced diet has not done me any harm.
 
In short, yes, it matters if you take in more energy than you expend. How you cut down on calories in and increase calories out has to be right for you.
 
I think for the majority, low-carb is vital but the amount of fats needed will vary from person to person with some people gaining weight easily due to a different metabolism. I guess the aim is to only have enough fats to keep you feeling full and slowing carb absorption but not enough for the body to start storing them
 
Well it's just the same as putting petrol in a car, except our fuel pump is fat cells which is where we store excess calories. Too much fuel gets stored up for later. So perhaps you need a little less fat to fuel your engine? The problem with fat, which is what started the whole high carb low fat movement in the first place, is we tend to struggle with notion of energy versus volume. Very small amounts of fat contain lots of energy so it's easy to over eat. Fat is more filling than carb as it happens (sort of) but psychologically we consider food by volume rather than calories. I'd be tempted to cut the cream and see if that stabilises the weight gain. Then you'll know if the LCHF approach is generally working for you but just needs a wee tweak 🙂
 
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