what should my maximum fat grams be for the day?

[jessika]

I know how much protein to strive for. How much water. How low my sugar intake should be. I am basically away of how low my carbs should be though I do struggle with that some days. I have no idea how many fat grams I should limit myself to. I really want to start counting those the way I am trying to count everything else. Thanks for any input.

[Chief_Geek]

Good question! I know that you need fat in your diet, but my team has never said anything about that until my blood work popped for high Cholesterol a couple of weeks ago. But when we checked the Fatty acids, total saturated is always below 12gr. in my food tracking for the day. So we were stumped as to why the blood work popped that number? I was told anything under 25 was ok. But I am not even close to that number.

National Cholesterol Education Program recommends for diet:
Saturated fat—less than 7% of calories
Monounsaturated fat—about 20% of calories
Polyunsaturated fat—about 10% of calories
Protein—about 15% of calories
Carbohydrates—about 50% of calories
Fiber— about 25 grams of soluble fiber per day
Cholesterol—less than 200 milligrams per day

[jessika]

thanks, because here i am looking for something to eat and i needed protein and all i had was turkey pepperoni but the fat content is so high! i ate a few pieces before i noticed and stopped, cold turkey. ha ha.

[Anamor2011]

the bariatric nurse gave us this rule. For each meal/protein you eat stay below 10g of fat, 12g of sugar and I can't remember the grams of protein. But of course the higher the protein the better for you.

[jessika]

that makes good sense. thanks!

[allyira]

My nut said to get at least 60-100 grams of protein. No more than 30 grams of carbs. She said not to worry about calories. Everything should be sugar free. Never low fat they take out fat and add sugar... Yikes!

[MoreFitDiane]

My nutritionist recommends 60-80 grams of protein, 1,000-1,200 calories, no more than 60 grams of carbs, and 40 grams of fat. You need some fat to keep your hair shiny and your skin soft, but it should be the good kind...from olive oil, fish, avocados, nuts, etc. I typically stay within these guidelines, except I usually exceed the protein, getting around 90-95 grams each day. 18 months and doing great!