Fat ratio

[Entrop]

The last few days ive noticed my daily fat intake has been down to around 8 - 13 percent, around 23g. My goal is fat loss with 3-4 days of exercise. Can somrbody shed some light on how much fat I should be getting.

Ive been eating lean meats, fish, cottage cheese, and really low fat cheese, but ive been neglecting nuts. Should i lower my carb intake and add the fat? I cant seem to get my carb intake below 200, and 150g on a good day.

Im 6 feet, 198lbs, hoping to go down a few more pounds before i concentrate on building muscle.

 

[tonytooagain]

I would recommend getting your bf measured by a bod pod, both so a) you know where your at and where your going b) you know how many calories a day you actually need to take in, with or w/o exercise. from there you can whittle away at your overall caloric intake and know how many calories you need to subtract out.

hope this helps

Tony.

 

[SpyWizard]

think of cheese as sugar, just like milk and it will change your idea of eating it.. I know it taste good especially on a protein rich diet.. but fats are good for you..

 

[kagenical]

IMHO, encouraging a fat loss on a fat-deficient diet is a futile endeavor. You should look into EPA and DHA supplementation to get your omega 3 fat intake up. Carbs, also IMHO, are never "fat loss friendly" outside of the 2hr pre and post workout window... But as I subscribe to IF, this belief will likely conflict with many opinions in classical nutrition and on this board.