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Thursday, November 13, 2008

Fat calculator

What should our fat intake be?

20% or less of our calories should come from fat. This is not as hard as it sounds. For every 50 calories you are allowed 1gm of fat.

50 calories per serving, 1gm of fat.
100 calories per serving, 2gms of fat.
150 calories per serving, 3gms of fat and so on.

For better results and faster weight loss, never take in more than 3 gms of fat per serving. So even if there is 250 calories in a serving, you still do not want there to be more than 3gms of fat.

MATH: 1gm of fat has 9 calories
1gm of protein has 4 calories
1gm of carbohydrates has 4 calories
1gm of alcohol has 7 calories (almost as much as fat).

If you have any questions, email me at justinlist1@gmail.com

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