How to Calculate Your Daily Calories From Fat
First off- let's talk about some numbers so you can more easily understand "Calories from fat" Roughly 3,500 calories = 1 pound of fat.
*FAT IS DIFFERENT THAN WATER WEIGHT - most crash diets help you shed the water weight.
Burning fat is a little more difficult, but certainly possible if you are dedicated.
Now, let's get started with the fun stuff: Calculating fat grams can be very simple if you have the right backbone to start from.
In this example, I'm going to use a very simple can of soup.
Here are the steps you need to follow when adding up the fat: 1.
Look at the food label and identify the fat grams.
2.
Keep in mind there are 9 calories in every 1 gram of fat- say that to yourself until it sinks in.
WOW! That's a lot.
3.
If the label says 20g fat, you simple multiply #fat grams x #calories in 1 gram of fat.
20g x 9 (calories in 1 g fat) = = 180 calories from fat.
OUCH! Can you see why it's difficult to shed pounds? Can you see how easily you can consume up to 5 times your daily recommended fat intake? Not sure- check out the food labels next time you shop.
Gravy? The meat section? Dressings? Some of these are off the charts in fat! My point is this: NEXT TIME YOU GROCERY SHOP OR DINE OUT, TRY TO LEARN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ABOUT THE FOOD YOU ARE EATING- THIS SIMPLE HEALTHY HABIT MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE.
Let's take a closer look: The recommended daily intake for fat is 30% of your total caloric intake.
Let's use 2,000 calories as your total daily intake to demonstrate this: If you consume 2,000 calories per day, then 600 of those calories should come from fat, or 2,000 x 30% (.
30)= 600.
*FAT IS DIFFERENT THAN WATER WEIGHT - most crash diets help you shed the water weight.
Burning fat is a little more difficult, but certainly possible if you are dedicated.
Now, let's get started with the fun stuff: Calculating fat grams can be very simple if you have the right backbone to start from.
In this example, I'm going to use a very simple can of soup.
Here are the steps you need to follow when adding up the fat: 1.
Look at the food label and identify the fat grams.
2.
Keep in mind there are 9 calories in every 1 gram of fat- say that to yourself until it sinks in.
WOW! That's a lot.
3.
If the label says 20g fat, you simple multiply #fat grams x #calories in 1 gram of fat.
20g x 9 (calories in 1 g fat) = = 180 calories from fat.
OUCH! Can you see why it's difficult to shed pounds? Can you see how easily you can consume up to 5 times your daily recommended fat intake? Not sure- check out the food labels next time you shop.
Gravy? The meat section? Dressings? Some of these are off the charts in fat! My point is this: NEXT TIME YOU GROCERY SHOP OR DINE OUT, TRY TO LEARN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ABOUT THE FOOD YOU ARE EATING- THIS SIMPLE HEALTHY HABIT MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE.
Let's take a closer look: The recommended daily intake for fat is 30% of your total caloric intake.
Let's use 2,000 calories as your total daily intake to demonstrate this: If you consume 2,000 calories per day, then 600 of those calories should come from fat, or 2,000 x 30% (.
30)= 600.
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