I just read on another thread about adding olives to your meals to increase the fat intake (4 olives are 2.5 g of fat!! That is a FABULOUS idea!! I love Olives and they are low WW points so it all works! Anyone else got an tips on increasing fat intake??

I like trail mix too (i posted the info on the olives :) I posted a thread about how I add it to my non fat yogurt and it gives me all the fat I need for breakfast

PrettySasha:

I like trail mix too (i posted the info on the olives :) I posted a thread about how I add it to my non fat yogurt and it gives me all the fat I need for breakfast

Also when I'm out of olives like I am today while at work I keep a jar of reduced fat peanut butter and eat 1 table spoon of it after my meal to bring up my fat grams

I never thought of olives, but they are like pringles for me, once I pop...well u get it. I use reduced fat peanut butter also. Sometimes when I need fat I spread some red. PB on some chocolate mini quaker rice snacks and its a lil like a peanut butter cup(A girl can dream can't she? lol)...Almonds are great too....I think its nice to bulk up on the fat by adding good fats as opposed to just putting a spoon of butter on ur toast you know? I mean I think with Alli, fat is fat, good or bad fats don't matter but I personally feel better about consuming "good fats" as opposed to all "bad fats". GOod Luck!

I am the same exact way i could eat a jar of olives but to control that I pack up a tiny tupperwear like the one for sauces with just enought olives to get me through the work week and keep it in the fridge that way i don't go over board on the olives

Thank you Sasha and Jen. I spent most of yesterday morning scratching my head trying to figure out how to put more fat into my WW diet without blowing it all! Olvies, PB and a little salad are awesome answers! Good luck to you both on your weight loss!

 

Traci

i'm also a new to all this but how a bout pickles i love these things .

Pickles won't do it, has to be olives.  But if you don't like olives you can use cream cheese, it's a hundred calories per ounce and has 10 grams of fat.  Tampabayb

 Thanks for the tip on the cream cheese. I love it, but for some reason I just didnt realize I could have it. And great way to get my fat in. Now, if only cookies could be part of the plan, LOL!

Best wishes,

Erica

TraciB:

Thank you Sasha and Jen. I spent most of yesterday morning scratching my head trying to figure out how to put more fat into my WW diet without blowing it all! Olvies, PB and a little salad are awesome answers! Good luck to you both on your weight loss!

 

Traci

You can also sprinkle some nuts over your oatmeal/cereal in the morning; or into salads.  Also try regular or LF salad dressing instead of FF or LF.  And avocado is a nice way to add a little fat to a salad or sandwich...or even a few chunks in soup or chili.

I hope that helps.

Pat Baird, MA, RD, registered dietitian

 

 

I've been adding olives to my salads when I take a salad for lunch, as well as a serving of reduced fat cheese, and that helps a lot.  In the morning, I will grab some natural almonds (which I weigh out for accuracy) and that gets me the fat grams I need.  I was shocked when I start Alli 6 weeks ago that I was having to add things to get my fat intake.  What I have found is there are healthier fats, and that's what I'm trying to learn!

Bobo64:

I've been adding olives to my salads when I take a salad for lunch, as well as a serving of reduced fat cheese, and that helps a lot.  In the morning, I will grab some natural almonds (which I weigh out for accuracy) and that gets me the fat grams I need.  I was shocked when I start Alli 6 weeks ago that I was having to add things to get my fat intake.  What I have found is there are healthier fats, and that's what I'm trying to learn!

Sounds like you're doing a great job.  Yes, it's the type of fat that's more important than the amount of fat.  In the alli Program we recommend 30% total calories from fat.  That's the same as the guideline from the American Heart Association and the Dietary Guidelines.  It's the saturated (animal) fats that tend to raise blood cholesterol + stick to the walls of the arteries....and that contributes to heart disease.

In the end, a calorie is a calorie is a calorie.  So even though a lot of foods are LF or FF they still contain calories.  At the end of the day too many calories contribute to weight gain.

Happy holidays!

Pat

 

Do I NEED to maintain a certain fat intake every day...I figured I would do Alli and fruits veggies mainly salads and lean meat???

katattacksfat:

Do I NEED to maintain a certain fat intake every day...I figured I would do Alli and fruits veggies mainly salads and lean meat???

YES!!!  It's very, very important to have the recommended amount of calories and fat for your level for best results with alli.  Keep in mind that alli works to block about 25% of the fat in the meal in which it's taken.  So little or no fat = little or nothing to block.  AND it's expensive so  if there's nothing (or not enough for it to work on) there's no reason to take it.

There are two great posts about why calories and fat are so important at the top of the Dietitians Message Board.  Take a look when you have a minute -- it's good information.

 I was the same way with olives>I could just eat and eat. So what I do now is count out the exact number and cut them up really small so that way in every bite I still taste them and can control just what I eat.