I eat enough carbs and protein, but my sports dietitian tells me to eat more calories in the form of healthy fats. I'm afraid this will result in weight gain, more specifically a higher fat percentage. Do you think my fat percentage will increase or do you think I will gain weight in the form of muscle?
Hey. Really important question, thanks for asking it! When it comes to weight gain or weight loss, the most important thing is your overall calorie intake - calorie surplus Vs calorie maintenance Vs calorie deficit. Regardless of what proportion you're eating of protein, fats and carbs, you can lose or gain weight. You could eat 0 fat and still gain weight/fat if you consume enough calories. Likewise, you can lose weight/fat on a high fat diet if you're eating in a calorie deficit. So unless consuming more fat puts you into a significant calorie surplus, you won't gain body fat. Essentially, the consumption of fat in your diet does not specifically correlate with your body fat - it's about total calorie intake. For performance, I usually recommend that my athletes are in a slight calorie surplus, to support their training and recovery. Hopefully that reassures you 🙂 if your sports dietitian is suggesting you consume some more fat I'd go with that - it's a really important nutrient in your diet.
@@NutritionTriathlon Hi, thanks for the answer. I'm aware that a calorie surplus will result in weight gain. My question was rather: will this weight gain be in the form of fat or in the form of muscle mass? I'm super happy with my current fat percentage, as I'm a climber on the bike, but extra muscle mass would be nice. Is this achievable when I eat at a calorie surplus? I'm already eating enough protein, so that's not the reason I'm not gaining any more muscle.
No way to predict that in such an exact sense, and most likely it will be a little bit of both. No way to know either, unless you're doing appropriate measuring of fat mass and muscle mass before and after an intervention. Same as previous comment, whether this calorie surplus is through a slight increase in fat, protein or carb intake it won't influence whether it's muscle or fat you gain [as long as you're already consuming those macros in the right amounts]. Personally I would take a slightly broader view. If you're in a slight calorie surplus with a lot of training, numbers are all increasing, recovering well etc? It's working. Reassess if it isn't!
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I eat enough carbs and protein, but my sports dietitian tells me to eat more calories in the form of healthy fats. I'm afraid this will result in weight gain, more specifically a higher fat percentage. Do you think my fat percentage will increase or do you think I will gain weight in the form of muscle?
Hey. Really important question, thanks for asking it!
When it comes to weight gain or weight loss, the most important thing is your overall calorie intake - calorie surplus Vs calorie maintenance Vs calorie deficit.
Regardless of what proportion you're eating of protein, fats and carbs, you can lose or gain weight. You could eat 0 fat and still gain weight/fat if you consume enough calories. Likewise, you can lose weight/fat on a high fat diet if you're eating in a calorie deficit.
So unless consuming more fat puts you into a significant calorie surplus, you won't gain body fat.
Essentially, the consumption of fat in your diet does not specifically correlate with your body fat - it's about total calorie intake.
For performance, I usually recommend that my athletes are in a slight calorie surplus, to support their training and recovery.
Hopefully that reassures you 🙂 if your sports dietitian is suggesting you consume some more fat I'd go with that - it's a really important nutrient in your diet.
@@NutritionTriathlon Hi, thanks for the answer.
I'm aware that a calorie surplus will result in weight gain. My question was rather: will this weight gain be in the form of fat or in the form of muscle mass?
I'm super happy with my current fat percentage, as I'm a climber on the bike, but extra muscle mass would be nice. Is this achievable when I eat at a calorie surplus? I'm already eating enough protein, so that's not the reason I'm not gaining any more muscle.
No way to predict that in such an exact sense, and most likely it will be a little bit of both. No way to know either, unless you're doing appropriate measuring of fat mass and muscle mass before and after an intervention.
Same as previous comment, whether this calorie surplus is through a slight increase in fat, protein or carb intake it won't influence whether it's muscle or fat you gain [as long as you're already consuming those macros in the right amounts].
Personally I would take a slightly broader view. If you're in a slight calorie surplus with a lot of training, numbers are all increasing, recovering well etc? It's working. Reassess if it isn't!
Thank you
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