There are three categories in our macros; Fat, carbohydrates and Protein.
All the foods we eat fall into one of the macros but picture all of these like you have three buckets of different sizes you can fill over the entire day but if one over fills the surplus gets stores as yes you guessed it, FAT.
Each macro has an assigned calorie and here they are; both protein and carbohydrates have 4 calories in each gram, BUT fat has 9 calories per gram….
So if your good at numbers (I was a math nerd) you will have noticed foods with higher fat content will be much higher in calories. Fats will have considerably more calories than a low fat food weighing the same amount plain and simple.
The reason why people gain weight in the first place is overeating but not to over simplify this it is much easier for anyone to over eat when foods are higher in fat.
So then some of you may just be saying ok Claudia so then, Why are fats good?
Ok now that we have given you a pump for those car enthusiasts or those that just love the Fast and Furious franchise like myself just got our daily fix I may actually order that movie later on Apple TV.
