Increase fats?

Current macros:
Fat – 70g (25%)
Carbs – 280g (45%)
Protein – 185g (30%)
Daily calorie intake – 2,500

I am currently starting my first ever bulk after a lengthy cut. I appreciate this may not be quite enough calories overall for significant muscle gain but I am tracking my weight daily and will adjust gradually to minimise fat gain. I am currently 77kg, 189cm (6ft 2) tall, body fat 13-14%, sedentary office job.

My questions/concerns about my current plan:

- Am I eating enough fats? I saw a sticky post by MrPB stating a minimum of 0.4g per lb of body weight. For me this works out to 68g of fat per day. Looking at my diet plan I am only just hitting this.

- Am I eating too much protein? Same post by MrPB states a minimum of 0.7g per lb of body weight. For me this works out to 120g of protein per day. My understanding is that eating more shouldn’t be detrimental but would it be a better balance to exchange some protein calories for fat?

If I increased my fats my macros could look like this:

Fat – 83g (30%)
Carbs – 280g (45%)
Protein – 155g (25%)
Daily calorie intake – 2,500

A part of me is concerned about having a higher % of fats than protein – that just doesn’t seem right somehow!

 Should I just press forward with the current plan and see how it goes? am I just tweaking for the sake of it and overthinking this?

Thanks for any feedback


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