Personally, I don't see anything wrong with full fat products. As a calorie counter, that will naturally limit how much of those calorie dense products you use.

I do 2% milk, and full fat cheese. I only eat fat free greek yogurt, I don't like fat free in other yogurt types. I would get 2% greek yogurt, but the stores around here only have the large tubs of either 0% Fage or the full fat (which is a bit much for me).

I say try the lowfat of a version, and see if you like it or not. I use 2% cheeses, though not lowfat or fat free. I also use light mayo and light salad dressings. I like fat free yogurt, and I've found a surprisingly good all-natural fat free sour cream. (It's made like a mild Greek yogurt) I still use regular butter for cooking and baking, and I reserve the right to REAL whipped cream on berries. I think it just depends on your taste preference.

I watch my fat intake to make sure it fits with my protein and carbs. I will use fat free foods if I enjoy how it tastes and the label doesn't show a bunch of added crap. For example I like 1% or fat free organic milk and I eat Mountain High fat free plain and vanilla yogurt. I don't eat fat free cheese because of it's taste and usually it has added chemicals. I want food the way God intended it, not chemicals when at all possible.

Natural fat is better than chemical goo.

I am the same exact way! So nice to see someone else who eats full fat stuff. The reason I eat lf string cheese is because it's all there is. I've never seen full fat string cheese. lol I totally go by taste. If it's lf and delicious, I'll eat it. If it tastes nasty or chalky or fake, no way. I eat non fat plain yogurt because I like the taste of it and was raised with it so it's fine to me. My bff can't imagine doing that. lol I think you should eat whatever tastes good to YOU, in moderation.

I also dislike "chemical" flavored stuff so anything with splenda, nutrasweet, etc in it, I don't eat. That knocks off a whole list of lf and ff foods for me.

I use full-fat cheeses. Definitely full-fat ice cream just not very often. I do get the 2% Greek yogurt, but not the nonfat. I don't drink milk, but used to use the 2% there too. I'm just not accustomed to the full-fat versions. I don't use the reduced fat dressings and the like, although I may lower the fat in a homemade dressing by using some broth in it. And I don't use artificial sweeteners either, except in occasional sodas, which I'm trying to give up anyway. In coffee or tea I use real sugar (usually agave syrup), or more often unsweetened.

Remember, too, that fat is filling. Even though it's slightly more than double the calories/gram as carbs or protein, I don't think 2 oz. of bran cereal or tuna nearly as filling as an ounce of oil would be. I used to run approx. 30-45% fat, 15-20% protein, and 45-55% carbs. These days, as I'm easing back into things, I'm finding it more around same protein (if a bit lower), 25-35% fat, and rest carbs. I used to be completely satisfied on around 1800-2100 cals., and I've noticed lately I tend to run around 2000-2700 . (Still losing, but I think I'm going to adjust my fat back up now, thanks to this thread!)

I used to be a big proponent of a higher fat diet and now I remember why.

Like most others here, I go by taste, and focus on moderation.

I use real cheese most of the time, sometimes low-fat shredded cheese in a recipe. I haven't had butter in the house in months, but when I do buy it, I get the kind that's regular butter mixed with canola oil so it's easier to spread.

I'm eating much less fat than before just because I'm no longer eating many fried foods, baked goods, etc. So my diet ends up being pretty low in fat.

I also prefer skim milk, light mayo, and nonfat yogurt. I accidentally bought the full-fat plain yogurt last week, and when I took a bite I thought "oh my gosh, there's something terribly wrong with my yogurt! I wonder if this will make me sick!" Then I looked at the container. Oops! The Dannon containers look so much alike... that's what I get for grocery shopping while I'm sleepy.