Adjusting macros

lukos05
lukos05 Posts: 39 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi, all! I'm beginning a fat fast and I am wondering how I can change my carb goals from 'total' to 'net' in macros (if I can). It's my first fat fast, so wish me luck! Lol

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  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    You can't do that. The are some database entries by US users in "net carbs" and you can use browser add ins to present net carb data but you can't set goals in those terms.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 27,897 Member
    lukos05 wrote: »
    Hi, all! I'm beginning a fat fast and I am wondering how I can change my carb goals from 'total' to 'net' in macros (if I can). It's my first fat fast, so wish me luck! Lol

    Is this the sort of thing you are doing? http://www.ruled.me/using-fat-fasting-technique/
  • lukos05
    lukos05 Posts: 39 Member
    yarwell wrote: »
    You can't do that. The are some database entries by US users in "net carbs" and you can use browser add ins to present net carb data but you can't set goals in those terms.

    I thought as much. I can easily do it in my head, but it's just more satisfying to see actual numbers, you know? Thanks.
    http://www.ruled.me/usitechnique/[/quote]

  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    So, what exactly is a fat fast? It’s eating between 1000 and 1200 calories a day, where between 80% and 90% of your calories come from fat, and fat alone. You break these 1000-1200 calories into 4 or 5 meals a day, eating in blocks of 200-250 calories per meal.

    It is normally done for 2-4 days, but is never recommended to go for more than 5 days. Going longer than this will start to put your body in a real “starvation mode” and your muscle mass will be metabolized as energy – the exact opposite of what you want.

    :o
  • lukos05
    lukos05 Posts: 39 Member
    kshama2001 wrote: »

    Is this the sort of thing you are doing? http://www.ruled.me/using-fat-fasting-technique/

    Yes, low carb works for me and I recently started researching keto diets. A fat fast seemed a logical transition. Just three days, though.
  • lukos05
    lukos05 Posts: 39 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    You break these 1000-1200 calories into 4 or 5 meals a day, eating in blocks of 200-250 calories per meal.

    It is normally done for 2-4 days, but is never recommended to go for more than 5 days...

    :o

    That is it. I'm starting today as a transition to a low carb/keto diet. Just 3 days, though.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Sorry my shock face was at the macro breakdown, the lack of vitamins and the starvation mode woo

    But I wish you luck with your chosen approach :)
  • lukos05
    lukos05 Posts: 39 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    Sorry my shock face was at the macro breakdown, the lack of vitamins and the starvation mode woo

    But I wish you luck with your chosen approach :)

    Yeah, my body is pretty much making the same shocked face at the moment. I've also added magnesium, potassium, and a multivitamin supplement because the macros make my eye twitch.

    Thank you for being positive and non-judgmental. :)
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    lukos05 wrote: »
    yarwell wrote: »
    You can't do that. The are some database entries by US users in "net carbs" and you can use browser add ins to present net carb data but you can't set goals in those terms.

    I thought as much. I can easily do it in my head, but it's just more satisfying to see actual numbers, you know? Thanks.
    http://www.ruled.me/usitechnique/

    [/quote]

    I believe you can save modified entries as your own personal foods and then log those. If you did that you could use net carbs instead of carbs, although I would try to avoid saving them to the general/public database, as there's too much there that's wrong already. (It's easier to find your personal foods anyway.)

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