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  • Sugarbeat
    Sugarbeat Posts: 824 Member
    NurseJilly76 wrote: »
    Reading all of these posts almost brought tears to my eyes! Actual intelligent, well read (and amazing grammar and spelling, btw) supportive people! I wanted to "Like" every post! I'm new to this app, and had a bit of a panic, when I saw how much over my "goal" of fats that I was. Somebody mentioned that the app does lean towards a calorie counting-based approach/guidelines. I can see now that I am on the right track, with my consumption of fats. I'm just working on getting my carbs down, under 50g/day (net).

    So, a couple of questions...

    1) What do all of you keep your carbs under/day?
    2) What % of fat from daily calories do you aim for? Or do you look at grams/day instead?
    3) Can I be friends with all of you?!!! Please feel free to add me, if you don't mind!

    Currently I'm trying to keep my carbs around 50 - 100 grams a day. Closer to 50 is better but sometimes I don't get it where I want it. It's a work in progress. My fat % is around 75%. You can absolutely friend me.
  • Lrdoflamancha
    Lrdoflamancha Posts: 1,280 Member
    My MFP goal for carbs is set to 10%. Currently this is 49 grams. Since MFP only deals in gross carbs this number is decieving. I do keep my gross carbs below 49 but usually this will keep my net carbs at about 35. I am not yet certain that this is low enough. Net carbs is gross carbs minus fiber equals net carbs. Protein is set to 35% and fat to 55%.
  • NurseJilly76
    NurseJilly76 Posts: 13 Member
    Thanks everyone, for the info! This balance of carbs/fat/protein is definitely a work in progress. I just know myself, that I'll fail again if I go cold turkey/ketosis, so I'm doing my best to slowly phase out sugars/sugar carbs, and processed food, so that I can finally have success. Thank you for your support! Each and every one of you seem amazing and supportive, and I've learned more in the past 24 hours, than I have in a long time!
  • stillonamission
    stillonamission Posts: 140 Member
    It is a process for sure, and it is amazing how different diets work for different people. My mom loves Weight Watchers, but I can't do it. I can't seem to eat 'a little' of something and be okay with it. One of my first 'off the deep end' was goldfish crackers. My daughter is 6 and that time it was one of her favorite snacks. One dark day i thought 'just a few' would be fine... until I ate half of the bag.

    I also learned I can't eat sugar without stopping. My 'just one today' turns into 'just two of something else tomorrow' and then I spiral out of control and seriously can't seem to stop with the sugar. I do so much better on a strict, 'I am not going to eat that' diet. As bad as it seems, I think it also helps me to know what will happen when I take just one bite and that stops me from doing it.

    I have my carbs set at 10%, this gives me enough room to reduce for fiber, Fat is 70% and Protein is 20%. This is all a learning process and I feel like I learn something new everyday - and having friends really helps!
  • JPW1990
    JPW1990 Posts: 2,424 Member
    Lrdoflamancha wrote: »
    My MFP goal for carbs is set to 10%. Currently this is 49 grams. Since MFP only deals in gross carbs this number is decieving. I do keep my gross carbs below 49 but usually this will keep my net carbs at about 35. I am not yet certain that this is low enough. Net carbs is gross carbs minus fiber equals net carbs. Protein is set to 35% and fat to 55%.

    If you use a computer instead of the phone app, you can use this to see your net carbs.
    https://github.com/Surye/mfp-keto-userscript
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