Low carb, anyone?

paula45870

Is there a way to adapt the weight loss plan to reflect a low-carb approach, rather than high carb, low fat? Thanks, and I love this site!

Paula

Hannah_Banana

Absolutely.

My Home --> Goals --> Change Goals --> Custom

You can change your percentages in there. My percentages are currently 5% carb, 35% fat and 60% protein.

Hope this helps! :flowerforyou:

paula45870

Thank you! I'll have to play around with it to figure out how to program in the Atkins Diet.

Iceprincessk25

Talk to leanlioness. She's the Low Carb guru on here.

SassySouthernGirl

Allen.....I'm new here and I have figured out how to customize my carbs because I'm a low carber too....with the percentages you use....what are the calories you're using. I just want to make sure I'm doing this right! Thanks!! :flowerforyou:

Hannah_Banana

Allen.....I'm new here and I have figured out how to customize my carbs because I'm a low carber too....with the percentages you use....what are the calories you're using. I just want to make sure I'm doing this right! Thanks!! :flowerforyou:

I'm on 1200/day, but I give myself a leeway of +200, so I aim for anywhere in between 1200 - 1400. With this low carb thing its been kind of hard to even hit 1200 though (I've been having to eat a LOT). These are the numbers associated with my percentages:

Carbs: 15 (5%) *I actually have 20/day, but MFP does from 5% - 10% which would be 30g carbs/day
Fat: 60g (35%)
Protein: 180g (60%)
Sugar: 15g

Hope that helps!

SassySouthernGirl

Allen -- thanks that helps. I set my calories at 1000/day in order to get 25 carbs to calculate right. I may have to tweak that a little though. Thanks, again!