Low Carbers............I need some answers!!!

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TakinSexyBack
TakinSexyBack Posts: 300 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi everyone! I have been doing low carb for about a month and a half. Finally decided to start Induction 4 days ago and do it right. Its going great!! I just need some people who are seasoned low carbers to tell me if your sodium and cholesterol levels are usually high or if I am just choosing the wrong foods!!! I know fat and cholesterol are not a bad thing on Atkins, as your body uses them for fuel instead of carbs but I am still shocked some days at my #'s! Please advise!!! Add me if you are adding friends!! Thanks!!

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  • supbanana
    supbanana Posts: 37 Member
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    I'm following the ketogenic diet (7 months in) and it's generally recommended that your diet is ~65% fat, ~30% protein, and 5% carbs. Some people even do short term 'fat fasts' and up their fat intake to 90%. As long as you're hitting the 65/30/5 you should be good to go. :)
  • gwicks54
    gwicks54 Posts: 201 Member
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    I'm following the ketogenic diet (7 months in) and it's generally recommended that your diet is ~65% fat, ~30% protein, and 5% carbs. Some people even do short term 'fat fasts' and up their fat intake to 90%. As long as you're hitting the 65/30/5 you should be good to go. :)
  • gwicks54
    gwicks54 Posts: 201 Member
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    Did you lose all the weight you have lost in seven months?
  • farmwife3815
    farmwife3815 Posts: 326 Member
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    i'm not really following any one plan. I keep my carbs low because I'm diabetic. I usually have high sodium and high fat. I'm losing!! I take a little from this plan, and a little from that plan and figured out what worked for me. Good luck!!
  • praxisproject
    praxisproject Posts: 154 Member
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    You can certainly go lower in sodium. Check your bacon labels and items which are high in sodium like pickles, that you can swap for something else to balance out a day (or add in more salt if you're low), or find a lower sodium version.

    A lot of seasoning contains salt for no reason other than padding, so you use lots to get more spice. I can't see cholesterol in your diary, but check for high items in your day and work out if all items like that are so high, or just this brand/recipe.
  • supbanana
    supbanana Posts: 37 Member
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    Did you lose all the weight you have lost in seven months?

    Nope... my journey is a little complicated. I lost the first 30 pounds two years ago (almost three years now, actually). I started in January of 2010 and lost the 30 pounds in ~3 months, and then couldn't lose another pound for two years despite trying incredibly hard. I started the keto diet in March and have lost 60 since then. My weight loss trend is to stall for several weeks and then drop ~10 pounds in like three days, then stall for several weeks and drop 10 pounds... rinse, lather, repeat. ;) Shoot, as long as it drops at all, I'm happy.

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