Ketosis. How many grams of fat?

Sid1988
Sid1988 Posts: 170 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
i'm a 5'6, 25 year old female and i am 141lbs.

I am doing ketosis for the next few months to challenge myself and to get my body off my sugar and carb addiction and to have a new approach to eating.

I'm aiming to hit 30-40grams of carbs per day but with regards to fat, how many grams should i be looking to achieve?

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  • Sid1988
    Sid1988 Posts: 170 Member
    bump
  • Greenrun99
    Greenrun99 Posts: 2,065 Member
    there is a low carb group in MFP I would ask them this question.
  • Sid1988
    Sid1988 Posts: 170 Member
    how would i find that group? thanks :)
  • kenzietate
    kenzietate Posts: 399 Member
    i'm a 5'6, 25 year old female and i am 141lbs.

    I am doing ketosis for the next few months to challenge myself and to get my body off my sugar and carb addiction and to have a new approach to eating.

    I'm aiming to hit 30-40grams of carbs per day but with regards to fat, how many grams should i be looking to achieve?

    The general consensus is to eat 20-30 g carbs per day, .5-1 g of protein per lb of lean body mass then the rest in fat. I am 5'4", 24 years old and I normally eat 20 g carbs/ 100g protein/125g fat. I am having to up my carbs for an unrelated reason right now so my diary doesn't reflect this.

    This macro calculator is what I used to figure my ratios out: http://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/

    To find the keto group you would go to the link groups at the top of the community page and search for keto. There are several groups there.
  • jvbrooks
    jvbrooks Posts: 82 Member
    You really want to crank up your fat in terms of calories, too. 4 cal for 1 g of carb / protein, and 9 for 1 gram of fat. I find my biggest gains when 65%+ of my calories come from fat.

    Atkin's mentions something called a fat fast, where (I believe) you get 95% of your cals from fat. I personally don't recommend that, but if you're going keto, don't fear the fat. Still count your calories, though.

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