Low carb.

If you want to lose fat you must consume fewer calories then you burn. That means being in a calorie deficit .
Low carb is a way of eating many people enjoy ( including myself ) and it does help to control your appetite. However at the end of the day you must still eat at a calorie deficit to lose fat.

As far as your macro percentages go, those could work for you after you become keto adapted and the traditional method is 20 net carbs for 2 weeks and then slowly increase by a set amount after that.

You will probably lose a lot of water weight for first week or so after going low carb, will look less bloated and skinny due to that. But if you wanna lose actual fat then it won't do anything unless you go in deficit.

I find it good for me because I have more energy on low carb. Also hunger goes away so it's easier to stay in calorie deficit. But as of actual fat loss I also have not noticed any changes from high carb.

I've been doing 100g/per day for the last 7 months and have seen good results, which keeps me motivated. I've read about others that have had success doing more.... while others do much less. Whichever you decide, good luck!

Oh and I just thought of something. A lot of days I go over my calories, but I don't worry about it as long as I stay under 100g of carbs and 120g of protein. I really don't focus on fat... however, I do try to keep my sugar under 35g per day. I really believe this helps curb my cravings.

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I eat 30-40 grams of carbs a day and about 150-200 grams of protien. I stay far away from all breads, I have rice oce in a while. I eat meat three times a day with lots of eggs and still stay under my 2400 cal intake. The crap food adds alot of empty calories. To loose weight you still have to eat. Eat to little and you wont loose weight, eat too much and it can also effect weight loss. You need enough protien and fat (dont cut those out) stay away from sugar. But even then there is more to it, weight loss hormones are released with intense exersise (once or twice a week) and moderate workouts the rest. Think simple, dont over complicate it. eat, move and lose. Once your body reaches an alkaline state (no sugars ect) you will loose cravings and some foods wont taste as good (candy ect) your energy will be more consistant. do eat carbs from lots of veggies (green and bright colored) remember fruit though good still has alot of sugar even if its fructose so I would limit those to a snack.

When you first start you may get shaky and gittery ect. this is normal cause you body like a crack addict is looking for the quick sugar fix to satisfy the energy drop. Once it gets past that all becomes normal again. Trust in it. Theres alot of good ideas and feedback out there and this may not be the best for you. ultimatly adjust you food by what you feel like after eating it. if you dont digest it well or are full hrs later maybe you should cut that food out (full not satisfied)

I have tried low calorie diets and it's not working, so I'm doing low carb. Does anyone do low carb. It's impossible to stay low carb and low calorie. I'm eating 18% carb 50% fat and 35% protein around 1700 to 2000 cals a day. Anyone have any input? Is this a good ratio? Does this fist work?

If you want to loose weight you must eat fewer calories than you consume. Period.

I eat a very low carb die (keto) and keep my net carbs under 33 grams 90% of the time.

If your going to eat an ultra low carb you must increase your fat intake. My diet usually hits between 70 & 75% fats.

So I'm eating 1900 calories (usualy a few less) with 73% of those calories from fat.

I'm losing weight. Not because I eat low carb, but because I only eat 1900 calories.

My macro goals break down: 1900 Calories, 7% Carbs, 75% Fat, 18% Protein.

How can you can have low cals if your eating fat....my fattening foods have way more calories. I eat 1700 to 2000 a day. I still get hungry but not like I used to on high carb

When you do low carb, you NEED to eat a high fat diet because the fat is where your body will get its energy from. Fats typically provide more than half of the body's energy needs.

Most people on a diet are trying to lose body fat - and that body fat can provide your energy needs. If you give the body all it requires from dietary fat to meet it's energy needs, what incentive does it have to tap into and burn body fat, the goal of any diet? There must be a deficit, and that deficit comes from playing around with fat grams. With a low carb/keto diet, set your carb limit, set your protein requirement, and set your calories for whatever deficit you want, and use fat to get to that calorie number. For example, I am eating ~ 1200 calories a day made up of 100 g protein (.9 g per lb LBM), 20 g carbs, and the rest is fat to 1200 calories (80 g fat). This ratio is roughly 60% fat, 35% protein, and 5% carbs. If I have a day when I feel the need for more calories, I eat more fat.

Carbs come in two forms! complex which are good carbs and simple carbs known as sugar, I use the simple carbs or sugar carbs am only before workout time, this is what works for me 50% complex carbs this is where I get my fiber and nutrients, 15% simple carbs for energy 20% protein any more is wasted right down the toilet, I have personally tested this on myself and my daughter I had been told by a well know trainer that you needed 30% protein this was not true for us!!!, and 15% fat. Best wishes Tom

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If you get stuck at eating an already low calorie diet, try modifying the macro %s around instead of playing with the calories. i.e. if you're doing a 45/35/20, try bringing your carbs down and bring just protein up (i.e. 35/45/20), or split the leftover % between your fats and proteins combined (i.e. 35/40/25). See what works best for your body.

also if ur lifting heavy u could do a carb up on the weekends, (after ur in ketosis for a while) good for cravings too

Never on the sugar! but that's not a problem till we over do it, just remember you need to balance your nutrition or you will be hungry and unhealthy no matter how hard you work at it, there is very little nutrients is sugar or fat so watch them real close, I take a 1/2 of a multivitamin twice a week and one vitamin C a day along with 20% protein in my diet any more and they each starts to show up in my urine I m not in a habit of flushing money down a toilet, two of my daughters are your age so I know how hard it can be in todays world. Good luck Tom