I go 5c/35p/60f but it's better to set your grams so you don't go over on carbs if you exercise and earn more calories. How low carb do you want to go? I'm 30-50g and it gives me good losses, YMMV.

5% carbs
75% fat
20% protein

I do 70% fat, 25% protein and 5% carbs

I'm at 10%20%70%, but keep the carbs at about 42g regardless of the percentage for the day

SeattleGal2015 wrote: »

Hey guys, what's the % you are aiming for? I slowly started adding rice and potatoes and things like beans over the last 2 years and have gained 20-25 lbs (and I don't typically eat a lot of it but my body hates carbs!) I literally ate no carbs for 6-12 mths and dropped like 60 lbs but curious what the specific target %s are. Thanks!

I agree with the ranges others are posting but I do not understand why you are moving back to eating more carbs when LCHF was working for you. I never plan to do that because losing weight is relative easy but very few manage to keep if off long term.

Because of that fact I just started losing some again after maintaining for 90 days at the 209 number to prove that I can now maintain for life using LCHF eating lifestyle. I did eat more but did not bump up % of carbs. Mainly I just do not eat after 5 PM to lose weight on LCHF eating lifestyle. I can eat and go to bed and still not gain weight but to lose I need to last eat at 5 PM and not again till the next morning.

I agree with GaleHawkins! Why would anyone want to return to eating the foods that got them here in the first place? I won't ever eat like I used to again, and that's fine with me!

xLoveLikeWinterx wrote: »

I just do grams. So my grams of carbs are < 50 (higher than most, I know), protein 90g, and fat is the rest (usually something like 70? g).

To do grams now though you need to purchase the premium.

I tend to be a little under on protein and carbs, and a little over on fat.

SeattleGal2015 wrote: »

Thanks for all the posts everyone! I never tracked carbs at all and was on the GAPS diet for healing leaky gut but kept with the low carb as it helped me drop weight.

For all of you asking why I started eating carbs again let's not be so judgemental ok? I have a 9 year old son and a life filled with lots of changes, so if you're asking if I deliberately added carbs, no I didn't, but sometimes other things take precedence you know?

Anyway, I feel really good about my weight as it is but was curious what you guys did - I never officially did "low carb" as I did it as a side effect of the health protocol I was on so this is VERY helpful.

Thanks again!

I don't think anyone intended judgment. Most of our friends here are more in the class of why they wouldn't change. We all know life happens. I'm glad that you've found success in your own way. Once I get closer to goal, I plan to slowly add things back in, but unless my health changes dramatically (like healing insulin resistance - I don't even know if that CAN happen...lol), I doubt I'll ever go back over 100 grams of carbs daily, unless on holiday or special meal. But again, that is me - and I can't predict the future...so anything I say is a guess. Good luck no matter which way you go for now! And being happy with your weight currently is an amazing progress step, in my book, so congrats!

I'm at 5%/20%/75%, which puts me at 19g carbs, 75g protein, and 124g fat daily... but I don't stress as long as I am under 25ish net carbs.

Edited twice. I changed my mind.

For all you experienced folks, do you think it is better to track macros as a percentage of your calories (how do you decide how many total calories?), or just as x grams of fat, protein, carbs, letting the calories fall where they may... ? If you have your macros all in the right proportions, do calories matter so much?

I don't really bother with the macros. i just eat whatever meat, drink water and eat a veggie or two if i want them. I do log my food so there are few "hidden" carbs to trip me up. I lose and feel best on very low carb. Even 20 grams a day even from veggies can stall me for weeks.