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cindy2021
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2nd day in. I am a pescaterian and finding it hard to reach the goal mu yrainer gave me. Of 5%carb. 80%fat. 15%protein. Would love to learn from fellow keto followers. Please add me.
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Protein isn't a bad thing to up your % on and reduce the fat % a bit. You have to remember to protect your lean mass while working to lose the fat on the body. As you go through this you will want to tweak the macros as you go depending on what your body needs. Macros for me are 5% carbs, 55% Fat and 40% protein after starting at 5%, 75%, 20%. One thing I do each month is to visit a place with a Fit3D scanner then I go back each month on the same day to see the real progress across the body and make adjustments as needed. It's like 5 bucks a month. The regular scale is fairly useless.2
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My body fat meter is my beer gut and it is amazingly accurate. Since I started my scale body fat % has started moving down slightly. Beer gut meter had noticeably declined too. I am not logging but fairly aware of my carb intake and try to get a serving of protein at each meal. I don't over do it on fat but I don't avoid it either.1
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Fish is your friend then: tuna, salmon, shrimp etc. Other protein sources might be tofu. There is protein in eggs and cheese as well.2
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Sent you a friend request
Though my diary (when I fill it out) probably won't help you as I'm pretty heavy on protein but most of my protein comes from red meat. *hugs* but I know of a lot of people who don't eat that and are very able to stay on Keto! 0 -
I have a question regarding macros. My lean body mass would be about 110. How much protein do I need? I do 20 g of net carb/day.0
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I'm 5'3" and have reached and maintained my goal weight of 114 lbs. I eat 50-60 grams of protein every day. I tend to be around 53-55 grams. But I'm also doing keto for cancer prevention since I have terminal cancer in my family, so keeping my protein low is important for me. I keep carbs around 20, and never go over 25 even on splurges days. But at these levels, I eat all the fat I want without counting it. On days when I do count just to get a feel for where I am, my calories total 1400-1500. I don't know if this helps, but it made me lose weight and maintain my goal weight all very easily and painlessly.4
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Thanks qweck3. A font of information.0
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I would recommend everyone read the book Keto by Maria Emmerich. It will teach you everything you will need to know.
@Kerschel if you're not a weight lifter then I'd go with .8 grams per lb of body weight so 88 grams a day. You need to ensure you body doesn't deplete your lean muscle mass. Too much protein in your body will be converted over to glucose which we don't want.2 -
I always accept friend requests...I generally only delete people if they go inactive for long periods of time.1
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tcunbeliever wrote: »I always accept friend requests...I generally only delete people if they go inactive for long periods of time.
Yeah, this is me. I accept all and usually remove when inactive for over a month.1 -
You can add me, except my diary probably isn't very helpful for anyone right now as I'm in the middle of an Ad Libitum 30 Day Carnivore Challenge.1
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I would recommend everyone read the book Keto by Maria Emmerich. It will teach you everything you will need to know.
@Kerschel if you're not a weight lifter then I'd go with .8 grams per lb of body weight so 88 grams a day. You need to ensure you body doesn't deplete your lean muscle mass. Too much protein in your body will be converted over to glucose which we don't want.
I would add that the conversion of protein to glucose is a demand-driven process, meaning that the body will only do this if/when there is a need for glucose (for those parts of the body that have to have glucose to function). It is a fairly expensive process (biologically speaking in that it takes a lot of energy to accomplish) so it does not happen on a regular basis.
I personally have days where I reach 200 grams of protein and have had no problems maintaining BG readings in the upper 70's or lower 80's.
As for the friend requests, you are welcome to add me although I don't log food very frequently.0 -
Feel free to add me. Been doing Keto. 6 months and down 54 lbs1
