BDavis6426:
I am Not sure who you are responding too, about going to their journel..etc.. you need to post the name of the person or persons you are talking too.. To answer your question about ratios and calories her are a few guidelines.
Your calories should be 10X to 12 X you weight. Nothing less than 10X.
Ratios should be 70 to 75 % Fat... 2 to 5 % Carbs... 20 to 25% protein.
Drink 64 oz of water a day plus 8 oz for each 25 pound of weight loss required.. minimum..... the more water you drink , the better
While on induction no more than 20 g of carbs//15 would be better.... 10 g would probably Not be better...
The hardest part of this ratio profile is eating enough fat...maintaining the 70 to 75 % ratio.. put butter on everything,, use alot of mayoniase.. Using fitday.com will help you adjust your ratios..Make sure you count everything you eat.. in a few days it will go from a chore to being fun...you can also click on the reports to see how much calorie burn you have a day.. versa the about of calories you ingest..
Good Luck
Bill ( ET )