Thu, Jan-09-03, 21:14
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 244/220/170
BF:
Progress: 32%
Location: Ontario
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Hello Lolli-J and welcome. how nice that you have lost already and are in ketosis. Isn't Aktins wonderful? I'll try to answer your questions.
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I've tallied my carbs in FitDay and come up with 21. Should I worry about that one extra carb?
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No, don't worry about it. Do your best to keep to 20 but don't sweat a single carb.
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And how high should a protein count be? What is acceptable? My stats are:
Calories = 1872
Fat = 67%
Carbs = 3%
Protein = 30%
Am I where I should be? Am I over analyzing as usual??
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The proportions look just fine to me. On Atkins, there is no protein requirement. You can eat as much protein as you need to satisfy your hunger.
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Another issue is that I'm having problems sleeping. ( I hate that!) I've read that upping your carbs works, but I hesitate to do that, as I'm already above the 20 allowed during Induction. What to do???
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I think that taking a magnesium/calcium supplement will help this.
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And finally - Is one cup of coffee in the morning really a big deal? I COULD switch to defaf if I had to.
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Well, it's kind of up to you. Atkins suggests - no, he really wants us to cut out caffeine in Induction. If you could make your coffee with half decaf for a couple of days to start and then go towards all decaf, it might help. On the other hand, some people didn't cut out caffeine and they still lost. So you'll just have to see how you do. If the coffee is a necessity to you, and it's only one cup, go ahead.
Good luck.
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