Hi all

I use Fitday regularly, am on my fourth week of induction and have the following questions:

1. I find that around 80% of my daily calories come from fat, around 2-3% from carbs and around 16-17% from Proteins. Is this acceptable? The reason I ask is that I have heard that the ratio shouls be more around 70% fat, 5% carbs and 25% Protein. Am I doing something wrong?

2. The carbs that Fitday calculates for veggies, are those net carbs (after fibre subtraction) or not? Meaning, do I have to subtract fibre from what Fitday shows me? The reason I ask is that on Fitday my daily carbs is around 16 to 20, but I do not know if I am actually getting that or less because of the fibre content in the veggies I eat.

Thanks and cheers

Yes you have to subtract the fiebr yourself. Fitday just shows you the total carbs and the fiber carbs. you have to subtract yourself.

You're ratios are probably fine, as long as your making sure to get your veggies in and eating enough protien to support your lean mass. Just remember as you move through OWL your calories will remain the same while your carb percentage raises and fat percentage lowers.

If 80% fat is working and you are losing-- great. On induction (until about 2 mos in on this WOE) I did eat around 80% fat and lost A LOT.

80% is awesome!!

Thanks everyone I do not know if I am still losing, I only weigh myself on Sundays, and I started this 80% fat business only this week, so I have to wait till Sunday to find out of it is working

LadyBelle, how do I know if the protein I eat is enough to sustain my lean mass?

Cheers

Basically you need 0.6-0.9g of protien for each pound of lean mass. The varrience is for activity level. It cna be a pain to figure out, so just kind of get a ball park and try to reach that. I'll guess that you have around 100 lbs lean mass (this is jsut a guess) so you should probably be trying to get at least 80g of protien a day. Go to www.mybodycomp.com to find out your lean mass. That will not nly help with protien, but making sur eyou have a goal that is obtainable and healthy for you personally.