Hi! I read Atkins but am still a little confused. Do I have to do the diet high in fat? I also read a little of the Zone and that stresses low fat and low carb. Does eating high fat help the weight come off faster? Thanks!

Jenner

Hi

As I understand it your stats on food eaten should be Fat 60-70%, Carbs 3-5% and Protein 25-30%. The fat is what curbs all of your cravings and leaves you feeling full. When ingesting fat while following a low carb diet fat takes a different metabolic path than when you are eating lots of carbs. Fat is burned by the body as fuel in place of carbs. Ketosis plays into this fat burning process as spent fuel, i.e., Fat.

This process is what makes you lose weight. Hard to believe but it is the truth. I have lost 24 pounds since January eating all that fat. Feel free to visit my journal or look at my Fitday.com account to see the foods that I have been eating.

Good luck to you.

Rose

Thanks Rose! I appreciated your response. I'm going to add more fat into my diet and see how my body reacts. Thanks again!

Jen

Hold it right there!

You can't eat a high fat and a high carb diet. The combination is deadly. Choose either the Zone or one of the lower carb plans like Atkins or Protein Power and don't mix the two.

If you have a low-faD mindset, it will quickly diminish by low-carb

Karen