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Penney - Great workouts! Impressive on the low back
>extensions. I'm scared to do that exercise. One thing about
>your eats - they look good but your fats are a bit high. Try
>to get that down to 30-35% and get your protein up a bit. Can
>you tolerate chicken? How are you feeling on those low
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Debbie, the fats are supposed to be that high - on keto it's 55-65% fat. Yeah, I know, scary, but the idea is to get your body to use fat as fuel. That way, your body uses its own fat stores as fuel (instead of carbs as fuel). It's
coaxing I am not quite depleted yet because my energy is still good. I know it'll go down once my liver is depleted of its glycogen stores.
Fitnessman helped me with this. He has a Master's degree in Nutrition, so I trust his judgement. I also read the stickies in the Keto forum at bb.com. It took me a long time to gather the courage to try it. I need to get the rest of this fat off. I will likely go back to do what I was doing before once I am happy with my body comp ... I will maintain well on that.
My idea on protein is a gram/1.5 gram for every lb of
lean mass. That would put me at around 150 grams a day or so (up to 170). The thing is, if you take more protein in that you use, your body will convert it to glucose
So, as long as I eat enough pro to cover my lean mass I should not see muscle loss (at least I hope so!)
I tolerate chicken as long as it is not reheated. Then, it's too dry.
I can already tell a difference in my abdominal area - no swelling or water retention
It will be interesting how things evolve over the next several weeks