Can a higher protein to fat ratio be hurting my Induction?

[n0matter]

I finished my first week on Sunday, a good 10lbs. lighter than my initial weigh-in. However, I've been reading/hearing more and more that consuming more protein than fat may be detrimental to my induction. I'm at about 50/50 right now because I've been sticking to very lean meats. This may also account for my very low energy levels that haven't much improved since last week. At this point, exercise is a major chore and walking is about as much as I can handle. I've also been sweating profusely since Induction began. Is all of this normal?

[BellaCarol]

why are you eating in such way that you get this ratio?

[n0matter]

It's not really intentional, I just feel compelled to turn away bacon and other fatty stuff lately. It's like I've lost my appetite for it. I did pour on some extra ranch for my chicken breasts this afternoon and I suppose I could supplement the fat intake with condiments. But the real problem is that I'm just favoring chicken over steak and hamburger all of the sudden.

[BellaCarol]

well you can eat chicken and fish and still be getting your fat/protein ratio, because chicken and fish still have fat. You can use Olive Oil and mayo to complement your fat intake; now if you are not doing what DANDR says, you are just not doing Atkins.

[n0matter]

Thanks for the advice. But do you have an answer for the questions I presented in my initial post?

[BellaCarol]

I dont know if it is normal, I guess a moderator will be here shortly, however as i told you as far as I know the fat / protein ratio is very important. I hope somebody can offer you a better answer than mine

[not2late]

Originally Posted by n0matter

I finished my first week on Sunday, a good 10lbs. lighter than my initial weigh-in. However, I've been reading/hearing more and more that consuming more protein than fat may be detrimental to my induction. I'm at about 50/50 right now because I've been sticking to very lean meats. This may also account for my very low energy levels that haven't much improved since last week. At this point, exercise is a major chore and walking is about as much as I can handle. I've also been sweating profusely since Induction began. Is all of this normal?

Excessive protein is converted to glucose by your body. Whatever you don't use immediately for energy needs is stored as fat. So, yes, eating excess protein is damaging to your weight loss efforts. If you're not eating your veggies, you aren't doing yourself any favors either.

Also, it's not the protein to carb ratio that gets you into ketosis. According to Dr. Atkins, it's the fat to carb ratio.

[BellaCarol]

Thanks megs I was not aware of that.

[n0matter]

Damn. Eating the hamburger, bacon and cheese for lunch was what was keeping me on the proper percentages. Now that I've done some recalculating on fitday, it looks like I'll have to go back to that. Or supplement with mayo, extra ranch, etc. I have, however, maintained a 20 carb or less intake. Do I need to just restart or extend induction? I've probably eating at this ratio for about 3 days now.

[not2late]

Originally Posted by n0matter

Damn. Eating the hamburger, bacon and cheese for lunch was what was keeping me on the proper percentages. Now that I've done some recalculating on fitday, it looks like I'll have to go back to that. Or supplement with mayo, extra ranch, etc. I have, however, maintained a 20 carb or less intake. Do I need to just restart or extend induction? I've probably eating at this ratio for about 3 days now.

I eat "lean" protein regularly: seafood, fish, chicken, turkey, and certain cuts of pork, etc. If you choose to eat these kinds of proteins, add fat. For example, you grill a chicken breast and have steamed broccoli on the side. Eat the broccoli with hollandaise sauce or with melted butter. Or eat the chicken breast with a flavored mayo or an oil-based sauce. It takes very little added fat to make a meal "high fat".

Be careful about the "extra" ranch dressing. All of those bottled dressings have somewhat misleading labels because the nutritional info is only accurate for the serving size listed on the bottle. If the serving size is 1 tablespoon and 0 carbs, 2 tablespoons can be 0.1 to 0.99 carbs, and so forth. So be sure to count those "extra" carbs in those "extra" servings of mayo and bottled dressings.

No need to restart anything. Just pick up where you left off.