How much fat is ok on induction?

[Diva217.5]

I just went to fitday and it said today i had had 128grams of fat......can that be right?What should I be eating for meat?I had hamburger,bacon and sausage.....is that horrible or what?Lean meats right?CAn they be deli meats from the store.I heard some eat sliced ham and roll cream cheese?That I could eat.I'm on induction.....so is that ok?

[cypressgirl]

Have you got your copy of the book yet? I swear the thing is the bible of low carbing! Check the link at the bottom of this post for a really cheap place to get it!

Anyway..You don't worry about grams (of anything!) except carbohydrates while you are on Induction. Meat is meat is meat, unless it is prepackaged. Then you must check the ingredients list for sugar. If it has it, put it back. Unless it is like your favorite sausage or something and then you would only want to use it sparingly. i would say a carb per reasonable sized serving is okay. Try, however, to keep scanning product labels until you get one with no sugar!

You really want to use your 20 carbs a day for you veggie intake, cheeses, mayo, sour cream etc..Remember to take the total carbs an dthen subtract the fiber to get your true carb count - the Net Carbs. You want to stay at about 15-20 net carbs per day. Less wil not necessarily make you thinner faster. It could however, deprive you of nutrients and an oppotunity to learn how to eat right so you keep the weight off down the road!

Also, remember to really look at your portion sizes so you know what you are getting. Then write it down and keep a running tally. Get a few days under your belt with a journal like www.fitday.com and then you will start to get the hang of it.

Check the acceptable foods list in the book (I think there is a sticky somewhere on this board, too) so you know what you are doing when you shop for groceries. It is an absolute must to be prepared - you can't 'wing it' on this WOE eating for long. Once you got it, though...You got it!

Get the book: http://product.half.ebay.com/Dr-Atki...foQQprZ2184253

[Desertthorn]

Originally Posted by Diva217.5

I just went to fitday and it said today i had had 128grams of fat......can that be right?What should I be eating for meat?I had hamburger,bacon and sausage.....is that horrible or what?Lean meats right?CAn they be deli meats from the store.I heard some eat sliced ham and roll cream cheese?That I could eat.I'm on induction.....so is that ok?

Its a strange diet for folks who are use to limiting fat all the time.
When your in induction, Dr A said that we should aim for 65% fat, 30 %protein and 5 %carbs check you fitday and see how close you are. It lists it in the percentages.

Hamburger, sausage is just fine. Dr A would like us to only use bacon without nitrates but it takes a Sherlock Holmes to find nitrate free bacon. Sausage can have fillers, so don't worry about the fat, check to make sure its all meat.
Deli meats are fine, just make sure they are pure meal. You can have ham with cream cheese as long as the cream cheese is full fat.
You'll do fine

[Diva217.5]

ok. but if its fine, than why am i gaining????

[Diva217.5]

Ok, sorry I got the book, already read it.Heres what fitday said about todays eatings

Calories Eaten Todaysourcegrams cals%totalTotal: 1852 Fat:147 1322 72% Sat:64 577 32% Poly:15 132 7% Mono:56 508 28%Carbs:17 55 3% Fiber:4 0 0%Protein:112 449 25%Alcohol:0 0 0%

[jsj0305]

You could be gaining from a number of things. Let's take a look, shall we?!?

1.) TOM could be approaching and you could be gaining. If this is your first TOM since starting...it could be totally different. I know mine was! LOL

2.) Are you drinking all your water?? And could you be eating more sodium? If I consume more sodium and don't drink more water, I gain.

2.) Do you know your BMR? It is important to know this because it is possible to be eating to many calories, or too few calories. No, you don't have to count them out and depend on them, but you have to consume enough to prevent your body from going into starvation mode. And eat too much of anything isn't good either...even if I eat too few calories, way under my BMR, I will gain.

Maybe you could post a menu here, and I can check it out for you, if ya like. It could really be a number of things.

I hope this helps!

HUGS, Stephanie

[Elizellen]

You can also post the link to your fitday account so people can see what you are eating easily.
To do that you need to make your account 'public' by clicking on the 'home' tab and scrolling down to the bottom and clicking on the button and then copying the link fitday gives you.

[ttdriver]

Fat is very calorically dense (meaning high in calories) so if you are overdoing it eating fat and not exercising to burn it for fuel, then it can cause you to gain weight.

The mystery behind why this plan works is that, despite eating high fat, fat also SATISFIES you longer, thus your appetite is naturally suppressed. If you are exercising (and if you're not, then you're not doing Atkins) your exercise will be fueled by your dietary and stored fat.

You should be eating 65% fat, 30% protein and 5% complex carbs a day.

Betty