I am inputting all of my food in fitday, what really bugs me is my fat to protein ratio.

I have kept under the 20 carbs a day, I am on my second week of induction, but should I be eating lowfat as well?

I just feel like Im going to be going in circles, with ketosis, burning the fat I am putting in.

Help?

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> should I be eating lowfat as well?
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>If you're following the Atkins plan, the answer is a big, high fat NO!
Your fat ratio should be somewhere around 60-70% during induction.

Here's why that fat % is important during induction:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> By primarily burning fat instead of carbohydrates, lipolysis breaks the cycle of excess insulin and resultant stored fat. So by following a fat containing, controlled carbohydrate regimen, you bypass the process of converting large amounts of carbohydrate into glucose. When your carbohydrate intake drops low enough to induce fat burning, abnormal insulin levels return to normal—perhaps for the first time in years or decades.
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Always eat your veggies first!
LCE member since March 2002

thats where its at, I am just fat phobic

I guess all that time of gravitating towards lowfat everything is making me think Im doing something bad.

Ok, I guess by this gross metallic taste that has been in my mouth for the past 1.5 weeks means I'm doing something right.

Thanks