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Originally Posted by dyna mo
what are the carb allowances for atkins? i was under the impression one does not go into ketosis on atkins? for me, i don't hit ketosis until my daily carbs drop below about 25g.
but, yes, you are correct though, if you cut carbs entirely, you need to up your fat intake and most MOST important is to keep an eye on your protein and make sure you are getting all you require. also, total cals will always count. you can be in ketosis and still get fat if you are over-eating.
Cory is pretty much an expert on this, he'll be able to weigh-in on this with some super solid info. marketsmart prolly has some input he can provide on this too
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I dont know if they spell out a number of grams but they def talk about going into ketosis by cutting out virtually all simple carbs. Then you could have pretty much all the protein and fats you want as well as fibrous veg.
Apparently there is a self regulating appetite mechanism or maybe you just get tired of cheese and steak and you dont eat as much.
Agreed tho, seems if you consume more calories than normal you still wont lose weight so it is sort of self defeating for a guy who needs to lose a few lbs to cut carbs. He is better off to cut sugars and watch calories and the latter being most important.
Still if you have 2500 calories of cake (in theory) you should not gain anymore weight than 2500 cals of heathy foods. But the reality is the high simple sugars even tho the same calories will put the weight on via the liver.
That is the theory I have so it is mostly about counting calories but they must still be "good" calories.
Just trying to figure it out.