Low Fat Keto?

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#21

It’s extremely high-protein (my calculation says ~315g), I wouldn’t do that. My 2500 kcal days usually have way more than 120g fat (180-200) but I already eat high protein, my needs are less than yours for sure and I am sensitive to my fat percentage as well. There are lots of individual factors. Do what feels/seems right for you, now and longer term as well. There’s no need to stick some fixed fat and protein macros (unless if that suits you best). I don’t even think sticking to the same calorie intake is the best (or possible in some cases). We aren’t robots, we are hungrier on some days, more active on some…

#22

I am going to respectfully disagree. I am definitely on #teamconsistency.

Consistency = Results

#23

Yes, the first thing you must do is mentally separate “weight gain” from “fat gain”. They’re not the same thing. You’re going to be physically eating more food, that food by itself weighs something and until your body deals with it you will add that weight to your own. That’s why it’s important to watch trends on the scale and not go by any one or two weighs. If you drink a gallon of water, you’ll gain 8lbs. Doesn’t mean you got any fatter.

There’s also a chance your metabolism has already slowed a little, i’d rather figure out and fix that now if that’s the case, but again, take measurements. That’s the only way you’ll know the difference between scale weight and fat gain.

Nope, I eat 200-250/day. No problem. I’m sure that probably doesn’t even cover your muscle mass, I wouldn’t worry about it. When I’m bulking I’m usually more near 300g. You’re not going to over eat protein, you’ll get full and feel gross before that happens. Remember, all your macros are guidelines, they don’t have to be perfect everyday, just get as close as you can within reason and you’ll be good.

(saud) #24

Thank you so much for your help and answering my questions. All this helped me alot! Im excited to start and see what happens.

#25

It’s not a lot at all for somebody his size. At 330lbs he’s probably looking at over 200lbs in muscle alone. That’d be right about 1.5g/LBM which is pretty normal for somebody that works out. 200lbs is probably under-guessing it as well. I’ve got almost that in muscle and I’m almost 100lbs less than him. Walking around with that weight puts massive amounts of muscle on legs, which are our biggest muscles to begin with. Doesn’t take a lot to add up very quickly!

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(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #26

Our recommendation on the forums is 1.0-1.5 g/kg of lean body mass/day. Three hundred thirty pounds of total body mass probably means 105 kilos of lean mass, which means 105-157.5 g of protein, or 420-630 g of meat.

#27

I don’t say we all need the similar approach… I wrote no need for fixed macros unless it suits the one in question :slight_smile:

The same macros sounds a bit strange to me (but I have imagination). I surely needed more food after a mere 30-40km hiking in the mountains in frosty weather! :smiley:
But I eat 1000 kcal one day (okay, that’s very rare but a bit more is quite realistic) and 2500 on the next with the same activity anyway. I am the opposite end of the spectrum. I just wanted to say it’s very fine not following the macros too much. I saw too many people stressing over a few grams.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #28

I have unfortunately lost the link, but one study I read a while ago showed that, while day-to-day food intake on an ad libitum diet does not track particularly closely with the energy expenditure for that day, intake and expenditure over any given seven- or eight-day period match almost exactly.