Wed, Jan-11-17, 22:16
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Plan: Atkins-ish, post-WLS
Stats: 408.0/288.0/168.0
BF:
Progress: 50%
Location: Southern Colorado, USA
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Take this not only as a very loose, general guide but also with a big grain of salt as I am going strictly by recollection.
With that caveat, I seem to recall that when I looked into the ratios some years back it the best consensus I could divine is that LC should consist of something in the range of 5% to 10% of calories from carbs, about 60% to 70% from fat, and the rest from protein. The more active you are, particularly if you engage in more strenuous activities, the more carbs you will need (and Atkins points this out in his books).
So for someone at the 1500 kcal level, that would be about 20 to 40 grams of carbs, 100 to 120 grams of fat, and 75 to 130 grams of protein.
Another rule of thumb I seem to recall is that you should shoot for between 0.75 g and 1.0 g of protein per pound of body weight.
Invariably these will result in numbers that don't agree. But both are just a guide. If you are significantly overweight than you can probably reduce the amount of protein you need per pound accordingly. In fact, it is probably pretty reasonably to use your ideal weight using the second method.
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