new atkins dieter - fat vs protein

[catz_marr]

hi all, hoping you can help, ive been reading lots of motivational posts and im hoping to join you bunch of losers!!!

i have been using fatsecret to log my food etc and looking at the fat intake is shocking i guess im just after some reassurance... this is what its looking like

fat: 104.91g | protein: 62.94g | carbs: 22.27g	2809*
	1539	-	fat: 101.44g | protein: 115.83g | carbs: 38.62g	Add entry	-
	2822 *	-	fat: 182.74g | protein: 264.20g | carbs: 22.55g	4252*	1430
	1578	-	fat: 86.71g | protein: 147.13g | carbs: 21.48g	2934*	1356
	1853	-	fat: 130.93g | protein: 149.89g | carbs: 10.19g its all a bit distorted from copying and pasting!!

 

[ladyfelsham]

I do like a good table

Don't worry about the fat content - except to make sure that you get enough of it. Have you read the Atkins book? it explaisn the whole "eat fat to burn fat" thing

 

[moonlights]

Your table just shows up as a load of gibberish on my phone but - Atkins is a high fat, moderate protein diet. Each day 65 percent of your calories roughly should come from fat, 30 percent from protein and 5 percent from carbs. I bet your fat intake is fine.

 

[Alibaliboo]

Didnt show up on mine either! But I just wanted to have a nosey to help me along. O

 

[southwestgirl]

Just wondering - why do you think your fat intake is shocking?

 

[catz_marr]

it seems very high, is it not?! my weight is very slow to come off even though i am really active, spin classes/zumba etc so i was trying to identify if there was something i was doing wrong!xx

 

[southwestgirl]

I don't think you need to worry about your fat intake being too high. Fat doesn't make us fat, after all, it is carbs that do that. Make sure you are drinking enough water, that's very important.