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<blockquote data-quote="BrianTheElder" data-source="post: 1417055" data-attributes="member: 311044"><p>Hi [USER=122844]@nataraj[/USER] and welcome. LCHF stands for low carb, high fat, but really it should be low carb, moderate protein, high fat. Carbs are not essential macronutrients, so you choose a level to suit yourself, but zero would be OK. A very low carb (ketogenic) diet is less than 20g carbs/day; a low carb diet is around 40g/day, and some people choose 100 or so g/day. The recommended protein levels are around 0.8g proteins/kg target body weight, but opinion varies between 0.6 and 1.5. Select a level that suits your body, but if you are trying to lose weight or keep your blood glucose down, be careful as excess protein will be converted to glucose in your blood. Finally, eat as much fat as required to feel full so you are hungry and not tempted to snack. But obviously if you eat too much, you will put on weight - stop when you are no longer hungry.</p><p>Finally, make sure you have enough energy to be alert and active. You can find out the energy capacity of your diet by allowing 9kcal/g of fat and 4kcal/g of carbs and proteins. Make sure to keep your energy up as your body will go into starvation mode if you are not getting enough energy from your food and you will not lose weight but become lethargic instead.</p><p>Hope that helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrianTheElder, post: 1417055, member: 311044"] Hi [USER=122844]@nataraj[/USER] and welcome. LCHF stands for low carb, high fat, but really it should be low carb, moderate protein, high fat. Carbs are not essential macronutrients, so you choose a level to suit yourself, but zero would be OK. A very low carb (ketogenic) diet is less than 20g carbs/day; a low carb diet is around 40g/day, and some people choose 100 or so g/day. The recommended protein levels are around 0.8g proteins/kg target body weight, but opinion varies between 0.6 and 1.5. Select a level that suits your body, but if you are trying to lose weight or keep your blood glucose down, be careful as excess protein will be converted to glucose in your blood. Finally, eat as much fat as required to feel full so you are hungry and not tempted to snack. But obviously if you eat too much, you will put on weight - stop when you are no longer hungry. Finally, make sure you have enough energy to be alert and active. You can find out the energy capacity of your diet by allowing 9kcal/g of fat and 4kcal/g of carbs and proteins. Make sure to keep your energy up as your body will go into starvation mode if you are not getting enough energy from your food and you will not lose weight but become lethargic instead. Hope that helps. [/QUOTE]
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