Tough Old Man

Please advise me on the following. I've been cutting since the first of October. I'm finding it hard to stay with my current diet which consist of around 1800 calories with no more then 25 grams of total fat. What I would like to know is could a person still lose Bodyfat on the atkins diet which could be real high in fats? I know you can lose weigh, but my main concern is the loss of Bodyfat, not how much more weight i lose. I've allready dropped 11% in bodyfat and some 39 lbs.

iMan323

Yes, it works like a charm. But, prepare to lose strength, and feel sluggish. Personally, my version of Atkins is a day where I eat less then 100g of carbs.

Emma-Leigh

In my opinion you would be much better off in correcting your current diet and following a moderate, controlled diet rather than trying an 'extreme' type diet like Atkins.

25g of fat is not enough for someone who is 125 pounds... So unless you are a 4'2 midgit then you need more fat that that.

What is your current diet/training/stats and goals?

nikegurl

how can you be following Atkins and be getting less than 25 g of fat a day?

you say you are eating around 1800 calories....so 225 are from fat (if you eat 25 g) and the remainder would be nearly all protein...that would mean you're eating just under 400 grams of protein a day.

how are you managing that?

If you want to achieve things that others can't...

You have to do things that others won't.

LAM

TOM,
your cals are way to low for your size. check out some of the threads on Carb Cycling.

Dumbest statement made in the Anabolic Zone for Nov

TBD

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What you talking about Willis ?

Cold Iron

....I told him that already in another thread

Tough Old Man

Current diet and my current weight

Weight 240 lbs, heigth 6'1

Diet:..............carbs protein fats
Egg whites.........0........24........0
oatmeal............38........8.........2
slim milk............12........9.........1
gr.beans...........15........3.........0
v8 juice............10........2.........0
apple................23.......0.........1/2
pear.................25.......1..........1
cott cheese.......10.......28........5
10oz brest chix...0........90........10
4 shakes...........16.......88.........6

total................149.....253........25.5.....t otal cal's 1837

I lift 4 days a week and do cardio 5 days a week. Also I was just wondering about the atkins diet but have never used it.

nikegurl

now i understand...i misunderstood and thought your current diet was Atkins.

i totally agree with everyone else that your calories are too low. i'd prefer you stick with a more balanced approach than Atkins (you won't find many fans of that plan here for good reason) and increase your food intake.

If you want to achieve things that others can't...

You have to do things that others won't.

JoeR.

240lbs * 10cals per pound = 2400 cals daily

That number you are supposed to work down to and not go any lower.