Journal de 59Carol, 19 oct. 18

You can do it! down, down, down you go 

So excited for you! 

Good for you! Do you mind me asking what type of eating plan your on? Wtg!!!  

that is great!  

Christina -- I am not on a specific diet. What I am doing is using the internet to find what is a healthy range for fat, protein and carbs. They give it as a percent of your weight so I did the math and wrote down the ranges. For me it is fat 60-69g, protein 65-80 g (max 90) and carbs 210-240 g. It would be different for you as your weight is different. Then I try to keep my calories below 1700 but above 1500. So far it has been working for me as I have been averaging around one pound per week. When I lost 100 pounds 20 years ago, I lost it at a pound a week for two years. It was sustainable and healthy. Every time I have had to attack my weight since then the pound per week has been my expectation. 

I wish I could lose weight that way, but I am type 2 diabetic and have to limit carbs. I love keto, it worked well for me to lose weight and it helps me control my BG so that I don't have to go on T2D medications. 

@59Carol - would you please post the website for the analysis for ranges to me as a pist? Really interested! 

So I went back to the internet to see where I got my numbers. Couldn't find the exact place however found the information with wider ranges. Using the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans it says Carbs are 45-65%, Total Fat is 20-35% and Protein is 10-35%. So you take your daily calorie amount and times it by the percent (so use as a decimal) then for Carbs and Protein you divide by 4 to get the daily grams and for fat you divide by 9 to get the daily grams. In general I try not to exceed the fat grams and am fine if I am lower than the lowest. Protein I try to make sure I am in the 'zone' same with carbs! Hope that helps!!