How do I find my CCLL on fixed calories?

I've been upping my carb count every couple of weeks, and am now at
40-45 grams/day. But I've also been holding my calorie count steady
at 1300/day (8x my current weight, and 10x my goal weight). That's
according to FitDay
(http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJ...ner=carbonel17).
I've been following the Atkins program from DANDR.

Given the fixed calorie count, how can I really figure out what my
CCLL is? I've never used ketostix, but have just trusted, based on
carb count, that I was in ketosis. Should I just keep upping the carb
count until I start gaining weight or being hungry all the time? Or
should I pick some arbitrary carb count like 45 or 50 and hold it
there?

I've been losing weight steadily, and I'm exercising six times a week,
so I feel I'm doing well, but I'm wondering what to do next.

208/162/130
Started 3/1/04

Beth,

I remember reading somewhere in DANDR that you don't need to use Ketostix to
alert you to when you fall out of ketosis. I would use body signals to let
me know: clothes getting looser, energy level staying high, no cravings,
etc. Atkins also said that you could watch for your weight loss to stall or
actually gain, but I think women have a difficult time doing this. You also
might want to add carbs even more slowly, maybe upping them every 2 weeks,
as opposed to every week.

HTH

--
Linda
296/206/160
LC since Oct. 13, 2003
http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html

"Beth Friedman" wrote in message
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I've been upping my carb count every couple of weeks, and am now at
40-45 grams/day. But I've also been holding my calorie count steady
at 1300/day (8x my current weight, and 10x my goal weight). That's
according to FitDay
(http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJ...ner=carbonel17).
I've been following the Atkins program from DANDR.

Given the fixed calorie count, how can I really figure out what my
CCLL is? I've never used ketostix, but have just trusted, based on
carb count, that I was in ketosis. Should I just keep upping the carb
count until I start gaining weight or being hungry all the time? Or
should I pick some arbitrary carb count like 45 or 50 and hold it
there?

I've been losing weight steadily, and I'm exercising six times a week,
so I feel I'm doing well, but I'm wondering what to do next.

208/162/130
Started 3/1/04

Beth Friedman wrote:
| I've been upping my carb count every couple of weeks, and am now at
| 40-45 grams/day. But I've also been holding my calorie count steady
| at 1300/day (8x my current weight, and 10x my goal weight). That's
| according to FitDay
| (http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJ...ner=carbonel17).
| I've been following the Atkins program from DANDR.
|
| Given the fixed calorie count, how can I really figure out what my
| CCLL is? I've never used ketostix, but have just trusted, based on
| carb count, that I was in ketosis. Should I just keep upping the carb
| count until I start gaining weight or being hungry all the time? Or
| should I pick some arbitrary carb count like 45 or 50 and hold it
| there?
|
| I've been losing weight steadily, and I'm exercising six times a week,
| so I feel I'm doing well, but I'm wondering what to do next.
|
| 208/162/130
| Started 3/1/04

Beth,

If you're losing steadily at 40-45 grams per day, staying at 1300 calories,
and only 32 pounds from goal, I'd say just keep doing what you're doing.
It's working!

Your current program sounds remakably similar to what I know works best for
me: (40 - 60g/carbs per day, adn around 1400 - 1600 calories.)

Keep up the good work, and congratulations on your success so far!

--
Peter
270/215/180
Before/Current Pix:
http://users.thelink.net/marengo/wei...htlosspix.html

Beth Friedman wrote:
| I've been upping my carb count every couple of weeks, and am now at
| 40-45 grams/day. But I've also been holding my calorie count steady
| at 1300/day (8x my current weight, and 10x my goal weight). That's
| according to FitDay
| (http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJ...ner=carbonel17).
| I've been following the Atkins program from DANDR.
|
| Given the fixed calorie count, how can I really figure out what my
| CCLL is? I've never used ketostix, but have just trusted, based on
| carb count, that I was in ketosis. Should I just keep upping the carb
| count until I start gaining weight or being hungry all the time? Or
| should I pick some arbitrary carb count like 45 or 50 and hold it
| there?
|
| I've been losing weight steadily, and I'm exercising six times a week,
| so I feel I'm doing well, but I'm wondering what to do next.
|
| 208/162/130
| Started 3/1/04

Beth,

If you're losing steadily at 40-45 grams per day, staying at 1300 calories,
and only 32 pounds from goal, I'd say just keep doing what you're doing.
It's working!

Your current program sounds remakably similar to what I know works best for
me: (40 - 60g/carbs per day, adn around 1400 - 1600 calories.)

Keep up the good work, and congratulations on your success so far!

--
Peter
270/215/180
Before/Current Pix:
http://users.thelink.net/marengo/wei...htlosspix.html

Beth Friedman wrote:
| I've been upping my carb count every couple of weeks, and am now at
| 40-45 grams/day. But I've also been holding my calorie count steady
| at 1300/day (8x my current weight, and 10x my goal weight). That's
| according to FitDay
| (http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJ...ner=carbonel17).
| I've been following the Atkins program from DANDR.
|
| Given the fixed calorie count, how can I really figure out what my
| CCLL is? I've never used ketostix, but have just trusted, based on
| carb count, that I was in ketosis. Should I just keep upping the carb
| count until I start gaining weight or being hungry all the time? Or
| should I pick some arbitrary carb count like 45 or 50 and hold it
| there?
|
| I've been losing weight steadily, and I'm exercising six times a week,
| so I feel I'm doing well, but I'm wondering what to do next.
|
| 208/162/130
| Started 3/1/04

Beth,

If you're losing steadily at 40-45 grams per day, staying at 1300 calories,
and only 32 pounds from goal, I'd say just keep doing what you're doing.
It's working!

Your current program sounds remakably similar to what I know works best for
me: (40 - 60g/carbs per day, adn around 1400 - 1600 calories.)

Keep up the good work, and congratulations on your success so far!


--
Peter
270/215/180
Before/Current Pix:
http://users.thelink.net/marengo/wei...htlosspix.html