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Read this on LowCarb friends:
"...when you eat protein and carbs, anything excess is converted to fat. Carbs are the worst when it comes to releasing insulin and getting your body to store fat. Protein isn't as bad, but eat too much protein and the body converts it to glycogen (sugar), which releases a bunch of insulin and again you get stored fat.
But, by eating enough fat (is it 60-75%??), your body gets the fuel it needs, but fat doesn't convert well to fat since you do not get that needed spike of insulin to put you in "store the fat" mode. Plus fat satisfies your appetite better than carbs or protein, so you are not likely to overeat. So, by eating fat you end up losing weight."
Looked back over my numbers, and I have been high on protein. Not so much the %age, but the grams of protein that are suitable for my height/gender/lean body mass. And, I didn't realize it but my protein consumption has increased a bit each month since I began. I'm going to pay close attention to this over the next couple of weeks and see if I can break this plateau.
Diet Calendar Entry for 11 October 2011:
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1285 kcal
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Fat: 91.29g | Prot: 73.23g | Carb: 51.68g.
Breakfast: Peanut Butter Cookies, cream, almond milk. Lunch: ranch dressing, olives, romaine, spinach, chicken. Dinner: butter, cheese, chicken, brocolli. Snacks/Other: simply lite. more...
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