when you are eating a keto diet it is all about macros keeping your carbs low
your protein moderate and your fat high but what about on a carnivore diet
should your macros be the same keep watching to find it hey guys welcome
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share new posts every single day so first let's quickly go over what macros
are macros is short for macronutrients of which there are three types
carbohydrates protein and fat on any form of a ketogenic diet you need to
keep your carbs low usually less than 50 grams per day in the absence of
carbohydrates your body will switch to burning fat for energy and this is what
makes the diet ketogenic so we're going to go through all three macronutrients
today and talk about if it is important if it's necessary to track them or not
when you're eating a keto diet you are eating foods that contain carbohydrates
and this is why a lot of people will track on keto they need to make sure
they aren't eating too many carbs with carnivore all the foods you are
consuming with the exception of a few only contain trace amounts of
carbohydrates by default you are going to be consuming next to no carbs and for
this reason it is definitely not necessary to track your carbs
next let's talk about protein protein is supposed to be moderate on a keto diet
the idea is you should be consuming just enough protein to meet your needs but if
you consume too much it's just gonna turn into glucose and you'll be kicked
out of ketosis so should you be worried about consuming too much protein on a
carnivore diet gluconeogenesis which is the process of your body turning protein
into glucose is widely misunderstood in the keto community and we should not be
fearing eating too much protein gluconeogenesis is actually a good thing
our bodies do need glucose to function and since we aren't getting it through
diet we make it internally the key thing to note is that gluconeogenesis is
demand-driven our bodies only create glucose from
protein as it is needed if we eat too much it doesn't automatically turn into
glucose I think a lot of people who are eating the keto diet fear protein and as
a result end up eating too little this is why some people when they first start
out experience hair loss their protein is simply too low I do not think you
need to be tracking or worrying about eating too much protein on a carnivore
diet protein is so satiating that it's near impossible to over consume it and
if you are eating all animal foods I think you're going to have a hard time
under consuming as well
and finally we have fat the reason people track fat when they are on a keto
diet is they want to make sure they are eating enough as I said before in the
absence of carbohydrates and glucose our body switches to burning fat for energy
so do we need to track fat on a carnivore diet here's my take on it if
you are eating adequate amounts of protein if you are opting for cuts of
meat that still have the fat on that aren't super lean usually you end up
eating enough to meet your needs buy fatty cuts of meat add enough fat
for cooking and your fat macros tend to fall into place now that said if you're
finding you are low on energy on a carnivore diet up your fat if you are
trying to lose body fat and maybe not progressing towards your goals after a
couple of weeks decrease your dietary fat that is really the only
macronutrient you might have to tweak depending on your goals but in general
you don't have to track it in summary you do not have to track macros on a
carnivore diet unless you are consuming a lot of dairy your carbs are going to
be next to nothing protein is very filling and hard to
over-consume you're going to have a tough time eating too much fat is also
very filling but it might be the one macronutrient that you have to adjust
based on your goals but generally it falls into place and your macros end up
being about 60 to 70 percent fat and thirty to forty percent protein with
only maybe a percent or two carbohydrates very much ketogenic macros
alright guys that's all I have for you today
if you found this video helpful you might also enjoy my new to carnivore
playlist where I answer a wide range of frequently asked questions in several
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your macros are like on a carnivore diet do you track do you not
I know some people advocate for higher protein and moderate fat if that's you
I'd love to hear more thanks again guys and I will see you next time bye