BF %, was Re: Thanks Dr. Marasco- Bella

January 30, 2003

I am glad to hear this, it definitely points me in the right

direction. You sound very lean. Can you email me with more details

on your " diet " ? It just seems that everyone who is into fitness

follows a very strict high protein, low fat diet and my body does

not like it. I end up not feeling hungry then I also get

lightheaded. I have been adding butter and eating whole eggs since

last week and I do feel less hungry, and have not gained either.

Eating healthier produce and meats are not a problem since I have

been careful about it for a while it is just adding the fat that was

a concern. Thanks, B

> Bella,

> I am a woman that works out hard and has been eating an NT type

diet(although

> I hate to use the term diet) and feels healthy and energetic. I'm

not sure

> what my body fat percentage is but I am lean.

> I play around with the percentage of carbs, if I go too low, I get

> palpitations, if my protein is too high, i get constipated. I just

figure

> ouut what works best for me.

> I'm liberal with fats, and I feel best eating more vegetables than

average.

> I try and eat protein and fat at every meal. If I travel it gets

harder to

> keep my protein intake at levels I'm used to because I won't eat

animal food

> of poor quality.

> I also don't use supplements and I stay away from soy (I developed

> hypothyroid IMO as a result of a lowfat high carb macrobiotic

diet.)

> I was supposed to have my body fat percentage measured and am

waiting to do

> so any day now. It takes about a week and a half to do right? My

tranier says

> I need to measdure it over the course of a wek because it

fluctuates.

> BTW I am 5 feet 6 inches and between 105-107 pounds.

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