RE: Eggs and menu questions...Attn:

December 29, 2003

Coryn,

Have you seen the videos on the fairly new BLOOD TYPE DIET VIDEO

MULTIMEDIA webpage on Dr. D's website?

http://www.dadamo.com/media/index.htm

The video " The Circle " (a short film about the concepts of the blood

type diet) shows the balance between protein, carbs, and fat for each

blood type in the form of a pie chart. For O's Dr. D indicates a

ratio or 40-40-20.

I hope that info helps you and your efforts concerning your sister.

Don

where did the 1 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight come from? Is

that on Dr. D's site?? Thank you!!

>

> Coryn

December 30, 2003

When in doubt, reread page 57 in ER4YT. Os strive on protein. As far as

serving sizes:

Meat/Poultry: up to 5 oz 6 to 9 times per week, non secretors 7 to 12

times per week.

Rh- increase by 1 to 2 servings.

Fish: 3 to 5 serving per week.

Rh- increase by 2 servings.

Eggs: up to 6 eggs a week.

So what does all this mean? THESE ARE GENERAL GUIDELINES per .

Remember that the books were not written for you or me personally but

for the masses. The recommendations are great starting points however

..But we are all very different with different needs. I'd bet a lot of

someone else' $$$ that if you were to see your servings would

differ slightly from the ones in the book.

As far as the 1 gr per lbs - it originated in the bodybuilding community

(not by bodybuilders, but by MDs/PhDs who specialize in sport

nutrition). At 140 lbs you do have the need for a minimum amount of

calories to maintain. A wild guess would be 1200 to 1400 calories daily.

If you consume 77gr of pure protein a day, that gives you little over

300 calories a day. With fat (in nature protein always comes with fat)

lets say 500 calories.

Even if you were to eat enough greens you will be way behind of what

your body will need. So that leaves you with carbs - and most people eat

way too many carbs. If we didn't we wouldn't feel ashamed when looking

in the mirror naked. People are getting fatter and fatter anywhere you

look. And not because they are overeating protein.

If you are an athlete then you fall into a totally different category

also.

Is your sister an O as well?

Has her life been stressful?

Love

http://www.foodforyourblood.com

Eggs and menu questions...Attn:

Hi ,

I DO worry about details like that. I want to make sure that I do it

right, ya know? I was all happy knowing that I could eat 2 eggs every

day and now I find out that I can't...according to Dr. D.

My sister has fibromyalsia (sp) and I am trying to set up a diet for her

that she can follow. I thought I was doing things ok until I started

reading and re-reading. I was stunned to find out that 80% of fibro

people of any blood type are non-secretors!! What an amazing fact!! I

just want her to get better. She doesn't know that I am doing this...but

in doing so, it looks like I am in need of a diet re-vamping too!! So, 1

gr of protein per pound of body weight. According to Dr.D's guidelines,

I can have 1-5oz serving of protein twice a day, and one egg. That

equals 77 grams of protein. According to you, I should be eating twice

that amount. That is why I am confused. Dr. D says one thing (and that

is what we are supposed to be following) but then there are the other

opinions. I understand that everyone is different and each of us

customizes the diet as needed. But from what I am reading, I get 2-5oz

portions of protein a day. That's it. And an egg, and some beans once in

a while. I can have a couple of slices of bread every day or so and that

is some protein, and a handful of nuts every other day or so...that is

protein. But it still doesn't come close to the 1 gr per bodyweight

deal. Sigh. , where did the 1 gram of protein per pound of

bodyweight come from? Is that on Dr. D's site?? Thank you!!

Coryn

RE: Eggs and menu questions

Hi Coryn - just make sure to eat 1 gr of protein per bodyweight every

day (from any of the beneficial/neutral sources) and the maximum

amount

of green leafy veggies. Also about a tablespoon of fat per meal. After

that you can have a glass of pineapple juice (about 40 gr of carbs) -

you will need 6 oz of meat or 6 eggs to balance it out. Or your fruits

(27gr of carbs/each or so).

Should not worry about minor details like that.

Hope this helps.

http://www.foodforyourblood.com

January 1, 2004

In Cook Right he also stresses that he is giving protein guidelines and that

it is not possible to break it out by gender, weight, height, etc. He says

there that he specificially that he doesn't want to make an exact, exact

recommendation on quantity.

With that said I realize that some people really like absolutes. Some like

them, to be told what to do, just so they can make it easier for themselves.

Others like them to put themselves in a special category " I am the perfect

follower of this diet and anyone doing less is inferior! " .

January 1, 2004

**With that said I realize that some people really like absolutes. Some like

them, to be told what to do, just so they can make it easier for themselves.

Others like them to put themselves in a special category " I am the perfect

follower of this diet and anyone doing less is inferior! " .

**

Golly, I feel insulted somehow!! (I kid.)

My goal in all of this is to test what is right for me...to see what others

do...and collect opinions one way or the other. It is not to look perfect in

anyone's eyes. I want what is right for me and my family. I am a person who

likes absolutes when it comes to food, that is true. Absolutes are used in the

beginning until it becomes habit. I am on a SEARCH for MY absolutes. It was

first about eggs. I LOVE eggs! How many is too many? Can I have 3 a day?? Two??

What about my 9 year old son?? What is OK for him? He loves eggs too! I used to

do 2 eggs and 4 egg whites until I was encouraged from this board to eat the

whole egg and not throw the yolk away. Ohhhhh...that was a GOOD day!!! Some

things are easy. Getting my son to eat protein is not a problem...but how much

is enough? Or too much? That is why I asked for people to send me a " sample "

meal plan of what they eat in a normal day. (Incidently, I have yet to receive

one!) You see?? I have all these protein questions and am trying to sort out

what is right. Fruits and vegetables are easy. Grains are easy. Dairy is easy.

It's all easy for me except for figuring out how much meat/seafood/poultry and

eggs I can have. I read Dr. D's " guidelines " but don't see anywhere that it is

OK to step out of that box. And that is confusing me. Because then I have

suggesting that I should consume 1 gr of protein per pound of body weight...and

I trust too!!! (I like 's plan better!!) But that goes against Dr.

D's plan. I mean, if I can fudge on the protein section and eat twice the amount

that he suggests, can I fudge on the other areas too and eat more of the other

things too?? If I up my protein intake, do I up my veggies and fruits and

grains, etc? You may be thinking " Oh, Coryn...don't dwell on it so much and just

eat whatever is comfortable for you. " If left to my own devices, I would eat

protein 6 times a day. I love meat and fish and poultry....and eggs! But all

that would be too much, right? Or would that be acceptable? According to ,

that would be OK. According to D'Adamo, that would be way too much. I wish I

could ask him personally...to know for sure instead of doing the " guessing game "

thing. I'll get it figured out eventually. In the mean time, thanks for your

patience and not making me feel TOO silly while on my quest. It's a little tough

to go out on that limb and ask questions (good ones or dumb ones)but it's a

necessary thing.

Coryn

January 1, 2004

The best thing you are doing is building your knowledge base. I can see it

grow post by post. Eventually you'll have good knowledge to apply and you

will better be able to plan your diet as well as the diet of those you care

for :-)

_____

From: SnipSnip [mailto:SnipSnip@...]

Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2004 2:09 PM

Subject: Re: Eggs and menu questions...Attn:

**With that said I realize that some people really like absolutes. Some like

them, to be told what to do, just so they can make it easier for themselves.

Others like them to put themselves in a special category " I am the perfect

follower of this diet and anyone doing less is inferior! " .

**

Golly, I feel insulted somehow!! (I kid.)

My goal in all of this is to test what is right for me...to see what others

do...and collect opinions one way or the other. It is not to look perfect in

anyone's eyes. I want what is right for me and my family. I am a person who

likes absolutes when it comes to food, that is true. Absolutes are used in

the beginning until it becomes habit. I am on a SEARCH for MY absolutes. It

was first about eggs. I LOVE eggs! How many is too many? Can I have 3 a

day?? Two?? What about my 9 year old son?? What is OK for him? He loves eggs

too! I used to do 2 eggs and 4 egg whites until I was encouraged from this

board to eat the whole egg and not throw the yolk away. Ohhhhh...that was a

GOOD day!!! Some things are easy. Getting my son to eat protein is not a

problem...but how much is enough? Or too much? That is why I asked for

people to send me a " sample " meal plan of what they eat in a normal day.

(Incidently, I have yet to receive one!) You see?? I have all these protein

questions and am trying to sort out what is right. Fruits and vegetables are

easy. Grains are easy. Dairy is easy. It's all easy for me except for

figuring out how much meat/seafood/poultry and eggs I can have. I read Dr.

D's " guidelines " but don't see anywhere that it is OK to step out of that

box. And that is confusing me. Because then I have suggesting that I

should consume 1 gr of protein per pound of body weight...and I trust

too!!! (I like 's plan better!!) But that goes against Dr. D's plan. I

mean, if I can fudge on the protein section and eat twice the amount that he

suggests, can I fudge on the other areas too and eat more of the other

things too?? If I up my protein intake, do I up my veggies and fruits and

grains, etc? You may be thinking " Oh, Coryn...don't dwell on it so much and

just eat whatever is comfortable for you. " If left to my own devices, I

would eat protein 6 times a day. I love meat and fish and poultry....and

eggs! But all that would be too much, right? Or would that be acceptable?

According to , that would be OK. According to D'Adamo, that would be

way too much. I wish I could ask him personally...to know for sure instead

of doing the " guessing game " thing. I'll get it figured out eventually. In

the mean time, thanks for your patience and not making me feel TOO silly

while on my quest. It's a little tough to go out on that limb and ask

questions (good ones or dumb ones)but it's a necessary thing.

Coryn

January 1, 2004

Giving absolutes is tough and could be considered illegal.

You need to take the guidelines and find out what is absolute for you. 10

people in this group will be doing great on 10 different food schedules.

You are the only one that will know what is best for you. As you adjust your

diet and learn to listen to your body it will fall into place. But be open to

continual adjustments. As you age, grow, change, etc... so will your diet have

to change to be optimal for you.

Life is a process - this is life

Happy New Year to All

KM

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