Re: Re: The Warrior Diet - Fit Day to figure out carb calories

[Guest guest]

Elaine-

>I'm scared of toying with my brain

>psychologically and getting into bingeing. Any advice on that aspect?

I've never heard of anyone losing control and binging on a low-carb

diet. The blood sugar and insulin roller coaster is the primary cause of

binging, and that problem is eliminated by eating low-carb -- as long as

you eat enough fat.

>btw, i'm 6 feet tall, female, 36 and need to lose about 40 to 50 pounds. Any

>ideas what would be a good calorie range for me?

There's not really any way to tell, but unlike a carb-heavy diet, a

high-fat low-carb diet is self-regulating. You might find yourself eating

more total calories but losing weight easily, or you might find that you're

losing weight and eating fewer calories. It doesn't really matter.

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[Guest guest]

That's a very useful site! Here I thought I wasn't getting enough fat, but

that seems to be ok... i'm very low on protein! If you are supposed to get

50 - 75% of your weight in grams of protein... well, i'm around 25% for

yesterday. =(

It's a relief that I am getting almost enough fat though, I figure I eat about

3000 calories a day. The percentage thing based on a 2000 calorie diet,

is the percentage of your RDA for fat?? So they think fat shouldn't make

up more than 30% of your diet and I need to adjust for that? Hmm,

maybe I'm not getting enough fat.

Dawn

> Hi - When I checked out my diet on fitday I found it was about 70%

> good fat, 25% protein and 5% carbs. Calories is not what the WAP diet

> is about, it's about getting plenty of good fats and protein. Plus

> the fact that fats are higher in calories. Calories should not be

> counted as a measure of what is healthy for you.

>

> Bee

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[Guest guest]

Elaine-

One of my personal favorites is a fatty steak slathered with

butter. Another is eggs and sausage, also made with tons of butter, and

since I make my own sausage, I make sure they're very, very fatty -- half

fat by volume, which means over 70% of calories from fat.

You can also really load up soups and stews with fat -- I often use a

ridiculous amount of coconut oil.

>Just looking for more ideas.

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[Guest guest]

Hey ,

When are you inviting the crew over for dinner? <bsg>

On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 15:05:12 -0400

Idol <Idol@...> wrote:

> Elaine-

>

> One of my personal favorites is a fatty steak slathered with

> butter. Another is eggs and sausage, also made with tons of butter, and

> since I make my own sausage, I make sure they're very, very fatty -- half

> fat by volume, which means over 70% of calories from fat.

>

> You can also really load up soups and stews with fat -- I often use a

> ridiculous amount of coconut oil.

>

> >Just looking for more ideas.

[Guest guest]

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Well, I'm always up for meeting fellow travelers, so any time you're in

NYC, let me know!

>When are you inviting the crew over for dinner? <bsg>

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[Guest guest]

Sounds good to me!!

On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 23:51:57 -0400

Idol <Idol@...> wrote:

> -

>

> Well, I'm always up for meeting fellow travelers, so any time you're in

> NYC, let me know!

>

> >When are you inviting the crew over for dinner? <bsg>

>

>

>

> -

>

" Humans live on one-quarter of what they eat; on the other three-quarters lives

their doctor. "

--Egyptian pyramid inscription, 3800 B.C.

[Guest guest]

I just went to fitday and wow, that's neat! I would sort of like to go

low-carb as i need to lose post-baby weight, but restricting myself tends to

backfire for me (i'm a lifelong dieter sadly). I have done great in the past

one a high fat, high protein diet and lost weight easily.

Do you guys mind telling me what are some gram counts i should shoot for for

grams of carbs, fat and protein consumed daily? Is 30 grams a day of carbs

considered low-carb? That seems very low. I'm scared of toying with my brain

psychologically and getting into bingeing. Any advice on that aspect?

btw, i'm 6 feet tall, female, 36 and need to lose about 40 to 50 pounds. Any

ideas what would be a good calorie range for me?

Thanks for your help, i'm not sure i could find this info in a book,

although i haven't read Atkins.

Elaine

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> Dear , Go to http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/Index.html to figure

> out your carb grams. They offer a free account, but you have to sign

> up. It's quite interesting, and can figure out how much fats,

> protein, etc. you are consuming. This might help you a lot.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your responses regarding carb/fat/protein ratios. Bee i'm amazed

at how highh your fat count is! Can you help me with this: How do you eat

the fats? I find it tricky to get enough fat without using carbs along the

way -- like butter on bread for instance. This morning i had 1/4 cup of

oatmeal sweetened with maple syrup and mixed with 1 tbl of raw butter and 1

tbl of coconut oil. It felt too sugary for a morning meal but i couldn't

think of how else to get those fats in at breakfast (can't eat them

straight). Yesterday i ate a chicken breast with big lumps of raw butter and

am still daydreaming about it. Just looking for more ideas.

Elaine