Re: question about eating enough calories

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Congrats on your progress! I wish I was loosing pounds like you. I'm

on C1W3D1 and I actually GAINED a pound since my start weight(I'm

taking creatine, so I hope that's the reason). Anyways, I say as

long as you are seeing progress and have enough energy, then don't

change a thing!!!! Now, I'm wondering if I am taking in too much

calories. I'm 5'7, 172 (okay 173 according to today's weigh in) and

I'm averaging around 1500 to 1600 cal/day.

>

> I have a question for those BFL veterans out there. I am following

> the way of eating described in the book (palm, fist), and eating 5

> meals a day (very rarely do I get in that 6th one). I am not

hungry

> at all - no cravings - an am actually sticking with it fairly well

> on free day too simply because my interest in sweets seems to have

> disappeared.

>

> I have been tracking my food intake on fitday because I wanted to

> see how many calories I am taking in and I am concerned that I may

> be falling short of what I should be eating. I am averaging around

> 1200 calories daily - sometimes up to 1300 and sometimes less than

> 1200.

>

> I weighed myself on my free day and am down another 2 pounds for a

> total of 10 in three weeks. I have nt taken my measurments (I will

> on week 4) but I know I am losing inches simply by the way my

> clothes feel - especially my bras that I have to do up on the last

> hooks now as opposed to the first ones

>

> I guess my question is how would I add more calories in? By making

> bigger veggie portions to my meals? Do you guys eat something in

> between the 5-6 meals a day. I can't imagine doing that because as

> it is I am eating meals when I am not feeling hungry.

>

> Maybe I shouldn't be concerned about it since I am seeing results?

>

> Dianne

> C1W4D1

> 190-180

> 5'7 "

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Rai_rai,

The best website I've found for no-nonsense info as a backup to BFL

is www.hussmanfitness.org. It has a large section on determining

whether you're in the right calorie range.

A much better way to measure progress, BTW, is body measurements and

body fat percentage (or skinfold width) rather than scale weight.

For example, a RIPPED female fitness/figure model (like 11-14% BF)

that looks awesome can be 190lbs at 5'9 " - no one's going to say

SHE'S overweight! Muscle weighs WAY more than fat and fits into

1/5th the space of the fat equivalent. Throw away the scales and

bring out the measuring tape!

Psychdeg, if you're getting the results you want (losing the fat,

KEEPING the muscle, you're still able to lift well and you've got

energy), DON'T change a thing! Make sure you know what you ARE

doing, in case it quits working for you, so you can adjust from a

known starting point. You are definitely in a cutting zone, so once

you reach your target, you will need to increase your calories while

maintaining your ratios (Protien:Carb:Fat) to maintain or start to

target building muscle.

As far as increasing calories, just eat a LITTLE more of everything,

ie. slightly larger portions of protien, carb and veggie. It

doesn't take much, so make sure you're tracking.

Good planning, workouts and results to both of you!

WMcRae

> >

> > I have a question for those BFL veterans out there. I am

following

> > the way of eating described in the book (palm, fist), and eating

5

> > meals a day (very rarely do I get in that 6th one). I am not

> hungry

> > at all - no cravings - an am actually sticking with it fairly

well

> > on free day too simply because my interest in sweets seems to

have

> > disappeared.

> >

> > I have been tracking my food intake on fitday because I wanted

to

> > see how many calories I am taking in and I am concerned that I

may

> > be falling short of what I should be eating. I am averaging

around

> > 1200 calories daily - sometimes up to 1300 and sometimes less

than

> > 1200.

> >

> > I weighed myself on my free day and am down another 2 pounds for

a

> > total of 10 in three weeks. I have nt taken my measurments (I

will

> > on week 4) but I know I am losing inches simply by the way my

> > clothes feel - especially my bras that I have to do up on the

last

> > hooks now as opposed to the first ones

> >

> > I guess my question is how would I add more calories in? By

making

> > bigger veggie portions to my meals? Do you guys eat something

in

> > between the 5-6 meals a day. I can't imagine doing that because

as

> > it is I am eating meals when I am not feeling hungry.

> >

> > Maybe I shouldn't be concerned about it since I am seeing

results?

> >

> > Dianne

> > C1W4D1

> > 190-180

> > 5'7 "

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Dianne,

Don't mess with something that's working! :-) Sometimes people will be

doing great and getting great results, but then they'll start

obsessing over the numbers or listening to all the conflicting advice

on the internet and they'll " adjust " their program until they manage

to totally wreck it.

You'll know when it's time to add more food because you'll get hungry

or start to feel tired. If that's not happening, don't add calories

just to make the numbers look right. It sounds like you're doing

great.

On 1/23/06, psychdeg <dhaist@...> wrote:

> I have a question for those BFL veterans out there. I am following

> the way of eating described in the book (palm, fist), and eating 5

> meals a day (very rarely do I get in that 6th one). I am not hungry

> at all - no cravings - an am actually sticking with it fairly well

> on free day too simply because my interest in sweets seems to have

> disappeared.

>

> I have been tracking my food intake on fitday because I wanted to

> see how many calories I am taking in and I am concerned that I may

> be falling short of what I should be eating. I am averaging around

> 1200 calories daily - sometimes up to 1300 and sometimes less than

> 1200.

>

> I weighed myself on my free day and am down another 2 pounds for a

> total of 10 in three weeks. I have nt taken my measurments (I will

> on week 4) but I know I am losing inches simply by the way my

> clothes feel - especially my bras that I have to do up on the last

> hooks now as opposed to the first ones

>

> I guess my question is how would I add more calories in? By making

> bigger veggie portions to my meals? Do you guys eat something in

> between the 5-6 meals a day. I can't imagine doing that because as

> it is I am eating meals when I am not feeling hungry.

>

> Maybe I shouldn't be concerned about it since I am seeing results?

>

> Dianne

> C1W4D1

> 190-180

> 5'7 "

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Ken for the information. Okay, I think I'm eating too much

calories. I'm going to follow hussman suggestion of eating 9 - 10

times your LEAN body weight. So my target is going to be around 1300

calories. That's gonna be hard though.... I got 1500 cal (1700

cal/day if I am active) doing the hussman BMR calculation. I will

see how it goes this week.

Psychedog,

Do you know the average amount of calories you eat a day?

> > >

> > > I have a question for those BFL veterans out there. I am

> following

> > > the way of eating described in the book (palm, fist), and

eating

> 5

> > > meals a day (very rarely do I get in that 6th one). I am not

> > hungry

> > > at all - no cravings - an am actually sticking with it fairly

> well

> > > on free day too simply because my interest in sweets seems to

> have

> > > disappeared.

> > >

> > > I have been tracking my food intake on fitday because I wanted

> to

> > > see how many calories I am taking in and I am concerned that I

> may

> > > be falling short of what I should be eating. I am averaging

> around

> > > 1200 calories daily - sometimes up to 1300 and sometimes less

> than

> > > 1200.

> > >

> > > I weighed myself on my free day and am down another 2 pounds

for

> a

> > > total of 10 in three weeks. I have nt taken my measurments (I

> will

> > > on week 4) but I know I am losing inches simply by the way my

> > > clothes feel - especially my bras that I have to do up on the

> last

> > > hooks now as opposed to the first ones

> > >

> > > I guess my question is how would I add more calories in? By

> making

> > > bigger veggie portions to my meals? Do you guys eat something

> in

> > > between the 5-6 meals a day. I can't imagine doing that

because

> as

> > > it is I am eating meals when I am not feeling hungry.

> > >

> > > Maybe I shouldn't be concerned about it since I am seeing

> results?

> > >

> > > Dianne

> > > C1W4D1

> > > 190-180

> > > 5'7 "

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Rai-Rai

I average about 1200 calories a day - some days more and some less. I

find I have to remind myself to eat. Some days I look at the clock and

go " oh darn, it's been almost 4 hours I had better grab something " . I

love cottage cheese and I do eat a lot of that. Today I made myself a

protein shake with half a banana and 4 strawberries and it was Yummy.

I think I might make it before my weight wo's though instead of after.

I have been waiting an hour to eat after all my wo's (weights and

cardio) and it hasn't bothered me but I know it will be easier to fit

in the 5 or 6 meeals if I start earlier rather than later.

Although the Omron shows that I am down 2% BF, I am still way up there

at 38% (a lot of that is likely from breasts....LOL) so my lean mass

is probably only somewhere on the scale around 120 pounds. Ahhh, if

only I could just melt that fat off with a hot shower......hehehe

Dianne