Guest guest Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 > >Yes, how did you arrive at the 1400 calories? How tall are you? How >much do you weigh? Waist size? I arrived at 1400 calories by using FitDay. I track all my food with that program. I weigh 181 and 5'10 " tal. Waist size is 36 " . > >The meals with cottage cheese need a carb. Cottage cheese has some >carbs but not enough. For BFL it counts as a protein. Should I eat the protein bars instead of the cottage cheese? This is a snack and I don't have time to cook anything. > >Are you feeling hungry eating this little? Do you take free days? No, I'm not hungry. I fudge a little bit on Sundays, but not very much. Ken >Andy > > > Andy asked me to post my meals to see if we can find some > > improvements. This was a typical meal. So here it is: > > > > Breakfast > > 1/2 cup oatmeal with fruit > > 2 Eggbeaters > > > > Snack > > 1/2 cup cottage cheese > > > > Lunch > > Boca Burger (vege-burger) 17 gms protein with 2 pcs > > of whole wheat bread, with tiny bid of ketchup. > > 2 cups salad (lettuce, carrots, cabbage) > > 2 tablespoons of salad dressing (low fat) > > > > snack > > Homemade protein bar. 140 calaries 17 grms of protein > > > > Dinner > > 3 oz boneless chicken - baked > > 1 cup mixed vegetables - cooked > > 1 cup of baked yams > > > > Snack > > 1 cup of cottage cheese. > > > > Fat was 17% Carbs 42% protein 41% calories 1366. > > > > If I go very far over 1400 calaries I usually pick up some weight. > > > > Thanks, > > Ken > _________________________________________________________________ Check out Election 2004 for up-to-date election news, plus voter tools and more! http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 > >The following is some non-BFL advice for losing those last 10 lbs. > >You said you are 180 and 5'10 " so you should be able to consume about >1800 calories and lose fat. You need to aim for at least 25 gm of >protein per meal average. You are getting 140 gms per day so I would >increase that to at least 160 gm per day which is only 100 more >calories and I really think you should be eating more than that, but >you say you gain over 1300 so I'll take your word for it. > >What are you doing for cardio? I think you need to tweak and get more >cardio. Those last 10 lbs can often be the most stubborn to lose! >Would you be willing to do more cardio on your days off from work? >Instead of HIIT, you would do moderate cardio where you get your >heart up to at least 70% of estimated maximum heart rate (220-Age) or >(205-Agex50%) > I'm on the tread mill 3 times a week for 20 minutes. I try to run my heart rate up to 110 for about 10 to 12 minutes. This past week I spent an extra 10 minutes on the elipical machine. It's hard to get my heart rate up on blood pressure meds. Ken _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 > >How long have you been at 181 lbs? You may be right. Just don't >worry about it and keep on doing what you are doing. > >Andy >I dropped from 203 lbs about one year ago to 185 last November. Since then >I have slowly lost an additional 4 lbs. My metabolism has always been very >slow, thus all the more reason to build up more muscle. I'm hoping to >eventually eat 2,000 calories a day without having to worry about gaining >the weigh back. Ken > > > > Maybe I shouldn't even worry about the last 10 pounds. It was just >a goal > > that I had set when I was on the Atkins Diet. My stomach is a >little pudgy, > > but I think with doing some ab work and continuing with the cardio >workouts, > > eating right, and the weight lifting I might just fall into the >right shape > > anyway. > > > > Ken > > _________________________________________________________________ Get ready for school! Find articles, homework help and more in the Back to School Guide! http://special.msn.com/network/04backtoschool.armx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 > >Look at it this way, the slower you lose it the better chance that >you will keep it off. That's a positive way of looking at slow >weight loss. > >Hugh (who has also been on this list) and I were just looking at how >long it took him to get to 191 to his present weight of 180. It took >5 months and he's been stuck at 180-181 this month and about a 34 " >waist. We all lose at different rates. I do sympathize with people >that are so close to their goal and can't quickly lose those last few >lbs. When you are so close, you just want to get there now. > >Andy I could go from 181 to 190 in two weeks. Just turn me loose in a Mc's for a few meals. Ken > > > >I dropped from 203 lbs about one year ago to 185 last November. >Since then > > >I have slowly lost an additional 4 lbs. My metabolism has always >been very > > >slow, thus all the more reason to build up more muscle. I'm >hoping to > > >eventually eat 2,000 calories a day without having to worry about >gaining > > >the weigh back. > > > > Ken > > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 , I think the reason you can eat more calories than me is due to metabolism. Mine has always been slow. I just figured out my daily intake for today on FitDay and I've only taken in less than 1100 calories. This is AFTER dinner. All I have left is my evening snack. Maybe I will eat some cottage cheese and some pork rhines. The pork rhines have been sitting around since I went off the Atkins diet. Maybe I'll try to eat more for my snacks and see if I do gain anymore. Ken ville, Fl " What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. " (A. Pike) > >Reply-To: bodyforlife >To: bodyforlife >Subject: Re: Dailey Menus >Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 17:13:29 -0000 > >Ken, > >I really can't imagine having that low a caloric intake and being >worried about gaining weight. I have noticed a number of other >posting in the under 2000 calorie arena and am amazed at the >controlled eating. > >I might have a day or two under 2000 calories every once in a while, >but most of my days I am between 2400 and 2800 calories, with the >occasional 3000 to 3200 calorie oops'es in the mix. With my normal >day, I am simply eating my 6 BFL meals (clean and no cheating). > >At these levels, I have recently hit a plateau, but more recently, I >am once again moving in the right direction. Of course, I weigh in >at 254.5 as of today, so I have a little larger furnace to fuel. > >For the last 2 days, I've set my Polar heart monitor to calculate my >burn rate of calories from my moderate intensity cardio and I am >hitting over 700 calories just with my daily cardio. This is a >weight and heart rate adjusted calorie burn, so I think it's a good >number. ...Which is why I might be able to still make progress with >the larger daily menu. BTW, I've done my cardio every day since >before starting with the BFL program. It has helped keep the edema >off my legs and has provided that little extra " fat " calorie burn. > >Enough with me... Has your doctor mentioned anything about your >diet? It seems to me that gaining weight on >1400 calories per day >is VERY unusual. In my mind, as a normal diet, that might be a value >for someone weighing in at 140 lbs, with little or no exercise. > >For those tracking your daily calories (and reading this far into >this reply) I would be interested collecting you stats for height, >weight, daily exercise time, and calorie intake. If you know your >breakdown of protein, carbs and fat, that too. Also, at this intake, >what has been your average weekly loss for the last x# of weeks. > >This little poll may be helpful for all of us in learning what might >be more typical, to better control our own intake. If nothing else, >maybe we can see what works and what doesn't. > >When I can get back to my other system, I'll try and remember to post >this poll in a separate email, so as to gain as many responses as >possible. I'll also volunteer to collect, summarize and post the net >findings, too. Hopefully, for the sake of additional progress. > >Remember, >Progress, not perfection! > > > > > > > > > Andy asked me to post my meals to see if we can find some > > improvements. This was a typical meal. So here it is: > > > > Breakfast > > 1/2 cup oatmeal with fruit > > 2 Eggbeaters > > > > Snack > > 1/2 cup cottage cheese > > > > Lunch > > Boca Burger (vege-burger) 17 gms protein with 2 pcs > > of whole wheat bread, with tiny bid of ketchup. > > 2 cups salad (lettuce, carrots, cabbage) > > 2 tablespoons of salad dressing (low fat) > > > > snack > > Homemade protein bar. 140 calaries 17 grms of protein > > > > Dinner > > 3 oz boneless chicken - baked > > 1 cup mixed vegetables - cooked > > 1 cup of baked yams > > > > Snack > > 1 cup of cottage cheese. > > > > Fat was 17% Carbs 42% protein 41% calories 1366. > > > > If I go very far over 1400 calaries I usually pick up some weight. > > > > Thanks, > > Ken > _________________________________________________________________ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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