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| 730.1 | Just One Books Opinion | SAHQ::BAILEY | | Fri Mar 20 1992 00:15 | 7 |
| Linda,
According to The Fat Counter (Book) a moderatly active person weighing
130 pounds 1900 calories to maintain. I believe you could start there
and see what is best for you.
Sasha
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| 730.2 | perhaps you should see a nutritionist? | TLE::TLE::D_CARROLL | a woman full of fire | Fri Mar 20 1992 00:59 | 15 |
| The nutritionist I went to see used a formula that I don't have -
anyone else have it?
The idea is that muscle burns a certain amount of calories, and fat
burns a lesser amount. So she measured my % body fat, calculated from
my weight how many pounds of fat and how many pounds of muscle I had,
and based on my lifestyle (moderately active) how many calories per
pound of each I required.
According to this mostly-useless chart, you should eat between
1900-2100 calories.
Obviously the fat content of these calories is important.
D!
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| 730.3 | | ASICS::LESLIE | Digital - we're #2 | Fri Mar 20 1992 11:39 | 1 |
| I'd start at 1500 and see what that did to your weight.
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| 730.4 | Thanks | ABACUS::WHALEN | | Fri Mar 20 1992 16:41 | 20 |
| Thanks everyone! Very interesting...
Right now, I consume anywhere from 1,000 - 1,200
calories a day (WW level "1 1/2"), do aerobics 4x a week,
and weight training 3 times a week (I just started weights
this week). Calories might be a bit higher on weekends,
when I tend to fit my "treats" into the diet. Currently,
I'm averaging about 1 lb a week loss, with about 5 lbs
to hit goal weight.
1,900 a day is GREAT, I can definitely live with that!!!
But, I think Andy made a good point, start out with 1,500
or so and see how it goes.
Thanks for the info. I can't wait to start using it!
Linda
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| 730.5 | scales *do* lie | TLE::TLE::D_CARROLL | a woman full of fire | Fri Mar 20 1992 19:28 | 24 |
| This is what my nutritionist says, take it FWIW:
If you excersize while you are losing weight and your calorie intake is
dramatically below what your maintainance intake "should" be (1400 as
opposed to 2300, in my case), you will not build muscle. You will lose
fat (and also some muscle) and your % fat will decrease. When you hit
goal and start adding calories, if you maintain your excersize level,
you will begin to increase muscle mass. Therefore you will continue
lowering your % fat, while increasing your weight.
She told me not to panic if my weight increased as much as 5 lb over
the time that I add in the calories (phased out over a month or two) -
that that would be expected based on muscle mass increase.
Also, if you *suddenly* increase your calorie intake, your weight will
also go up (fat). So you should add them back in slowly, while your
body adjusts, and base your judgement of the right calorie level based
on how you look, how you feel, how your clothes fit, etc, rather than
on what the scale says. In other words, while adding calories back in,
don't assume the first time you see a gain that *click* that's it,
that's the level you are supposed to eat at. You still could maintain
at a higher calorie intake.
Diana
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| 730.6 | One way to measure lost and maintenance | ONETWO::MALLORY | | Sat Mar 21 1992 20:05 | 37 |
| Hi,
I have read in several health books how one can figure out how to
maintain or loose weight... First if you are under 30 year of age
multiply your desired weight by 15, however, if you are over 30 years
of age multiply your desired weight by 14...
Example I am under 30 yrs. of age
desired weight to maintain 130
x 15
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My daily caloric intake 1950 cals.
Example I am over 30 yrs of age
desired weight to maintain 130
x 14
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My daily caloric intake 1820 cals.
If you wanted to loose weight "say from 155lbs. to 130lbs" then use the
same formula but also subtract an extra 500 cals. per day to you total
intake. The 500 cals. you subtract daily will allow you to loose a
pound a week. (500 cals. x 7 = 3500 cals. = 1 pound)
I Weight 155 lbs. I want to weight 130 lbs. and I am under 30yrs of
age.
130 desired goal weight
x 15
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1950 cals. per day to maintain 130 lbs.
-500 decrease in cals. per day to loose 1 lb/week
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1450 total cals. per day to loose down to desired goal of
130 lbs. then start to maintain....
Of course, you must keep in mind what are good calories and what are
bad calories... Watch fat content and high sodium foods...
130
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| 730.7 | | MILKWY::ZARLENGA | Herm, ya scarin' the fish! | Mon Mar 23 1992 04:07 | 14 |
| There are many different methods, opinions, strategies and guidelines.
The only rule that is good for everybody is : if you want to lose
fat, eat less fat or exercise more.
Counting calories is Ok, but it tells only a piece of the story.
In Health magazine runs a two-pager every month where they show two
food choices, around 1000 calories each. On one page they'll have
deep-dish apple pie with ice cream, on the other page there's a lean
steak with vegetables, a potato, some bread and a salad. On both
pages, the calorie counts are approximately equal.
Calorie counting is not enough.
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| 730.8 | why counting calories isn't all you need to do | MILKWY::ZARLENGA | no, I said "sheep dip" | Tue Mar 31 1992 09:30 | 7 |
| 730.9 | sound delish...rather eat that than count calories | TLE::TLE::D_CARROLL | a woman full of fire | Tue Mar 31 1992 21:26 | 3 |
| But...did they have a RECIPE?
D!
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| 730.10 | | HEYYOU::ZARLENGA | no, I said "sheep dip" | Tue Mar 31 1992 22:40 | 2 |
| Yes, well more like a pseudo-recipe. Ingredients and cooking methods
but no specifics. I'll post it in the recipe topic tonight.
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| 730.11 | It Works for Me | POCUS::FEINMAN | | Tue Apr 07 1992 00:53 | 6 |
| The recipe is easy, I can't believe you don't all have it: pineapple
juice, coconut and rum...........
I know, I know, but I can dream, can't I?
Sylvia
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| 730.12 | Dream on! | BRAT::WHALEN | | Mon Apr 13 1992 23:38 | 1 |
| Ah, if only that was the way it worked....
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| 730.13 | exchange amounts | DPDMAI::WAHL | | Tue Mar 22 1994 21:04 | 16 |
| I have been on weight watchers lost 10lbs...got discouraged went to
Jenny Craig lost 25lbs...got feed up with their food. I decided that I
could do it myself by eating the exchanges that both WW & JC recommend
and exercise. Guess what! it worked I lost the last 15lbs. I figured
out that having to weigh in ever week would freak me out. once I
stopped going the presure was off and I lost at my own pace with no
stress.
Now my question is what are the recommended exchanges for a maintance
lifestyle. Since I never finished either program I have no idea what I
should be eating as far as exchanges go. I prefer the exchange method
to calorie counting. I could not find a note in here referencing this.
Regards,
Kathy
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| 730.14 | Try Jane Brody or other nutritional texts | STAR::LEWIS | | Fri Mar 25 1994 17:25 | 10 |
| There's an older book called Jane Brody's Guide to Nutrition (or
something like that) and she lists different sets of exchanges based on
how many calories you eat per day. If you have an idea of how many
calories you think you need to maintain your weight I'd be happy
to enter the list. Or you can find the book and read up on it. Jane
Brody's exchanges are slightly different from WW in that I don't think
she has a concept of Optional calories.
Sue
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| 730.15 | see a nutritionist | GOLLY::CARROLL | the courage of my contradictions | Fri Mar 25 1994 19:34 | 8 |
| I recommend seeing a nutritionist. I saw one and she asked me a lot of
questions about my lifestyle, eating habits, etc, and we worked out a
food plan that was designed to be comfortable and the right nutritional
balance to maintain weight. I had to go back a couple of times to fine
tune it, but I've been following that plan, more or less, for a couple
of years now and my weight has not fluctuated more than 5-10 lb.
Diana
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