Calorie loss
 

I've been low-carbing for a couple of weeks now and I'm wondering how
caloric intake affects your weight loss on this diet. I've stayed at
a good level of carbs a day (15-30g, cut from probably 300g at least),
but how does the increase of calories affect a person on this diet?
How do you calculate how many calories you should have in one day? I
am 6'2, 220lbs (down from 226)...Isn't there a number of calories that
a person just works off in a regular day? I do a fair bit of moving
around at work and I've been walking 4 or 5 nights a week, so I'm
curious as to how to limit my intake.

Also, is there a number to shoot for as far as grams of fat are
concerned?

Typically, on LC one eats fewer calories because of reduced appetite.

Try http://www.FitDay.com

Ideas on fat vary. Doing low carb and low fat at the same time fails. IMHO
a good fat percentage of fat by calories is 65%.

"One of the Survivors" wrote in message
om...
I've been low-carbing for a couple of weeks now and I'm wondering how
caloric intake affects your weight loss on this diet. I've stayed at
a good level of carbs a day (15-30g, cut from probably 300g at least),
but how does the increase of calories affect a person on this diet?
How do you calculate how many calories you should have in one day? I
am 6'2, 220lbs (down from 226)...Isn't there a number of calories that
a person just works off in a regular day? I do a fair bit of moving
around at work and I've been walking 4 or 5 nights a week, so I'm
curious as to how to limit my intake.

Also, is there a number to shoot for as far as grams of fat are
concerned?

Typically, on LC one eats fewer calories because of reduced appetite.

Try http://www.FitDay.com

Ideas on fat vary. Doing low carb and low fat at the same time fails. IMHO
a good fat percentage of fat by calories is 65%.

"One of the Survivors" wrote in message
om...
I've been low-carbing for a couple of weeks now and I'm wondering how
caloric intake affects your weight loss on this diet. I've stayed at
a good level of carbs a day (15-30g, cut from probably 300g at least),
but how does the increase of calories affect a person on this diet?
How do you calculate how many calories you should have in one day? I
am 6'2, 220lbs (down from 226)...Isn't there a number of calories that
a person just works off in a regular day? I do a fair bit of moving
around at work and I've been walking 4 or 5 nights a week, so I'm
curious as to how to limit my intake.

Also, is there a number to shoot for as far as grams of fat are
concerned?

What you're looking for as far as the minimum caloric intake is called the
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). Do a google search for the term and you'll
find plenty of sites offering explanations and calculators. It appears
from previous discussions that not many people on this ng think it's
important, though. I'm to be one of the few that does. :-)
I'm not aware of any limits on the numbers for daily fat grams but it
likely depends on the plan you're following. I'm on Protein Power Plan and
the only stipulation is that the fat come from healthy sources (ie. not
trans fats).


on 14 Sep 2004 21:41:48 -0700, (One of
the Survivors) wrote:

I've been low-carbing for a couple of weeks now and I'm wondering how
caloric intake affects your weight loss on this diet. I've stayed at
a good level of carbs a day (15-30g, cut from probably 300g at least),
but how does the increase of calories affect a person on this diet?
How do you calculate how many calories you should have in one day? I
am 6'2, 220lbs (down from 226)...Isn't there a number of calories that
a person just works off in a regular day? I do a fair bit of moving
around at work and I've been walking 4 or 5 nights a week, so I'm
curious as to how to limit my intake.

Also, is there a number to shoot for as far as grams of fat are
concerned?

-----
Bev

What you're looking for as far as the minimum caloric intake is called the
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). Do a google search for the term and you'll
find plenty of sites offering explanations and calculators. It appears
from previous discussions that not many people on this ng think it's
important, though. I'm to be one of the few that does. :-)
I'm not aware of any limits on the numbers for daily fat grams but it
likely depends on the plan you're following. I'm on Protein Power Plan and
the only stipulation is that the fat come from healthy sources (ie. not
trans fats).


on 14 Sep 2004 21:41:48 -0700, (One of
the Survivors) wrote:

I've been low-carbing for a couple of weeks now and I'm wondering how
caloric intake affects your weight loss on this diet. I've stayed at
a good level of carbs a day (15-30g, cut from probably 300g at least),
but how does the increase of calories affect a person on this diet?
How do you calculate how many calories you should have in one day? I
am 6'2, 220lbs (down from 226)...Isn't there a number of calories that
a person just works off in a regular day? I do a fair bit of moving
around at work and I've been walking 4 or 5 nights a week, so I'm
curious as to how to limit my intake.

Also, is there a number to shoot for as far as grams of fat are
concerned?

-----
Bev

One of the Survivors wrote:
I've been low-carbing for a couple of weeks now and I'm wondering how
caloric intake affects your weight loss on this diet. I've stayed at
a good level of carbs a day (15-30g, cut from probably 300g at least),
but how does the increase of calories affect a person on this diet?

If you head on over to a resource like www.fitday.com, and enter in a
typical pre-diet day, you will probably find that you are eating fewer
calories now rather than more. (Certainly if you are losing fat you are now
eating fewer calories than before, no magic there.) Those 300g of carbs you
used to eat represent 1200 calories a day that are no longer part of your
diet. Even if you replace half of those calories with low carb foods - and
that's quite a bit of low carb food - you would still be running a
substantial calorie deficit compared to your previous eating habits.

How do you calculate how many calories you should have in one day? I
am 6'2, 220lbs (down from 226)...Isn't there a number of calories that
a person just works off in a regular day? I do a fair bit of moving
around at work and I've been walking 4 or 5 nights a week, so I'm
curious as to how to limit my intake.

FitDay also includes a calories consumption calculator, but the general
consensus is that it vastly overestimates the amount of calories burned off
doing things. If you tell it that you are sedentary 24 hours a day, it will
give you a reasonably accurate (as accurate as anyone else's) estimate of
your basal metabolic rate (BMR). Most people find that eating right around
your BMR is effective for weight loss. (Remember that your BMR decreases as
you lose weight.) That's what I do.

Another approach many people take is to start at 10 times their bodyweight
in Calories; so if you weigh 220, you would start at 2200 for a couple of
weeks. If you don't see any loss at that level, come down to 9 times your
bodyweight, and so on. Since you are male (I'm assuming this because of
your height, and apologize if I am wrong) and you exercise, you will
probably lose weight very comfortably at 10 x bodyweight, but you have to do
the experiment to know for sure.

Also, is there a number to shoot for as far as grams of fat are
concerned?

I'll let someone else field this one.


--
carla
http://geekofalltrades.typepad.com/geek

One of the Survivors wrote:
I've been low-carbing for a couple of weeks now and I'm wondering how
caloric intake affects your weight loss on this diet. I've stayed at
a good level of carbs a day (15-30g, cut from probably 300g at least),
but how does the increase of calories affect a person on this diet?

If you head on over to a resource like www.fitday.com, and enter in a
typical pre-diet day, you will probably find that you are eating fewer
calories now rather than more. (Certainly if you are losing fat you are now
eating fewer calories than before, no magic there.) Those 300g of carbs you
used to eat represent 1200 calories a day that are no longer part of your
diet. Even if you replace half of those calories with low carb foods - and
that's quite a bit of low carb food - you would still be running a
substantial calorie deficit compared to your previous eating habits.

How do you calculate how many calories you should have in one day? I
am 6'2, 220lbs (down from 226)...Isn't there a number of calories that
a person just works off in a regular day? I do a fair bit of moving
around at work and I've been walking 4 or 5 nights a week, so I'm
curious as to how to limit my intake.

FitDay also includes a calories consumption calculator, but the general
consensus is that it vastly overestimates the amount of calories burned off
doing things. If you tell it that you are sedentary 24 hours a day, it will
give you a reasonably accurate (as accurate as anyone else's) estimate of
your basal metabolic rate (BMR). Most people find that eating right around
your BMR is effective for weight loss. (Remember that your BMR decreases as
you lose weight.) That's what I do.

Another approach many people take is to start at 10 times their bodyweight
in Calories; so if you weigh 220, you would start at 2200 for a couple of
weeks. If you don't see any loss at that level, come down to 9 times your
bodyweight, and so on. Since you are male (I'm assuming this because of
your height, and apologize if I am wrong) and you exercise, you will
probably lose weight very comfortably at 10 x bodyweight, but you have to do
the experiment to know for sure.

Also, is there a number to shoot for as far as grams of fat are
concerned?

I'll let someone else field this one.


--
carla
http://geekofalltrades.typepad.com/geek

I've been low-carbing for a couple of weeks now and I'm wondering how
caloric intake affects your weight loss on this diet. I've stayed at
a good level of carbs a day (15-30g, cut from probably 300g at least),
but how does the increase of calories affect a person on this diet?


I've been able to eat what I want, and as long as I stay low-carb, I lose. No
calorie counting yet. Hubby is the same. Then again, our "want" has diminished
greatly since we started eating LC. This may or may not work for you. If you're
eating more calories, and not losing, the answer is obvious, and you need to
restrict your intake. But if you are losing, why sweat it?
LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 5'7" 265/166/140
& hubby- 6' 310/188/180
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lcer09/my_photos

I've been low-carbing for a couple of weeks now and I'm wondering how
caloric intake affects your weight loss on this diet. I've stayed at
a good level of carbs a day (15-30g, cut from probably 300g at least),
but how does the increase of calories affect a person on this diet?


I've been able to eat what I want, and as long as I stay low-carb, I lose. No
calorie counting yet. Hubby is the same. Then again, our "want" has diminished
greatly since we started eating LC. This may or may not work for you. If you're
eating more calories, and not losing, the answer is obvious, and you need to
restrict your intake. But if you are losing, why sweat it?
LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 5'7" 265/166/140
& hubby- 6' 310/188/180
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lcer09/my_photos

Ideas on fat vary. Doing low carb and low fat at the same time fails. IMHO
a good fat percentage of fat by calories is 65%.

Whenever I have a little stall, it's one of two things. I've either slacked off
on my water drinking, or my fat intake. When I remember to keep them up, I lose
again.
LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 5'7" 265/166/140
& hubby- 6' 310/188/180
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lcer09/my_photos