If you weigh 280 pounds you should be eating more than 1200 calories. The
general weightloss guideline is to eat 8 to 10 times your body weight in
calories. Eight times is 2240! IMHO, you are in for a rude awakening after
the "honeymoon" period is over for staring this WOE. At 1200 calories you
will most likely become very bored with your eating choices and will be
tempted to stray. Your wife eating 1200 calories at 135 pounds is fine. As
always - YMMV.
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Peggy
306/227.5/180
6' - 38 yrs
January 13, 2003
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My wife and I use the book Atkins for life ..It has 6 months of menu plans
with detailed carb counts . Each meal can be modified for 45,65,85 0r 105
carbs a day.
Hehehe and we just throw in a baked potatoe for our non LC son :P
Doing the diet this way insures variety and portions on the 45 carbs a day
keep me below 1200 calories a day without getting hungry. I must thank my
wife tho ...she is 5'9" 135 pounds and does all the preperation for me .

Peter
300/280/250 for phase 1
Since Jan 12,2004 ...thats right 2 weeks !!!!