"nanner" wrote in message
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"Lá~ká~ Wáná" wrote in message
LOL!!! What else can you try? You can exercise more. ;o)


no, i mean i want to know if there is a science to it. with my heght,
weight, level of activity, amount of excercise and age is there an amount
of calories I should be eating. I'm sure athletes have a way to really
know what they are doing with food.

I don't think there's any formula we can go by since we're all so different
and all live such different lifestyles. I consider myself moderately
active. I cannot eat over 1200c a day or I will not lose weight. A more
active or younger women may eat more and still lose. A man would be
different again. Keep in mind that carbs FATTEN humans as well as animals
so you may want to control your carb intake no matter how many calories a
day you consume.

i would like to think of eating as fueling the machine that is me. we all
know the ration of oil to gas to put in our lawn mower but our own
nutrition is a mystery.

The mystery can be unraveled by reading the many diet and weight loss
websites out there.

I am a bit of a Vulcan in my logic but I would like to get
specific here and feel like I really know what I am putting in.

Why not start by removing all high carb and junk food from your menu? Start
there. Move on the nutritious food. Eat a lot of low-carb veggies and LEAN
meats.

your method seems rather random. we already know "eat less, excercise
more" works

In the end - that's what it really comes down to. But first you would do
well to have some idea of how many calories it takes *YOU* to lose weight,
then stay under that amount = weight loss! The more you get out and walk
the fater you will burn the fat.

LW
Re-Start - 7/5/06 - 170lbs
Today - 155 lbs
Goal - 130 lbs
Height: 5'6" Female. Age: 61
Don't worry about what people think,
they don't do it very often.
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