"Lá~ká~ Wáná" 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.

yes, this i know. i was happy to find out that WW figured it out too LOL
that's why I finally came over to this side.


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.

That's what i will be doing, this is very new type of thinking for me.


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.

that's not the prob. i don't eat bread, will have moderate amounts of whole
wheat pasta, my carbier foods are plain oatmeal, corn, carrots, onions and
potatos, i eat loads of other veggies, i don't eat fast food and i tended to
eat too much fatty meat vs lean meat (dark meat from poultry, lamb, beef) i
eat pretty well so it's hard to tweak. cheese is out for now - i can't deal
with low fat cheese

Eat a lot of low-carb veggies and LEAN meats.

i am also eating alot of fruit, i've always had a sweet tooth and hopefully
i won't be sabotaging myself with the fruit but i see it as a much better
alternative to sugary treats (ice cream being the major problem here)


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.

i will ive and learn i suppose. tracking will help. i havea morning and
evening excercise routine and maybe after DS starts kindergarten next week i
wi'' be able to get out walking with DD.

thanks


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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