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Too few calories?
I've been wondering lately if I should up my calories. Lately, I've been
averaging around 1200 calories and 30-35 carbs per day. I'm losing about a pound a week (I know, that's great and I should be happy---52 pounds in a year). But I read in DANDR that if one wants to count calories, to use the 10-12x rule. I can't imagine losing weight eating 2000 calories. Some here have suggested that I may need to go lower than that, say 7 or 8x. My calorie count is only a little more than 5 times my weight. I guess I'm wondering if I am getting enough nutrition. I feel good, and the weight is coming off slowly. Wondering if I up the calories if the weight will come off faster (wouldn't mind that right now, at least till I get to Pre-Maintenance.) Also, could the fact that my calories are low be a cause of my thinning hair? It seems to have happened shortly after I began to really count calories. I've always had really thick and full hair; now I can see my scalp through the top front of my hair. Or should I just do my own experiment? Thanks. I'm really glad to have all you experts to bounce questions off of (ewww, bad grammar! Sorry!) -- Linda 296/206/160 LC since Oct. 13, 2003 http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html |
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"Lady o' the house" writes: I've been wondering lately if I should up my calories. Lately, I've been averaging around 1200 calories and 30-35 carbs per day. I'm losing about a pound a week (I know, that's great and I should be happy---52 pounds in a year). No reason to change anything if you're reliably losing weight. Also, could the fact that my calories are low be a cause of my thinning hair? It seems to have happened shortly after I began to really count calories. I've always had really thick and full hair; now I can see my scalp through the top front of my hair. Stress can do that; dieting does cause stress. Of course, lots of other things could be the cause too, you never know. Or should I just do my own experiment? Yes ;-) |
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DJ Delorie wrote in message ...
"Lady o' the house" writes: I've been wondering lately if I should up my calories. Lately, I've been averaging around 1200 calories and 30-35 carbs per day. I'm losing about a pound a week (I know, that's great and I should be happy---52 pounds in a year). No reason to change anything if you're reliably losing weight. There is if you're losing as much muscle as you are fat, or more. Most people who try to lose weight don't know they have to do regular weight-lifting to preserve their muscle, so they lose all their muscle, their metabolism plummets, then they start complaining a year later that they can barely eat more than an apple a day without gaining weight. They also usually look thin and flabby rather than lean and defined as they would if they'd done the other half of the weight-loss equation (exercise). |
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Lady o' the house wrote:
I've been wondering lately if I should up my calories. Lately, I've been averaging around 1200 calories and 30-35 carbs per day. I'm losing about a pound a week (I know, that's great and I should be happy---52 pounds in a year). But I read in DANDR that if one wants to count calories, to use the 10-12x rule. I can't imagine losing weight eating 2000 calories. Some here have suggested that I may need to go lower than that, say 7 or 8x. My calorie count is only a little more than 5 times my weight. I guess I'm wondering if I am getting enough nutrition. I feel good, and the weight is coming off slowly. Wondering if I up the calories if the weight will come off faster (wouldn't mind that right now, at least till I get to Pre-Maintenance.) Also, could the fact that my calories are low be a cause of my thinning hair? It seems to have happened shortly after I began to really count calories. I've always had really thick and full hair; now I can see my scalp through the top front of my hair. Sounds likely. Hair loss is known to be a common consequence of hospital-administered low-calorie protein-sparing fasts. They commonly allow around 700 calories. Dan 325/211/180 Atkins since 1/1/02 (yeah, it was a New Year's Resolution) Besetting sins: good beer, German bread, and Krispy Kremes |
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Thanks, DJ and Daniel.
-- Linda 296/206/160 LC since Oct. 13, 2003 http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html "Lady o' the house" wrote in message ... I've been wondering lately if I should up my calories. Lately, I've been averaging around 1200 calories and 30-35 carbs per day. I'm losing about a pound a week (I know, that's great and I should be happy---52 pounds in a year). But I read in DANDR that if one wants to count calories, to use the 10-12x rule. I can't imagine losing weight eating 2000 calories. Some here have suggested that I may need to go lower than that, say 7 or 8x. My calorie count is only a little more than 5 times my weight. I guess I'm wondering if I am getting enough nutrition. I feel good, and the weight is coming off slowly. Wondering if I up the calories if the weight will come off faster (wouldn't mind that right now, at least till I get to Pre-Maintenance.) Also, could the fact that my calories are low be a cause of my thinning hair? It seems to have happened shortly after I began to really count calories. I've always had really thick and full hair; now I can see my scalp through the top front of my hair. Or should I just do my own experiment? Thanks. I'm really glad to have all you experts to bounce questions off of (ewww, bad grammar! Sorry!) -- Linda 296/206/160 LC since Oct. 13, 2003 http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html |
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Lady,
All that ever happened to me when I tried raising calories was weight gain. The more weight you lose, the less those BMR charts seem to apply. Right now a hospital nutritionist has told me I should be able to maintain on 2200 calories. Well, I have logged and weighed and done all that stuff for many months and discovered that going over 1700 calories a day will reliably put weight on me, even when low carbing. As far as the hair loss goes, twice in the past six years I've had spells where my hair started falling out badly enough that it scared me. They passed, and it all seems to have grown back as I still have an awful lot of hair. This is apparently something that happens to dieters. Google this newsgroup and you'll find quite a few threads on the subject. You can try upping your B vitamins or taking Biotin. -- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. Below goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes, hba1c 5.7 . Cut the carbs to respond to my email address! Jenny's new site: What they Don't Tell You About Diabetes http://www.geocities.com/lottadata4u/ Jenny's Low Carb Diet Facts & Figures http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ Looking for help controlling your blood sugar? Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm "Lady o' the house" wrote in message ... I've been wondering lately if I should up my calories. Lately, I've been averaging around 1200 calories and 30-35 carbs per day. I'm losing about a pound a week (I know, that's great and I should be happy---52 pounds in a year). But I read in DANDR that if one wants to count calories, to use the 10-12x rule. I can't imagine losing weight eating 2000 calories. Some here have suggested that I may need to go lower than that, say 7 or 8x. My calorie count is only a little more than 5 times my weight. I guess I'm wondering if I am getting enough nutrition. I feel good, and the weight is coming off slowly. Wondering if I up the calories if the weight will come off faster (wouldn't mind that right now, at least till I get to Pre-Maintenance.) Also, could the fact that my calories are low be a cause of my thinning hair? It seems to have happened shortly after I began to really count calories. I've always had really thick and full hair; now I can see my scalp through the top front of my hair. Or should I just do my own experiment? Thanks. I'm really glad to have all you experts to bounce questions off of (ewww, bad grammar! Sorry!) -- Linda 296/206/160 LC since Oct. 13, 2003 http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html |
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Thanks for advice, Jenny. I think that going much over 1200 calories would
be too much food for me. And I'll check out the biotin and B vitamins. -- Linda 296/206/160 LC since Oct. 13, 2003 http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html "Jenny" wrote in message ... Lady, All that ever happened to me when I tried raising calories was weight gain. The more weight you lose, the less those BMR charts seem to apply. Right now a hospital nutritionist has told me I should be able to maintain on 2200 calories. Well, I have logged and weighed and done all that stuff for many months and discovered that going over 1700 calories a day will reliably put weight on me, even when low carbing. As far as the hair loss goes, twice in the past six years I've had spells where my hair started falling out badly enough that it scared me. They passed, and it all seems to have grown back as I still have an awful lot of hair. This is apparently something that happens to dieters. Google this newsgroup and you'll find quite a few threads on the subject. You can try upping your B vitamins or taking Biotin. -- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. Below goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes, hba1c 5.7 . Cut the carbs to respond to my email address! Jenny's new site: What they Don't Tell You About Diabetes http://www.geocities.com/lottadata4u/ Jenny's Low Carb Diet Facts & Figures http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ Looking for help controlling your blood sugar? Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm "Lady o' the house" wrote in message ... I've been wondering lately if I should up my calories. Lately, I've been averaging around 1200 calories and 30-35 carbs per day. I'm losing about a pound a week (I know, that's great and I should be happy---52 pounds in a year). But I read in DANDR that if one wants to count calories, to use the 10-12x rule. I can't imagine losing weight eating 2000 calories. Some here have suggested that I may need to go lower than that, say 7 or 8x. My calorie count is only a little more than 5 times my weight. I guess I'm wondering if I am getting enough nutrition. I feel good, and the weight is coming off slowly. Wondering if I up the calories if the weight will come off faster (wouldn't mind that right now, at least till I get to Pre-Maintenance.) Also, could the fact that my calories are low be a cause of my thinning hair? It seems to have happened shortly after I began to really count calories. I've always had really thick and full hair; now I can see my scalp through the top front of my hair. Or should I just do my own experiment? Thanks. I'm really glad to have all you experts to bounce questions off of (ewww, bad grammar! Sorry!) -- Linda 296/206/160 LC since Oct. 13, 2003 http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html |
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"Jenny" wrote in message ...
All that ever happened to me when I tried raising calories was weight gain. The more weight you lose, the less those BMR charts seem to apply. Of course, if you lose significant muscle because you don't use them, then your metabolism goes down so the weight loss gets harder and harder. This is what happens when you lose weight too fast and don't work your muscles hard enough, or when you don't get enough protein. |
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On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 00:35:31 GMT, "Lady o' the house"
wrote: I've been wondering lately if I should up my calories. Lately, I've been averaging around 1200 calories and 30-35 carbs per day. I'm losing about a pound a week (I know, that's great and I should be happy---52 pounds in a year). But I read in DANDR that if one wants to count calories, to use the 10-12x rule. I can't imagine losing weight eating 2000 calories. Some here have suggested that I may need to go lower than that, say 7 or 8x. My calorie count is only a little more than 5 times my weight. I guess I'm wondering if I am getting enough nutrition. I feel good, and the weight is coming off slowly. Wondering if I up the calories if the weight will come off faster (wouldn't mind that right now, at least till I get to Pre-Maintenance.) Also, could the fact that my calories are low be a cause of my thinning hair? It seems to have happened shortly after I began to really count calories. I've always had really thick and full hair; now I can see my scalp through the top front of my hair. Or should I just do my own experiment? Thanks. I'm really glad to have all you experts to bounce questions off of (ewww, bad grammar! Sorry!) If you could do 52 MORE pounds this next year, you would be in great shape, right? That's unrealistic of course, but do keep in mind that multiple research studies have shown that rats that have been on extremely low calorie starvation diets, live twice as long and are much healthier than their control groups. A number of human studies are underway to determine if the same results can be applied to humans on extremely low calorie starvation diets. Some of these people expect to live to 120 or greater, but more importantly to be healthy and vigorous in the process. A body in starvation mode is a good thing |
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