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Calories or Content?
If you stay at a certain level (ex: 1000-1200 a day), does it not matter where
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"joshpgh97" wrote in message
... If you stay at a certain level (ex: 1000-1200 a day), does it not matter where the calories come from (fat, carbs). For nutrition purposes, yes. For weight loss purposes, no. |
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Who told you this? If it's your doctor, fire him. This is the sort of thinking that will get you malnourished. joshpgh97 wrote: If you stay at a certain level (ex: 1000-1200 a day), does it not matter where the calories come from (fat, carbs). |
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"joshpgh97" wrote in message ... If you stay at a certain level (ex: 1000-1200 a day), does it not matter where the calories come from (fat, carbs). If you eat less calories than you burn, you will lose weight, regardless of where they come from. |
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On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 18:57:19 -0500, Patricia Heil
wrote: joshpgh97 wrote: If you stay at a certain level (ex: 1000-1200 a day), does it not matter where the calories come from (fat, carbs). Who told you this? If it's your doctor, fire him. This is the sort of thinking that will get you malnourished. Are you sure that was a statement, rather than a question? -- ¤bicker¤ "It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan People are, of course, welcome to place whatever irrelevant limitations on their ability to enjoy something that they wish. |
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joshpgh97 wrote:
If you stay at a certain level (ex: 1000-1200 a day), does it not matter where the calories come from (fat, carbs). It matters. Your calorie load has to do many things: 1.) provide nutrients that power your body 2.) provide a feeling of satietion so you're not feeling hungry 3.) provide fiber 4.) other stuff I'm not thinking about but no doubt exists So if you're going to try to get by on fewer calories then you are going to have to pick those calories pretty carefully to meet your satietion and nutrient and fiber requirements. Each calorie should be selected with some attribute in mind. There just isn't anyone out there who thinks a diet of 1000 calories a day is as sustainable as a diet of 1000 calories a day where the 1000 calories are fairly balanced between fat (for EFAs and satietion) and carbs and protein (for nutrients and satietion and fiber). It takes some experimenting to figure out how to feed your body on a calorie budget successfully over the long haul. Try charting things at www.fitday.com and keeping a food diary about how you feel after different meals. It will become clear if you pay attention. I've been wondering for some time now how come my parents never taught me how to feed my body. OTOH, all I have to do is look at my two obese parents to realize that they just didn't know themselves! I have no idea why the basic maintenance of a human body isn't common knowledge, but for some reason it just isn't! -- Wendy |
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