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Good advice, thank you...
"Brad Sheppard" wrote in message om... Hi Debby, Dr. Willette from Harvard says that worrying about % calories from fat, carb, and proteins is missing the point. You have to consume good fat, good carbs, and good proteins. The exact percentage is not important - in fact you can have healthy diets with over 40% fat and also ones with less than 10% fat. Going overboard with protein may cause problems for people with kidney disease. So what are good fats, good carbs, and good proteins? Good fats - unsaturated (olive, peanut, corn, canola, oily fish) bad fats - saturated, trans fattry. Good carbs - fruits, veggies (except white potatoes), and whole grains. Bad carbs - refined grains, added sugars, white potatoes. Good proteins - fish, veggie proteins (beans), white meat - bad proteins - those with excess saturated fats. For weight loss you must consume fewer calories than you burn. The type of calories is of minor importance. For great nutrition advice see the Harvard website http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritio.../pyramids.html also consider buying Dr. Willett's book http://www.personalhealthzone.com/up...cal_school_gui de_eating.html "~Debby~" wrote in message ws.com... "SnugBear" wrote in message ... "~Debby~" wrote I am currently taking in about 1200 a day. Please help me to gigure out what my target percentages should be for these other categories. ? % Calories from Fat ? % Calories from Carbs ? % Calories from Protein ? Target Sodium (mg) ? Target Cholesterol (mg) Thanks!! Oh, and I am currently walking a mile a day, working myself up. Hi Debby! I've been hanging around here just about a month and you'll find lots of support and information - sometimes conflicting - be sure to do your own research. I lost 97 pounds in a year by walking and eating around 1200 calories a day. I'm only 5 feet tall, so that recommendation for 2000 calories would not work for me. (see what I mean about conflict?) It was the walking that kicked my metabolism into motion. I truly LOVE to walk! I worked up to 8 miles a day. Get some good shoes - I went through 5 pairs in a year. I like to listen to music, so I have an mp3 player for company. Stay awhile and keep walking! -- Walking on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 Impressive!! That's a huge amount of weight to lose! I don't think I could ever get myself to walk 8 miles a day, but, then again, I don't love to walk like you do. I will definitely be here for awhile, I have another 30 lbs. to lose. I really appreciate this group, and I appreciate the wide array of opinions shared here! |
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On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 02:32:12 GMT, Chris Braun
wrote: On 20 Sep 2003 18:37:34 -0700, (Brad Sheppard) wrote: For weight loss you must consume fewer calories than you burn. The type of calories is of minor importance. I'd agree that, strictly from the perspective of weightloss, the type of calories is not very important. However, if one is interested in building serious muscle, Which greatly aids in maintaining weight-loss... protein takes on much more significance. -- ¤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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On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 09:04:57 -0400, bicker 2003 1NVAL1D wrote:
On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 02:32:12 GMT, Chris Braun wrote: On 20 Sep 2003 18:37:34 -0700, (Brad Sheppard) wrote: For weight loss you must consume fewer calories than you burn. The type of calories is of minor importance. I'd agree that, strictly from the perspective of weightloss, the type of calories is not very important. However, if one is interested in building serious muscle, Which greatly aids in maintaining weight-loss... protein takes on much more significance. My thinking too... Chris |
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