calories?

Hi - i am totally lost when it comes to calories. Should i just google it
and see what the "average woman" should intake or is there a formula for how
many calories a day to eat?

I am using Fitday to track what i eat but then i see all these numbers and
it means nothing to me!! What should the Fat/Protien/Carbs ratio be? I need
to lose weight, not maintain where I am.

Thanks!!

Forgot to mention i am doing Core

on core I count the 35 wpa's and that is it, use the book to determine your
portions, Lee
nanner wrote in message
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Forgot to mention i am doing Core

"Stormmee" wrote in message
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on core I count the 35 wpa's and that is it, use the book to determine
your
portions, Lee
nanner wrote in message
...
Forgot to mention i am doing Core


Right on Lee. I am loving Core due to the lower amount of counting it
requires. Much less stressful for me right now.

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Tanukiki (mom of 2 wonderful boys)

Pre-baby #2 weight 239 (in 2004)
Started WW 01/21/06
Reached 10% 03/18/06
205.4/179.4/150 -- currently about 186 (only doing prog half-a** b/w
04/05-08/12/06)

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with Swords

I do prefer flex because of the "control" factor but because of all that is
going on core is less stressful, and more healthy so I figure when I go back
to flex I will be eating better and therefore will make up whatever I am not
losing now, Lee
tanukiki wrote in message
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"Stormmee" wrote in message
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on core I count the 35 wpa's and that is it, use the book to determine
your
portions, Lee
nanner wrote in message
...
Forgot to mention i am doing Core


Right on Lee. I am loving Core due to the lower amount of counting it
requires. Much less stressful for me right now.

--

Tanukiki (mom of 2 wonderful boys)

Pre-baby #2 weight 239 (in 2004)
Started WW 01/21/06
Reached 10% 03/18/06
205.4/179.4/150 -- currently about 186 (only doing prog half-a** b/w
04/05-08/12/06)

--
Leader of the Cult of Worshippers of BiPolar Long-Haired Sexy Anime Guys
with Swords

"Stormmee" wrote in message
...
I do prefer flex because of the "control" factor but because of all that is
going on core is less stressful, and more healthy so I figure when I go
back
to flex I will be eating better and therefore will make up whatever I am
not
losing now, Lee
tanukiki wrote in message
news:NBWJg.2$xh4.1@trnddc04...
"Stormmee" wrote in message
...
on core I count the 35 wpa's and that is it, use the book to determine
your
portions, Lee
nanner wrote in message
...
Forgot to mention i am doing Core


Right on Lee. I am loving Core due to the lower amount of counting it
requires. Much less stressful for me right now.

--

Tanukiki (mom of 2 wonderful boys)


I agree with you 100%. That is what is great about WW though- the
flexibility b/w the 2 plans.

--

Tanukiki (mom of 2 wonderful boys)

Pre-baby #2 weight 239 (in 2004)
Started WW 01/21/06
Reached 10% 03/18/06
205.4/179.4/150 -- currently about 186 (only doing prog half-a** b/w
04/05-08/12/06)

--
Leader of the Cult of Worshippers of BiPolar Long-Haired Sexy Anime Guys
with Swords

"nanner" wrote in message
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Hi - i am totally lost when it comes to calories. Should i just google it
and see what the "average woman" should intake or is there a formula for
how many calories a day to eat?

I am using Fitday to track what i eat but then i see all these numbers and
it means nothing to me!! What should the Fat/Protien/Carbs ratio be? I
need to lose weight, not maintain where I am.

Thanks!!

If you're not losing weight on what you're eating then start to drop
calories. Try eating say 200c a day less and see what happens.

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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"Lá~ká~ Wáná" wrote in message
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"nanner" wrote in message
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Hi - i am totally lost when it comes to calories. Should i just google it
and see what the "average woman" should intake or is there a formula for
how many calories a day to eat?

I am using Fitday to track what i eat but then i see all these numbers
and it means nothing to me!! What should the Fat/Protien/Carbs ratio be?
I need to lose weight, not maintain where I am.

Thanks!!

If you're not losing weight on what you're eating then start to drop
calories. Try eating say 200c a day less and see what happens.


Thanks.

Is that as technical as it gets?

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.
===================================

"nanner" wrote in message
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"Lá~ká~ Wáná" wrote in message
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If you're not losing weight on what you're eating then start to drop
calories. Try eating say 200c a day less and see what happens.


Thanks.

Is that as technical as it gets?


LOL!!! What else can you try? You can exercise more. ;o)

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.
===================================

"Lá~ká~ Wáná" wrote in message
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"nanner" wrote in message
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"Lá~ká~ Wáná" wrote in message
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If you're not losing weight on what you're eating then start to drop
calories. Try eating say 200c a day less and see what happens.


Thanks.

Is that as technical as it gets?


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 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. 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.

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