Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 Here's the daily diet for the last 3 days. I tend to eat 5 or 6 times a day and not mix my foods. 2 eggs in omelettewith onions/tomato/redpepper. Beef liver 5 oz with onions. Salad lettuce/tomatoes Cooked cabbage 1 cup. Milk 2% 2 cups Whole Wheat bread 2 slices, Low fat cream cheese 2 tbl. Olive oil for cooking 1 tbl. Medium apple Carrot juice 1 cup (carrot fiber in salad) Almonds 30 gms (1/4 cup) Frozen berries 1 cup Garbanzos with onions 1/2 cup Apple 1 medium Total 1480 cal. Chicken broiled 4 oz Spinach salad Peas 1 cup. Milk 2% 2 cups Whole wheat bread 2 slices Low fat cream cheese 2 tbl. Olive oil 1 tbl. Orange medium Almonds 30 gms (1/4 cup) Avocado 1/2 Onion small Red wine 1 glass Total 1490 cal. Lean beef 5 oz 150 gms onion small green beans 1 cup Milk2% 1 c. Yogurt plain 1 c. Whole wheat bread 2 slices Low fat cream cheese 2 tbl. Olive oil 1 tbl. Pear large Almonds 30 gms (1/4 cup) Berries (frozen) 1 cup. garbanzos 1/2 cup. Olive oil 1 tbl in salad Total 1510 I drink peppermint tea and water throughout th day and have a cup of coffee in AM I take a tsp of codliver oil mixed with lemon and honey each day and a multivitamin, glucosamine (I cant get it with the chondroitin over here) Calcium/magnesium and extra vit C So far I'm feeling fine and I think it's the smaller portions - I weigh everything right now and try to eat everything fresh. Canary Peg > IMO forget macronutrient ratios and instead focus on 1) satisfying daily > protein needs without eating an excessive amount, 2) cover essential > vitamins and nutrients, 3) manage good balance of omega 3/ omega 6 fats. > > Then if, and after you have satisfied all that, maybe play with your excess > caloric budget if you have any to target some arbitrary macronutrient ratio. > > I am of the opinion that macronutrient ratios are so often discussed because > like BMI they are easy to measure, but that doesn't make them meaningful. > > To wit protein needs are more dominated by lean body mass and activity > level, not your particular targeted energy balance. As you vary your total > energy intake up and down the protein ratio will change dramatically. Some > even posit that CR benefits from a somewhat higher protein intake suggesting > that it would move opposite a fixed ratio of total caloric intake. > > I would try to manage the important stuff first and let macronutrient ratios > fall where they may, manage calories and let BMI be whatever it is, etc, > ect... > > JR > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peg Diamond [mailto:enmuffins@y...] > Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 12:44 PM > > Subject: [ ] Calories or grams > > > I'm in a quandary trying to set up my 1500 calorie plan. > > I'm figuring a 30% protein 30% fat and 40% carbs ratio. My > question is this: Is the ratio taken on the 1500 calories - > meaning 450 cals from protein and fat and 600 calories from > carbs. > > However: if I work it out this other way my #'s are quite different > as 450 cals of protein = 112 gms?? (4 cals per gm) and 450 > cals of fat = 50 gms (450/9) and 600 cals of carb =150 gms > (600/4) > As I say I'm in a quandary as I was using the first set of #'s but > now am having second thoughts. > > Any info on this? > > Canary Peg > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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