Re: Checking foods

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It looks pretty good. As long as you're able to keep losing even a pound a

week while averaging close to 2,000 calories per day, that's the way to

go. You'll reach your ideal weight and you'll STAY there because you won't

have achieved it through hunger and restriction, which most people can only

take for a limited period of time.

Assuming you didn't make a mistake when entering it, your protein intake is

awfully high for a 5'4 " woman. Watch the portion size on the chicken and

salmon. If you're using regular Myoplex with 40+ grams of protein in a

serving, you might split the packets in half or buy Lite next time. You

don't need more than 15-30g of protein in a sitting, or 120-180g in a day.

Generally you hear people say 1g of protein per pound of body weight per

day, but that assumes that you're already at your ideal weight. If you still

have a lot to lose, you can shoot for more like 1g per pound of goal weight

or lean mass.

Don't worry about trying to balance the protein and carbs perfectly (like if

you have 120g of protein you can only have 120g of carbs) that's getting

into the OCD math-brain control freak territory that isn't really helpful.

Make the 15-30g of lean protein the foundation of the meal, fill in the carb

with something from the authorized list, emphasize fruits and vegetables,

get some healthy fat every day, you're in business. If you happen to add up

the stats, maybe it's not the straight up BFL 40/40/20. Maybe it's more like

46% carbs, 31% protein, 23% fat. That's still good, still beautiful. Go with

it. :-)

Congratulations on the great first week!

> Thanks, . I guess I'll just watch and see how if it changes.

> Maybe it's the " I'm turning 40 in a year and a half " heat! ha.

>

> I guess what I'm most worried about that I'm trying hard to get

> *Right* this time is screwing up my metabolism. I feel like after all

> these years I finally found a program that makes sense and that I can

> see myself still doing in 10 years, and I'm excited about that. I

> know after 38 years of messing with my metabolism it won't be fixed

> overnight, but I guess I want to make sure that I'm at least doing

> things right to make it get that way eventually! Can you let me know

> what you think? Some background:

>

> I'm 38, 5'4 " , 218 lbs. I'm W1D7 today and that's down 7 lbs. I know

> that's mostly water but it feels good. Last year I lost 55 lbs. on

> Craig, but I gained back about 35 of it when I sprained my

> ankle badly and am still in physical therapy 8 months later. (I

> finally gave up on the treadmill now and decided to embrace the bike

> so my ankle doesn't become an " excuse " -- at least for awhile).

>

> A " typical " day for me looks something like this:

>

> --6:00 - 6:20/45 workout

> --7:45 Omelet with a slice of lf cheese smothered with pico de gallo

> and a slice of ww toast

> --10:30 1/2 c. cottage cheese w/6 oz. lf yogurt

> --12:30 Grilled Salmon with Spinach/mushrooms and a sm. sweet potato

> --3:30 Myoplex shake with 1 TBSP peanut butter

> --6:30 Grilled chicken w/baked potato and steamed asparagus

> --9:00 1/2 c. cottage cheese w/sliced banana

>

> I'm getting in 8-10 glasses of water (and think I may be finally able

> to sleep more than 45 minutes at night without getting up! Only if I

> finish by about 3pm though!)

>

> I'm hardly ever hungry (unless I'm approaching that 3 hour mark) and

> I lost 7 lbs. this week (I know mostly water!) so I'm feeling " fine "

> with this, but I want to double-check and make sure I'm not doing

> anything that's going to be detrimental in the long run!

>

> (FYI: I just plugged this into sparkpeople and it says that's 2150

> calories, 200g protein, 220g carbs.)

>

> If you have any suggestions, please let me know!

>

> Thank so much. This is a great place for information!

>