Guest guest Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Hi, I played around in a spread sheet using Harry's numbers. It's very difficult to come up with a healthy daily meal plan based on the data he provided. And I am not doubting Harry's data. For instance, for me to approach an 1800 calorie day, I ended up with someone eating 250 grams of carbohydrates, 90 grams of protein, and 45 grams of fat. I was guessing at recommended daily allowances, and am not sure what they are, but fat seems high, and carbohydrates seems real high. Furthermore, if I remember correctly, I'm thinking the 3 basic food types (carbohydrates, protein, and fat) are to be pretty much divided equally throughout the day (approximately 33%). But my spread sheet shows, using my above approximate 1800 calorie day, 58% for carbohydrates, 21% for protein, and 21% for fat. While I can see lowering the carbohydrates to get closer to the 33%, that really drops the daily caloric count. I can't imagine I should up the fat grams, which means exceeding 90 grams of protein. Is that what I need to do to make my table work? Dave " ...In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. " [ 16:33] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Dave, I don't know how to manage a spread sheet. I doubt one would consume one third the food sources for a balanced meal. Theoretically, one can choose a target weight say 180 pounds and multiply the target by 10 to get 1800 calories per day. If you are overweight say 200 pounds and you want to reach 180 pounds, only consuming 1800 calories every day will eventually wind up making you weigh 180 pounds at some future date. There are several keys to making this goal possible. In my example I left out the factor of time , a biggie. In my example it would take ten days to either gain or loose a pound. Calories and percentages Hi, I played around in a spread sheet using Harry's numbers. It's very difficult to come up with a healthy daily meal plan based on the data he provided. And I am not doubting Harry's data. For instance, for me to approach an 1800 calorie day, I ended up with someone eating 250 grams of carbohydrates, 90 grams of protein, and 45 grams of fat. I was guessing at recommended daily allowances, and am not sure what they are, but fat seems high, and carbohydrates seems real high. Furthermore, if I remember correctly, I'm thinking the 3 basic food types (carbohydrates, protein, and fat) are to be pretty much divided equally throughout the day (approximately 33%). But my spread sheet shows, using my above approximate 1800 calorie day, 58% for carbohydrates, 21% for protein, and 21% for fat. While I can see lowering the carbohydrates to get closer to the 33%, that really drops the daily caloric count. I can't imagine I should up the fat grams, which means exceeding 90 grams of protein. Is that what I need to do to make my table work? Dave " ...In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. " [ 16:33] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Dave, I don't know how to manage a spread sheet. I doubt one would consume one third the food sources for a balanced meal. Theoretically, one can choose a target weight say 180 pounds and multiply the target by 10 to get 1800 calories per day. If you are overweight say 200 pounds and you want to reach 180 pounds, only consuming 1800 calories every day will eventually wind up making you weigh 180 pounds at some future date. There are several keys to making this goal possible. In my example I left out the factor of time , a biggie. In my example it would take ten days to either gain or loose a pound. Calories and percentages Hi, I played around in a spread sheet using Harry's numbers. It's very difficult to come up with a healthy daily meal plan based on the data he provided. And I am not doubting Harry's data. For instance, for me to approach an 1800 calorie day, I ended up with someone eating 250 grams of carbohydrates, 90 grams of protein, and 45 grams of fat. I was guessing at recommended daily allowances, and am not sure what they are, but fat seems high, and carbohydrates seems real high. Furthermore, if I remember correctly, I'm thinking the 3 basic food types (carbohydrates, protein, and fat) are to be pretty much divided equally throughout the day (approximately 33%). But my spread sheet shows, using my above approximate 1800 calorie day, 58% for carbohydrates, 21% for protein, and 21% for fat. While I can see lowering the carbohydrates to get closer to the 33%, that really drops the daily caloric count. I can't imagine I should up the fat grams, which means exceeding 90 grams of protein. Is that what I need to do to make my table work? Dave " ...In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. " [ 16:33] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Dave, I don't know how to manage a spread sheet. I doubt one would consume one third the food sources for a balanced meal. Theoretically, one can choose a target weight say 180 pounds and multiply the target by 10 to get 1800 calories per day. If you are overweight say 200 pounds and you want to reach 180 pounds, only consuming 1800 calories every day will eventually wind up making you weigh 180 pounds at some future date. There are several keys to making this goal possible. In my example I left out the factor of time , a biggie. In my example it would take ten days to either gain or loose a pound. Calories and percentages Hi, I played around in a spread sheet using Harry's numbers. It's very difficult to come up with a healthy daily meal plan based on the data he provided. And I am not doubting Harry's data. For instance, for me to approach an 1800 calorie day, I ended up with someone eating 250 grams of carbohydrates, 90 grams of protein, and 45 grams of fat. I was guessing at recommended daily allowances, and am not sure what they are, but fat seems high, and carbohydrates seems real high. Furthermore, if I remember correctly, I'm thinking the 3 basic food types (carbohydrates, protein, and fat) are to be pretty much divided equally throughout the day (approximately 33%). But my spread sheet shows, using my above approximate 1800 calorie day, 58% for carbohydrates, 21% for protein, and 21% for fat. While I can see lowering the carbohydrates to get closer to the 33%, that really drops the daily caloric count. I can't imagine I should up the fat grams, which means exceeding 90 grams of protein. Is that what I need to do to make my table work? Dave " ...In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. " [ 16:33] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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