Guest guest Posted November 14, 2003 Report Share Posted November 14, 2003 Hello there, all. I am a 20 y/o university student in CT, USA and have been practicing CR for about 1.5 years (rather strictly for the past few months). It is good to have found this group and my first few days have already proven quite informative. Thank you, everyone. First off, I was wondering about a figure of total daily calories for CR. Dr. Walford's site has calcuated 1400 for me but does anyone know of any other (perhaps quite comprehensive) calculators? Does anyone know how to determine a good measure of optimal glucose level or have any information about what this level means and how it affects health? Mine has been decreasing steadily (I *think* this is a good thing) but I am concerned that there could be a point which is too low. I want to increase life span, not hurt my body. Hehe, another concern: I have been having problems with my liver - I don't drink but I have elevated enzymes and do not know the cause of this. Does anyone have any recommendations on a possible detox or other option? OK, LAST THING... I know this is a bit cutesy to ask, but is there anyone in CT or the Northeast who might be interested in being a CR " buddy " ? Actually, I would even love to speak with people online (I use AIM and MSN) to go over issues (I wouldn't abuse with silly gossip chat =P). Please, please e-mail me if you are interested in this. Thank you so much and a special note of appreciation to Francesca for inviting all newcomers to speak out. =) Take care, all. Eri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2003 Report Share Posted November 14, 2003 Eri: a special " thank you " for coming out of the closet! Perhaps you'll serve as an example to bring out others. Congrats on a healthy lifestyle at your young age! I wish I had been as intelligent and insightful at age 20. (But of course CRON hadn't been discovered yet!) There is no set figure of total daily calories for each person. You must figure that out for yourself. How much were you eating ad lib? How much do you weigh? How tall are you? Are you still losing weight? If so, is it slow enough? If too fast, as you probably know, you have to " up " your calories. If you're stable and are at a good body weight for CRON, then your calorie level is just right. I don't believe we know yet about optimal glucose levels. But others will chime in if I'm wrong about this. My husband also had a bad " liver " reading. Our doctor was unconcerned. I would recommend retesting in a few months time to see if this doesn't change to more normal levels. on 11/14/2003 12:47 PM, Eri Gentry at erica.gentry@... wrote: > Hello there, all. I am a 20 y/o university student in CT, USA and have > been practicing CR for about 1.5 years (rather strictly for the past few > months). It is good to have found this group and my first few days have > already proven quite informative. Thank you, everyone. > First off, I was wondering about a figure of total daily calories for CR. > Dr. Walford's site has calcuated 1400 for me but does anyone know of any > other (perhaps quite comprehensive) calculators? > Does anyone know how to determine a good measure of optimal glucose level or > have any information about what this level means and how it affects health? > Mine has been decreasing steadily (I *think* this is a good thing) but I am > concerned that there could be a point which is too low. I want to increase > life span, not hurt my body. > Hehe, another concern: I have been having problems with my liver - I don't > drink but I have elevated enzymes and do not know the cause of this. Does > anyone have any recommendations on a possible detox or other option? > OK, LAST THING... I know this is a bit cutesy to ask, but is there anyone in > CT or the Northeast who might be interested in being a CR " buddy " ? > Actually, I would even love to speak with people online (I use AIM and MSN) > to go over issues (I wouldn't abuse with silly gossip chat =P). Please, > please e-mail me if you are interested in this. Thank you so much and a > special note of appreciation to Francesca for inviting all newcomers to > speak out. =) Take care, all. > > Eri > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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