Q.: What is meant by extreme Caloric Restriction?

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Hi All,

From:

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/2020/Living/low_calorie_diet_answers_03

1209-6.html

comes:

Q.: What is meant by " extreme Caloric Restriction " ? How do you define

this and what is the target? I have seen definitions such as 15-20%

lower than your set weight or the weight you were at when you were in

your 20s. But that seems vague. Using the BMI a score of between 19

and 19 put you at underweight. Can we use the BMI to set a target?

— Andy Lefebvre

Warren, MI

A.: We are serious but not extreme. Our caloric intake is about 20-

30% reduced from that of an average person for our heights. Probably,

national averages are too high anyway because so much of our society

suffers from obesity.

CR is not really about losing weight but maintaining a comfortable

weight where you can eat the fewest calories. If you get too slim,

you will actually need more calories to maintain your weight than if

your weight loss is moderate. Our favorite, calorie restrictor,

Ralph, is almost 101 and at 5'10 " and 157 lbs eats only 1000-1200

calories a day to maintain his relatively high (compared to most

calorie restrictors) BMI. We'd recommend losing weight slowly and

when you find you can maintain a weight that allows you to restrict

calories at 20-30% of normal for your height, consider stopping

there.

Cheers, Alan.

[Guest guest]

Hi Al:

" If you get too slim, you will actually need more calories to

maintain your weight than if your weight loss is moderate. "

WWWOOOWWW. What a fascinating comment. If it is true (and I have no

reason to doubt it) then this is one of the most important posts I

have seen here, in my opinion. Well worth repeating, I think.

Thanks.

Rodney.

--- In , " old542000 " <apater@m...>

wrote:

> CR is not really about losing weight but maintaining a comfortable

> weight where you can eat the fewest calories. If you get too slim,

> you will actually need more calories to maintain your weight than

if

> your weight loss is moderate. Our favorite, calorie restrictor,

> Ralph, is almost 101 and at 5'10 " and 157 lbs eats only 1000-1200

> calories a day to maintain his relatively high (compared to most

> calorie restrictors) BMI. We'd recommend losing weight slowly and

> when you find you can maintain a weight that allows you to restrict

> calories at 20-30% of normal for your height, consider stopping

> there.

>

> Cheers, Alan.