Sensible CRON Startup Program

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Below is a CRON startup program that reflects features

of how I started up my own CRON diet. Feel free to

comment and critique the plan, to make it better.

Using BMI software, choose my ideal bodyweight (based on a

target BMI of 18.5). Then find out how many target calories

are needed to support that ideal body weight, based on my

planned activity level, my gender, and my age. This is easy,

and I have posted messages in the past on how to do this.

Then based on those target BMI calories, create a meal plan

to put through Dr. Walford's DWIDP nutrition software,

which gave me the best nutrition possible. That took some

thinking, because I had to make food choices and meal prep

decisions, and there are a lot of foods and choices available.

For nutrition, I first and foremost covered the essential

macro-nutrients: the essential amino acids (proteins) and

the essential fats. Then I added low calorie veggies to

fill in the rest of my calories. These supplied the

remaining essential micro-nutrients and also gave plenty of

carbs besides. So I had my essential known macro-nutrients

(carbs, protein, fats) guaranteed, and I had my essential

known micro-nutrients (vitamins, minerals, fiber, sunshine,

etc) all guaranteed.

(1) My calories were restricted correctly for my target BMI

(2) My nutrition was optimized for health.

I was on CRON! Not a CRONie yet, but on my way.

There was nothing left to do, except to be patient while I

very gradually lost weight over about 2 years time.

The hardest part of CRON for me was this: Figuring out how to

overcome my bad eating habits and bingeing violations. This

came gradually with much trial and error (denial and terror).

That battle was the hardest part. I learned a lot about myself.

That personal learning process is one of the most valuable

benefits of doing CRON. I continue to make many new friends.

I continue to find the self-discovery process of learning to

do CRON better and more easily to be fascinating. I gain

new knowledge. I learn how the human mind thinks. I learn

how to think better. I learn to operate my body better.

-- Warren

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On 18 Dec 2003, Kim wrote:

>

> Hi Dennis, Maybe I am not a good example, but I have lost about 82 lbs

> since late March, early April. I basically went to under 1000 calories

> a day for several months then switched to modified Atkins in July and

> have been a lower carb, higher protein, better fats and lots more

> vegetables and fruit and nuts eater. I lost more slowly by this fall

> and have been able to maintain at about 133-135 for several months now

> with an every day workout plan and eating about 1400-1800 (most days

> 1600). At my age, this may be maintenance calories for me. I am 47. I

> am really healthy now...having put my autoimmune disease in full

> remission and have fantastic labs and lipids etc.