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jamielee
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Posted: 20 July 2005 08:55 pm |
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i am on atkins and i am so tired of being restricted it taught me disipline that is for sure
i want to go on a calorie dit but i need help i couldnt find out how many calories i can have using that calorie calculater can some one please help me????
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 21 July 2005 01:33 am |
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You will get a lot of info from the FAQ, including a ROUGH estimate of how many calories. Then you have to put it to the test and see just what works well for you.
After reading the FAQ please return with some more specific questions and I'm sure you'll get a lot of help.
Peter
P.S.
You will always have to "restrict" yourself from eating too much high calorie, highly processed junk food. But once you learn to eat highly nutritious, low calorie foods you won't have to worry about counting calories OR how much you eat!
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cheryl
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Posted: 13 September 2005 06:05 pm |
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| i also was on atkins for 5 years and then went to calorie counting. I was able to loose the last 10 lbs. after switching. how much do you weigh and what is your height and activity level. That way we can tell what your calorie count should be.
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~NavyWife~
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Posted: 17 September 2005 03:41 am |
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Hi...I wanted to give you a link to the new USDA Food Pyramid... mypyramid.gov/
This website allows you to enter your age, weight, height ect and can inform you of the calories you need to based on the information your provide. It will also show you the USDA recommended servings from each of the food groups that you should be allowing yourself.
I understand Atkins..is a low carb diet. Will you be increasing your carbohydrate intake any or will you continue to follow a low carb diet with calorie counting.
I'm not particularily fond of any diet's that restrict the amount of carbs to a low amount. I have always thought..carbs (especially complex carbs) gives us the energy we need to do our normal daily activites...I have known a few people to try low carb diets, and by the time 2pm comes around they are wiped out and have no energy left. HOWEVER, in saying that, for those of you that choose a low carb diet, if it is working for you...then more power to you!!
If you do decide to follow the USDA guidelines, depending on how long you have been doing Atkins for, you may find need to increase your exercise or adjust your diet so that the increased carbohydrates you are eating do not affect your weightloss and you can continue to lose weight.
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Dandy
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Posted: 9 November 2005 06:19 am |
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Of course it also depends on what you've learned yourself about weight loss/gain, muscles and metabolism. And what your body likes.
For myself, I totally disregard the USDA Food Pyramid. 6-11 servings of carbs would blow me up like a balloon. The meat is like 2-3 serviings.......meat = protein......and my diet is EXTREMELY high in protein. Which also means that I have a high percentage of fat as well in it. Because proteins have fats within them. I like to follow formulas in my diet that bodybuilders do, because I wanna gain muscle. In gaining more muscle, I'll get more active metabolic tissue and lose more weight at rest with all that active tissue.
Protein also makes you very satiated.  So you feel full. And the feeling of fullness lasts LONG. And there may come a time, like with what I'm going thru now, where you can only eat small amounts at your meals cuz you get full so easily. That's why now I'm trying to focus on the protein and make the cals lower.....cuz I'm "filled" longer.
I usually eat things like : cheese (block, unprocessed), lamb, beef, chicken, pork, eggs (I love eggs!), protein bars and shakes, and water. Mind you I add a few other things.....but those are my "basics".;)
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collegestudent
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Posted: 9 November 2005 07:07 am |
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| Your statement: "Proteins have fat within them" is completely untrue. Proteins are just long chains of amino acids which are not fats. Also, meat doesn't just "equal" protein. Meats consist of both proteins and fats. Also, spinach has more protein per calorie than your average cut of beef. You are pretty much on the Atkins diet from what you describe. I hope that you do some more research on what you are actually ingesting. I agree with you that individual metabolisms vary, and as such I have found that ingesting a lot of protein doesn't encourage me to feel full longer. With me, it is more about how much fiber I ingest. Also, protein doesn't "build" muscle - any calories you ingest will go into building muscle - as Dr. Furhman says "how did a gorilla get to be 800 lbs consuming only grass?" (not an exact quote). Anyway, I hope that you do some more research. I also hope that you have stellar kidney function - because consuming that much protein is very hard on your kidneys.
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Peter
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Posted: 9 November 2005 08:57 am |
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I got to be my most muscular with protein shakes made with soy protein. Now I don't worry about getting so much protein and never seem to have a problem gaining muscle when I work out.
Love the point about the gorilla. It's funny when you think about it... even Arnold couldn't stand up to one yet they are vegetarians!
Peter
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NevD
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Posted: 9 November 2005 03:52 pm |
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Yeah - watch out for us vegetarians! (We're mean).
NevD 
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Aisling
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Posted: 23 March 2006 11:12 pm |
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I just went to the foodpyramid site and they do not include height as one of the criteria for estimating caloric needs.
(did I just miss where to input that information? Where would I find it?)
Does my 5 ft friend and my 6 ft 2in friend (same gender) really require the same number of calories per day?
or did I miss something?
Without factoring for height how accurate can the foodpyramid be?
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Peter
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Posted: 23 March 2006 11:21 pm |
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I don't know anything about that website, but it's all rough estimates... just to give you a ballpark place to start. Then you make adjustments as you find what works for you.
On this site, your height is used to calculate you BMR and RMR. But the notes there say that calculating the actual activities you perform every day will give you a better estimate.
Yet, ironically, because of the way the calories burned data was collected, the calories burned calculator does not use your height! (Why is explained in the FAQ.)
My point is that you can't rely on any of these figures too much, except to be used as a place to start. (Though I occasionally receive e-mails from people who have used the calculators for food and calories burned for months and swore they were right on!)
Peter
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