calories per day/weight loss
Amy, I don’t measure calories or portions, but I did lose 25 pounds and keep it
off for 3 years now. Here are some tips:
First of all, you will indeed lose weight on any diet at 1000 calories per day.
I don’t call this a diet, I call it an eating plan. It is designed for optimal
overall health, body weight being just one aspect of that. On most restrictive
diets, you will be hungry and miserable all the time, and you will be
malnourished as well. When following the Blood Type diet, you will find that
you can eat smaller portions, and NOT be hungry. You will feel satisfied,
because the protein and fats don’t break down so quickly in your system, and
don’t cause an energy rush and subsequent crash and craving. Your body will get
the right balance of nutrients, so you will also feel good and be vigorous and
healthy.
Did you say at one time you are training for a marathon, or at least running
regularly? Perhaps Thomas can offer advice on adjusting caloric intake based on
activity level. I maintain my weight between 126-129 lbs., I think I probably
eat closer to 2000 calores per day, but then I am very active. I exercise
heavily almost every day, and my lifestyle is very active. I am involved in
many activities, and am always revved up, on the go. I never drive if I can
walk or ride my bike, I don’t ask the guys at the office to carry heavy stuff, I
do it myself, etc.
You have repeatedly told us you are having difficulty with this, I have a few
suggestions.
1. Would you be willing to keep a log of your meals, snacks & drinks for one
week, then privately e-mail it to those of us who will spend the time to analyze
it (or maybe the group will say it’s ok to send it to the list?).
2. Please have your blood type retested. You could be on the wrong plan.
3. Please tell us again (I know you did this when you started), your height,
weight and bone structure (small, medium, etc.). I wonder if you are as
overweight as you think. Perhaps you are closer to your ideal weight than you
realize. If that is the case, you may need to add other exercise, like weight
lifting, to reshape and harden your body, rather than trying to “get skinny”.
I hope you do not think I am being too pushy, it’s just that this should not be
so hard, so I think we need to help you figure out why you aren’t getting the
results that the rest of us enjoy, and that you expect.