Portions
My monthly weight loss is decreasing each month. So I just bought the
Balance Log- a computer program to track my eating. When it came to
setting the diet couldn’t find the percentages I need. What should my
protein,fat, and carbs be if am following the O and want to lose weight?
Am I missing this info in one of the books?
Thanks
Linda
May 18th, 2007 at 3:24 am
I’ve sat here on the sidelines and read post after post about the concern for
portions of fat vs protein vs carbs etc etc. For me, I don’t worry about too
much fat or too much protein but I do worry about too many carbs. It is hard
to eat the required weight to gram ratio daily amount of proteins and fat
required, especially if you’re overweight, so eating too much protein is just
out
of the question. I don’t eat in portions, I eat until I’m full and then
stop. High protein and fat eaters don’t have the appetites that carb eaters do
(betcha can’t eat just one…). A type O on the BTD should never walk away from
the table hungry. The fat that I eat is my fuel and my body will expel what
it doesn’t use along with unused protein. Overloading on carbs will not only
make me sick but my body will store it as fat. After you have been on the
diet for a while, you’ll detox and get your body back to where it is supposed to
be and you’ll be able to sense whether eating extra eggs is a problem or not
for you. Frankly, besides red meat, eggs are one of the staples to my diet
(cholesterol 122–gee, I guess the doctors were wrong about eggs too). They’re
quick, easy, and taste good.
If you follow the diet, you can eat as much of the HBs as you want and the
portions will take care of themselves, believe me, just don’t overload on
neutrals like EZ bread. Do what you will that makes you feel comfortable but
the
fine tuning isn’t in measuring portions but in leaning toward the foods that
invigorate you. In time, your body will tell you.