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Old Wed, May-08-02, 11:12
gracie-poo gracie-poo is offline
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Plan: atkins/PP/my own
Stats: 180/133/140
BF:sz 14/4-6/toned 4
Progress: 118%
Location: Boston, MA!
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Hi Donna,

It is generally a good idea to keep your calories to at least 10-12X your body weight, so at 192, you should aim for at least 1900 calories a day. I know, I know you aren't supposed to have to count calories, but since you're on fitday anyway.....When you go below this number of calories (the least your body needs to work on a cellular level) your metabolism starts to shut down (this is why low cal diets only work for the short term). I think you'll find if you keep the calories up, believe it or not, you'll lose a lot faster! This has helped countless people here.....try adding things like mayo, butter, low carb salad dressings like ranch, olive oil......they not only get the calories up, they make things taste good

Good luck!
Grace
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