Thu, Apr-22-04, 00:56
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Senior Member
Posts: 2,472
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 229/205/170
BF:I have Body Fat!??
Progress: 41%
Location: Idaho
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Yes, 10x your CURRENT body weight is the recommended caloric intake. This does not, however, work exactly right for everyone. For example, I've lost the best when eating between 1800-2000 calories a day, with 75%+ of those calories coming from fat.
1200 calories is the absolute minimum a person should be eating, and even then on this WOE, there don't seem to be many benefits for MOST people--not saying all, because obviously some have found they do need to limit their calories more than others--eating that few calories.
One of the really important things is to make sure you're not going hungry with what you're eating. If you're eating 1200-1300 calories a day, are not hungry all the time and losing weight, then why not? But if you're hungry, try adding another couple hundred calories a day from fat and/or protein into your meals.
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