Sun, Dec-07-03, 19:35
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Senior Member
Posts: 683
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Plan: 6 week cure
Stats: 217/183/120
BF:Yes, it is.
Progress: 35%
Location: Ohio
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Hi Claudius and congratulations on your weight loss so far.
Okay, hard question here. What is a portion size? In DANDR Dr. Atkins gives measurements for what different portion sizes look like. I don't have my book up here with me but I do believe those measurements are right around the induction section. Either just before or just after. Quite frankly though, a portion is going to mean something different for everyone.
I have a suggestion for you that may alleviate your concern about portion sizes. Its called fitday.com. This is a delightful website where you can get a free membership and track your success by the day. It will also help you track your carbs, fat and protein intake. You should keep your fat between 65 and 70% of your total intake, your carbs around 5% and the rest is protein. Your calories (although it's not really necessary to track those) should be 10 - 12X your weight - at least this is what I understand from hanging around this website quite a bit. As your weight goes down, your caloric intake will go down.
I'm quite short (less than 5'), in my 50's and successfully lose weight at around 1800 calories a day. Everyone is different and it takes a little adjusting now and again, but you should NEVER EVER feel hungry. If you do, it something with a high fat content and your hunger should go away.
Oh, on fitday.com, make sure you select your serving size choices very carefully because whoever did the programming has a delightful sense of humor. Example, mayonnaise defaults to 1 cup!! I think that's a hoot and there are several other things that default to some really crazy measurements.
Good luck to you. You are doing great so far so just keep on keeping on and you'll do fine.
shortstuff
Last edited by shortstuff : Sun, Dec-07-03 at 19:37.
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