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Mern · 01-23-2012, 11:26 AM

Tori, such a great job last week! Congrats on that!

Doc had told me in September that even though my blood test showed my protein level was just fine, she didn't think I needed the 120g dietary protein intake I was used to. Well, I weigh more now than I did in September, even after losing my holiday gain. I'll still ALLOW myself 1600 calories, which is where I want my "lifestyle calories" (as opposed to fewer "dieting calories") and at my current weight that still gives me a daily calorie deficit of around 750 per day. BUT with protein bumped back up to 120g per day, I SHOULD see I'm eating fewer total fat calories. Maybe that'll help--we shall see.

Simpler goals this week:
Calories 1600 daily max
Sat fat average 12% of total calories max
Net Carbs 25g daily max
Fiber average 25g
Protein average 120g
Cholesterol average 300mg max

No cheat foods at all even if they fit into my target numbers
Exercise 5 times
60 oz. water

01-23-2012, 11:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
Mern FitDay Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,162	Tori, such a great job last week! Congrats on that! Doc had told me in September that even though my blood test showed my protein level was just fine, she didn't think I needed the 120g dietary protein intake I was used to. Well, I weigh more now than I did in September, even after losing my holiday gain. I'll still ALLOW myself 1600 calories, which is where I want my "lifestyle calories" (as opposed to fewer "dieting calories") and at my current weight that still gives me a daily calorie deficit of around 750 per day. BUT with protein bumped back up to 120g per day, I SHOULD see I'm eating fewer total fat calories. Maybe that'll help--we shall see. Simpler goals this week: Calories 1600 daily max Sat fat average 12% of total calories max Net Carbs 25g daily max Fiber average 25g Protein average 120g Cholesterol average 300mg max No cheat foods at all even if they fit into my target numbers Exercise 5 times 60 oz. water __________________ Age 66, 5 feet tall Highest weight ever 246 lbs. in the fall of 2010 FitDay starting weight 1/17/11 240 lbs. Weight 3/11/2013 222.5 Weight 5/1/2013 231 Weight 5/8/2013 227.5 Last edited by Mern; 01-23-2012 at 11:33 AM.