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   From: rgrass@consolidated.net   
      
   this is the differental that many do not take into consideration, for me and   
   a few others, eating something with a face is what has helped me to lose   
   weight more than almost everything else, of course portion control,   
   exercise, and all that, but if i eat red meat twice to three times a week,   
   everything else being equal i will lose a pound rather an a half pound...   
   Lee   
   "Jerry Avins"  wrote in message   
   news:JMTPn.56690$h57.49649@newsfe22.iad...   
   > On 6/9/2010 4:58 PM, Gary wrote:   
   >> Stormmee wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> what i find is very similar, total calories makes for weight   
   >>> loss/gain...for   
   >>> me kind of calories affect general health/well being and condition...   
   >>   
   >> Well yeah.   
   >>   complex carbs give you the energy to do what you want to do.   
   >>   eat more fat than recommended and you will fell sluggish   
   >>   No one needs more than 5% protein unless they are trying to build   
   >> muscle   
   >>   
   >> For healthy people that want to stay healthy, the old food pyramid is the   
   >> proper guideline.   
   >>   -  60-65 percent carbohydrates   
   >>   -  30-35 percent fat   
   >>   -  5 percent protein   
   >>   
   >> Exercise aerobically at least 3 times a week for 20 minutes each plus   
   >> some   
   >> non-aerobic strength training regularly.   
   >>   
   >> And of course, don't eat more calories that you burn in a day.  Your   
   >> lifestyle/activity level should dictate your caloric intake.   
   >>   
   >> That said, I realize that people with diabetes have to be on a low carb   
   >> diet   
   >> but that's not the best option...it's only because they can't feed the   
   >> disease.  If you don't get enough carbs in your diet, your body will   
   >> convert   
   >> fat calories into sugars.  But that's a harder process and will make you   
   >> feel sluggish if you are an active person.   
   >   
   > You know, there's more to weight gain than is in the books. If your weight   
   > is steady -- your calorie intake and exercise in perfect balance -- and   
   > you eat an extra saltine a day, theory predicts that you would gain   
   > several pounds a year. That clearly doesn't happen, so there must be some   
   > regulatory mechanism. I recently went on a week-long vacation trip and   
   > ate, pardon the expression, like a pig. I came home six pounds heavier   
   > than when I left. I lost five of that over the next week, during which I   
   > ate all I wanted. It's not only how much I eat, but how efficiently I   
   > absorb it that matters. I may be luckier than most.   
   >   
   > Jerry   
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