What one dietitian recommends
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NotSoPerfectPam
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Putting this out there to inform and get your reaction.
I joined a "biggest loser" group at my local gym, and we just had our first session with the dietitian. I found it interesting, as she didn't advocate a calorie counting regime (though she didn't oppose it). Instead, here's what she said
- eat carbs only in the morning and afternoon, no carbs at night
- aim for about 1 gram of carbs per pound goal weight
- women should eat one to two servings (15 grams per serving) of carb rich foods at breakfast and lunch and one with snacks. none with dinner. (so that's 75 grams of carbs a day)
- men should eat two to three servings of carbs at breakfast and lunch, and one to two with a snack.
- eat .5 to 1 grams of protein per pound of goal body weight
- women should eat 1 to 2 services of protein at breakfast and snacks, 3 to 4 ounces at lunch; men should eat 2 protein servicings at breakfast and snacks and 6 oz at dinner
- eat small amounts of healthy fat with every meal
So, just as a back of the envelope calculation, as a woman, with these limitations, I don't see how you can get up aboe 1200 cals a day. What do you think?
I joined a "biggest loser" group at my local gym, and we just had our first session with the dietitian. I found it interesting, as she didn't advocate a calorie counting regime (though she didn't oppose it). Instead, here's what she said
- eat carbs only in the morning and afternoon, no carbs at night
- aim for about 1 gram of carbs per pound goal weight
- women should eat one to two servings (15 grams per serving) of carb rich foods at breakfast and lunch and one with snacks. none with dinner. (so that's 75 grams of carbs a day)
- men should eat two to three servings of carbs at breakfast and lunch, and one to two with a snack.
- eat .5 to 1 grams of protein per pound of goal body weight
- women should eat 1 to 2 services of protein at breakfast and snacks, 3 to 4 ounces at lunch; men should eat 2 protein servicings at breakfast and snacks and 6 oz at dinner
- eat small amounts of healthy fat with every meal
So, just as a back of the envelope calculation, as a woman, with these limitations, I don't see how you can get up aboe 1200 cals a day. What do you think?
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Carbs are NOT the enemy.
Eating certain things at certain times of the day really does not do much. Your body can't tell what time you ate xyz.0 -
So for dinner I'm just supposed to eat a slab of meat?0
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Was that a dietitian or a Nutritionist? My guess is a Nutritionist anyone with any Mickey Mouse qualification can call themselves a Nutritionist including the afore said mouse. Ignore her eat a balanced diet and you can probably eat a lot more than 1200 calories0
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Not much use for those of us doing Intermittent Fasting really, and a load of rot in my opinion. I got incredibly fit and with a very low bodyfat whilst eating most of my carbs in the evening right up to bedtime.0
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Please tell me you asked why no carbs at night. I would've laughed in her face for telling me that.
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If we eat carbs at night what? OH wait I saw that movie, it was Gremlins..0
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Not science based. Too carb reliant. It's not incorporating current understanding of nutrition. And where are the fruits and veggies.0
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Most dietitians excel at making what is simple very complicated.
They want others dependent on their expensive services...and for a fee, one can sort through all this mess for you.
NO THANKS!0 -
NotSoPerfectPam wrote: »Putting this out there to inform and get your reaction.
I joined a "biggest loser" group at my local gym, and we just had our first session with the dietitian. I found it interesting, as she didn't advocate a calorie counting regime (though she didn't oppose it). Instead, here's what she said
- eat carbs only in the morning and afternoon, no carbs at night
- aim for about 1 gram of carbs per pound goal weight
- women should eat one to two servings (15 grams per serving) of carb rich foods at breakfast and lunch and one with snacks. none with dinner. (so that's 75 grams of carbs a day)
- men should eat two to three servings of carbs at breakfast and lunch, and one to two with a snack.
- eat .5 to 1 grams of protein per pound of goal body weight
- women should eat 1 to 2 services of protein at breakfast and snacks, 3 to 4 ounces at lunch; men should eat 2 protein servicings at breakfast and snacks and 6 oz at dinner
- eat small amounts of healthy fat with every meal
So, just as a back of the envelope calculation, as a woman, with these limitations, I don't see how you can get up aboe 1200 cals a day. What do you think?
All women should weigh 75 lbs. Got it.0 -
- eat carbs only in the morning and afternoon, no carbs at night
Lost me already. I went ahead and read the rest for entertainment. No, no, no. This is why people have eating disorders.0 -
Why do people (supposedly educated people) have to make things so complicated? Eat whatever you want at every meal as long as you are eating at a deficit every day!
Easy Peasy0 -
haha. nice catch Sullus -- i didn't even register that HUGE discrepancy.
Yeah, veggies don't count because they are mainly fiber and the carbs are ok in that instance. Fruit counts as carbs.
Yes, she's a registered dietitian.
And why yes, i DID ask why no carbs at night - -she said because it makes you feel bloated in the morning (wtf? how does that affect your weight). Dinner would be salad and a slab o meat and some fat.
I'm not following this btw. just seemed a little false to me and was wondering if anyone else had heard this. I like to limit my carbs because i am somewhat addicted to refined sugars and white flour, so the more I eat the more I want....0 -
NotSoPerfectPam wrote: »Putting this out there to inform and get your reaction.
I joined a "biggest loser" group at my local gym, and we just had our first session with the dietitian. I found it interesting, as she didn't advocate a calorie counting regime (though she didn't oppose it). Instead, here's what she said
- eat carbs only in the morning and afternoon, no carbs at night
- aim for about 1 gram of carbs per pound goal weight
- women should eat one to two servings (15 grams per serving) of carb rich foods at breakfast and lunch and one with snacks. none with dinner. (so that's 75 grams of carbs a day)
- men should eat two to three servings of carbs at breakfast and lunch, and one to two with a snack.
- eat .5 to 1 grams of protein per pound of goal body weight
- women should eat 1 to 2 services of protein at breakfast and snacks, 3 to 4 ounces at lunch; men should eat 2 protein servicings at breakfast and snacks and 6 oz at dinner
- eat small amounts of healthy fat with every meal
So, just as a back of the envelope calculation, as a woman, with these limitations, I don't see how you can get up aboe 1200 cals a day. What do you think?
All women should weigh 75 lbs. Got it.
HA! Nice catch.0 -
BTW!!!! she also recommends these calorie formulas for losing weight 10x goal weight for sedentary, 12 x for light exercise, (1-3 times a week), 14x for moderate exercise (3-5 times a week); 16 for vigorous exercise (6-7 times a week) 18x for daily exercise and physically demanding job. with thesenumbers I would gain!0
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I am so glad to hear you aren't following this. I don't even pay attention to my carbs. I end up burning off what ever I go over on anyway and I rarely go over on them.0
Veggies are carbs.
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