Fat loss, protein/carb/fat balance?

I think you said the right word there - balance. 40/30/30 with the emphasis
on whatever you think is the most important. I emphasize the protein since I
like to do some weight training. I'm not too obessessed about the numbers.
As long as I'm in the ball park. Oh, you forgot the fourth calorie source -
alcohol. So you might make it 30/30/30/10. Hmm .. maybe that's too much
alcohol, I have no idea.

Protein is the hardest one to get up. I find if I go off my diet and just
eat whatever I feel like, my protein will slip down to about 15%. I think
that's because most processed and junk foods are big on the carbs and fat.
Also, protein is the most expensive of the three.

Regards to timing, everyone has different opinions. Because I do some
weights I like to get in some protein just before sleep. Muscles build and
repair during rest (so they say), so I'll have some eggs or a chicken
drumstick. Yum!

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Hi,

I'm trying to balance my protein, carbs, and fat properly to help
reduce body fat. I've read various things on the web, but many of them
conflict, so I was hoping someone here has expertise/experience in
fat-loss eating.

I tend to run and do some mild weight training two or three times a
week.

Also i've been trying to eat 4 or 5 smaller meals a day, but am unsure
what good timing for them is. How much before sleeping should my last
meal be?

Any advice will be appreciated

Zubin

Some of the best advice I've heard and tried to incorporate: do what feels
best/works for YOU. I find that I just feel better when my protein intake
is on the higher side (say 40/40/20), but it's hard for me to maintain that
unless I take in a lot of animal protein, which is not my favorite thing.

I went with a friend to a new gym, and the owner/trainer (Terry Fultz, very
successful body builder in Oregon) suggested a 60/30/10 ratio of
carbs/protein/fat. Now, this 10% fat seemed pretty extreme, and it's about
impossible for my friend to achieve.

For me, since I'm interested in low fat as the main criteria for my way of
eating, I call it a good day anytime my fat ratio is below 20. I try to get
as much protein in as possible.

I recently read (Low Fat Living by Cooper and Cooper) that most American
guidelines call for no more than 30% fat, but that studies suggest even less
is better, suggesting no more than 20%. YMMV, but it's working for me.

Good luck!

Heidi
262/202/201
Losing 100lbs. 1 lb at a time.

Heidi said:

I recently read (Low Fat Living by Cooper and Cooper) that most American
guidelines call for no more than 30% fat, but that studies suggest even less
is better, suggesting no more than 20%. YMMV, but it's working for me.

That recommended 20-30% is keeping the BAD fats in check. Americans
have bought into the lowfat myth as meaning 'nofat' and are the fattest
we've ever been. Your body needs GOOD fats to work properly and yes
when you feed it good fats the body lets go of its stored bodyfat
because it doesnt percieve that the next famine is coming.

If you dont know the difference between fats here is a good link to
read:
http://www.stumptuous.com/fat.html

Why and where you can get many EFA's (essential fatty acids) in foods:
http://tinyurl.com/davbl

joanne

Quoted message said:

I'm trying to balance my protein, carbs, and fat properly to help
reduce body fat.

Whatever the word "balance" means to you, understand
that it does not mean that to everyone. Besides,
balance is not necessarily the effective way to go.

Quoted message said:

I've read various things on the web, but many of them
conflict, so I was hoping someone here has expertise/experience in
fat-loss eating.

The reason you find conflict is simple: BOTH low carb
and low fat systems work. Neither is based on what
most would call "balance".

In article <[email hidden]>, Doug

Freyburger said:

Quoted message said:

I'm trying to balance my protein, carbs, and fat properly to help
reduce body fat.

Whatever the word "balance" means to you, understand
that it does not mean that to everyone. Besides,
balance is not necessarily the effective way to go.

Quoted message said:

I've read various things on the web, but many of them
conflict, so I was hoping someone here has expertise/experience in
fat-loss eating.

The reason you find conflict is simple: BOTH low carb
and low fat systems work. Neither is based on what
most would call "balance".

When I speak of balance, I mean fairly equal ratios of fat to protein
to carbs and have to factor in the fact that fat calories per gram are
almost double the other two.

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