Mon, Feb-09-04, 19:30
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Senior Member
Posts: 2,320
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 185/151/145
BF:
Progress: 85%
Location: Adirondack Mountains, NY
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One problem I have with declaring myself Maintaining is that I have lost three pounds over the last free months. Since I don't KNOW what my goal is, I'm still working to find my Maintenance Levels.
1. I do have a bean burrito from my favorite mexican restaurant, or have steak baked in beans and cheese from the same place. But very rarely, and I seem to be okay with it. But I make sure I have low carb days after that, just so I don't pile on the carbs.
2. Fitday says I'm 100% on my calcium. At or near 100% in most things, except vitamin D, so I am eating more whole milk, unsweetened yoghurt.
3. I'm around 2000 with the calories, but that's an average. A couple of times I've gone to bed and realized I hadn't eaten dinner, but that meant I'm not hungry.
4. My carbs are still in the lower range, like 60-70 these days, so I don't worry about saturated fat. If I were to get up to 100 if I get on an exercise program, I still won't worry. Adding weight is a symptom that I'm eating too many carbs, so as long as I'm losing or standing still, I figure I'm okay.
I actually looked forward to eating more carbs, BEFORE I started low carbing. Now, I just don't want them.
For someone who does want them, they would have to lower the fat to balance the carbs more, I suppose.
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