Confused on Protein and calorie's - ThinnerTimes

Nette72 · 06-20-2007, 02:44 PM

So everyone is talking about their calorie intake and how that needs to be higher inorder for you to loose the weight. Little confused

Protein is so important, I understand that, I use the shakes and powdered milk/chicken and I usually get in my required amount. But as for calories, i thought they were suppose to be low. I am 2 weeks post op and I know I am not getting in 1000 calories a day, i have been trying to stay around 800 or less. Now with that being said does that lower intake affect my weight loss.?

I am 5' 5 1/2' weigh 290 and when i went to the healthyme website it said I need to get in over 2000 calories a day to loose weight, goodness I think i would be eating all day.

I don't have a problem eating anything yet, but I thought it was important to limit what you eat, lower calories, loose weight (of course with exercise too)

So what is more important? Protein or calories? How do you get your tool to work?

My head is spinning right now, not sure what I should be doing anymore.

Thanks

Tracie · 06-20-2007, 10:49 PM

Seriously, only worry about protein right now. You will lose weight no matter what you eat, but you will lose lean body mass if you don't get in the protein. I ate very few calories (below 800) for the first 9 months and lost 150 lbs in that time. I then started being able to eat more and just tried to listen to my body. I continued to lose to 145 (173 lbs gone) and I maintained the same weight for a long time. Now, at 3 years out, I am trying to lose a few more pounds and have to keep it at 1300 or below, very low carb (or the weight won't come off).

Please try not to stress. In my opinion, I would only worry about increasing calories if you hit a long plateau. I found that if I did that for a couple of days and then dropped back to what had been working for me, I would start to lose again.
Hope this helps!

lealphachienne · 06-21-2007, 07:19 AM

Protein, fruits, veggies......calories are an awareness, not a number to obsess over. The dietary sites are skewed....based on old figures when people were much more active. We need very few calories to maintain life.....there are some studies out there that correlates a lower calorie diet is linked to longevity....look how thin those 100 year old people are! They eat like birds!