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From:	Kate (213.122.127.126)
Subject:	Re: Excessive weight gain during tranistioning -how many calories should I be consuming?
Date:	July 17, 2012 at 3:10 am PST

In Reply to: Re: Excessive weight gain during tranistioning -how many calories should I be consuming? posted by Christopher Paulin on July 16, 2012 at 11:11 am:

Thanks for your reply Chris, it has reassured me a little. I am very familiar with what I should be eating and have listened to lots of Doug's talks, especially the perfect health program. I just realised about the oil/salt a bit too late, regardless of how little I was having. Going by the 811 book I need the following;

resting bmi - 231x10=2310 cals
+ 20% per day for chores=462 cals

=2772 cals per day

If i do any exercise I should add 300-600 cals per session, depending on duration & intensity.

I know my body doesnt take well to calorie restricting (mood & sleep especially), so I will have to make it so slight, I don't notice - literally a few bites. I think this will still be hard to get exactly right. I wish I could just go bY Doug's following guidlines;

'eat as much fruit and veg as you care for'
'try and eat a few more bites that you would usually'
'if you are craving sweets or starches or haven't eaten enough fruit.
'if you are craving salty food, you haven't eaten enough vegetables'

I wonder how much of my weight gain is water?

I will see how it goes.

Kate

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