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From:	Christopher Paulin (68.9.26.5)
Subject:	Re: Excessive weight gain during tranistioning -how many calories should I be consuming?
Date:	July 17, 2012 at 9:57 am PST

In Reply to: Re: Excessive weight gain during tranistioning -how many calories should I be consuming? posted by Kate on July 17, 2012 at 3:10 am:

On page 145 of The 80/10/10 Diet book, "How Much Body Fat Is Healthy?", Dr. Graham recommends 13 - 19% body fat for healthy women. I did a quick search on Amazon.com for "body fat scale" and found measuring functions: % body fat, % total body water, % muscle mass, and bone mass. This was the EatSmart Precision GetFit body fat scale. You'll have to shop around to see what you like.

Andrew Perlot, who has been at Doug Graham's Health and Fitness Week and who follows Doug Graham's 80/10/10 raw vegan diet, is a good resource. He has written many articles on his Web site. He is trained as a journalist and stays on topic. This is a new article: "http://www.raw-food-health.net/How-Often-To-Eat.html". He writes about this in his "Raw Food Weight Loss & Vitality" book: "http://www.raw-food-health.net/Raw-Food-Weight-Loss-And-Vitality.html". I bought one ebook and two printed versions. I gave one printed version to my farmer friend, Jerry Travers, who was interviewed by Andrew Perlot in the article
"'A student of God's creation' does his homework on a Meriden farm": "http://www.myrecordjournal.com/latestnews/article_7c199723-4135-5232-8219-d79b349a0858.html". I volunteer and get food on Jerry Travers's farm on most Sundays. Andrew is originally from Connecticut, where I am. Strategy one is the low-calorie fruit model. Strategy two is nothing before lunch, which is mentioned in that link above. He exercises in the morning before eating. Strategy three to build muscle while shedding fat. I have a difficult time counting dates and bananas and weighing food, so I was happy to see a section about a man who winged it. He would go to bed a little hungry if he couldn't fit into his World War Two uniform trousers. You can use a body fat scale to measure progress week by week, measuring fat, water, muscle, and bone. If you are not making progress, go to bed a little more hungry during the week and get the body fat measurements the next week. You can chart your progress week by week. Should We Count Calories Or Follow Our Hunger To Lose Weight?: "http://www.raw-food-health.net/should-we-count-calories-or-follow-our-hunger-to-lose-weight.html". Andrew Perlot suggests calorie restriction. The larger the calorie deficit, the more likely you'll binge and lose ground. A small calorie deficit will be less noticeable. Andrew writes that exercise makes you hungry. Because of this, exercise is good but not the key. A small calorie restriction is the key. In summary, I recommend "Raw Food Weight Loss & Vitality" by Andrew Perlot.

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