Comments on: Low carb and calories

By: Mary Titus

Mary Titus — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:27:50 +0000

Hi, I loaded my food intake for the day and was informed that my calorie intake is half of what it should be. However, for the most part, my nutrient consumption was right on the money.Oh another thing, my carb intake was 30 grams. This is pretty cool since I have not counted my carb intake once I learned how to eat the right foods.

I look forward to having you 2 great people over for dinner.:-)

Hi Mary

We look forward to it as well. What are we having?

Cheers–

MRE

By: Muata

Muata — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:07:30 +0000

Interesting post. I was wondering if you are familiar with metabolic adaptations? I’m trying to get my body fat % down to 5% and all of the textbook calculations of how many calories I need to consume to reach my goals don’t really apply, and I’ve read in Dr. Ellis’s Ultimate Diet Secrets about these metabolic adaptations and was wondering if you’d heard of them too. Thanks.

Hi Muata–

I’m not really familiar with Dr. Ellis’s work so I’m not really sure what it is he means by metabolic adaptations.

Best–

MRE

By: Mary Titus

Mary Titus — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:30:33 +0000

Hi Doc,

I know that I am computer illeterate but what I had a difficult time with, on the site was being able to post accurate amounts of the food I ate. Such as the amount of steak that I ate. I wanted to include the coconut oil that I used in one meal and it didn’t have coconut oil as a selection. It had other coconut products but no oil. I did enjoy the site and I want to spend more time on it. I am happy to see that you and Mary eat very similarly to me and my family. If I see that you are going to be speaking in Anaheim, I will invite you to dinner.;-)

Just to add to Aeryn’s comment, I eat more than my husband. This is why I find it necessary to do intermittent fasting instead of eating 3-6 meals a day.

I’ll take you up on the meal next time we’re in Anaheim.

Cheers–

MRE

By: Aeryn

Aeryn — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:08:14 +0000

Dr. Eades, I was a little surprised by your calorie intake! I’m a 5’8″, 28 year old woman — currently 150 pounds — and on any given day, I range between 1700 – 2000 calories. I’ve been losing pretty well at this level (28 pounds since April), so I’m amazed that you’re maintaining your weight on less than I usually eat! Any ideas about what could account for this? I always thought guys needed so many more calories than gals did!

Hi Aeryn–

It’s just the beauty of the low-carb diet. If you haven’t seen this post take a look. It shows what the same amount of calories can do depending upon the composition of those calories.

I’m a 6’2″, 190 lb male who is older than 28, but I do fine on the circa 2000 kcal diet. That’s what I eat most of the time, with occasional overindulgences. My carb intake typically stays between 50-100 gms per day, and I let the rest of the calories fall where they may.

Best–

MRE

By: Elle

Elle — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:59:41 +0000

Hi Dr Mike,

I appreciated this blog, but not for the reasons you intended, I’m sure.

It was priceless to me just to be able to see how what and much you actually eat during the course of a day. How many calories, how much protein, fat and carbs–in a very specific way! I felt like if I could ever see what *you* actually eat in a day, I could get a better handle on what you’re actually recommending in PP/PPLP.

(I would have been happier to see MD’s food, since she’s a woman, but I’ll take what I can get! )

What actually surprised me is just how “little” you eat! Was that a typical day?

I eat more than you do!!! I’m a 5 feet 6 inch 42 year old lightly active female! I weigh 137 pounds and have a body fat of about 28%.

I suppose I should be happy that I can eat more protein and a LOT more fat than you do (Several times a week, I eat or drink 1/2 Cup of heavy cream!) and not gain weight, and in fact, lost 41 pounds doing that. I would like to lose more, but I think that I have reached that sort of equilibrium with my calories and my current weight and body fat, and I’m not willing to eat less protein or fat to lose more weight. So there we have it, huh? The proverbial “bottom line!”

But at least now I know what I “could do,” if I get serious about losing some more weight?

Thanks for sharing some of yourself in that way. It really opened my eyes.

Elle

Hi Elle–

FYI MD eats pretty much the same as I do, just less. She has two eggs and two patties of sausage for breakfast and almost never finishes her steak at dinner whereas I eat all of mine and gnaw the bone. The one thing she consumes that I don’t is cream. She drinks half and half in her coffee; I drink mine black.

Here is a post from a month or so ago showing photos of actual meals that MD made for the two of us. My plate is the one shown

Cheers–

MRE

By: Judy B.

Judy B. — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:42:23 +0000

Thanks, that was it!

By: BarbaraW

BarbaraW — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:33:43 +0000

“Interesting article in Time Magazine about low carb and cancer”

Fascinating. Am I on base in thinking that this has preventive implications, too?

Hi Barbara–

I would think you are absolutely on base.

Cheers–

MRE

By: Judy B.

Judy B. — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:08:06 +0000

I can’t find the post “Many people who think they’re following a low carb diet, aren’t” that Alex referred to (despite doing multiple searches). What am I doing wrong?

Hi Judy–

I think this is the one you’re looking for.

Best–

MRE

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:52:09 +0000

I was proud of every sad emoticon I was issued! Reminds me of the website parody of mypyramid.gov. http://www.mypyramid.org/inside.php Many probably remember it from a couple/few years back. Thanks Dr. Mike for another excellent blogpost.

Hilarious and on the money. Thanks for the link.

Cheers–

MRE

By: Sully

Sully — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:59:10 +0000

Dr.,

Interesting article in Time Magazine about low carb and cancer:

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1662484,00.html

Slainte!

Hi Sully–

Thanks for the link. I’ve been keeping up with this on the medical paper end. It makes perfect sense. Cancers need sugar to grow; limit their sugar, and it stands to reason that they should shrink.

Best–

MRE