okay i may of asked this before

[french]

i have a question...i may of asked this before i'm not really sure...i was thinking about this last night...does anyone know for sure how many

calories
carbs
fat grams
sugar grams

we should be eating a day...what is to much, what is not enough...what is what????????? and no i'm not gonna be counting i'm just wondering is all...things that make you go hummmmmmm...

and pls if need be use me my body type as a example if need be..

i'm

5 3
151
in order to lose weight what amouts of food should i be taking in....any feed back for this question would be great....thanks french

[Mindy moves on!]

French I can't answer that exactly. You can go onto websites that show you how many calories you should be eating. Try this one:

http://www.room42.com/nutrition/basal.shtml

I did mine and it says I should be eating around 1340 calories a day but I don't lose at that rate. The least it says I can eat to safely lose weight is 1200 calories and guess what? I lose just fine at that rate. So that's how I get my number. See what it says for you. Read all of the info to get to the nitty gritty.

That's just calories. And no you don't have to count on this plan but if your weight loss is stubborn, try keeping it to the calories then. Carbs are not counted. But you will be eating a controlled amount of carbs if you are following the plan correctly. On Phase 2 you will be eating anywhere from 1 -2 servings of carbs per day. And a serving is one slice of bread or 1/2 cup grains, 3/4 cup cereals. Read the stickies in Phase 1 and 2 for more info on that.

Fat grams are not counted either but again, serving sizes are. Olive or Canola oil is at 1 tablespoon per serving (breakfast all fats are limited to 1 teaspoon). Mayo - full fat is one tablespoon. Light mayo is 2 tablespoons. Fat in cheese should equal no more than 6 grams of fat per serving total. Again the magic is in the serving size = one ounce is a serving.

And sugar - we are not supposed to have more than 3 grams of sugar from any added sugar in a food. If the sugar naturally occurs such as in tomatoes or milk, that is ok, just don't go over 3 grams of ADDED sugar.

French all of this is covered in the stickies at the top of the forums. Go back through them and read them. The reason you don't have to count calories is that IF you are sticking to the proper serving sizes, your calories will be within the proper range to start losing. But since the book says you can eat until you are content, meaning you can go back for more, it does not prevent you from eating too many calories if you overeat (thinking you are still hungry when you just want more yummy-nums on your taste buds).

I don't count calories any more. I know my serving sizes and what makes me full, so now I go with that and I am steadily losing. Reading labels and sticking to the serving sizes (if in doubt as to what a serving size is, go with the size on the food label. That sometimes seems like too little food, but not on this WOE when you have some of everything else on your plate).