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Old 12-03-2007, 10:48 PM   #3
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Re: December diet thread

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Originally Posted by nilifer View Post
This may seem silly but you might not be getting enough fat and calcium in your diet. When you restrict to 1500 calories your metabolism will slow down in order to preserve body fat ( survival mechanism) If you add omega 3 fatty acids to your diet you may notice you start to lose weight again. Same with adequate calcium intake ( a lot of women cut out dairy when they diet)
Sometimes you actually need to eat more calories ( gasp) for a week and then cut back again. Just some helpful hints. I lost 10 lbs after adding an omega 3 supplement and a CLA supplement.
I take purified fish oil and krill supplements when I think of it, eat olive oil often, and oh, I get plenty of fat even without fried food. I am hypoglycemic so I have to moderate carbs so more calories go to protein and fat. I'm eating about 30% fat, 30% protein, and 40% carbs. Carbs come from veggies, moderate fruit, moderate complex carbs. I eat 5 times per day, each meal or snack has protein, carb and fat.

According to fitday, I'm getting all the major minerals and vitamins, on average.

I seem to be doing everything right.

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