Friday, April 17, 2009
Good nutrition and health requires consistency and a willingness to make good choices over bad choices on a very regular basis. We need to follow a program or plan consistently to get the results. That doesn't mean you can never eat a brownie again, but brownies shouldn't be a regular part of your nutrition plan. A "diet" is something many people do for a short period of time. What YOU are trying to do is change your eating habits for the rest of your life.
I am drawing a blank how to figure out proper eating for a me. What's the formula for 120 lb female?
For a 120 lb. female:
Carbohydrate: .2 -.5 grams per pound of bodyweight
Protein: .9 -1 grams per pound of bodyweight
Fat: .1-.3 grams per pound of bodyweight.
so...
Carbs- 24-60 grams
Protein- 108-120 grams
Fat- 12- 36 grams
I would lean towards the maximum end for all these macronutrients
Are you saying around 60 carbs a day or each meal?? A day, right?
Hey Tracy,
He is implying 60 grams of carbs total for the day. This is a lower-carb plan as suggested by the American Diabetes Association any many nutrition philosophies in general, for anyone wishing to lose or control weight, or anyone with diabetes.
As a person with diabetes, I can tell you when I've decreased my carbs to this amount, at first I was more succeptible to lows, but I was able to decrease my insulin dose overall (which is good: less insulin, less food stored as body fat), and my energy was a lot more stable because I wasn't spiking my sugar from higher carbs throughout the day.
Let me know how it goes! It's all about balance, and readjusting everything as you need to.
-Ginger