David,

From your experience what % of calories should come from fat? It's my
returning question on this list but hope it's not anoying yet.
I completely agree on most conditions you mentioned. I felt great difference
upping protein intake to 1.5 g of protein per pound of body weight but I
still have problems to figure out my fat needs.

Too much fat seems to interfere with digestion of protein.

Paul Sand
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>    Have you tried upping your caloric intake for a period of at least 3
>months while also doing very intense anaerobic interval weight training?
>Both of these will greatly increase your BMR. This is because your BMR is
>almost entirely based on the caloric needs of the muscle mass you carry. If
>you are on a starvation level of calories(also does bad things to your
>adrenals and thyroid) muscle is seen as a luxury to your body and thus your
>BMR drops in accordance to this. I usually recommend that even sedentary
>individuals start at 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight a day
>unless extremely obese and observe what changes they notice as far as
>muscle mass and metabolism are concerned.
>    Not eating after the sun goes down and getting most of your calories in
>the morning and midday hours helps. Spreading the calories out so they are
>eaten in about 3 hour intervals, working out on a empty stomach early
>morning, keeping carbs at a 5-8% of total calories, daily exposure to
>sunlight over as much unclothed area as possible, increasing mineral
>intake, meditating and stretching, are the most important things I have
>found for maintaining/losing bodyfat and keeping muscle. They have been the
>fundamentals for me for more than 20 years, so I am sure you as well as
>many others would benefit from practicing them.
>
>Dave


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