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At 09:56 AM 1/20/00 -0500, you wrote:
>On Thu, 20 Jan 2000, Dr. James Alpigini wrote:
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>> According to the Zone, I should be eating the following per day:
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>> 108 grams carb 432 calories
>> 84 grams protein 336 calories
>> 18 grams fat 162 calories
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>> 930 calories
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>Something's wrong here. 84g of protein is 12 blocks. 108g of
>carbs is also 12 blocks. But 12 blocks of fat, at 3.3g per
>block, is about 40g, not 18. And at 9 calories per gram, that
>would come to about 360 calories from fat, on a 12-block program.
It is not wrong according to Sears. He contends that proteins contain
hidden fats, so even though a block of fat (he now calls them
"macroblocks") is 3 grams, you should only eat 1.5 grams, with the
remainder being made up from the hidden fats. Ergo, a 12 block/day diet is
prescribed for my parameters, which is 930 calories per day.
I still say it is starvation levels.
I think Ray Audette has the right idea. Between Neanderthin and Lyle
McDonalds writings I am regaining my strength and I hope to get the bodyfat
down to a dull roar.
Considering diet "gurus" brings to mind the line from Monty Python's Life
of Brian. (Paraphrasing)
"I'm not the messiah!!!"
"I say you are the messiah. And I should know, I've followed enough!"
James at Penn State
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