On Mon, 19 Aug 2002, Amadeus Schmidt wrote: > Then at last you have found the ultimate fat burning mode. > You eat 1200 kcal protein with little fat and the rest, > some 1200kcal, were taken from *bodyfat*. This seems to be what is happening. Of course, when body fat runs low, I guess I will get hungry for more fat. I look forward to such problems. > Of course the trick is not to feel hungry on low calories. The lean protein is very filling, I find. I had about a half pound of extra lean ground beef (5% fat) for breakfast today at 7:00 am., with a half grapefruit. It is now about noon and I am not even faintly hungry. That breakfast was not much in terms of calories (623 kcal for the meat, 32 for the grapefruit. Total 655 kcal). But it was a whopping 96g of protein, 10g carbs, and only 23g of fat. If I eat three meals like that, I'm still under 2,000 kcal, but I feel as if I have eaten much more. Since my caloric "break even" point is about 3,100 kcal, this is a large caloric reduction for me. If, on the other hand, I choose fattier meats, I easily reach or exceed that 3,100 kcal level, in which case I either gain weight or fail to lose any. > If you managed this, you shold have it patented and get rich, real rich. Most people won't want to eat so much protein. Todd Moody [log in to unmask]