Calorie Restriction? - OH YES

[Guest guest]

I practice this! I consume a little less than 1000 calories a day, but I'm

still holding onto about 10 excess pounds of fat because I eat a lot of

avocados, bananas and nut pates, and I don't get a lot of exercise. I learned

about it before I learned of the raw food lifestyle - while searching for life

extension information.

Basically, for adults of course, you can live up to 20 years longer (and

healthier) by cutting the calories you consume daily to under 1000. Raw foodism

would be the smart way to go about this; sadly when I researched it, a lot of

people who were taking this life extension advice looked kinda sickly because

they were doing it the SAD way.

>>>They would still live longer though, just not as healthy, because the

biological evidence behind it states that a human body can only burn up to a

certain number of calories in its lifetime before most of its cells die off.

-Tiffany

Kristi <pixiechik wrote:

Anyone here practice this?

I ask because my body seems to be doing it naturally! I know I'm eating less

than 1200 calories a day, but I'm always full. I've also noticed that my body

seems to know when I'm full a lot easier than when I eat cooked food. It has

concerned me a bit that I don't seem to be eating " enough " , but then again, it

does not concern too much.

Should I be?

Kristi

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

The formula to figure how many calories you need is: multiply your

ideal weight by 10. That gives you how many calories you'd burn if

you are lying on your back in the grass watching the clouds drift by.

If you are up and around and mildly active, add another 500. If you

exercise, add another 2 to 300. If you are an athlete, add another

500. I usually hit around 15 to 1700 a day. It's difficult to get

that many calories on the high fat raw food diet. Isn't it great to

be able to eat until you're satisfied and not be craving " something

else " ?

 

Tommie

http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com

 

rawfood , Tiffany <bluelairess wrote:

>

> I practice this! I consume a little less than 1000 calories a day,

but I'm still holding onto about 10 excess pounds of fat because I

eat a lot of avocados, bananas and nut pates, and I don't get a lot

of exercise. I learned about it before I learned of the raw food

lifestyle - while searching for life extension information.

> Basically, for adults of course, you can live up to 20 years

longer (and healthier) by cutting the calories you consume daily to

under 1000. Raw foodism would be the smart way to go about this;

sadly when I researched it, a lot of people who were taking this life

extension advice looked kinda sickly because they were doing it the

SAD way.

> >>>They would still live longer though, just not as healthy,

because the biological evidence behind it states that a human body

can only burn up to a certain number of calories in its lifetime

before most of its cells die off.

> -Tiffany

> Kristi <pixiechik wrote:

> Anyone here practice this?

> I ask because my body seems to be doing it naturally! I know I'm

eating less than 1200 calories a day, but I'm always full. I've

also noticed that my body seems to know when I'm full a lot easier

than when I eat cooked food. It has concerned me a bit that I don't

seem to be eating " enough " , but then again, it does not concern too

much.

> Should I be?

> Kristi

[Guest guest]

Yes, it is great!

But I guess every body is different...Mine seems to hold onto that extra 10

pounds also because I drink red wine (the only alcoholic beverage that has

always agreed with me) every day as well. And I'm older (see next paragraph).

I stopped consuming wine for 10 months when I was 24 years old, and after the

first 3 months I had effortlessly gotten down to 112 pounds, and I'm almost

5'4 " . I was also a cooked-grains-etc.-raw-veggies-vegetarian & sometimes vegan

for 6 years.

Now that I'm 31 and mostly raw vegan for 4 months, I can't see myself adding

any extra calories like you said in the info you received - I stay at 128 now,

instead of my 'ideal' weight of 118, which includes toned muscle mass. I can't

imagine adding 500 more calories, because of this extra 10 pounds! I have no

time for anymore exercise than I can already fit in. Especially since, like I

stated from my research in life extension, a human body can only burn up to a

certain number of calories in its lifetime before most of its cells die off (for

good). It's a genetic thing.

-Tiffany

 

rushy1944 <no_reply > wrote:

The formula to figure how many calories you need is: multiply your ideal

weight by 10. That gives you how many calories you'd burn if you are lying on

your back in the grass watching the clouds drift by. If you are up and around

and mildly active, add another 500. If you exercise, add another 2 to 300. If

you are an athlete, add another 500. I usually hit around 15 to 1700 a day. It's

difficult to get that many calories on the high fat raw food diet. Isn't it

great to

be able to eat until you're satisfied and not be craving " something else " ?

Tommie

http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com

 

In rawfood , Tiffany <bluelairess wrote:

I practice calorie restriction! I consume a little less than 1000 calories a

day, but I'm still holding onto about 10 excess pounds of fat because I eat a

lot of avocados, bananas and nut pates, and I don't get a lot of exercise. I

learned about it before I learned of the raw food lifestyle - while searching

for life extension information.

Basically, for adults of course, you can live up to 20 years

longer (and healthier) by cutting the calories you consume daily to under 1000.

Raw foodism would be the smart way to go about this; sadly when I researched it,

a lot of people who were taking this life extension advice looked kinda sickly

because they were doing it the SAD way.

>>>They would still live longer though, just not as healthy,

because the biological evidence behind it states that a human body can only burn

up to a certain number of calories in its lifetime before most of its cells die

off.

-Tiffany

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

The formula is one that takes it off, even with the 500 extra

calories, because it's with a balanced raw food diet. You said this in

your post, " I eat a lot of avocados, bananas and nut pates, and I

don't get a lot of exercise. " That plus the wine is what is keeping it

on. A lot of avocados and nut pates are where the fat calories are.

Bananas have very few fat grams. What you eat and drink has nothing to

do with genetics. That's choice. And you are free to choose whatever

you want. There are lots of ways to fit in exercise all through the

day. I power walk whenever I walk. Tense and relax your muscles when

you are sitting. Deep breathe. It doesn't take equipment, just the

desire to make you a better you.

 

Just curious--how many bananas do you eat in a day?

 

Tommie

http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com

 

rawfood , Tiffany <bluelairess wrote:

>

> Yes, it is great!

> But I guess every body is different...Mine seems to hold onto that

extra 10 pounds also because I drink red wine (the only alcoholic

beverage that has always agreed with me) every day as well. And I'm

older (see next paragraph).

> I stopped consuming wine for 10 months when I was 24 years old,

and after the first 3 months I had effortlessly gotten down to 112

pounds, and I'm almost 5'4 " . I was also a cooked-grains-etc.-raw-

veggies-vegetarian & sometimes vegan for 6 years.

> Now that I'm 31 and mostly raw vegan for 4 months, I can't see

myself adding any extra calories like you said in the info you

received - I stay at 128 now, instead of my 'ideal' weight of 118,

which includes toned muscle mass. I can't imagine adding 500 more

calories, because of this extra 10 pounds! I have no time for anymore

exercise than I can already fit in. Especially since, like I stated

from my research in life extension, a human body can only burn up to a

certain number of calories in its lifetime before most of its cells

die off (for good). It's a genetic thing.

> -Tiffany

>

> rushy1944 <no_reply > wrote:

> The formula to figure how many calories you need is: multiply your

ideal weight by 10. That gives you how many calories you'd burn if you

are lying on your back in the grass watching the clouds drift by. If

you are up and around and mildly active, add another 500. If you

exercise, add another 2 to 300. If you are an athlete, add another

500. I usually hit around 15 to 1700 a day. It's difficult to get that

many calories on the high fat raw food diet. Isn't it great to

> be able to eat until you're satisfied and not be craving " something

else " ?

> Tommie

> http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com

>

> In rawfood , Tiffany <bluelairess@> wrote:

> I practice calorie restriction! I consume a little less than 1000

calories a day, but I'm still holding onto about 10 excess pounds of

fat because I eat a lot of avocados, bananas and nut pates, and I

don't get a lot of exercise. I learned about it before I learned of

the raw food lifestyle - while searching for life extension

information.

> Basically, for adults of course, you can live up to 20 years

> longer (and healthier) by cutting the calories you consume daily to

under 1000. Raw foodism would be the smart way to go about this;

sadly when I researched it, a lot of people who were taking this life

extension advice looked kinda sickly because they were doing it the

SAD way.

> >>>They would still live longer though, just not as healthy,

> because the biological evidence behind it states that a human body

can only burn up to a certain number of calories in its lifetime

before most of its cells die off.

> -Tiffany

[Guest guest]

Tiffany,

 

Can you explain this, " ...a human body can only burn up to a certain number of

calories in its lifetime before most of its cells die off (for good). " . I don't

understand, which cells die off for good? I honestly don't believe that there

is a finite number of calories that are able to be burned by the body, I am an

elite cyclist and I burn A LOT of calories and I would say that I would reach

the end of the alloted amount of calories much quicker than say someone who only

moderately exercises, I also know a few men in their late 80's who have ridden

and raced bicycles for more than 70 years and are still very strong and show no

signs of slowing down. Surely by now they would have reached the end of the

calorie allowance and would not be able to ride any longer.

 

Tiffany <bluelairess wrote: Yes, it is great!

But I guess every body is different...Mine seems to hold onto that extra 10

pounds also because I drink red wine (the only alcoholic beverage that has

always agreed with me) every day as well. And I'm older (see next paragraph).

I stopped consuming wine for 10 months when I was 24 years old, and after the

first 3 months I had effortlessly gotten down to 112 pounds, and I'm almost

5'4 " . I was also a cooked-grains-etc.-raw-veggies-vegetarian & sometimes vegan

for 6 years.

Now that I'm 31 and mostly raw vegan for 4 months, I can't see myself adding

any extra calories like you said in the info you received - I stay at 128 now,

instead of my 'ideal' weight of 118, which includes toned muscle mass. I can't

imagine adding 500 more calories, because of this extra 10 pounds! I have no

time for anymore exercise than I can already fit in. Especially since, like I

stated from my research in life extension, a human body can only burn up to a

certain number of calories in its lifetime before most of its cells die off (for

good). It's a genetic thing.

-Tiffany

 

rushy1944 <no_reply > wrote:

The formula to figure how many calories you need is: multiply your ideal

weight by 10. That gives you how many calories you'd burn if you are lying on

your back in the grass watching the clouds drift by. If you are up and around

and mildly active, add another 500. If you exercise, add another 2 to 300. If

you are an athlete, add another 500. I usually hit around 15 to 1700 a day. It's

difficult to get that many calories on the high fat raw food diet. Isn't it

great to

be able to eat until you're satisfied and not be craving " something else " ?

Tommie

http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com

 

In rawfood , Tiffany <bluelairess wrote:

I practice calorie restriction! I consume a little less than 1000 calories a

day, but I'm still holding onto about 10 excess pounds of fat because I eat a

lot of avocados, bananas and nut pates, and I don't get a lot of exercise. I

learned about it before I learned of the raw food lifestyle - while searching

for life extension information.

Basically, for adults of course, you can live up to 20 years

longer (and healthier) by cutting the calories you consume daily to under 1000.

Raw foodism would be the smart way to go about this; sadly when I researched it,

a lot of people who were taking this life extension advice looked kinda sickly

because they were doing it the SAD way.

>>>They would still live longer though, just not as healthy,

because the biological evidence behind it states that a human body can only

burn up to a certain number of calories in its lifetime before most of its cells

die off.

-Tiffany