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- August 31, 2016 at 11:21 pm #36593
meanjean887
Memberhow much are you allowed of protein and carbs a day. Having a hard time understanding.
September 1, 2016 at 12:22 pm #36594CharlieSwanner
MemberI’m also having a hard time trying to figure that out. I lost 5 1/2 lbs the first few days and a couple weeks later I haven’t lost anything else. I need to figure out what to do to start losing again.
September 2, 2016 at 4:55 pm #36605Ossie-Sharon
MemberHi, you two. You can see how many exchanges of each food group you are allotted by clicking on “Exchange mode” in the toolbar above your menu. The general nutritional values are as follows:
1 carb exchange = 15 grams of carbohydrates + up to 3 grams of protein
1 protein exchange = 7 grams of protein + up to 5 grams of fat
1 fat exchange = 5 grams of fat
1 fruit exchange = 15 grams of carbohydrates
1 vegetable exchange = 5 grams of carbohydrates + up to 2 grams of protein
1 sweet exchange = up to 15 grams of carbohydrates + up to 5 grams of fat
1 free exchange = up to 5 grams of carbohydrates or up to 2 grams of protein or fatSeptember 2, 2016 at 4:56 pm #36606Ossie-Sharon
MemberHi, Charlie. The best way to jumpstart your metabolism is through exercise. If you have any limitations, please do let me know, and definitely consult with your health care practitioner.
If you have been exercising, then making a change to the regime every 3 weeks is important – either in frequency, amount of time spent, muscle groups used, etc.; it also helps to add some bursts of high-intensity activity, for example, 30 seconds of jogging for every 5 minutes of a regular pace while out for a walk. If exercise is relatively new to your regime, then it will be important at the beginning to measure your progress by how you look and feel and how your clothes are fitting, rather than the scale, because muscle is heavier than fat and as you start to exchange them, your total weight will appear “stuck” at first.
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