>> Earlier you said that you're
>> looking for the right macronutrient ratio. That
>> suggests that you're undecided--yet you've decided
>> to condemn fat.
>
> No, I haven't at all decided to condem fat.
But you feel that somehow you're getting too much
of it. Part of the reason you're not hungry is
that you're not over-restricting fat. The other
part is meal frequency. Frequent small meals help
prevent sharp swings in blood sugar and
insulin.
Stable blood sugar and insulin levels go a long
way to prevent strong hunger and cravings. The
third part is motivation. You're highly motivated
right now. High motivation displaces minor cravings
and normal hunger.
> My objective is to learn about
> nutrition.
I understand. That's why I said what I did.
It seemed like you were harboring the preconception
that fat is bad. If it turns out that you respond
best to a low or moderate carb diet, having it in
the back of your mind that fat is bad will create
a conflict that is likely to undermine your long
term compliance. Let blood work be your guide.
Get and learn to interpret lipid panels. Add that
to your arsenal of diet and exercise feedback tools.
Over time, as you learn more, put together your own
custom diet and exercise program that works best for
you as an individual based on evaluation of overall
past performance.
> I just don't understand yet exactly what I am supposed to be
> doing
> to make my diet correct.
In time you will. Start with the type of diet that
the metabolic typing test suggests. Read a couple
of the books that are associated with it. If it's
low carb, read Atkins and Protein Power. If it's
moderate, read The Zone and The South Beach Diet.
If it's low fat, read Ornish and Pritikin. The
books teach the appropriate macronutrient ratios,
and the journaling program makes it as easy as
possible to log and adjust what you eat to achieve
the appropriate ratio.
> I realize a potion of my diet needs to be fat, I'm
> not
> sure how I arrive at the percentage correctly.
See above. The metabolic typing test result is a
good place to start. In time you may find yourself
trying other macronutrient ratios in an effort to
fine tune or just out of a desire to experiment.
Personally, I encourage macronutrient ratio
experimentation as long as one has the tools needed
to properly interpret the results and the strength
of character necessary to keep experiments from
turning into backsliding binges.
> Thanks so much for the link!!!
You're more than welcome. Those are excellent tools.
Next are library or purchased books based on the result
of the metabolic typing test. Be as honest with your
answers as possible. It's important that you answer
the questions based on how it actually is rather than
how you'd like it to be or how you think it should be.
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