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Maintaining
Your Lean Body
Adhere
to a carbohydrate-rich,
moderate-calorie
eating
plan.
Instead of eating from 1000 to 1500 calories a day, you'll be
consuming from 1600 to 2400 calories per da> Maybe you can eat
even more after your new body weight has stabilized. Trial-and-
error experimentation
is a must. Women should start with 1600
calories, and men with 2000 calories per day. Note what happens
after a week. If your body weight keeps going down, raise the
calories by 100 or 200; depending on how much weight you lost
during the last week.
Soon, you should reach a level where your body weight stabilizes.
That level is your daily calorie requirement. Naturally, you'll be
able to consume other foods than those listed in the Bowflex C_')
Xtreme >_ home gym eating plan. By then, however, you should
know the value of being a smart shopper and a wise eater. Read
labels. Compare nutritional information. Be conscious of the ideal
60:20:20 ratio for carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.
Eat smaller
meals more
frequently.
You've been limiting
your five meals per day to 300 calories if
you're a woman,
or 500 calories if you're a man. You may now up
the calories by 100. What
happens
if during
a single meal you eat
more than 400 calories if you're a woman,
or 600 calories if you're
a man? Don't panic. Simply understand
that you will sometimes
backslide.
Learn to anticipate
these urges and take corrective
action.
Drink at least I gallon of cold water each day.
You should realize by now the benefits of consuming plenty of
water each da> Make your water bottle a permanent part of your
lifesgle.
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