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Originally Posted by mce
You raise good points. Thank you for taking the time to educate me. Please enlighten me about the item highlighted in bold above.
Which "balanced" plan do you prefer?
Is it safe you're on such a balanced diet? Care to share your experiences as far as the criteria I mentioned earlier?
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"I" don't "prefer" what your own physiology demands for optimal function and health and to maintain daily energy needs as well as physical activity/growth/recovery/repair. Your body is not some abstract organism which we don't understand and which abides by some sort of hidden and inexplicable rules. Your bodys energy requirements are explained by simple physics, not hippy "feel good" ramblings". Nor, is it ever explained properly by a many billion dollar industry which has somehow found "a new way" to lose weight every 5 minutes which is "easy", even though no such thing exists, unless we're getting into pharmaceuticals.
Ideally, you need to first know how many calories a day you need to consume based on your BMR, physical activity and any potential need for recovery/repair. Barring any special needs based on extensive endurance training or something, you should be managing your meals be making sure they are balanced in terms of fats/proteins/carbs - for example 20% fats, 40% carbs, 40% proteins which is a very standard baseline breakdown and adding up to your total daily caloric requirements.
So....
1g of protein is 4 calories
1g of carbs is 4 calories
1g of fat is 9 calroies
2000 calories a day
4-5 meals a day at 20/40/40
... etc.
If you are eating correctly, you won't feel "bloated" at all. Your body is only made to eat one way. That is 100% indisputable. The fact that people are vegan or that you can stay in ketosis etc has nothing to do with the fact that you have a glucose metabolism and require a certain number of calories a day, and certain amounts of essential vitamins and minerals to function.