lindsay
Member
Hello All! I'm new to the forum and a few months into adapting my diet to Peat's principles. I was dieting for months before discovering a serious health problem that required surgery - the whole incident made me rethink health, nutrition and dieting. I had lost quite a bit of weight (and killed my metabolism in the process) and gained most of it back when I started "Peat" eating: started eating meat (mostly gelatin) after years of being vegetarian and rarely eating good sources of protein, sugar & carbs (fruits, honey, fructose, etc.), RAW milk and some saturated fats and now I want to try to lose that weight I regained the healthy way and lean up a bit.
My question is, what has worked for you all? I'm quite active - I swim about 5 days a week, walk and do a bit of yoga. I've avoided weight training thus far because I tend to gain muscle weight very rapidly and I want to LEAN out from the bulky manner in which my body gains muscle. Also want to drop some of the fat I've regained.
How many grams of carbs, protein, fat, etc. should I be shooting for a day to maintain my regained healthy metabolism? I know this varies from person to person (I'm female, btw), but I think I'm somewhere between 130 - 135 lbs. currently and 5'6" tall. I'd like to get down to about 125 lbs. or even 120, but don't want to sacrifice good healthy practices to do so. I just feel better at a thinner size - less joint pain, achy muscles, not such bulging thigh muscles etc.
Any suggestions are appreciated! I know I need to cut down on fat consumption, but don't know what's an acceptable level (gram numbers?)..... currently, I have access to local grass-fed whole RAW milk, so I don't want to sacrifice that - it's affordable and the best option one can ask for! I suppose I can skim some of the cream off the top.....
My question is, what has worked for you all? I'm quite active - I swim about 5 days a week, walk and do a bit of yoga. I've avoided weight training thus far because I tend to gain muscle weight very rapidly and I want to LEAN out from the bulky manner in which my body gains muscle. Also want to drop some of the fat I've regained.
How many grams of carbs, protein, fat, etc. should I be shooting for a day to maintain my regained healthy metabolism? I know this varies from person to person (I'm female, btw), but I think I'm somewhere between 130 - 135 lbs. currently and 5'6" tall. I'd like to get down to about 125 lbs. or even 120, but don't want to sacrifice good healthy practices to do so. I just feel better at a thinner size - less joint pain, achy muscles, not such bulging thigh muscles etc.
Any suggestions are appreciated! I know I need to cut down on fat consumption, but don't know what's an acceptable level (gram numbers?)..... currently, I have access to local grass-fed whole RAW milk, so I don't want to sacrifice that - it's affordable and the best option one can ask for! I suppose I can skim some of the cream off the top.....