[Alexeric]

I have stuck to protocol 100%. But, I am still falling short on calories. So, today I had an extra serving of lean beef. Was this okay?
Thank you
Carol
*butterfly*

[Agrisalia]

I'm not sure what you're using to track your calories but you shouldn't have been so short that you needed to eat a whole serving of beef which is the worst meat to eat on the protocol. It stalls many of us. I don't eat it at all when on the diet. If you eat 2 protein servings, 2 fruits and your veggies, you should be to a little over 400. And that's fine. You don't have to eat more. But a serving of beef was likely 150 or so.

[Dilangfh]

Actually, I ate everything as planned. I am using the HCG Diet Tracker that I downloaded from this site. Please let me know if I am doing something wrong or using the wrong calories. So, I have to eat between 400 and 500 calories? I can eat as little as 400?

5/30/2012 9am vanilla/ chamomile tea 1 27 1 27
5/30/2012 12:30pm sirloin steak 100g/ (3.5oz) 106 1 106
5/30/2012 asparagus 12 spears 30 1 30
5/30/2012 1pm vanilla/ chamomile tea 1 27 2 54
5/30/2012 granny smith apple 4.0oz 91 1 91
5/30/2012 5:30pm spinach 3c 21 1 21
5/30/2012 chicken 3.5oz 21 1 21
5/30/2012 7:30pm Strawberries 10 Medium 40 1 40
5/30/2012 lean beef (3.5oz) 110 1 110

[ballerturfali]

I think those numbers for sirloin and lean beef are off. I've never seen beef with that few calories. Fitday says sirloin, all fat trimmed, is 177. Lean ground beef (95% fat free) is about 150. You're better off to use something like fitday.com. And yes, you are fine to eat 400 calories.

It's early in your protocol so I doubt you did any damage. Happy losing!

[pobrierce]

thank you

[tweriaroats]

Your post interested me because I have had to do that several times as well. I'm not sure how many people here 'buy into' the blood type diet, but I'm a B, and I just don't do well with chicken, never have. Used to be the only meat I ate after a decade of being a vegetarian, and I was still sick. Finally stopped eating that (and eggs/dairy) and I have felt much better.

But as far as this diet goes, it does leave my choices somewhat limited. I try to find the leanest sirloin possible and alternate that with white fish, but that doesn't always happen. I did find lean buffalo the other day, but I would assume most qualify that essentially beef.

I had a bit of a rough start, so it's hard to tell if the quantity of beef is actually stalling me, but I'm not sure what else to do, I guess I'll soon find out. It's not always practical (or tasty) to bring fish to work and reheat it 2-3 days later.

[movlabk]

only

Your post interested me because I have had to do that several times as well. I'm not sure how many people here 'buy into' the blood type diet, but I'm a B, and I just don't do well with chicken, never have. Used to be the only meat I ate after a decade of being a vegetarian, and I was still sick. Finally stopped eating that (and eggs/dairy) and I have felt much better.

But as far as this diet goes, it does leave my choices somewhat limited. I try to find the leanest sirloin possible and alternate that with white fish, but that doesn't always happen. I did find lean buffalo the other day, but I would assume most qualify that essentially beef.

I had a bit of a rough start, so it's hard to tell if the quantity of beef is actually stalling me, but I'm not sure what else to do, I guess I'll soon find out. It's not always practical (or tasty) to bring fish to work and reheat it 2-3 days later.

FWIW, I eat mostly beef or buffalo, with occasional chicken or fish, and do really well with that. I really don't like white fish, and I don't like chicken breast much either, except this dijon mustard one from the files here. I am a dark meat, skin and all or fatty fish kind of girl
It is not the experience of most to lose well on beef, but if you do on it then keep doing what you are doing. If you end up stalling or not losing enough, change it.

[ZwHRoTTn]

only

FWIW, I eat mostly beef or buffalo, with occasional chicken or fish, and do really well with that. I really don't like white fish, and I don't like chicken breast much either, except this dijon mustard one from the files here. I am a dark meat, skin and all or fatty fish kind of girl
It is not the experience of most to lose well on beef, but if you do on it then keep doing what you are doing. If you end up stalling or not losing enough, change it.

Thanks Mrs.! It's good to hear this

Also, I've been following your journey, very inspiring!

kiska

[enentique]

Actually, I ate everything as planned. I am using the HCG Diet Tracker that I downloaded from this site. Please let me know if I am doing something wrong or using the wrong calories. So, I have to eat between 400 and 500 calories? I can eat as little as 400?

5/30/2012 9am vanilla/ chamomile tea 1 27 1 27
5/30/2012 12:30pm sirloin steak 100g/ (3.5oz) 106 1 106
5/30/2012 asparagus 12 spears 30 1 30
5/30/2012 1pm vanilla/ chamomile tea 1 27 2 54
5/30/2012 granny smith apple 4.0oz 91 1 91
5/30/2012 5:30pm spinach 3c 21 1 21
5/30/2012 chicken 3.5oz 21 1 21
5/30/2012 7:30pm Strawberries 10 Medium 40 1 40
5/30/2012 lean beef (3.5oz) 110 1 110

When I looked up your calories online, I got this:

sirloin steak 170
12 med asparagus spears 38
4 oz apple 60
3 C raw spinach 21
chicken breast 110
10 medium strawberries 38
That's 437 without the extra serving of beef. You could add a couple more asparagus spears, a little more spinach and a few more strawberries if you want to make sure you get to 500 exactly. Or add in the juice of a lemon, some herbs/spices and 1 T milk, all of which are allowed. But you don't have to get to exactly 500.

[derinasderun]

Where did you look up the calories?

[Enjoymmsq]

I looked it up at Calorieking. Different sites may have slightly different calories.