GAINING CONTROL OVER MY WEIGHT

All of us, from time-to-time, have made an effort to go on a diet for one reason or another and most of the time, we have discover that we gewt into a cycle of losing weight then gain weight then lose it...  as frustrating as it is, we still manage to keep trying.

I remember that around 1990, I decided to lose weight by counting my FAT GRAMS and focused on eating complex carbohydrates because the body stores them then converts them to sugars as needed for energy.  This is exactly why LONG DISTANCE RUNNERS bulk up on pancakes before a long distance race.  Interestingly, at least for me, counting fat grams did help me lose weight.

My ongoing battle with cancer has cause me to gain somewhere between 30-40 pounds and recently I decided to watch what I eat but this time instead of counting fat grams, I am counting CALORIES while making sure I eat the recommended daily allowance of PROTEIN, DAIRY, GRAINS, VEGETABLES, AND FRUITS.

To help me with this, I created the following template:

According to my research, one loses weight if one eats between 1600-2000, maintains weight between 2100-3000 (depending upon how active one is...  so, if not too active, then it should be 2100-2500 or so) and gaining weight would have us eating above 3000 calories each day.

Of course, one must be dedicated to this process so that he or she is willing to fill out this template on a daily basis.  

I have also discovered that calories and the daily allowance can be averaged over a 7 day period of time, but it is not recommended because it throws the body out-of-balance.