Its individually different.Christina wrote:I got my glucose measuring device today and tested at 108. What is the ideal number range to strive for on the wai diet?
What you should strive for is a level that you feel very comfortable with, physically.
Too high will make you feel nauseous. Too low will make you feel down.
The right level will make you feel energetic and happy, without feeling jumpy.
When your energy level goes down, you need to replenish your blood sugar level.
So, actually , measuring doesnt help much.
Listening to your body does help very much.
Low enough to prevent stroing excess energy but high enough to prevent cravings.what number is best for weight loss?
Thats not the way to go about ti, as this way, you are listening to the numbers instead of your body.As long as I stick to 1700-1800 kcal i do not gain. I am not losing either.
the numbers can never be exactly right for your body.
Exactly. With every big meal, your blood sugar level is so high that lots of energy will be styored as bodyfat.Christina wrote:ok, so i tried the bad kind of scenario. i went without food for hours while walking, shopping etc. came home hungry and ate 3 bananas, 1 T. honey 4 yolks, 1T. olive oil and half an hour later my blood sugar is 193.
You need to keep it high enough to prevent cravings for big meals.
You need to feel good all the time.
The difference between 1800 and 2500 kcal is 700 kcal, which is less than 100 grams of bodyfat.Christina wrote: I went up 1 lb after the overeating day which was over 2500 kcal and the next day i ate 1800 and i'm back down that lb.
So, the difference in weight cannot possibly attributed to that.
Please stop counting the calories (they are never exactly right) and start listening to your body.
Thats understandable, but you first need to experiment to find the level that your body feels comfortable with without gaining weight.i know that i would soon be discouraged on a even super healthy diet if i let myself gain weight and felt out of shape!
Its not found in numbers, as every day you will have a different level of spare energy (glycogen in muscles and liver),
which co-determine how much energy you need that day.
One day your glycogen stores may be filled with 1000 kcal, and the next day they may be empty,
which means that your 'so called allowed kcals' may be off anything in the same range.
Do you understand?