The Zone's caloric intake formula

Jason Berger · 09-16-2005, 04:16 PM

can someone post the Zone's caloric intake formula for me? I just bought A WEEK IN THE ZONE and they never tell you how much to eat, just how to proportion your food (in several different chapters). This is what I get for buying the cheapest Zone book they had.

Neal Winkler · 09-16-2005, 04:53 PM

I am not a Zone dieter but I believe that you should eat 3 meals a day and 2 snacks. The meals should never be more than 500 calories and the snacks never more than 100. That's only a total of 1700 calories tops. However, wait for some confirmation from an actual zone dieter.

Jesse Woody · 09-16-2005, 05:13 PM

If you check Barry Sears' website they have a bodyfat calculator that also calculates your total calories and needed blocks for the program.

Beth Moscov · 09-16-2005, 07:14 PM

Neal - that is exactly what the zone recommends. It gets more specific when you break up your meals into blocks. Each block is aproximately 100 calories. You shouldn't eat more than 5 blocks per meal.

Carl Herzog · 09-16-2005, 07:42 PM

http://www.drsears.com/drsearspages/bodyfatcalcu.jsp

Chris Longley · 09-17-2005, 05:29 AM

each gram of protein = 4 calories
each gram of carb = 4 calories
each gram of fat = 9 calories

1 block is 7g for PRO, 9g for CHO, 1.5g for FAT

So, if you're on 16 blocks per day, to work out your total calories:

PRO = 16(blocks) x 7(grams) x 4(calories)= 448
CHO = 16 x 9 x 4 = 576
FAT = 16 x 1.5 x 9 = 216
FAT (hidden in protein blocks) = 16 x 1.5 x 9 = 216

Therefore total calories = 448 + 576 + 216 + 216 = 1456

Bear in mind though that by using the block method your calories will actually be a little higher due to the uncounted "hidden" macronutrient grams such as carbs in protein sources/protein in carb sources.

Simple eh?

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09-16-2005, 04:16 PM	#1
Jason Berger Departed Profile: Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 95	can someone post the Zone's caloric intake formula for me? I just bought A WEEK IN THE ZONE and they never tell you how much to eat, just how to proportion your food (in several different chapters). This is what I get for buying the cheapest Zone book they had.

09-16-2005, 04:53 PM	#2
Neal Winkler Member Profile: Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Shiloh Il Posts: 613	I am not a Zone dieter but I believe that you should eat 3 meals a day and 2 snacks. The meals should never be more than 500 calories and the snacks never more than 100. That's only a total of 1700 calories tops. However, wait for some confirmation from an actual zone dieter.

09-16-2005, 05:13 PM	#3
Jesse Woody Affiliate Profile: Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Orange Virginia Posts: 915	If you check Barry Sears' website they have a bodyfat calculator that also calculates your total calories and needed blocks for the program.

09-16-2005, 07:14 PM	#4
Beth Moscov Member Profile: Join Date: May 2007 Location: Boulder Creek CA Posts: 1,269	Neal - that is exactly what the zone recommends. It gets more specific when you break up your meals into blocks. Each block is aproximately 100 calories. You shouldn't eat more than 5 blocks per meal.

09-16-2005, 07:42 PM	#5
Carl Herzog Member Profile: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Scotia NY Posts: 128	http://www.drsears.com/drsearspages/bodyfatcalcu.jsp

09-17-2005, 05:29 AM	#6
Chris Longley Member Profile: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Paignton Devon Posts: 144	each gram of protein = 4 calories each gram of carb = 4 calories each gram of fat = 9 calories 1 block is 7g for PRO, 9g for CHO, 1.5g for FAT So, if you're on 16 blocks per day, to work out your total calories: PRO = 16(blocks) x 7(grams) x 4(calories)= 448 CHO = 16 x 9 x 4 = 576 FAT = 16 x 1.5 x 9 = 216 FAT (hidden in protein blocks) = 16 x 1.5 x 9 = 216 Therefore total calories = 448 + 576 + 216 + 216 = 1456 Bear in mind though that by using the block method your calories will actually be a little higher due to the uncounted "hidden" macronutrient grams such as carbs in protein sources/protein in carb sources. Simple eh?