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Old 01-03-2014, 12:31 AM   #1  
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Default I ate Lean Ground Beef instead of Extra Lean Ground Beef. Did I mess up?
I wanted to buy organic ground beef earlier today to make a Big Mac in a bowl for dinner tonight. The organic ground beef was only 90% lean, which means it was labeled "Lean" and not "Extra Lean". Extra lean ground beef is at least 95% lean.

Did this 5% of fat difference screw up my effort to lose weight? I'm on Day 5 of the program.
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Old 01-03-2014, 06:43 AM   #2  
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I doubt you'll see much one-time short0term impact. It's not like you had a carb/sugar cheat. But try to keep the fat down and stay on protocol, at least for the first few months. Bottom line, no biggie.
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Old 01-03-2014, 07:38 AM   #3  
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No, and in fact every once in awhile a slight bump up of fat intake from a nice steak or 90% ground beef can actually give your loss a little boost!
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No, you didn't!

I even sometimes eat pork ribs and still lose a huge amount of weight.
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Old 01-05-2014, 08:39 PM   #5  
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Piggybacking on this post - how often are we allowed to eat things like hamburger/steak? It doesn't mention limiting it - but if I want it 3-4 nights a week, is that too much?
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Piggybacking on this post - how often are we allowed to eat things like hamburger/steak? It doesn't mention limiting it - but if I want it 3-4 nights a week, is that too much?
nope!
The carbs are the thing to watch like a hawk
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There is no place where it says the beef has to be extra lean.
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nope!
The carbs are the thing to watch like a hawk
Thank you!!!
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Old 02-22-2014, 10:04 PM   #9  
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There is no place where it says the beef has to be extra lean.
The Phase 1 sheet I have says "ground beef (extra-lean)", and I'm pretty sure I have the newest sheet... someone correct me if I'm wrong.

That being said, I don't know if that extra 5% fat would hinder weight loss.
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Old 02-22-2014, 10:17 PM   #10  
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When I have ground beef it is 93% lean and ground turkey I get 90%
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Old 02-22-2014, 10:30 PM   #11  
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The clinic I go to says red meat you should limit to twice a week, salmon once a week... everything else, fair game. But every clinic has different rules...
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I'm jumping in here with a related question so I hope no one minds - not trying to hijack the thread or anything!

My sheet says red tuna and salmon should be limited to 1x week. What about white tuna? I'm assuming that's unlimited?
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My sheet doesn't say anything about limiting red meat (thank goodness cause I have it 3-5 times a week).
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I'm in Jamaica and we have 1 kind of meat.. There no percentages or anything just one kind. Ground Beef.. I have it about once a week a girl can only have so much chicken
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Why is salmon only 1x a week? It's so good!
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