The Zone (book) wtf??

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I've been reading bits and pieces of this book the last couple weeks. Apart from constantly talking about eiconsoids whatever they are, it is pretty good. Until I get to the part where it actually talks about how MUCH you should be eating.

Using me as an ex.

I'm 185, probably 15%bf so my lbm is about 160. According to the zone, if I am sedentary I only need 80g of protein a day. Ok that is ridiculous, but lets go with how much it recommends for heavy weight training daily or physical exercise twice a day 5 days a week (the highest protein requirement). For that it recommends 160g of protein a day. Putting that into the 40carbs/30pro/30fat nutrient breakdown gives a total caloric intake of 2133 calories. WTF? That is insanely low, and I would definitely waste away on that diet.

FWIW I had a couple handfuls of spinach, about 1.25 cups of cooked brown rice, and 2 chicken breasts (skin on) for dinner today. That is probably almost 1000 calories right there and is on the bigger side of a standard evening meal for me.

Anyone that knows more about this want to weigh in? J. Brown are you still eating zone?