From Carbs Junkie to Protein Goddess

grapefruitannie

arditarose wrote: »

I'd say you could follow me but I hate cooking and have the dumbest meals.

Dumb is good dumb is simple FR sent so I can stalk lol

Saree1902

Feel free to have a nose at my diary - I'm seeing a personal trainer at the moment who has put me on a high protein/high vegetable/low carb plan.
I was a happy carb junkie and pre-trainer, would barely scrape 10% protein in my daily diet...it would always feel like too much effort! Plus I'd use distance running as an excuse to eat lots and lots of lovely lovely pasta (drifts off to happy place...).
However, generally speaking I do feel better for going high protein (and high fat) - I no longer get the 3pm energy slump and I have fewer issues with hangriness! (Husband no longer needs to throw food at me then leave the room in a serpentine fashion). Not tried distance running (more than 3miles) yet, as my next race is in April...We'll see how that goes!
I should also mention that I need to be REALLY organised with this diet and often use a spare half hour for batch cooking stuff to go in the freezer, so I can have spare lunches in case of busy weeks.

Francl27

My diary is open, I'm eating at maintenance though... but typically a lot of meat and Greek yogurt.

toscarthearmada

I stick to a 7 protein to 15 carb ratio a day. My diary is open and I'm always trying new things.

KristaPerseveres

I aim for 150grams of protein a day. This site is great resource. You can meal plan based on the macros you set, and if you don't like particular things you can exclude them so they don't show up again. I get my protein mainly from: chicken, salmon, eggs, cottage cheese, greek yogurt. I like beef too, but I know you don't, so exclude that from your search results. Hopefully you will find this useful, there are a lot of good recipes in here. I've linked directly to the meal planning part: http://www.rippedrecipes.com/meal-planner.html

grapefruitannie

Saree1902 wrote: »

Feel free to have a nose at my diary - I'm seeing a personal trainer at the moment who has put me on a high protein/high vegetable/low carb plan.
I was a happy carb junkie and pre-trainer, would barely scrape 10% protein in my daily diet...it would always feel like too much effort! Plus I'd use distance running as an excuse to eat lots and lots of lovely lovely pasta (drifts off to happy place...).
However, generally speaking I do feel better for going high protein (and high fat) - I no longer get the 3pm energy slump and I have fewer issues with hangriness! (Husband no longer needs to throw food at me then leave the room in a serpentine fashion). Not tried distance running (more than 3miles) yet, as my next race is in April...We'll see how that goes!
I should also mention that I need to be REALLY organised with this diet and often use a spare half hour for batch cooking stuff to go in the freezer, so I can have spare lunches in case of busy weeks.

Thank you Saree1902 will have a nose

grapefruitannie

kfbetts wrote: »

I aim for 150grams of protein a day. This site is great resource. You can meal plan based on the macros you set, and if you don't like particular things you can exclude them so they don't show up again. I get my protein mainly from: chicken, salmon, eggs, cottage cheese, greek yogurt. I like beef too, but I know you don't, so exclude that from your search results. Hopefully you will find this useful, there are a lot of good recipes in here. I've linked directly to the meal planning part: http://www.rippedrecipes.com/meal-planner.html

Thank you for the link I will have a look

grapefruitannie

toscarthearmada wrote: »

I stick to a 7 protein to 15 carb ratio a day. My diary is open and I'm always trying new things.

Thank you FR sent

FitFitzy331

I generally get 100g+ protein a day, I aim for around 128g and as long as I'm focused I surpass it, cheat days are another story lol. Feel free to send a FR and peek around. Any recipe questions let me know i have no problem sharing

grapefruitannie

FitFitzy331 wrote: »

I generally get 100g+ protein a day, I aim for around 128g and as long as I'm focused I surpass it, cheat days are another story lol. Feel free to send a FR and peek around. Any recipe questions let me know i have no problem sharing

Thanks Hunny FR on way xx

lporter229

I aim for 100g of protein per day on a 2000 calorie diet. The balance is a little more tilted toward carbs on the weekends though, as I generally do a long run. Feel free to stalk my diary for ideas if you would like.

charlesdphillips3

I also am looking to cut triglycerides= starches... plus prediabetic so have to watch the sugars. Watch out for the greek yogurts, I love them and they give a good protein amount but can be high in sugar.

jrose1982

charlesdphillips3 wrote: »

Watch out for the greek yogurts, I love them and they give a good protein amount but can be high in sugar.

Definitely. I love plain Fage Total - not the fat free or 2%. It's got the lowest carbs and highest fat of any yogurt I've checked. And I only have up to 1/2 cup a day so there's only 4 g. carbs. It's hard to find though (at least in Anchorage). There are only two stores in town that carry it, and they are out of it about half the time I go looking for it.

grapefruitannie

lporter229 wrote: »

I aim for 100g of protein per day on a 2000 calorie diet. The balance is a little more tilted toward carbs on the weekends though, as I generally do a long run. Feel free to stalk my diary for ideas if you would like.

Thank you

grapefruitannie

charlesdphillips3 wrote: »

I also am looking to cut triglycerides= starches... plus prediabetic so have to watch the sugars. Watch out for the greek yogurts, I love them and they give a good protein amount but can be high in sugar.

will do thanks

ChrisM32205

I've recently started adding greek yogurt and canned tuna to my diet.

For meat I usually have lean chicken or fish. I'm not a red meat fan either.

grapefruitannie

ChrisM32205 wrote: »

I've recently started adding greek yogurt and canned tuna to my diet.

For meat I usually have lean chicken or fish. I'm not a red meat fan either.

Thanks for your input Chris