Protein and Carbs

4myheartnsoul

I have been going over with protein and under with carbs every day. Is this okay? I simply can't get enough carbs without going over in calories and without the protein I seem to get hungry faster. Comments?

burtam

I PURPOSELY do! If you are working out, the extra protein is awesome for your muscles!

I try very hard to stay WAY under on Carbs... I try to eat the South Beach Diet way of eating.
No rice, potatoes, pasta - or even carrots!

sjcply

In my opinion MFP is low on protein. I ALWAYS go over on protein. You dont want to go over on carbs unles they are "good carbs" and dont do that to often. You need more protein especially if you are working out! You can go in and manually adjust your daily percentages and change it, I do 40% protein, 30% carb, 30% fat. You can adjust it to what works for you!

Good luck to you!

naturebaby

I went in to my goals and re-set my protein to a higher amount 40% and 30% carbs..I feel much better eating more protein and it sustains me longer when I play hard or exercise. I does help satiate the appetite , so for me this is the right formula.

LotusF1ower

I have been going over with protein and under with carbs every day. Is this okay? I simply can't get enough carbs without going over in calories and without the protein I seem to get hungry faster. Comments?

I have noticied if I go over with carbs, I crave more grub, however, if I go over with protein, it fills me up and I actually don't want to snack or binge or eat anything I shouldn't.

I damn well wish I had discovered this years ago, this protein filling me up thing, because if I had, I wouldn't be having to forever watch my weight :laugh: unfortunately, I only discovered it about four weeks ago :sad: but I am glad I now know :bigsmile:

kjensen15

In my opinion MFP is low on protein. I ALWAYS go over on protein. You dont want to go over on carbs unles they are "good carbs" and dont do that to often. You need more protein especially if you are working out! You can go in and manually adjust your daily percentages and change it, I do 40% protein, 30% carb, 30% fat. You can adjust it to what works for you!

Good luck to you!

I agree I adjusted mine to these percentages as well.

leix

i changed my eating on monday to higher protein & less carbs as i do exercise a fair bit!
lost 3lb in 3 days

stroutman81

I almost always take this route:

- 1 gram of protein per pound of goal body weight
- 25-30% of total calories from fat
- 5-7 servings of fibrous veggies
- 2-4 servings of fruit

I consider this the foundation that pretty much everyone should build upon.

From there, if you still have calories to "fill" you can add in pretty much whatever floats your boat. For some, this will be starchy carbs and goodies, assuming their bodies tolerate them well and they're able to control things. Others aren't so fortunate in that they'll be insulin resistant and do poorly with compliance, so they have to keep the starchy stuff in check and fill in the remaining cals with more fats, fruits and protein.

whyflysouth

I almost always take this route:

- 1 gram of protein per pound of goal body weight
- 25-30% of total calories from fat
- 5-7 servings of fibrous veggies
- 2-4 servings of fruit

I consider this the foundation that pretty much everyone should build upon.

From there, if you still have calories to "fill" you can add in pretty much whatever floats your boat. For some, this will be starchy carbs and goodies, assuming their bodies tolerate them well and they're able to control things. Others aren't so fortunate in that they'll be insulin resistant and do poorly with compliance, so they have to keep the starchy stuff in check and fill in the remaining cals with more fats, fruits and protein.

Hmm... that'd be 155g of protein/day, yeah I'd have to seriously ramp up the intake to make it there. In the case where you're more concerned with building muscle than losing weight, what benefit do carbs provide? Or to put it another way, are carbs necessary (say for replenishing a muscles glycogen stores) for building muscle? Will I hit a plateau in lifting if my carbs are too low? Should I stop scaling back my carb intake if I want to efficiently build muscle mass?

stroutman81

Hmm... that'd be 155g of protein/day, yeah I'd have to seriously ramp up the intake to make it there.

Which is the case with many folks. Dietary protein is potent in that it sends strong signals for muscle preservation when dieting, is the most satiating nutrient we have at our disposal, gives us the largest "bump" (albeit quite small) in metabolic rate, etc.

In the case where you're more concerned with building muscle than losing weight, what benefit do carbs provide?

In my case, I set protein at 1 gram per pound and fats at 30% of calories. If after this is accounted for in addition to my veggies and fruits, I still have more calories to "fill" to get me to a surplus... I'll add in more carbs. So they're my buffer to eat adequate calories when trying to build muscle.

Plus, when you're eating in a surplus you're able to tolerate larger volumes of work. Many folks feel sluggish on low carbs so in order to take advantage of your increased recovery ability when eating in a surplus, I find it helpful to keep my carbs up.

Carbs also tend to mute the catabolic signaling that happens in response to a weight training session. Muscle growth stems from a net increase in protein accretion - meaning more protein synthesis than breakdown. So this muting effect is beneficial in regards to muscle growth.

To answer your other questions, what specifically are your goals?

fonrouge82

I also have changed my percentages to 40% Protein, 30% Carbs, and 30% Fats. The only issue I have found is eating too much protein at one time really hurts my stomach! For example, I enjoy Chobani yogurt, which has approximately 16g of protein with 1 Tbsp. of peanut butter, which has 4g of protein. Excellent and yummy way to increase protein intake, but about 1/2 hour after eating it I my stomach hurts really badly for an hour or more. Does anyone know why this occurs? Does anyone else experience this with increased protein? I would appreciate any feedback you may have.

nicolina823

I also have changed my percentages to 40% Protein, 30% Carbs, and 30% Fats. The only issue I have found is eating too much protein at one time really hurts my stomach! For example, I enjoy Chobani yogurt, which has approximately 16g of protein with 1 Tbsp. of peanut butter, which has 4g of protein. Excellent and yummy way to increase protein intake, but about 1/2 hour after eating it I my stomach hurts really badly for an hour or more. Does anyone know why this occurs? Does anyone else experience this with increased protein? I would appreciate any feedback you may have.

Lactose. It happens to me. I love Chobani so I only eat it by the 1/4 cup. For milk I drink lactose free or almond milk. Does it happen with ice cream and other things with milk?

fonrouge82

I also have changed my percentages to 40% Protein, 30% Carbs, and 30% Fats. The only issue I have found is eating too much protein at one time really hurts my stomach! For example, I enjoy Chobani yogurt, which has approximately 16g of protein with 1 Tbsp. of peanut butter, which has 4g of protein. Excellent and yummy way to increase protein intake, but about 1/2 hour after eating it I my stomach hurts really badly for an hour or more. Does anyone know why this occurs? Does anyone else experience this with increased protein? I would appreciate any feedback you may have.

Lactose. It happens to me. I love Chobani so I only eat it by the 1/4 cup. For milk I drink lactose free or almond milk. Does it happen with ice cream and other things with milk?

Thank you Nicolina. It doesn't seem to happen with anything else like ice cream or dairy. I can't figure it out.:huh: