weight gain on a low carb diet

JoeyLing56

Hi I just started My Fitness Pal and Im trying to put on weight/for 2500 calories per day I would need 313 gms of carbs,83 gms of fat and 125 grams of protein,and the problem is I have type 2 diabetes and can only have 60 grams of carbs per day,any suggestions???

Acg67

Hi I just started My Fitness Pal and Im trying to put on weight/for 2500 calories per day I would need 313 gms of carbs,83 gms of fat and 125 grams of protein,and the problem is I have type 2 diabetes and can only have 60 grams of carbs per day,any suggestions???

2,500 cals doing lowish carbs isn't all that difficult, fatty cuts of meat, full fat dairy etc

Faye_Anderson

Change your macros. At 2500 cals 60g of carbs is around 10% split the other 90% between fat and protein. As someone with diabetes I'm sure you already know how to limit your carbs. Change your macros at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_custom :flowerforyou:

sunnyside1213

Peanut butter

Lofteren

Peanut butter

^Problem solved.

I used a ketogenic diet for about a year at 4,000cals a day. It's not hard at all. Here's what I ate:

Breakfast:
6 eggs
2 scoops protein powder

Lunch:
12oz beef of some sort

Snack:
2 cans tuna w/ mayo and celery

Dinner:
Salad w/ Bleu Cheese dressing and lots of meat on it

Post Training:
6 eggs
2 scoops protein powder

This is just an example as lunch and dinner would vary somewhat but breakfast, snack and post training were almost always the same.

OverDoIt

Lofteren has a good menu there. Eat it.

OverDoIt

I add those whole egg or egg whites oin a carton to my shakes for more protein and they have no fat or choleserol if you are worried about that. I love some eggs. Eggs are very bio-avail source of protein. Brotein all day bro.

JoeyLing56

Thank you everybody for your suggestions,everyone had very good ideas that I will incorporate into my new daily routine,thanks again!!