Outta carb allotment, still need more calories

rivenator84

My trainer wants me to eat 60 grams of carbs or less per day. As you can see from my diary,
I am at 62. The problem is, I am still 500 calories under my goal for the day. What the heck can I eat? It's important I reach my calories today, because I have my most intense workout of the week tomorrow.

Thanks!

hei_ma_ma

lisalsd1

Chicken

The_Sandra

A whole bunch of lean protein. I'd go for shrimp.

SuperSexyDork

I wouldn't be listening to your trainer... What nutrition degree does he/she have? If the answer is none and you want nutritional guidance seek out a registered dietitian.

selfepidemic1

The problem with protein is once you consume more protein than your fat your protein turns into glucose, I would try to up your intake ( are you hungry? Or doing this because of your calorie goals?) by having something with more fat. Ie, omelette with cheese.

zivasak

increase the fat (the other source of energy) and make sure you eat a moderate amount of protein.

I usually add a tbsp of olive oil, pure sesame oil, a few almonds or cheese to top up.

Hope this helps.

Cheechos

Can't go wrong with this. :bigsmile:

Rocbola

Why is a trainer giving nutritional advice anyway? Trainers are not trained in nutrition.

Anyway, if you want more calories, eat some greens. A big ol salad with some fruit in it. Forget the carb number.

monicapatituccijones

Cheese is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

RobsGirl_lds

Don't be afraid of fats. If you are keeping to your cal goal and are restricting carbs you have to up your fats and protein.

Coffee with heavy cream 4tbs is 200cals no carbs

MelissaPhippsFeagins

Cheese is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

I thought that was beer, but I suppose cheese and bacon also prove this. :drinker:

Dragonwolf

Why is a trainer giving nutritional advice anyway? Trainers are not trained in nutrition.

Yes, because some random person on the Internet is more credible...

Mischievous_Rascal

A trainer isn't a health care professional. Did you ask for the reason they suggested such a low amount? That's less than half the daily recommended amount, which is often seen as too low, anyway. I get over 300 grams/day.

Please give this a read:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

Within this thread is a link to this:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets

Best of luck!

EvgeniZyntx

Why is a trainer giving nutritional advice anyway? Trainers are not trained in nutrition.

Anyway, if you want more calories, eat some greens. A big ol salad with some fruit in it. Forget the carb number.

Lol. Ironic post is ironic.

Discuss with your trainer why he/she has this as a goal. Are they taking into consideration total cals or just using a carb reduction as a means of cutting calories? In the meantime, steak, fish, chicken, turkey or dairy will help you get to your goal.

jofjltncb6

The problem with protein is once you consume more protein than your fat your protein turns into glucose, I would try to up your intake ( are you hungry? Or doing this because of your calorie goals?) by having something with more fat. Ie, omelette with cheese.

We need at least an equal amount of fat compared to protein or else the protein turns into a carb?

I eat 170ish g of protein daily. I eat 80ish g of fat daily. You're telling me that 90g of my protein actually becomes glucose?

Through what sort of wizardry does this happen?

:huh:

RunBakeLove

Cheese, eggs, avocadoes...

Rocbola

Why is a trainer giving nutritional advice anyway? Trainers are not trained in nutrition.

Yes, because some random person on the Internet is more credible...

If you say so. Personally, i'd rather get nutritional info from doctors, nutritionists, nutritional scientists, and personal experimentation. But, if you'd rather trust randos on the net, be my guest.

3dogsrunning

Why is a trainer giving nutritional advice anyway? Trainers are not trained in nutrition.

Yes, because some random person on the Internet is more credible...

If you say so. Personally, i'd rather get nutritional info from doctors, nutritionists, nutritional scientists, and personal experimentation. But, if you'd rather trust randos on the net, be my guest.

EvgeniZyntx

Why is a trainer giving nutritional advice anyway? Trainers are not trained in nutrition.

Yes, because some random person on the Internet is more credible...

If you say so. Personally, i'd rather get nutritional info from doctors, nutritionists, nutritional scientists, and personal experimentation. But, if you'd rather trust randos on the net, be my guest.

Umm, you don't read sarcasm well, do you?

zivasak

The problem with protein is once you consume more protein than your fat your protein turns into glucose, I would try to up your intake ( are you hungry? Or doing this because of your calorie goals?) by having something with more fat. Ie, omelette with cheese.

We need at least an equal amount of fat compared to protein or else the protein turns into a carb?

I eat 170ish g of protein daily. I eat 80ish g of fat daily. You're telling me that 90g of my protein actually becomes glucose?

Through what sort of wizardry does this happen?

:huh:

What I think our pal meant is that we get traditionally most of our calories from carbs or fat. Any excess protein will be broken down into energy.

Galatea_Stone

The problem with protein is once you consume more protein than your fat your protein turns into glucose, I would try to up your intake ( are you hungry? Or doing this because of your calorie goals?) by having something with more fat. Ie, omelette with cheese.

We need at least an equal amount of fat compared to protein or else the protein turns into a carb?

I eat 170ish g of protein daily. I eat 80ish g of fat daily. You're telling me that 90g of my protein actually becomes glucose?

Through what sort of wizardry does this happen?

:huh:

What I think our pal meant is that we get traditionally most of our calories from carbs or fat. Any excess protein will be broken down into energy.

I'm pretty sure all foods are broken down into energy, carb, fat or protein. A calorie is, after all, a unit of energy. How your body treats these different macronutrients is an entirely different matter, but I'm pretty sure it's all broken down into energy in some form.

jofjltncb6

The problem with protein is once you consume more protein than your fat your protein turns into glucose, I would try to up your intake ( are you hungry? Or doing this because of your calorie goals?) by having something with more fat. Ie, omelette with cheese.

We need at least an equal amount of fat compared to protein or else the protein turns into a carb?

I eat 170ish g of protein daily. I eat 80ish g of fat daily. You're telling me that 90g of my protein actually becomes glucose?

Through what sort of wizardry does this happen?

:huh:

What I think our pal meant is that we get traditionally most of our calories from carbs or fat. Any excess protein will be broken down into energy.

I get *all* of my calories from carbs, fat, and protein. Any excess calories will be stored as fat or muscle. Any deficit in calories will be taken from existing fat or muscle.

TL;DR - What she said still doesn't make sense even with you clarification.

Rocbola

Why is a trainer giving nutritional advice anyway? Trainers are not trained in nutrition.

Yes, because some random person on the Internet is more credible...

If you say so. Personally, i'd rather get nutritional info from doctors, nutritionists, nutritional scientists, and personal experimentation. But, if you'd rather trust randos on the net, be my guest.

No, i understood it. But it was a stupid comment, it required a stupid reply.

zivasak

The problem with protein is once you consume more protein than your fat your protein turns into glucose, I would try to up your intake ( are you hungry? Or doing this because of your calorie goals?) by having something with more fat. Ie, omelette with cheese.

We need at least an equal amount of fat compared to protein or else the protein turns into a carb?

I eat 170ish g of protein daily. I eat 80ish g of fat daily. You're telling me that 90g of my protein actually becomes glucose?

Through what sort of wizardry does this happen?

:huh:

What I think our pal meant is that we get traditionally most of our calories from carbs or fat. Any excess protein will be broken down into energy.

I'm pretty sure all foods are broken down into energy, carb, fat or protein. A calorie is, after all, a unit of energy. How your body treats these different macronutrients is an entirely different matter, but I'm pretty sure it's all broken down into energy in some form.

Galatea-Stone, you are absolutely right! All these macros have calories (4 for carbs and protein) and 9 for fat. And yes they are processed differently. Still proteins are primarily broken down into amino acids and should there be a shortage of carbs and fat they would provide energy. And should they be in excess they would be turned into glucose and stored as fat (*)
Fats provide more than half of the body's energy needs and carbs can only be stored in small quantities (liver) so it is a ready to use energy. Furthermore, they play an important role for specific brain cells.

Any excess energy from one or another is synonym of excess fat. Excess fat is just stored energy after all

I trust we are all on the same page.

ETA: (*)

ParkerH47

I wouldn't be listening to your trainer... What nutrition degree does he/she have? If the answer is none and you want nutritional guidance seek out a registered dietitian.

I tend to agree with this one. So many trainers these days think they know best.. but I find its a bit iffy.

BUT to answer your question - steak or salmon is the way to go. Protein and Fat = yum! Shrimp and chicken are good too but they might take longer to get to 500 cals

rivenator84

Thanks for the advice! I listen to my trainer because he is super ripped (my goal) so I assume he know at least a little more than me! I ended up eating another serving of dinner and blowing my carb count out of the water. Womp Womp Womp.

WVprankster

Meat! Low carb, high flavor and satiety.