Carbs/Fat/Protein: Dividing them through your day ?

YepLilly

How do you all divide carbs, fat, and protein through the day. So far I've read to eat most of your carbs during breakfast (which should also be your biggest meal), to have carbs pre-workout and protein post-workout. But what else? Thanks in advance! :flowerforyou:

ETA: Of course, each big meal should also have the three of them (carbs, protein, fat)

Jesse13

Sounds about right to me.

bry_all01

I do equal parts carbs and protein. I try to do them at the same time, if possible, if not no biggy, as long as they are equal. I usually do a protein shake before bed.

YepLilly

I do equal parts carbs and protein. I try to do them at the same time, if possible, if not no biggy, as long as they are equal. I usually do a protein shake before bed.

Interesting, I will take a look at eating protein right before bed.

adross3

Carbs create glucose. Glucose can trigger the pancreas to produce insulin(hormone) and store fat. Eat Complex Carbs in abundance only when doing physical exercise. Your body does need glucose or carbs. Just watch when you eat them. Eat Simple carbs or sugar and expect insulin storage.

First question you should alsways ask when dieting is.....What is my try BMR. Basal Metabolic Rate This is the amount of calories you burn sitting on your behind in a 24 hr period. Then how active are you. My calculation algorithim is always off. The calculation gives me a 1600 BMR. My true BMR is 2100. This is because of my muscle mass. Finding your true BMR allows you to judge more accurately. I was loosing 2lbs per week not knowing why. I then checked my BMR and found out.

Fat is approx 3,500 cals per 1lb. The energy you eat as food is stored as fat or stored energy. Don't eat 3,500 cals and you loose 1lb of fat. Eat 3,500 cals and you gain 1lb of fat. That simple. If you want to loose 1lb of fat a week then spread it out at minus 500 cals per day. You will lose 1lb of fat a week. Knock of 1,000 cals a day and you will loose 2lbs per week.

Eating your exercise cals does two things. It supplies your muscles and brain with the proper nutrition it needs to grow and burn fat. Starving yourself in certain points of the day makes your body preserve its fat stores and you get sluggish. Knowing how many cals you burn in a day and what time of the day you go past your BMR's cal burn will enable you to eat to fuel up thru the day. Break your day down into sections before you eat 6X a day. Breakfast, Snack, Lunch, Snack, Dinner and Snack. This keeps the body burning and never in starvation mode. How active are you during these sections. Eat according to the amount of physical movement in each section.

You will go thru a plateau. Your eating habits has a predermined amount of weight loss. Your metabulism will increase thru exercise. Cleaning up your eating habits at this plateau will trigger more fat loss. Your physical body will be changing when exerciseing. Your weight will seem to have stopped, but your bones amd muscles will increase in mass. This will add weight to your structure. Don't worry, it's what you want. At this time you will need to clean up your eating. "CLEAN EATING". The fat will fall off you and your physical structure will increase. You will look better and feel empowered.

Invest in your future. Invest in yourself.

YepLilly

adross3: Thank you for all the detailed information!