TOO MANY CARBS....

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  • ElPumaMex
    ElPumaMex Posts: 367 Member
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    i am getting too many carbs and not enough protein

    any ideas on how i can change this??
    i love protein ... i can see myself easily going overboard with it:ohwell:
    i think i am afraid i will go over my calorie goal if i don't watch

    I have looked at your diary, and I don't see why you think you are getting too many carbs:

    Your current goal is 1800 calories, of which you have set a limit of 40% carbs, 30% fat, 30% protein.

    Compare that to my goals: 1830 calories, with 60% carbs, 25% fat and 15% protein.
    I set those limits based on the DASH diet guidelines, for healthy heart, etc.

    If you want to increase your protein, you could reduce your fat to 25%.
    But you already have 30% protein, which is way higher than what the DASH guidelines show.

    Of course, this subject is VERY much controversial (you know, the low carbs dieters will tell you to reduce as much as possible the Carbs)

    The DASH diet guidelines work great for me.

    I would recommend to you to investigate more on DASH, and maybe these percentages would work for you that love protein:
    1800 calories, with 50% carbs, 25% fat, 25% protein

    I WAS ADVISED TO SET MY GOALS THAT WAY
    AND I AM NOT AS MUCH WORRIED ABOUT THE CARBS AS IT SEEMS EACH DAY I AM SHORT ON THE PROTEIN AND I KNOW I NEED THIS AS I HAVE BEGUN TO STRENGHT TRAIN

    I DON'T HAVE MUCH KNOWLEDGE OF THE DASH DIET BUT I WILL CHECK INTO IT

    THANKS

    Great !

    Some information on DASH:
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/new_dash.pdf

    It was initially developed for people with high blood pressure, etc.
    But it has been found to be a very balanced diet, endorsed by many medical associations:
    http://dashdiet.org/

    It is high in carbs, but you have to notice you need GOOD carbs.
    I mostly concentrate on Fruit to obtain my carbs, and whole wheat bread.
    For Fat, I try to obtain that mostly from nuts, avocados, etc.

    You get the idea. obtain carbs and fats from healthy sources.

    Since you are strength training, then yes your protein needs to be higher than what DASH recommends.
    But probably not much higher. So I would recommend 25%

    Good luck in your journey !

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