Low carb/high protein

emmalene1984

feel free to add me as a friend and look at my diary from the last 2 weeks I have been on a lower carb diet, and I do not eat ANY red meat. Fish and chicken are great as they are high in protein and very low in carbs, also lots of green vege's (but not so many legumes - beans, peas etc) to work out the net carbs of a vege you minus the dietary fibre from the total carbs. I allow myself a relatively normal carb content for brekkie then the rest of the day I cut out 90-100% starchy white carbs, so no bread, pasta, wheat, grains, corn, potatoes. its working for me so far. I also try to do some exercise 4-5times a week, anything that gets my heart rate up a bit for at least 30mins.

good luck, and ask your doctor what exactly he means by a low carb diet, what are the specific macro's he recommends for your daughter? until you get this information perhaps try logging what she currently eats on a typical day (including any secret eating, we've all done this at some point) and then cut that down by say 10-20% (assuming this doesn't put her on a very low carb diet, unless recommended by your gp i would not suggest going into induction phase atkins - ketogenic, that will be VERY low for an active, growing 17yr old girl) and see how she goes on that, google for healthy NET carbs for her age, height, weight, lifestyle etc)

take care, and keep us posted :-)

ThinningDownChick

Thanks everyone!!! I'm gonna do some more Internet research. She is 17, a 2 sport athlete but she has been gaining weight over the past two years, around 50 pounds. All of her blood work is great, she only drinks one regular soda per day, if she has that, the only snacks in the hoes are fruit and 100 calorie packs. I fix her breakfast and dinner, if lunch isn't at school, we pack it from the house. She has been really trying this whole summer, and she's gained 5 lbs. Nothing makes since. The doctor said her diet isn't balanced, too many sugar & carb calories (cereal for breakfast, the 100 calorie packs and juices for drinks). Again...thanks for all your suggestions. I have a feeling the next several weeks are going to be extremely difficult.

She needs to cut out her soda, it's really not good for her. At her age and activity I would shy away from a "low carb" diet and gear more towards a balanced healthy diet consisting of a balance or protein, carbohydrates and healthy fat. make sure it's "real food" though. 100 calorie packs aren't "real food".

Dragonfaire

Thanks everyone!!! I'm gonna do some more Internet research. She is 17, a 2 sport athlete but she has been gaining weight over the past two years, around 50 pounds. All of her blood work is great, she only drinks one regular soda per day, if she has that, the only snacks in the hoes are fruit and 100 calorie packs. I fix her breakfast and dinner, if lunch isn't at school, we pack it from the house. She has been really trying this whole summer, and she's gained 5 lbs. Nothing makes since. The doctor said her diet isn't balanced, too many sugar & carb calories (cereal for breakfast, the 100 calorie packs and juices for drinks). Again...thanks for all your suggestions. I have a feeling the next several weeks are going to be extremely difficult.

She needs to cut out her soda, it's really not good for her. At her age and activity I would shy away from a "low carb" diet and gear more towards a balanced healthy diet consisting of a balance or protein, carbohydrates and healthy fat. make sure it's "real food" though. 100 calorie packs aren't "real food".

What you consider healthy and what actually is are 2 different things if you are saying not to do a low carb diet...