Frustrated with Carbs taking over my Protein intake! HELP!

slacker80

Wow! so much advice here as well as confusion at the same time. Kinda of overload by now, but I like the topic. BTW I did understand the very first intro statement.

It's ok Breath, relax. Perhaps we can all blame Dr. OZ.

If you already removed your refined sugars and junky carbs, but your worried about sugar in veggies and fruits now, than relax. you're already on the right path in your persuit of heathier foods.

Look at it this way. Your body is already programmed to whatever types of nutrients you've been accustomed to. just like your local gas pump you have three optional grades of fuel: Protein, Fats, Carbs. Only we enjoy mixing all fuels, especially in excess.

Every member on this particular thread is adapted to their own Protein / fat / carb ratio. If you're interested in one of thoes low carb diets than start by removing just a few at a time. The body takes a while to adapt as it adjust to it's new and altered fuel source. unfortunately it does take a hand full of days.

Don't jump completely into a new diet grabbing it by the horns, because it my work for a brief moment, but likely to make you crash. Baby steps.

BarackMeLikeAHurricane

Make protein pancakes. I mix protein powder, pb2, almond milk, cinnamon, and splenda and cook it like a pancake. The way I make it ends up being 103 calories and 19g protein.

RobKarmic

Increasing or decreasing one specific type of nutrients is quite ignorant try sticking with your caloric intake

amonkey794

I feel your frustration!...I've been working with a nutrittionist and she directed me to healthylivinghowto.com
Its a great website with healthy recipies that you can tweek. One thing I learned that has been really great is ricing califlower...instead of eating say rice with chicken....grate a head of califlower and saute it with onion and mushrooms...and chicken and it taste great and fills you up like rice would.....don't give up...there are alternatives to the carbs that fill us up...and don't feel like you have to eat so much fruit....my nutritionist told me not too, because of the sugar...she said eat this order Protein, Veggies, and then Starch last....so that by the time you get the the carbs, you might be full. You should be eating lots and lots of veggies....good luck...and being on myfitnesspal.com says a lot, that you are on your way to healthy living and eating...so don't give up...happy healthy living!!....: )

I'd get a new nutritionist if she tries to say fruit sugar is bad -____-

Merrysix

I eat no more than 2x as many grams carbs as protein and eat about 1500 cals a day depending on my exercise burn. This keeps me from craving food I feel full and good . I eat lean protein lots of low carb veggies. And limited amounts of lower carb fruits. I eat 100 cal bread per day . This works for me but there are many different types of metabolisms so. Each person has to figure out what works for them

Merrysix

Sugar is sugar in fruits in candy etc. some people are sensitive to sugar and it sets off craving. Lower sugar fruits are cantaloupe and honeydew melons, apples, certain pears, berries. Personally there's too much sugar in watermelon and grapes for me. But different people respond differently.

Proverbial10lbs

Well, thank you for everyone's input. . .looks like there is no easy answer and I'll have to figure out what works for me.

JessieTangerine

I feel your frustration!...I've been working with a nutrittionist and she directed me to healthylivinghowto.com
Its a great website with healthy recipies that you can tweek. One thing I learned that has been really great is ricing califlower...instead of eating say rice with chicken....grate a head of califlower and saute it with onion and mushrooms...and chicken and it taste great and fills you up like rice would.....don't give up...there are alternatives to the carbs that fill us up...and don't feel like you have to eat so much fruit....my nutritionist told me not too, because of the sugar...she said eat this order Protein, Veggies, and then Starch last....so that by the time you get the the carbs, you might be full. You should be eating lots and lots of veggies....good luck...and being on myfitnesspal.com says a lot, that you are on your way to healthy living and eating...so don't give up...happy healthy living!!....: )

I'd get a new nutritionist if she tries to say fruit sugar is bad -____-

I second this. Sugar may be sugar, but fruit has crazy amounts of vitamins and phytochemcials so its not empty calories like table sugar is. And im sure a registered dietitian wouldn't be caught dead saying that veggies are of secondary importance to anything including protein-they should be making up the bulk of all your meals and snacks.

Cr01502

Well, thank you for everyone's input. . .looks like there is no easy answer and I'll have to figure out what works for me.

Just keep it simple and stay within a calorie deficit. My opinion anyways.