No carb eaters - what do you eat after a big workout?

ExRelaySprinter
ExRelaySprinter Posts: 874 Member
in Food and Nutrition
After a big workout i need to fill up immediately on something like Pasta or Rice (normally with Tuna or Chicken).

Those of you who don't eat Carbs (such as Pasta, Rice, Bread, potatoes) ....what do you eat after doing lots of exercise?

I've been wanting to know the answer to this question for ages.

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  • theskinnylist
    theskinnylist Posts: 286 Member
    Most people I know fill themselves up with protein after a workout. I'll have anything from a shake, to grilled chicken/veggies, grilled salmon/veggies, sauteed shrimp, etc.
  • ApexLeader
    ApexLeader Posts: 580 Member
    protein and fat and a tiny number of carbs.
  • shar140
    shar140 Posts: 1,158 Member
    That's typically the only time I carb up - but with a banana or sweet potato if I do, with some cottage cheese. Then a meal of a protein & veggies. A big omlet is delicious, too! Or any eggs.
  • dare2love81
    dare2love81 Posts: 928 Member
    I eat carbs by the truckload, however after a workout I typically stick to a protein shake and then go home later and have dinner.
  • TruthinBeauty
    TruthinBeauty Posts: 4
    To piggyback off of this - what kind of carbs do you all eat during the day? On one hand, I'm insulin-resistant, so I have to to watch my carbs.. Admittedly, I don't always do this.. But, I really need to now as I've gained some wt. But, on the other hand, I workout daily.. and run races.. I need carbs for energy.. But, can't do bread/pasta anymore.. Or very little. What thoughts are out there?? I make Quinoa and am looking into wheat subsitutes .. I mean, it's hard to run a marathon off of bananas and berries.. I'm open to suggestion on low-glycemic carbs.. Everyone says protein etc. But, I'm hungry unless I eat carbs! But, now I'm getting fat from them! HELP.
  • GiGiBeans
    GiGiBeans Posts: 1,062 Member
    Low carb protein shake and my reward for working out, a square of dark chocolate. Yeah chocolate has carbs but one square doesn't have a lot.
  • shar140
    shar140 Posts: 1,158 Member
    To piggyback off of this - what kind of carbs do you all eat during the day?

    I mean, it's hard to run a marathon off of bananas and berries..


    Vegetables. Lots of them. Feel free to browse my diary.

    And I play rugby on bananas and sweet potatoes (I avoid wheat). I can lose if I exercise and keep my carbs under 100g a day, I am also insulin resistant. I have chosen to control mine with diet, rather than drugs.

    Rice is another option for some non-wheat carbs, but it's pretty nutritionally empty. I opt for the bananas and sweet potatoes, since I get more nutrients from them.
    But, I'm hungry unless I eat carbs!

    Eat more fat (good fats, not trans or high omega 6 fats) and more protein. I aim for at least 100g protein a day, and generally get a lot more.

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