never enough carbs?

Looked at your diary and I have a few observations.

1). Not sure you are recording food accurately (are you weighing them or guessing the grams or ounces?
2) Some food have suspiciously wrong macronutrients, like the angel food cake with zero carbs. Hmmm....
3) You are overheating on total calories, as well as protein. Did you know that your body takes excess protein and converts it into sugar, via a "de novo genesis" biochemical process. So it's like you are eating carbs if you eat too much protein. All you need is 1.5 grams protein per kg of lean body mass. So what it looks like to me is you are actually overheating carbs, in the process of overheating protein.
4) have you tried going into ketosis on a diet that allows meat? I eat meat and I have been in ketosis for months and I'm doing great, I love it! I'm losing 1 or more lbs per week consistently. It's a strategy that works for ME. You need to find a strategy that works for you.

Good luck, sweetheart.

#3 Is gluconeogenesis. Stop giving advice if you don't know what you're talking about it. It isn't helpful.

Well, thank you Mr. schwarzenegger. So kind of you to make time to post your comment. By the way de novo genesis is just a technical term meaning the process of creating (genesis) something new (de novo). And gluconeogenesis is indeed that - note the usage of similar terms like neo = de novo, and of course genesis = genesis. But, that's ok, I wasn't expecting you to think that hard. And oh by the way, I took a peek at your diary...I see you have macdonalds, and chik-fil-a and related high quality foods on a regular basis. OMG, what a genius. Shall I follow your advice instead?

You are misunderstanding the process. Excess protein is only converted to glucose when your glycogen and glucose stores are depleted. Glucose is fuel, and I believe you are confusing it with sugar (which on its own also does not cause weight gain, but this myth is more widely perpetuated). Excess energy (calories) is what contributes to weight gain which occurs when you are at a caloric surplus. You don't need to be nasty. Since errata is at a caloric deficit and, to a degree of lesser importance, hits his macronutrient goals the type of food he chooses is irrelevant.

By the way, I thought you might find it interesting that while Mark's Daily Apple touts "clean" eating and "unprocessed" food yet he sells a processed protein powder. Hmmmm... wonder what that'$ all about.

I totally agree with you there, Hayley. Those powders and bars and stuff is not REAL FOOD, and it counteracts his arguments. I think it is not healthy eating fake foods and promotes the wrong eating habits. I used the link from daily apple as an "easy to read in layman terms" piece, and actually I was going to copy a link from peter Attia instead, but it was pretty heavy on the technical lingo. Just wanted to put a point across in a simple manner.

It depends on the individual whether or not they can eat what you call "fake foods" without developing bad eating habits. I fully recognize that some people have trigger foods that lead them to binging or falling off the wagon. But those are people that have unhealthy relationships with those foods. Ideally, a person should be able to eat whatever they want, within their calorie and macro goals, without the risk of binging.

I travel a lot, so I eat a lot of fast food. I have still managed to lose weight and actually have an easier time with that than at home when cooking.

Looked at your diary and I have a few observations.

1). Not sure you are recording food accurately (are you weighing them or guessing the grams or ounces?
2) Some food have suspiciously wrong macronutrients, like the angel food cake with zero carbs. Hmmm....
3) You are overheating on total calories, as well as protein. Did you know that your body takes excess protein and converts it into sugar, via a "de novo genesis" biochemical process. So it's like you are eating carbs if you eat too much protein. All you need is 1.5 grams protein per kg of lean body mass. So what it looks like to me is you are actually overheating carbs, in the process of overheating protein.
4) have you tried going into ketosis on a diet that allows meat? I eat meat and I have been in ketosis for months and I'm doing great, I love it! I'm losing 1 or more lbs per week consistently. It's a strategy that works for ME. You need to find a strategy that works for you.

Good luck, sweetheart.

#3 Is gluconeogenesis. Stop giving advice if you don't know what you're talking about it. It isn't helpful.

Well, thank you Mr. schwarzenegger. So kind of you to make time to post your comment. By the way de novo genesis is just a technical term meaning the process of creating (genesis) something new (de novo). And gluconeogenesis is indeed that - note the usage of similar terms like neo = de novo, and of course genesis = genesis. But, that's ok, I wasn't expecting you to think that hard. And oh by the way, I took a peek at your diary...I see you have macdonalds, and chik-fil-a and related high quality foods on a regular basis. OMG, what a genius. Shall I follow your advice instead?

You are misunderstanding the process. Excess protein is only converted to glucose when your glycogen and glucose stores are depleted. Glucose is fuel, and I believe you are confusing it with sugar (which on its own also does not cause weight gain, but this myth is more widely perpetuated). Excess energy (calories) is what contributes to weight gain which occurs when you are at a caloric surplus. You don't need to be nasty. Since errata is at a caloric deficit and, to a degree of lesser importance, hits his macronutrient goals the type of food he chooses is irrelevant.

By the way, I thought you might find it interesting that while Mark's Daily Apple touts "clean" eating and "unprocessed" food yet he sells a processed protein powder. Hmmmm... wonder what that'$ all about.

I totally agree with you there, Hayley. Those powders and bars and stuff is not REAL FOOD, and it counteracts his arguments. I think it is not healthy eating fake foods and promotes the wrong eating habits. I used the link from daily apple as an "easy to read in layman terms" piece, and actually I was going to copy a link from peter Attia instead, but it was pretty heavy on the technical lingo. Just wanted to put a point across in a simple manner.

It depends on the individual whether or not they can eat what you call "fake foods" without developing bad eating habits. I fully recognize that some people have trigger foods that lead them to binging or falling off the wagon. But those are people that have unhealthy relationships with those foods. Ideally, a person should be able to eat whatever they want, within their calorie and macro goals, without the risk of binging.

I travel a lot, so I eat a lot of fast food. I have still managed to lose weight and actually have an easier time with that than at home when cooking.

Yeah, I hear you, travel quite a bit myself too. Had to go through all sorts of scenarios testing what works and doesn't work with carrying snacks (nuts, jerky, etc) and going crazy ordering stuff at restaurants. The key is, finding what works for your body.

Looked at your diary and I have a few observations.

1). Not sure you are recording food accurately (are you weighing them or guessing the grams or ounces?
2) Some food have suspiciously wrong macronutrients, like the angel food cake with zero carbs. Hmmm....
3) You are overheating on total calories, as well as protein. Did you know that your body takes excess protein and converts it into sugar, via a "de novo genesis" biochemical process. So it's like you are eating carbs if you eat too much protein. All you need is 1.5 grams protein per kg of lean body mass. So what it looks like to me is you are actually overheating carbs, in the process of overheating protein.
4) have you tried going into ketosis on a diet that allows meat? I eat meat and I have been in ketosis for months and I'm doing great, I love it! I'm losing 1 or more lbs per week consistently. It's a strategy that works for ME. You need to find a strategy that works for you.

Good luck, sweetheart.

#3 Is gluconeogenesis. Stop giving advice if you don't know what you're talking about it. It isn't helpful.

Well, thank you Mr. schwarzenegger. So kind of you to make time to post your comment. By the way de novo genesis is just a technical term meaning the process of creating (genesis) something new (de novo). And gluconeogenesis is indeed that - note the usage of similar terms like neo = de novo, and of course genesis = genesis. But, that's ok, I wasn't expecting you to think that hard. And oh by the way, I took a peek at your diary...I see you have macdonalds, and chik-fil-a and related high quality foods on a regular basis. OMG, what a genius. Shall I follow your advice instead?

You are misunderstanding the process. Excess protein is only converted to glucose when your glycogen and glucose stores are depleted. Glucose is fuel, and I believe you are confusing it with sugar (which on its own also does not cause weight gain, but this myth is more widely perpetuated). Excess energy (calories) is what contributes to weight gain which occurs when you are at a caloric surplus. You don't need to be nasty. Since errata is at a caloric deficit and, to a degree of lesser importance, hits his macronutrient goals the type of food he chooses is irrelevant.

By the way, I thought you might find it interesting that while Mark's Daily Apple touts "clean" eating and "unprocessed" food yet he sells a processed protein powder. Hmmmm... wonder what that'$ all about.

It is so hot when you talk like this.

Well, thank you Mr. schwarzenegger. So kind of you to make time to post your comment. By the way de novo genesis is just a technical term meaning the process of creating (genesis) something new (de novo). And gluconeogenesis is indeed that - note the usage of similar terms like neo = de novo, and of course genesis = genesis. But, that's ok, I wasn't expecting you to think that hard. And oh by the way, I took a peek at your diary...I see you have macdonalds, and chik-fil-a and related high quality foods on a regular basis. OMG, what a genius. Shall I follow your advice instead?

What does this have to do with weight loss?