So I found out why I was so hungry...

ljcox7210
ljcox7210 Posts: 57 Member
edited 2:27AM in Food and Nutrition
so for the last month I've been uncontrollably starving hungry and just eating eating eating, I only just looked at my macros over the last 6 weeks. On average I was eating less than 10% protein, where as I was eating around 40% fat and 50% carbs... That's terrible... What the hell was I doing XD

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  • ljcox7210
    ljcox7210 Posts: 57 Member
    And it shows the days where I ate more protein, I ate around 300 less calories per 5% more protein I ate!
  • yogicarl
    yogicarl Posts: 1,260 Member
    Can I ask - was that animal protein that you upped to stop feeling hungry or vegetable and animal?
    I ask because I often feel the same and thinking of upping my protein, but I don't eat animal produce. Thinking about vegan protein supps although they taste disgusting!
  • ljcox7210
    ljcox7210 Posts: 57 Member
    yogicarl wrote: »
    Can I ask - was that animal protein that you upped to stop feeling hungry or vegetable and animal?
    I ask because I often feel the same and thinking of upping my protein, but I don't eat animal produce. Thinking about vegan protein supps although they taste disgusting!

    Ah vegan I'm not sure! Im starting to eat a lot of tuna and eggs and things, although baked beans (and beans in general) tend to have a lot of protein, so maybe that's an option! I just googled a lot for options of food, spinach would be a good one! Just trial and error! Hopefully you can find something you can eat! X

  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    yogicarl wrote: »
    Can I ask - was that animal protein that you upped to stop feeling hungry or vegetable and animal?
    I ask because I often feel the same and thinking of upping my protein, but I don't eat animal produce. Thinking about vegan protein supps although they taste disgusting!

    I'd have to agree. If you don't eat dairy (greek yogurt is a good source), you need to look into beans, lentils--that family. Interestingly, just today an Italian nutritionist was talking about beans and they are better combined with pasta--it's better for your protein intake.
  • msf74
    msf74 Posts: 3,498 Member
    edited November 2015
    yogicarl wrote: »
    Can I ask - was that animal protein that you upped to stop feeling hungry or vegetable and animal?
    I ask because I often feel the same and thinking of upping my protein, but I don't eat animal produce. Thinking about vegan protein supps although they taste disgusting!

    Have you tried Tempeh?

    Or Seitan for that matter.
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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    yogicarl wrote: »
    Can I ask - was that animal protein that you upped to stop feeling hungry or vegetable and animal?
    I ask because I often feel the same and thinking of upping my protein, but I don't eat animal produce. Thinking about vegan protein supps although they taste disgusting!

    If you don't want to use protein powder, have you tried beans, grains, seitan, tempeh, and tofu? They're all excellent protein sources.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    snowflake954 wrote: »
    yogicarl wrote: »
    Can I ask - was that animal protein that you upped to stop feeling hungry or vegetable and animal?
    I ask because I often feel the same and thinking of upping my protein, but I don't eat animal produce. Thinking about vegan protein supps although they taste disgusting!

    I'd have to agree. If you don't eat dairy (greek yogurt is a good source), you need to look into beans, lentils--that family. Interestingly, just today an Italian nutritionist was talking about beans and they are better combined with pasta--it's better for your protein intake.

    Yeah? I've never heard that but I love beans and pasta and eat them together pretty often.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    snowflake954 wrote: »
    yogicarl wrote: »
    Can I ask - was that animal protein that you upped to stop feeling hungry or vegetable and animal?
    I ask because I often feel the same and thinking of upping my protein, but I don't eat animal produce. Thinking about vegan protein supps although they taste disgusting!

    I'd have to agree. If you don't eat dairy (greek yogurt is a good source), you need to look into beans, lentils--that family. Interestingly, just today an Italian nutritionist was talking about beans and they are better combined with pasta--it's better for your protein intake.

    That's basically the beans and rice, peanut butter and whole grain bread theory, right? Legumes + grains make a whole protein source?

    If you eat a number of different sources over the course of a day it shouldn't matter--I think the current thinking is to worry less about getting a complete source every time you eat it. But I always mean to eat more beans, so this is a nice idea/excuse!

    Anyway, re the vegan protein source question, I find that beans in particular are filling for me as meat, likely because of all the fiber.
  • eeede
    eeede Posts: 88 Member
    I don't manage to see my ratio.
    I mean how do you see for example 10% of protein 50% carbs 40% fat?
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    snowflake954 wrote: »
    yogicarl wrote: »
    Can I ask - was that animal protein that you upped to stop feeling hungry or vegetable and animal?
    I ask because I often feel the same and thinking of upping my protein, but I don't eat animal produce. Thinking about vegan protein supps although they taste disgusting!

    I'd have to agree. If you don't eat dairy (greek yogurt is a good source), you need to look into beans, lentils--that family. Interestingly, just today an Italian nutritionist was talking about beans and they are better combined with pasta--it's better for your protein intake.

    That's basically the beans and rice, peanut butter and whole grain bread theory, right? Legumes + grains make a whole protein source?

    If you eat a number of different sources over the course of a day it shouldn't matter--I think the current thinking is to worry less about getting a complete source every time you eat it. But I always mean to eat more beans, so this is a nice idea/excuse!

    Anyway, re the vegan protein source question, I find that beans in particular are filling for me as meat, likely because of all the fiber.

    I've seen this on TV here a couple of times. It's always mentioned rather quickly (like something EVERYBODY knows), and I always catch it on the fly. They are usually talking about how Italians ate in the past, especially in the country. They couldn't afford to eat much meat, so beans were a staple for protein. However, the protein absorption isn't complete without a carb--such as pasta, if I'm understanding it correctly. Pasta and beans (pasta fagioli) is a classic here. I made it for lunch today.
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