How to eat low carb/ high protein!

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  • briana12077
    briana12077 Posts: 128 Member
    Hmmm, interesting about eating more fat. Never thought of that. I probably eat lowest fat everyday.
    I opened my diary. For the people saying it doesn't add up, I am not saying that is all I eat, I also eat fruit, rice, pasta, and peanut butter, but I try to keep my portions low and only once a day. I am asking for tips of like what else to eat instead. I didn't realize one or two servings of high-carb foods would have me at 50% carbs when I eat all the other proteins I mentioned in my OP.
  • jmarie1025
    jmarie1025 Posts: 114 Member
    organic_homestead wrote: »
    briana12077 wrote: »

    Okay, well I might eat a little rice, an apple, and broccoli in one day, but not all in the same meal. I'm assuming this is not too good. Its hard to find good options for a full day of food that ends up with less carbs. Any tips?

    Google Atkins induction. This is 2 weeks following a strict low carb diet. Absolutely no fruit, no bread, no pasta, no grains for 2 weeks. Then there is the second phase where you add in a few more carbs such as berries. But still no apples & definitely no bananas, grains, starchy veggies.

    A website I really love is I Breathe I'm Hungry. Tons of low carb recipes. From there you can find other sites. I started my low carb education on Pinterest. Found some great sites, blogs. I'm not low carb right now as I'm training for a half marathon.

    Like someone else said, a doctor doesn't necessarily know nutrition like a registered dietitian. And I've never seen a low carb, low fat diet. Too much protein can also impede weight loss. Read about ketogenics if you want to learn about insulin, glucose & your digestion.

    Good luck!
    This!! Other good sites are: diet doctor, peace love & low carb, ruled.me and genaw.com
    There's also a low carb site on mfp where most of the low carbers hang out. Search for the low carb daily group and you should find it.
  • organic_homestead
    organic_homestead Posts: 31 Member
    briana12077 wrote: »
    Hmmm, interesting about eating more fat. Never thought of that. I probably eat lowest fat everyday.
    I opened my diary. For the people saying it doesn't add up, I am not saying that is all I eat, I also eat fruit, rice, pasta, and peanut butter, but I try to keep my portions low and only once a day. I am asking for tips of like what else to eat instead. I didn't realize one or two servings of high-carb foods would have me at 50% carbs when I eat all the other proteins I mentioned in my OP.

    I looked at your diary and here are some suggestions : no more crackers, instead snack on red bell peppers, a handful of raw unsalted almonds, 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt with 1/4 cup sliced strawberries or blueberries. No more bananas, peas, carrots, rice, potatoes. Instead eat cauliflower, broccoli, red/green/yellow peppers, spinach, baby romaine, mushrooms, celery, avocado, asparagus, zucchini.
    Look up cauliflower recipes to replace your rice & potatoes.
    One other thought, count your net carbs not total. Carbs minus fiber. MFP counts your total carbs, you have to look at your daily nutritionals to do the equation.
    I hope what we've given you helps get you on the right path.

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