Just starting a high carb low fat diet..Help!

goatanddog
goatanddog Posts: 1 Member
edited November 24 in Food and Nutrition
Hi Everyone!
New to MFP and dieting! Im doing a high carb low fat diet (60,20,20)
And was wandering if anyone had any recipe ideas or know where to find some please?!
Im a complete beginner in all this!

Thank youuuuu :)

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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Who recommended this diet to you? If it was a book or website, do they have any suggested recipes or tips for making sure you meet your nutritional needs?

  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    10 percent relocated from fat to carbs doesn't really qualify as high carb low fat, but why are you doing it, and if it's a diet, it has to come with some recipes or at least suggestions? But it's a normal distribution, so normal recipes should work fine, and if your goal is weightloss, your main focus should be on appropriate calories anyway, not macro split. Macro split can help you adhere to calorie deficit, don't let a random macro split make it more difficult to adhere.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    I think macros aren't that important for most people (beyond protein and experimenting with what keeps you satisfied, which varies person to person). Nutrition is important, of course, but you can focus on that within most macro ratios.

    That said, I'd start with logging what you currently eat and then decide how to make changes. Often it's just reducing serving size of whatever you are high on and increasing serving size of foods high in what you are low on.

    Is this something prescribed to you (I know sometimes low fat is for a gallbladder issue, for example)? If so, it would be helpful to know the details and you should have gotten some instructions.
  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    Never heard of a high carb diet. Any reason for this? If for weight loss then why not just maintain a calorie deficit, measure and log the foods you like?
  • JaydedMiss
    JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
    cathipa wrote: »
    Never heard of a high carb diet. Any reason for this? If for weight loss then why not just maintain a calorie deficit, measure and log the foods you like?

    high carb low fat is generally a plant based/vegan diet :p
  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    JaydedMiss wrote: »
    cathipa wrote: »
    Never heard of a high carb diet. Any reason for this? If for weight loss then why not just maintain a calorie deficit, measure and log the foods you like?

    high carb low fat is generally a plant based/vegan diet :p

    ok - gotcha!
  • JaydedMiss
    JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
    edited January 2018
    makes me wonder if you got it from high carb hannah on youtube, If you didnt thn id go look her up. I like her. Research the starch solution aswell its a good base for high carb low fat even if not used strictly. Its not a secret to those who know me here how much i love my potatoes lol
  • shadowofender
    shadowofender Posts: 786 Member
    I mean...I'm high carb right now because I had my gallbladder out unexpectedly recently and eating too much fat in a day makes me very ill still. It means I've been eating so many veggies. I do more than 20% protein too though. I dunno.
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