High protein low carb low fat recipes

Somehow I doubt any Dr. would prescribe that kind of diet, if a person is stringent and actually follows a diet like that long enough, it's very dangerous and can lead to death. I suspect peoples intuition would kick in, but still, this is really bad advice.

hairandprayerwithsher7722 wrote: »

She said aim for 100 grams of protein and less than 100 grams of carbs. I go back to see her on Wednesday.

OK, great. That's more specific, which is helpful. No comment on fats? Or did she specifically say "low fat" without specifying any numbers?

We need to eat some fats, they're an essential nutrient.

If you ate 100g of pure protein, that would be 400 calories of protein. If you ate all the way up to 100g of pure carbs (other than fiber), that would also be 400 calories. So, you'd have up to 800 calories in those two macros.

Did she tell you to eat 1200 calories? Doctors often tell women that. (That doesn't mean I think they're right. I don't, necessarily.) But if that's what she told you, that would imply 400 calories for fat, which would be 44.4 grams of fat. That's IMO a little low for an average sized woman, but we don't know your size. I'm 5'5", figure I need at least 50g fat. However, she wanted you to eat under 100g carbs, which would give you a little calorie wiggle room to eat more fat, even at 1200 calories.

Honestly, t nrI hope she didn't say or mean 1200 calories. That's usually not a great answer. Sometimes it is, but not usually. IMO, of course.

If you're going back on Wednesday, ask her if it's OK to eat more than 100g protein, and ask about fats.

Some people (I hope none of them doctors) think fat is scary, think eating fat makes people fat. It doesn't. Fat is calorie dense (9 calories per gram, vs. 4 calories per gram for carbs and protein). But eating too much of anything (everything in combination) is what makes people fat.

She may want you to limit one of the macronutrients because of some health condition, but we also need a certain minimum of calories in order to survive, let alone thrive. Calories mean macronutrients. There aren't calories that don't come from a macronutrient, except for alcohol (which isn't protein, fat or carb but has calories) . . . and I'm pretty sure she doesn't want you to fill in your calories with alcohol.

If you're confused, consider asking her for a referral to a registered dietitian. Registered dietitians know more about nutrition than doctors do.