Need a little input please..
breakfast
- 1 whole hard boiled egg
- 1 hard boiled egg white
- 1 lite string cheese
- 2oz sliced chicken breast
- chef salad: 3 cups shredded romaine lettuce
- 3oz turkey
- 1/2 oz cheddar cheese
- 1/2 hard boiled egg
- 1/4 tomato
- 2tbs lite blue cheese dressing
- 1oz live active culture cheddar cheese
ps...already fit in my 30 minute cardio/circuit training at 5:45am....
Low carb + low calorie = hungry.
Eat fiber.
Suggestions? Eat a complex carb.
I've always thought of the low carb/no carb diets as more of a fad diet. I understand the concept behind it, but it seems more difficult than a traditional "eat a balanced diet in moderation and exercise" to most people I've talked to. Simply put, your body is made to run off carbohydrates.
I'd suggest getting some nice, whole grain bread (I love Arnold Flax n Fiber bread). It has both GOOD complex carbs, as well as a ton of fiber.
Oatmeal is also great! Keeps me full for 3-4 hours in the morning, and I'm a big guy.
Yes! Carbs are supposed to be 50% of your diet! )25% fats and 25% protein. but 50% CARBS!!!!!
Don't cut carbs, cut bad carbs.
Make sure you are eating whole grains (they keep you full longer and have dietary benefits) so, yes! oatmeal, granola, things of that nature will keep you full longer through the days!
But I agree with above- if your body is truly hungry, eat. Most people's biggest problem is false-detecting hunger by boredom. If your actually hungry, then you have to give the body what it wants!
a handful of peanuts are really good for controlling hunger.
Are you on low-carb due to medical reasons? Make sure you aren't over-restricting ... my husband is diabetic, but he is still allowed over 200g of carbs per day!
If not, then you should definitely bulk up your eating with some grains! Your body doesn't store protein calories for later use the way it does carbs and fats - once you digest it, it's gone and you are hungry. You need something that will stick with you ... fiber will keep you feeling full longer.
Whenever I hear low or no carb diet, I immediately think colon cancer and vitamin defficiency. Sure, that's hyperbolic, but when my friends describe what they're eating on low/no carb diets, I know they are not going to lose weight because of all the calories they're getting from fat. I've heard of one or two people successfully doing low/no carb, but for each one I've heard about, I've witnessed 5 friends or co-workers not succeed.
I get 75% of my daily recommended fiber from 1/2 cup of All-Bran extra fiber cereal and a banana each morning. I try to eat a carrot and an apple each day as between meal snacks. A fruit or vegetable with lunch and with dinner each day means I'm covered in that food group. Keeps your head and heart healthy and keeps things moving, if you know what I mean. Fruits and vegetables are also relatively inexpensive and often use less wasteful packaging materials.
To be encouraging, here's my stats. For the month and a half that I've been doing this, I have never gone over my allowable calories. I've lost 15 pounds in 5 weeks. That may sound too fast (3 lbs/week), but it's because I run for an hour 3x/week as well. I don't starve myself at all. My motto is limit, don't deny yourself. I eat pizza, drink wine, treat myself with rice krispies treats and small amounts of chocolate, but my overall average for the month varies from an A- to B+. It can be done the healthy AND happy way!!
I'm trying out low-carb, but I eat way more than that. It sounds as if you're not only low-carb, but also low-fat and low calorie. If you're going to try low-carb, why not give it a real try, with all the fat and protein you want? If you're hungry with an egg, have two or three. A three-egg omelet with cheese!
Anything you do to your body is an experiment, but you're changing a whole bunch of variables at once. If you want to try changing only the carbohydrate variable, you're going to have to eat more other stuff, or else be hungry.
The difference I have found is that on a high carb diet, I can easily eat 2500 calories a day, or more. On low-carb, I'm full with a lot less. Okay, I'm averaging 1800-1900 calories a day, which sounds like a lot, but I'm not hungry! I've only been on it for a couple of weeks, and only took off five pounds, but I'm going to give it a several-months' try. If it doesn't work, I can then start lowering the calories gradually.
But that constant, gnawing hunger I used to have is pretty much gone. I'm not suffering for want of bread, cake, ice cream, pretzels, or crackers. (Of course, I'm still thrilled to slather my veggies with butter, and eat lots of cheese with a clear conscience.)
Recommended book: Good Calories, Bad Calories, by Gary Taubes. Stupid title, but it's not a diet book; it's about diet research. Extremely well-written, very smooth, very clear, but not talk-downy or jokey. Extremely well-edited, too -- I think I found one or two typos in the whole thing. Somebody really copy-edited it, without relying on a spell-checker.
Ok first there is a LOT and I mean a LOT of misinformation on here about low carb. The so called "balance" diet mentioned has steadily been increasing the overall carb intake of this country. What has that done? Caused an obesity epidemic.
And to the fear propaganda of diseases and mal nutrition, funny NO evidence WHATSOEVER exists to back up the claims made about cancers or anything else for that matter. However lets see a few of the WELL documented diseases to come along with high carb:
Diabetes
GERD
Celiac Disease
Just to name a few. How do I know? Eh Ive been "dieting" high carb my whole life and when I was finally admitted to the hospital with a blood sugar of over 800 it tends to shine a light on a few things. I went low carb, dropped 90lbs so far and when I was sticking to it felt better than I EVER had in years. Had so much energy it was sick. Fell back into the high carb dieting phase to see what would happen, I went to absolutely no energy, cravings for more carbs because of sugar shock, and of course spikes in blood sugar which release insulin, which if you are not a diabetic means your putting on the pounds. If you are losing weight you are first going catabolic, than you will burn fat.
Another thing 200 carbs for a diabetic? What is his A1c? what is his typical before meal and after meal sugars? 200 carbs for a diabetic is insane. I know the diabetic nutritionist had me doing that as well. I was taking injections of Byetta twice a day, glipizide, AND having to take insulin after every meal. Now, I dont have my high blood pressure, I dont have my high cholesterol (funny cause Im eating more "cholesterol" which everyone thinks causes the problem), Im off the Byetta and off of the insulin. My blood sugars are all in the normal range, bottom end around 75, high end around 145, which for a diabetic are outstanding numbers. My before meals were always over 150 even after the insulin on the "diabetic" program.
I've actually had problems with going HYPOglycemic because going for low glycemic index foods with exercise.
Also everyone thinks you can eat fruit and vegetables low carb and nothing could be farther from the truth. You HAVE to eat them on low carb, if all you are eating is meat you are doing it wrong.
To the OP I would say if your hungry eat, throw in some more protein, and even some fiber rich vegetables like some spinach.
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