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Can Someone Help Me With This Fiber, Protien, Carb, Fullness Thing?

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:04:09 +0000

I never feel full when I eat yet I’m developing a belly. People tell me if you eat more fiber/protein you feel full longer? I don’t quite understand. Can someone give me examples of foods? Also, if that is true, is it bad just to eat fiber/protein products all the time? Is there a certain amount im supposed to intake?
Also, I was supposed to lose a bit of weight. When people say “high protein, low carb diet”.. I don’t understand it.. I knew calories were a part of the weight thing but what do carbs do and how do they affect you?
Sorry for the numerous questions. If I could just get some answers..
Thanks in advance!

Is This A Good Diet? Why Do I Crave Something Like Crunchy Breadsticks With My Salad?

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:04:55 +0000

I drink a low carb slim fast in the morning & a couple bottles of water.
I have a salad for lunch. Usually, spinach, broccolli, peas, green pepper or red/yellow, slivered almonds & sunflower seeds. a chopped black olive, beets, sometimes a hard boiled egg or cod fish or whatever that immatation lobster is, a peice of pinapple, a strawberry, other fruits occasionaly & berries when the salad bar has them. thousand island dressing oh, and sometimes this delicious oriental noodles.
dinner might be a peice of fish or chicken the size of a deck of cards & a baked potato or sweet potato…then later I might have something I put in the freezer such as a low carb slim fast or yogurt. The calcim from the yogurt is so relaxing & good for sleep but I don’t have any trouble anyway at having a good night sleep.
Is that nutritional enough, is there enough fiber is it too high in calories.
I also make sure I have half my body weight amount in ounces of water I drink & I stop a few hours before bed time. I exercise doing aerobics about 30 minutes & do some yoga & tai chi for another 30 a day.
What do you see as not good or that I can improve upon. Oh, I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes but unless I have stress (which I am working on) I feel great. Any advice?

Is This A Good Diet?

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 07:09:23 +0000

Special K cereal bar and a Low Carb monster for breakfast
Lunch- turkey sandwich with mustard and about 20 grapes
Dinner – lean cuisine
I am also going to be working out and stuff, atleast 3 times a week for 30 minutes, that’s the minimum. Do you think I can loose weight this way and keep it off?

Should I Take 2 Multivitamin Pills Isntead Of 1 With This Diet?

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:04:04 +0000

im 18 years old, weight 170 lb, and im 67 inches tall. on days i dont exercise i eat around 900 calories, on days i do i eat around 1000 calories, and on days where i exercise and im more active i eat 1100 calories. my diet is basically a low carb diet and high in protein. i only drink water and tea and only like to eat fish and dairy products but i do sometimes eat other stuff. should i take 2 multivitamins instead of 1?

Why Is This Happening To Me?!?

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:05:20 +0000

I have always had irregular periods (mainly heavy and lasting way too long) because I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. 2 weeks ago I started a low-carb lifestyle (about 30-40 carbs per day) and have lost about 10 pounds. This is the only diet that has ever helped me lose weight because I have tried everything under the sun.
So anyway, the past 2 days I have had an EXTREMELY HEAVY AND EXTREMELY PAINFUL period. Heavier than I’ve ever had (soaking more than one super plus tampon ever hour) and the cramps are so bad I can hardly walk. I have tried midol, progesterone cream on the skin, and heating pads and nothing is working! What could be wrong with me? I have recently been to a good gyno in Atlanta, Ga and she did an ultrasound and papsmear and she said everything looked totally normal, including my uterus, ovaries, cervix, etc. She did not see any reason for my irregular periods except for the fact that I have PCOS. I have been tested by several doctors for cervical cancer, polyps in my uterus, etc when I’ve had ongoing periods but no period has ever been this bad before. Along with this period I am shaky, weak, dizzy, and just woozy feeling. I tested my blood sugar and it was 106 which I think is normal and I the last time I ate was about an hour ago. Please help because I don’t have health insurance anymore

Does This Diet Sound Crazy?!?!?

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 07:06:29 +0000

i started going to a personal trainer and i told him my goal was to decrease body fat so he put me on this diet:
180grams of protien
27grams of fat
60grams of carbs
im a vegetarian and he knows that so getting my protien is hard and the only way i really get it is through protien shakes but even in the most healthiest low carb protien shake i end up having 25grams of carbs for every 48grams of protien. the fat grams i understand but getting that much protien with that little amount of carbs is literaly imposible. this is day 14 of this diet and i have not been able to eat less that 115grams of carbs even on my best days. even apples have 25grams of carbs in them.
do you think this diet is a little crazy? is it even possible to get that few carbs in each day on a 1200 calorie diet?

Is This Normal Im Lifting Weights And Loosing Weiht At The Same Time?

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:04:18 +0000

hi, ive been working out for 6 months or more. im already contented with my body built. so what i did was i ran into a diet that normal bodybuilders do.(6 meals a day, low carb high protein) i really want to burn my excess fat so that my muscle cuts will show up and get toned and defined. now, im trying to focus on my belly, i really want to have those abs and look lean. What im doing now is i still continue lift weights do cardio, eat the right food, and do a lot of sit ups. 3 weeks ago i weighed 147 lbs now im 140 lbs. is it just normal? shouldn’t i be gaining weight? or its just because im loosing my stomach fat which is really obvious and i can see that im loosing my belly fat.. im just confused. hope i could get a good answer.. thanks alot you guys..

Is This Diet Possible?

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:06:29 +0000

This Low Carb Diet That I Plan To Do.?

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:11:59 +0000

I’m thinking about doing the low carb diet, but I was wondering if anybody that has experimented with this diet could tell me how much weight they lost in what period. What foods did you eat. And how did you feel during this particular diet. I talked to a lady who said she lost a lot of weight off of the diet but I never got to finish speaking with her. So if some of you wouldn’t mind sharing I’d appreciate it. Thanks

What Does This Comment Mean About Low-carb Diet/fasting Or Something?

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:04:22 +0000

“Hmm, OK…so when do you go into OWL? When 1/2 your extra weight is gone? More? Less? Or, as others have said, when you start getting bored with induction?”
what does the OWL bit mean?
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