Since last year my desire of carbs have totally vanished, being a vegetarian for a while in my life, eating protein was hard, now I love it, along with that my new cravings have changed.
Instead of craving stuff like ice-cream & desserts, I crave Myoplex in summer which is not the best whey drink, in the low carb land
Instead of chocalate bar-detours
My biggest problem are NUTS, I crave sunflower seeds,mix nuts & cashews like crazy, (I did the very low carb for a while, and ate nuts) .
Yesterday I ate maybe 10-12oz of nuts, thats load shit of calories.
Today I was craving avocados, and red meat too, thats means I am actually craving FAT, its whacky
I am eating a balanced diet nowadays, higher in protein, low in carbs and trying that in fat, but its not working.
I am cutting, I can give nuts up, but need a substitute, another ways will crave them again....any suggestions or solutions.
Female in 20's
Waist 25.5
soft abs 28
Hips 33
Bust---gone 32
Thighs 20 (have to reduce)
Posted by: LAM
have you had any blood work done lately ?
Posted by: J'Bo
well i never cut my fat when i am dieting and when i am off season i eat a tone of fat and never go higher than 15%. i have been know to eat 2 avocados, 1 cup of hemp seed nuts, 1/2 cup olives, and 3 cups of cashews
Fat is a wonderful thing
Posted by: QueenofSquats
No, I havent
Posted by: QueenofSquats
I love fat now,
Hi J'Bo, I saw your pics you look fabulous.
GOAL REDUCE BODY FAT FROM ABS, & LOOK FIRMER
I have few problems in reaching my goals right now. I have tried all diet, I have lots of discipline, add and remove any food from diet, but need a way of eating which is easy and I have travel while doing it, and can have a lifestyle type of eating pan, rather than a diet.
Carbs bloat me, but when I go on protein and fat, than after few days, my energy is down, and training suffers. I hate carb-ups.
I am very active, I bike everywhere, job is active.
J'Bo, what would you suggest for me in ratios
I am 5 feet 2.5 inche, no matter how much i diet or exercise, I am not losing fat from my abs.
How much fat can I get away with in a day, I am eating 1200cals right now, also, should I count calories by food (example one apple 100 or by grams)????
Loads of questions, but will love your feedback...THANKS
Posted by: LAM
do you do HIIT cardio ?
Posted by: J'Bo
well my ratios are usually 40% protein, 35% fat and 25% carbs
but right now its a little different.
Posted by: donescobar2000
Well carb ups are neccessar especially if your BF is low Do 3 sessions of hit per week if not for. while 4. Carb up at least once a week. You may try cutting out some fat. That may help.
Posted by: J'Bo
cut fat? it isnt that high.
Posted by: donescobar2000
I would change the ratio as well. 40 40 20. I know carbs bloat you but you need them.
Posted by: J'Bo
you mean 40% carbs?
Posted by: donescobar2000
Yup, your system will get accustomed to it. Another reason you may be bloating is because you are not eating enough fiber. Shoot for 30 Grams at least. By the way those 40 percent carbs should come from whole food. Slow burning complex carbs. No sugar! Of course it's a plague. I assume you know that. Drink a hell of a lot of water so everything will digest right.
Another thing to avoid Bloating is to cycle your carbs. Start at 100 grams one day and work your way up by Sunday (Carbing Up). I assume your know that your body needs at least 2 times your bodyweight on a normal diet. As you carb up decrease fats. But you have to make sure everything fit within your deficit. Except on carb up day of course. That would be when you eat normal.
Posted by: hardasnails1973
j'bos off season should be 50 % protein 25% carbs and 25% fats : ) if she doesn;t mind with 1 -2 cheat meals a week
Posted by: Jodi
Hi QOS! How you been.
Lets start out with, how much do you weigh?
I know you don't like carbs - you never have. I get all crappy and bloated too but I have found that the refeed every few days works nicely and a lot less bloat. You do need carbs to train and I know you already know that.
Posted by: QueenofSquats
Thanks u all,
I weigh 113lbs, I love carbs, but apart of bloating, I get gasy after eating them, thats why I try not to have too much of them and when I do, I experiance the same again.
But without them cant train, complex carbs make me feel worse, its a no win sitaution.
Posted by: J'Bo
well the only veggies that i found i can eat on a cut are cucumbers and celery cause everything else bloats me.
Posted by: donescobar2000
I understand that. I bloat also but hey what can I do? It being tired all the time or feeling energetic. I'd rather be energetic. Just keep it coming in your system it may stop. Make sure also that you have any type of bread (wheat) in the morning if you are including them in your diet. Do not eat them after 4 as well.
Posted by: J'Bo
if your bloating alot from the veggies but still want to eat them...consume more omega 3 and 6 fatty acids as well a GLA (omega 9)....it will help with digestion and protein synthesis.
Posted by: donescobar2000
I include My Grains with my morning meals till about noon. In between that I workout so I assume they are burned off by the end of my workout. I Never eat them after 4. All eat is veggies after that.
Posted by: donescobar2000
Fiber may help as well.
Posted by: OceanDude
I use to be carb-phobic too but have since gotten much more reasonable about it and am currently on a 40/40/20 regime. I do sometimes suddenly gain 3-5 lbs of water weight mysteriously but I think this is from creatine cycling and I know it’s only temporary soI am not alarmed. But I have convinced myself that without carbs you just will not be able to grow new tissue properly since the body will be trying to use higher portions of protein and/or fat as fuel and go into more of a sustainment or lean tissue dump mode. I also agree that EFA is very very important and I now supplement it deliberately in almost every meal (6 per day). Unfortunately, since shedding my prior fat-phobic mentality and getting reacquainted with good EFA’s I now got to be careful. I find myself gobbling a fist full of toasted sunflower seeds now when I walk into the kitchen and see them on the counter. I had to hide them and not leave them on the counter since they became my new potato chip habit.
Posted by: QueenofSquats
Thanks Oceandude for your feedback.
I am going to cycle my carbs, but without fat in every meal, I get gas and became bloated, different body type I guess.
So I am keeping non-training Sat/Sun/WedC20 P128-150 F50-55
Training Days Mon/Tues/Thu C50 P150 F40
One training day Fri high carb C80 P120 F40
Every 10 day a cheat meal
What do you think???
Posted by: J'Bo
it depends what kinda of fat you are taking QoS. Nuts and pb bloat me however flax and hemp seed oil never do. worth a try
Posted by: QueenofSquats
Hey J,bo
nuts/oil/peanut butter or any fat NEVER BLOATS ME, and works great.
I meant, if i eat more than C30g carb in one sitting or 80g in two days, i get bloated and sick, right now i can only handle max 80g carbs 25-28g per meal on high days
and C30-50 avearage per day, sad carbs are not my friend anymore, but fat is
Posted by: Nigeepoo
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Originally posted by donescobar2000
I would change the ratio as well. 40 40 20. I know carbs bloat you but you need them.
Everybody's different. What works for you may not necessarily work for someone else.
Hi QOS! How you been.
carbs are not my friend anymore, but fat is