Stomach Aches?

[Arnold]

Ever since I lowered my carbs (to around 75 per day) I have been waking up in the morning with a stomach ache. I also sometimes get them before bed.

Do you think this is related to my high protein/low carb diet? I do not think I am sick, this has been going on for almost 2 weeks.

 

[Robboe]

It hunger pains.

You're eating too many carbs to be using fat as a prefered choice of fuel, and not enough to stave off hunger pains.

What kind of diet are you doing and what are your goals?

 

[Arnold]

these pains do not feel like hunger pains though.

trying to lean up, you think my carbs should be lower?

 

[Robboe]

Depends.

How is your diet structured?

 

[Arnold]

Meal 1: 2 Eggs; Protein drink

Meal 2: Protein Bar

Meal 3: 1 Can Tuna; 2 Eggs

Meal 4: Myoplex Drink (has carbs)

Meal 5: Chicken or Steak, Veggies (sometimes black beans)

Meal 6: Protein Drink

* that's basically the diet, sometimes I snack on some other things like nuts, sometimes I have some milk with a meal. I do this M-F, and I eat more carbs on the week-ends. So it's like a 80/20 diet.

 

[Robboe]

Well that's enough supps there. Any reason for them? is work a pain for eating?

How many cals is that? seems awfully low from a glance.

And that protein drink won;t take long to digest (even if it is casein). That could account for hunger pains (if they are indeed hunger pains)

It's a personal suggestion of mine (and others i'm sure) to never eat protein for a meal on it's own. I always have pro+ fat and on most occasions Pro+Fat+fibre.

I was going to suggest keeping carbs at around 40g a day (from pro sources and green veg) and upping fat. Incidentally, not much in the way of Omega-3 in that diet dude.

How is the diet working so far? Are you losing fat ok? is your training still ok?

 

[w8lifter]

Could be lack of fibre! Not much there from what I can see.

Have to agree on the lack of Omega-3 too.

 

[Arnold]

Yeah, it's hard to eat "real food" due to work.

Everything seems fine. So, you suggest I up that fat? The only time I eat protein by itself is last meal before bed.

 

[w8lifter]

Originally posted by Prince
The only time I eat protein by itself is last meal before bed.

Why do that though? A tbsp of Flax in the shake will slow digestion of the protein....which is what you want if you're not going to be eating for the next 8 hrs.

 

[Arnold]

so, you two are recommending more fat and fiber?

 

[Robboe]

Protein drinks are a piss-poor choice of grub right before bed too. Think about it, you have about 7-8 hours before your next feed and you eat (drink) something that will be totally digested within 90 minutes, if not quicker. Choose real food man. Something that takes a little longer to digest: chicken, turkey, steak, tuna, peanuts! etc.....

 

[w8lifter]

Yes...more fat..from flax...fibre, from veggies...or if you have to get a fibre supplement and throw some in your shake. And if you do have a shake before bed, make sure there's flax in it....but, since you can't eat all that well during the day, you should be eating a real whole-food meal before bed.

 

[Robboe]

Not flax. Fish oils eg cod liver oil.

Doc showed me something that Barry Sears stated about flax being a poor choice for omega-3. Fish oils are superior.

Walnut oil (or walnuts) are good too.

 

[Arnold]

oh, I forgot, I also eat cheese!