What is more important?

[wayupnorth 1]

Do you think it is better to watch your Carbs or your calories? I watch my Protein very close. But it would just be easier to watch protein then carbs OR calories. WHat does everyone do??

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

I watch them all. I don't like to eat many carbs because all they do is make me want more carbs. I count Protein because my hair is falling out. I count calories because Dr. Aceves said to keep my calories at around 800.

[wayupnorth 1]

How far out are you? Iam 2 months. hair falling out yes. So you count the Protein and the calories and the protein correct? What is a typical day of eating for you? I go up and down sometimes more calories or sometimes more carbs. If they are good carbs like in fruit do you limit fruit or just bad carbs??

[Jachut 487]

I'm in the calories camp.

But I wouldnt advocate a HIGH carb diet. A diet high in refined carbs and sugars is not a healthy one. But nor do I think the diets a lot of people adopt when they try to avoid carbs are healthy either. I think when you do that you have to be very careful to focus on lots of vegies and only healthy fats - not saturated fats from cheese, salami, dairy etc.

I would only limit sugar and white carbs but I do run a lot and can eat a fairly high carb diet becuase I burn it off. If you're not physically active, I think you need way less carbs.

[MacMadame 81]

I keep my calories below a certain ceiling and my Protein above a certain floor. When I do that, my carbs and fats automatically limit themselves. I do track them, but I don't watch them like a hawk, either. I just keep a general eye on them.

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

A typical day of eating for me is a Protein shake for Breakfast. lunch just depends on if I have leftovers. If I don't, I will have a salad with chicken breast on top. I usually have chicken or fish for dinner with some veggies. If I go out to eat, I eat whatever I want, whether it's pork or steak.

I do eat some fruit. Lately I have been eating blueberries.

The carbs I stay away from are rice, Pasta, bread, etc. I just don't have room for them anyway.

I also sometimes eat Protein Bars, but I am careful to choose the ones that have more Protein than carbs. Some of them are very high in carbs.

[Bob_350lbs 105]

I think I just need to eat more fish. A bought frozen talapia from Target. I was pleasantly surprised because each filet was individually wrapped. It tasted pretty good. 4 oz has 20 grams of Protein and only 90 calories. And, it is satisfying. tuna is good too, but I need light mayo, because it is too dry for me w/o it, so that brings the calories up to about 125 and 15 grams of Protein.

What bars do you eat? The ones I have checked out are too many calories and too many carbs. I like Medifast crunch bars, 110 cals and 11 gm protein, but they are expense.

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

I eat Atkins (but I don't eat the ones that have any sugar alcohol) and another one I like a lot are Oh Yeah, but I have to order those online. I bought some at GNC but we don't have a GNC here in hicksville where I live.

[MacMadame 81]

I use Supreme Protein Carb Conscious bars and Rockin'Roll Bars mostly. I also found these ones from Premium Nutrition that are called "Titan" and they are okay, but I don't think I'll be buying them again as they tend to flake when I eat them and then I've got bits of food everywhere.