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I eat an egg for Breakfast with cheese

Then I eat a meal at lunch time that usually includes a carb ( brown rice, Pasta, quinoa) with Protein ofcourse

And then at dinner time I focus on eating things without carbs like only protein...and for a snack I have a banana and sometimes nuts...do you think I'm consuming too much carbs that I won't be able to lose fat? I can stop eating any carbs at lunch but I don't know

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How far out are you? It does seem like a lot of carbs. I am only 3 months out, my surgeons plan has fruit and veggies ans the only carb for the first 6 months. What does your NUT recommend?

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Bananas are high in sugar. Trade the banana for Protein.

At lunch, you should be eating Protein first, and if you're still hungry, then vegetables.

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If it makes you feel better, quinoa is technically not a grain, lol. It's actually more related to spinach than carbs, although it does tend to rake in some calories if you aren't careful with how much you are eating. I don't think you're eating too many carbs, however I was self-pay, so no one ever really gave me a meal plan. I ate what I wanted to in very small portions and I hit goal at about 18 months post-op. I've maintained now for 8 months and I still do the same thing I did before. The only thing I make a point to not eat is Desserts because that is the one thing that will make me gain almost instantly- everything else is fair game.

When I was losing weight I would have either half a bowl of instant oatmeal with Water or half a serving of granola for breakfast. lunch was usually a cup of chili from Panera, and sometimes I'd eat 1/4 of one of those Paninis that are horrible for you. I don't do that anymore because that also makes me gain, but I had no issue doing it occasionally when I was losing. I also ate a lot of granola bars. I never did Protein shakes regularly and I didn't focus a lot on Protein. I pretty much just ate reasonably healthily in very small servings. I am sure I could have hit goal a lot faster if I did what in hindsight I was supposed to have done, but now I'm not stuck on a low carb diet the rest of my life. For example, yesterday I didn't have time to leave my desk, so I had 2 granola bars, 3 snack bags of goldfish, a Hillshire Small plate (like an adult lunchable) and 1/3 a serving of steamed Beans and rice. I lost a pound this morning.

Basically if you are losing weight, do what works for you. If you are stuck in a stall, look at your diet and see where you can make changes. Nothing works the same for everyone.

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Have you talked to your NUT about your goals? Are you able to eat Protein first and teach your daily Protein target or are carbs crowding out your protein?

I think those questions are more important than whether or not you should eat healthy carbs at lunch.

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