Being brave, joining in
I'm not a very good group person but I know I need help with this sooooooo...
SW 193.9 9/16/19
CW 189.6 9/23/19
GW 135 9/1/20
Seems like a tough goal, but it's only a goal. If it stops at 145 I'll still feel successful.
I miss meat already, though!! I could eat all meat, veg and fruit on a normal diet and not even miss the carbs. But getting the fat, without the meat? That's really hard for me and is leaving me starving and feeling like I haven't chewed enough! I put ghee and butter on everything, olive oil on vegetables, etc. Maybe this is just beginners pangs, and I'll adjust? Will I?
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655721be-5539-3262-9b01-1953484d9fa5 I guess it's portion sizes. When I try to get the 70/20 right, I end up with a smaller amount of meat than I'm used to. I get that I want to lose weight, so duh, I need to eat less, but it's odd that it's the only craving I have right now. I'll look for some better ratio choices when selecting meat instead of my faves (white fish, chicken) Fresh or frozen salmon is too $$ for my wallet very often.
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You don’t have to be strict 79/20/5, that’s impossible. I eat 25-30% protein everyday. My go to is always: keep carbs at your desired grams, meet or exceed protein and the rest fat. Stick to fatty meat cuts, like chicken thighs instead of breasts, 80/20 beef, ribeye, ny strip. If you blood test just see how your ketones are after the meat.
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migsmom Thank you. I can do chicken thighs, but ribeye and strips are big bucks. However - Aldis is old fave. I'll look around there to see if there are more budget friendly offerings. Plain greek yogurt is mentioned here a lot, but I don't understand people who can eat a spoonful of that. lol. It's so . . . so . . . thick? sticky? bland? something unpalatable about it to me.
I do appreciate the encouragement and ideas, though!
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Compare your protein and fat intake. Carbs seem to be the easiest to screw up on, Protein for me is the hardest to reach. I am full all day currently and now supplement at eod to catch up on what I am lacking. Especially Protein since your body can start feeding for energy on your muscles. (Disclaimer: this is my understanding, though I am new.) Whether vegan, vegetarian or carnivore hit targets on everything but carbs.