it’s the PROTEIN that gets me, not the carbs (ass backwards lady here)

[janice garrigan]

so, heychickadee, how much protein are you taking in over your weight in lbs? I have been a bit more successful keeping protein down to about 110 this week, and I noticed good results doing so. It wasn't as hard and I feel like I may finally be burning fat for fuel (it takes WEEKS, apparently, to get adapted?)It was so hard to stay away from the protein, just like described, but now I'm ok at it. I had a major "issue" just Monday of this week. I was SO tired, it was downright freakin' SCARY. ANd I was sooo headachey and so, so SOOO hungry. I was compelled (like physically could not stop) to eat an absolute TON of protein. Like 170 grams in one day. I felt all better after that and I'll SWEAR that was the day I converted over to fat burning because I've felt better ever since, and not starving and I can work out harder now.My coach suggested I lay off all the cardio (even fast walks, bikram yoga) til I was adapted more for it and I did notice a difference. hope this helps

[Phatty]

If you're really worried about your protein consumption (I wouldn't be, especially not if you were getting results from it), you could do what Kiefer mentioned in a recent podcast. It was more in line with Carb Backloading, but the rough guideline was this.-Go as fatty as you're willing to for the first half of the day. -In the evening after your workout, drop the fat down and eat more lean protein and carbs.Obviously forget the carbs since your on CNS but the principle of having a fatty breakfast and lunch followed by a higher protein dinner is there.

[cloudybrain]

ho ho! that's something I was actually getting into before the podcast! On a few days I was leaving my proteins at night and having my breakfast and lunches both fairly fatty.

[heychikadee]

so, heychickadee, how much protein are you taking in over your weight in lbs? I have been a bit more successful keeping protein down to about 110 this week, and I noticed good results doing so. It wasn't as hard and I feel like I may finally be burning fat for fuel (it takes WEEKS, apparently, to get adapted?)It was so hard to stay away from the protein, just like described, but now I'm ok at it. I had a major "issue" just Monday of this week. I was SO tired, it was downright freakin' SCARY. ANd I was sooo headachey and so, so SOOO hungry. I was compelled (like physically could not stop) to eat an absolute TON of protein. Like 170 grams in one day. I felt all better after that and I'll SWEAR that was the day I converted over to fat burning because I've felt better ever since, and not starving and I can work out harder now.My coach suggested I lay off all the cardio (even fast walks, bikram yoga) til I was adapted more for it and I did notice a difference. hope this helps

I really have no idea of my excess protein amount, if any. I just eat enough so I know I won't wake up in the middle of the night with hunger pains. A typical ULC day I'll have a PWO shake with approx 10gm of WPI around 10-11am, then lunch of 100gm smoked salmon, one large egg and coffee with coconut milk, then dinner will be where I pack in as much protein as I feel like I need, last night was 200gm of chicken tikka pieces and a massive fillet of Barramundi cooked in coconut oil. That fish must have weighed around 400gm or more I'd say. I also have another iced coffee with coconut milk for dessert.So maybe approx 180-200gm protein? My conversion could be off, I'm not sure. Whatevs.Then again I'm not trying to win any contests or grace the cover of a magazine here - I'm actually happy with most of my body and fitness, the only part I'm really working on is the front part of my tummy - it just doesn't want to tighten up for me dammit.

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