HELP: Too Many Carbs Intake

I had a rude awakening when I started logging in daily on fitday.com. I discovered that I'm intaking too many carbs, calories, fat gms but I'm getting in lots of protein. I wanted to share with you all today's menu and stats. Please review it for me and let me know where I should cut-out the bad foods. I need help realllllly bad. I'm still at 266lbs and have not lost not a pound this month. So this still is only 75lbs lost and I'm 10.5 months post-op. I forgot to mention that I've not been exercising like the way I should. I've probably been on the treadmill or doing my taeo-bo about 3 times this week. I'm going to up my exercise again. PLEASE ALL ADVICE IS WELCOME. THIS IS TODAY'S MEAL FOR ME ALL DAY 100% Whey Protein Shake: Cal-180, Fat-3, Carbs-6, Protein-32 Adkins Carb Milk (1.5 cups): Cal-105, Fat-0, Carbs-5, Protein-18 Adkins Carb Milk(Choco 2 cups): Cal-200, Fat-9, Carbs-6, Protein- 24 Cheese Slice (2): Cal-120, Fat-8, Carbs-4, Protein-6 Cheese Cubes (1 cup): Cal-110, Fat-9, Carbs-1, Protein-7 Pork Rinds: Cal-80, Fat-5, Carbs-0, Protein-9 Pecans Nuts (.25 cup): Cal-112, Fat-12, Carbs-2, Protein-1 Turkey Bologna (2 slices): Cal-140, Fat-10, Carbs-6, Protein-6 Chicken Bouillon Soup (4 cups): Cal-20, Fat-0, Carbs-4, Protein-0 Liquids: Water and Crystal lite raspberry tea Exercise: 30 minutes treadmill & 15 minute weightlifting routine Totals Calories: 1067, Fat: 56, Carbs: 34, Protein: 103 Many Blessings, Marilyn Lexington, KY 341/266/175 3/27/03 (-75lbs)

Marilyn - It looks good to me. Maybe you don't need the protein drinks anymore. I'd consult with your doctor and/or nutrionist and show them you daily intake. Good luck. -- Wendy

Hey Marilyn, I don't know what to say. You are taking in way more than i am in calories and fat, but it looks like you aren't eating as much as I am. Let me share my menu from yesterday: Breakfast: Beef jerky, 1 oz, 80 calories, no fat, 17 grams protein Lunch: Salad from Subway w/chicken breast: 150 Calories, 3 fat gram and 16 grams protein Dinner: Salad, Pork chop 350 calories, 19 grams protein Snack: 2 tablespoons peanut butter 300 calories, 6 grams fat, 16 grams protein Water and Decaf Ice Tea, 80 oz Total: Calories: 880 calories, 68 grams protein, 80 oz liquid, and less than 10 grams fat. The peanut butter was the only thing with any carbs in it. Hope this might help you a little.

Marilyn I can't see anything you are doing wrong. Are you measuring yourself from your exercise? You have to realize that muscle is heavier than fat and if you are exercising 3x/week, you would be losing inches rather than weight. Start measuring yourself and this may ease some of your frustration. As for your eating regimen, I think you are doing great!! We have been instructed that we don't actually know how much of the protein we absorb through food so I still do protein drinks too because I KNOW if I drink 30 gms of protein, I'm absorbing 30 gms of protein. I'm really proud of you. You are doing an excellent job!! Keep up the good work. The other thing is that you are probably on a plateau. I've also read on the protein board that a lot of individuals who want to come off the plateau up their protein drinks (protein feast), by just doing protein drinks for 3-5 days and small amounts of protein (no carbs at all) and lots and lots of water. This helps break the plateau. Please let me know your results. - Gayzelle

Hi Marilyn, Your diet looks fine. I would wonder more about your sodium intake. The salt will cause you to retain water and slow your weightloss too. So you should be drinking at least 80oz if you are consuming a lot of salt. It does look like you need some fiber in your diet. How about adding some veggies to your calorie intake. I know that when I have some good fiber carbs, my body burns fat and I lose better than if I am eating totally protein. My body seems to like it when I get at least 50 carbs per day when I am working out. You need that for energy. How high is your heartrate for your workouts? How often are your working out? And how long have you been working out? I don't know how old you are but you should be working out at your maximum heart rate range. The higher your heart rate the more fat you burn. You should be increasing your cardio workouts by 5 minutes every wee****il you are doing about an hour. Then once you reach that goal, you should increase the intensity so you don't have to work out so long. I hope this helps you... Keisha