MONDAY - BOTT Cardio & Cafe

I was wondering the same thing.  It's been a long time since I kept carbs under 20 but most of my 3 1/2+ years they've been under 70.  It was not until one of dr lord's patient told me his nutritionist (whom we all loved but she went to nursing school and isn't his nutritionist any more and I don't much respect the one he has now) told her we needed at least 135.  Since I want to lower my goal weight (which of course would lower my cusion zone) it seems like it might make sense to lower my carbs too - at least for a while.  I have e-mailed dr lord's nurse to see what she has to say.  At one point, she told me not to worry about carbs but to limit my foods to those that have less than16g of sugar per serving.

Sugar does have a big effect on losing, that's for sure. We burn carbs first (which sugar has plenty of), and when we run out of that, we break down fats and other nutrients further. So whatever we don't burn off in sugar and other foods is absorbed as fat and stored. So that part makes sense...

There is a co-relationship between carbs and fiber that i love. Getting in higher fiber foods is called "insoluble intake". We can't absorb these sorts of carbohydrates, and they literally don't count for nutrition. They simply act as fillers to make us feel fuller, longer. These kinds of carbs are in watery, fibrous vegetables and fruits, such as celery, onions, garlic, carrots, rhubarb, watermelon, citrus fruits, berries, etc... and other more sturdy veggies like wheat, brans, and oats.

This is great because any 1g of fiber we eat negates 1g carbs. If I eat 70g of carbs, but I also had 15g of fiber, I really only can absorb 55g of carbs.

How much fiber does Dailyplate say you're getting in today?

Just 12 g of fiber which isn't really significant when I'm eating 159 g of carbs

Here's my new plan - cut back to no more than 100 g carbs per day.  That's kind of splitting the difference between 70 and 130.  I should be a little goofy (an improvement) but should not be brain dead.   

Will have to limit my ice cream is the saddest part of all of this even though it only has 128 calories.  I suppose I could eat only 1/2 pint (now there's a novel concept!)

Once again:  Procrastination is my sin, it is my pain and sorrow, I think I will correct it, I think I'll start tomorrow.  So.....bring on the full pint of ice cream just as planned for dinner this evening!!!!!!