What type of protein did you add and what foods did you eliminate ?

When I went low carb and high protein one of the first things I noticed was not being hungy and "grazing" between meals.

quote:<HR>Originally posted by Ice Cream:
They say that you will feel more satiated if you have more protein in your meals. I tried this, but it does not make a difference for me. I think that is a lot of BS.<HR>

Because it doesn't work for YOU it is now "a lot of BS". Seriously, you just made me giggle. It works for many people I know and often for me. When I eat more protein I am much less interested in both sweet foods and snacks (which tells me I am satiated). The perfect thing for me ... a tin of Trader Joes smoked trout keeping a good bit of the oil to drizzle on a bed of greens. I am quite satisfied after having the added protein and fat.

It's important to remember we are all a N of one, right? You enjoy white rice and don't find that eating brown does much for you. Cool. Someone else might really need the brown rice fibre. You don't enjoy alcohol calories. Great. I for one would give up rice for weeks so that I could add the "empty" calories I get from a couple glasses of wine.

Why be so extreme about it all?

quote:<HR>Originally posted by totaleffort:
What type of protein did you add and what foods did you eliminate ?

When I went low carb and high protein one of the first things I noticed was not being hungy and "grazing" between meals.

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You should be grazing, you should be eating smaller meals more often throughout the day... Of course not everyone's job allows them to do that...

I recently started the Abs Diet. The philosophy behind it is that you need to build muscle to lose weight and your belly. Following his diet, which is 3 meals and 3 snacks spaced throughout the day, I get upwards of 130g of protein a day, about 25% of my calories. The plan emphasizes lean protein like chicken and others like eggs and beans. With the eggs, you are eating them often, but with egg whites too to offset the fat and cholestrol.

Again, the philosophy is is that if you keep the fires burning, as it were, you are building muscles and preventing over eating. He touches on the glycemic index which is a way to help you chose wisely and not feel hungry an hour later.

Speaking of nutrition, here is a good site that explains the GI -- http://www.nutritiondata.com/[/URL" target="_blank">

Chris

Hm, my first post on the Carbo Canteen .

I personally will vouch for protein. For me. Oh, and fiber, love it. Once I added something like one whole egg and a couple of egg whites to my usual 1/2 cup of Fiber One w/ soy milk, I could get through the entire morning without starving (although I still make sure to eat a snack).

I also incorporate protein throughout the day, combined w/ complex carbs and maybe a little fat. I don't go VERY high protein, but I do pay attention now.

Have you tried experimenting w/ this over time? Perhaps this one morning you were just destined to be hungrier than normal, and would have been starving even if you ate your regular (which was?).

If you ever do a longer experiment than one meal on one day I'd love to hear how it worked out for you. Please don't take this to mean I think you were wrong in your initial assessment - it's my belief that our bodies are all so amazingly different and react differently.

I see your point about the added fat increasing satiety, but I have found the difference to be minimal (four egg whites instead of the one egg and two egg whites doesn't seem to increase hunger for me too much). Also, I recently read about new research that suggests fat is in fact not as satiating as commonly believed. I'll try to dig that up if I can. Personally I still find fat (controlling for it on it's own, not to contradict my first sentence in this paragraph) to have some satisfying effect, but perhaps it's mental and I just am glad I was able to fit a bit of yummy avocado or evoo into my calorie counts for the day . Plus, I need the good fats regardless, so in they go.

FULL DISCLOSURE: I am a pescetarian, and really only occasionally eat the fishies, so I was skeptical of the whole 'eat more protein to lose/maintain weight thing.' But a stint on SBD, using mainly plant with some low-fat dairy/eggs as my protein sources, really moderated my view. I also am actively trying to lose the cubical-butt, so my eating habits are geared to the most nutritional bang for the calorie buck, without going crazy.