50g/day & snack-Kathleen: was- Re: New Here

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My schedule will be even worse starting next Tuesday, I teach at a

small all girls school set up for girls who have learning issues and

are from families living below poverty level (I never know for sure

what my income will be for a month, usually $500 - $600 per month

though).

School starts at 8:30, so I try to eat by 7:30 and often I'm hungry

before lunch at noon. Then school lets out at 4pm and I usually don't

eat supper until after I am finished grading.

Kathleen

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> Kathleen,

> It's really pretty irrelevant when you eat those carbs, but you

probably

> should spread them thru the day to minimize spikes after eating a

big meal.

> Three regular meals are better than two, giving you energy more

evenly thru the

> day.

> I'd suggest that if you get hungry between meals that you aren't

eating

> enough protein & fat to carry you through the " between-meal " gap.

Fat provides

> energy in place of carbs, & protein is not digested rapidly & a

small

> percentage of it appears in the blood as glucose in 4-5 hours in

contrast to carbs

> that typically appear as bg in 1-2 hours (or faster). So, protein

will help

> carry you thru until the next meal.

> For the same reason, I'd suggest some protein/fat with the snack.

Evens out

> the effects.

> Doing 50g of carbs a day with insufficient protein & fat is a

recipe for

> hunger, & you won't like it or stick with it.

> I did Dr Bernstein's 30g/day for 5 years & was never hungry, but

that was

> because I always have sufficient protein & fat with those limited

carbs.

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