Re: amount of carbs per day

[Guest guest]

Bee,

I just checked my ratios, I am 5'10 " so I came up with 61.6g of carbs for

me. My problem is, what if I go over that? Will those extra carbs have a

negative effect? I am still experiencing pretty severe die-off at this

point, mostly emotional with fatigue, muscle weakness, nausea, and brainfog

so I know my efforts are paying off, but I also know that on some days I

definitely go over 61g on the veggies.

Shirley

> > Does this mean if I get too many carbs from veggies that I could be

> > inhibiting my progress?

>==>Sorry Shirley, So the munching on veggies is not the problem Shirley.

>

>Bee

[Guest guest]

Shirley wrote:

>

> Bee, I just checked my ratios, I am 5'10 " so I came up with 61.6g

of carbs for me. My problem is, what if I go over that? Will those

extra carbs have a negative effect?

==>That depends upon " how much " you go over it - plus or minus a few

carbs isn't going to make a big difference. The point is to ensure

you are getting enough protein and fats. The amount of fats is

important because you are actually changing your body over from

running on carbs to running on good fats.

> I am still experiencing pretty severe die-off at this point, mostly

emotional with fatigue, muscle weakness, nausea, and brainfog

> so I know my efforts are paying off, but I also know that on some

days I definitely go over 61g on the veggies.

==>Your efforts are paying off, but do go easy on the carbs, and

ensure you are eating at least a minimum of 195 grams of fats per

day. If you eat enough fats you will be more satiated and not get

cravings for carbs.

Bee

[Guest guest]

Bee wrote:

>>> " If you eat enough fats you will be more satiated and not get

cravings for carbs. "

How very true!! Recently while trying to educate my daughter and get her to

switch to The Optimal Diet, I read on that site where if you wanted to lose

weight rapidly you could cut the fat ratio to 2x (instead of 2.5x) for the first

couple weeks. Well, I tried that for a few days and found myself feeling hungry

all the time. Went back to the minimum 2.5x and feel great. No cravings, no

hunger pangs!!

Btw...I also learned to be satisfied with the weight loss I am attaining which

is about 3.75lbs a week, so far. Faster may be the wish of every overweight

person in the world but who wants to feel starved while they are doing it.

Same with curing the Candida...I'd rather take it slow than push it to where I

feel ultra sick all the time.

Ellen

[Guest guest]

Ellen, that's wonderful you've discovered the reality of eating

plenty of good fats! If you want to lose weight faster Optimal Diet

suggests you lower carbs to .5 times protein.

Bee

Ellen wrote:

>

> Bee wrote:

> >>> " If you eat enough fats you will be more satiated and not get

> cravings for carbs. "

>

> How very true!! Recently while trying to educate my daughter and

get her to switch to The Optimal Diet, I read on that site where if

you wanted to lose weight rapidly you could cut the fat ratio to 2x

(instead of 2.5x) for the first couple weeks. Well, I tried that for

a few days and found myself feeling hungry all the time. Went back

to the minimum 2.5x and feel great. No cravings, no hunger pangs!!

>

> Btw...I also learned to be satisfied with the weight loss I am

attaining which is about 3.75lbs a week, so far. Faster may be the

wish of every overweight person in the world but who wants to feel

starved while they are doing it.

>

> Same with curing the Candida...I'd rather take it slow than push it

to where I feel ultra sick all the time.

> Ellen