It has been about 2 weeks since I got back to eating a high protein diet. I do a lot of research on the net on this, and read about what different people in the fitness trade eat.
Most really lean people eat a higher protein diet than the standard diet top heavy with bad carbohydrates. This is how they keep from storing a lot of fat. Yes there are some people that can eat whatever they want to and stay very thin. However, that is not the normal for most everybody.
In order to keep from storing fat, you have to keep your blood sugar in check. You cannot eat anything that triggers insulin to be dumped into your blood. The insulin is what triggers cells to store fat. Eat a lot of sugar and wheat or corn based foods, and you are dumping insulin into the blood at very high levels.
To get back to my progress, I weighed in this morning at 178 pounds. Ten pounds in two weeks aren’t too bad. That was with Thanksgiving in there to boot. That did put a rise in the weight along with one other day that I over ate.
The absolute best plan that I have found for me has been the Protein Power Plan. I how I keep bringing this up, but if I stick to it, the weight comes off. I made myself an Excel spreadsheet that I have listed all the foods that I ate on it with their protein, carbohydrate and calorie values.
I have been filling it out every day and can see a definite trend. If I over do it even with high protein foods with no to very little carbohydrates, I will not lose any weight. For the Protein Power Plans starting out phase, the aloud protein is 100 grams a day for my body with less than 40 grams of carbohydrates.
I try to be very picky as far as the carbs go. I will eat the foods like celery, cabbage, lettuce and other vegetables that are low in their calorie and carb values per ounce. This will give me anywhere from 600 calories to 950 calories a day.
The lower the carbohydrates the more weight that comes off. This is how it works for me. I also drink no less than 100 ounces of water a day. Plus my weight training and walking 30 minutes a day. I will train only 5 days a week, taking Saturday and Sunday off.
