Phase 1 Total Carbs per day question
So my brother and I have been on the diet for about 3 or so weeks now. We kicked butt during our initial WI's but now seem to be stalled out, 1lb over 6 days. This brought us to some research of what we have been eating.
Our daily intake of total carbs, IP foods and Vegetables combined, have been between 40-55 carbs per day. This is on 3 packets a day and 4 cups of vegetables. This begs the question if this carb count is too high, have we been measuring our 4 cups of Vegetables a day wrong? We have actually been using a nutritional data website that gives the exact weight, in Grams, per vegetable and been going by that on a kitchen scale. Should we just be filling up a cup and using that instead if we are wrong here? Any info appreciated. We missed a week with the coach due to a blizzard and wish to get back on track here. |
I think you are thinking too much. This program is pretty simple, follow what is on the program for the phase you are on and it will work. I've seen people get all wrapped in 'how many grams of this and that' and they just get all worked up. I'm sure the stress of that doesn't help.
I've been in these forums since June of 2012 and the common theme is that around week three your body realizes what exactly is going on and tries to hold on to everything it can, causing a stall in weight loss. But, how are your inches, have they gone down? No worries, most everyone has a stall around week 3. Just relax and enjoy the program and the great progress I'm sure you two are making. J |
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I've decided to start some mini-goals: 1) lose more each week than my wife (she beat me last week but I'm still ahead in total) 2) get under 200 for the 1st time in 10 years 3) get under 190 for the 1st time in 15 years and then we'll see where it goes from there. Mark |
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Second, you don't need to carb count on this diet. Every food chosen between the packets, veggies, and approved proteins was done so to give you the right range of carbs AND calories to make the diet work. If you are following your sheet you are all set. You should be measuring your veggies raw in a measuring cup and your meats raw on the scale. The veggie portions are set up more to teach you good portioning habits than anything else. I would agree with jwdesselle - you are overthinking this a bit :) |
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No seriously thanks for the input, makes sense. |
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Thanks for any advice here. |
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My coach has always said measure before cooking. When making purees or large batches, know how many portions your food is going into it so you can break them down into the right portions after cooking. For example I make a veggie lasagna with zucchini noodles that is meant to last me two meals. In it I have a red pepper puree as the sauce. I know how much I have put into each step at raw volume so for the end dish, I can confidentally split it in two and know I'm getting 2 cups of veg. |
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This program will work if followed exactly as written, but there is a scientific basis for it. By following the sheet exactly, your carbs, fats, and proteins will be appropriately apportioned to maximize weight loss while maintaining metabolism. The sheet is basically a cheat sheet for a whole lotta science. And don't get too worried about exactly what "exactly" means in terms of following the sheet. "How hard should I squeeze spinach into that cup?" It doesn't really matter and averages out. When you're measuring volume of vegetables, you're not going to err more than about 20 calories either way. Good luck! |
I've read in a few official IP documents (as well as on those IdealCoachingTV videos that some people get) that our net carb count/day should be within the 25-40g/day range. Dieters who are particularly carb sensitive may find they need to stay closer to the low end of that range in order to lose. And it is net carbs - so you can subtract the fibre from the total carbs/day. IP also says somewhere (sorry, can no longer remember where - I've done a lot of reading over the past months) that as a guideline we can subtract 1/2 of the sugar alcohol gms in any food item from the overall carbs of that item.
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I'm in Southeastern MA and after frantically shoveling out my car from the 3 foot snowbank at 1 AM because of the next day's freezing rain forecast, my scale was not kind to me :) Quote:
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Regarding the sugar alcohols, they still generate SOME kind of glycemic response - so while they may not register as carbs from a dietary standpoint, they still can make your body react as though it were receiving sugar carbs - just not necessarily at the same level. Plus sugar alcohols are well known to do nasty things to the GI tract. For these reasons, I do NOT subtract sugar alcohols - too many negatives to justify allowing them to make a food packet unrestricted for me. |
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It's true, you don't have to "think" on this diet.
I'm insulin resistant, and DO count my every carb because of diabetes. Yes, I stay under 40 net a day. No, I don't eat restricted IP foods, but I eat an extra serving of higher carb veggies to keep my energy up...which in the end it all evens out to the same amount of net carbs a day. If you are not insulin resistant, follow the diet exactly and it'll work. :) |
I'm not sure how to stay under 40 net and still get in enough veggies. I'm eating mostly select veggies... maybe I should switch to unlimited? Or is the "net" part important?
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