Jenny Celin's Journal, 01 December 2015

Are your protein shakes low-carb?  

I am using Plant Protein by Vitamin Shoppe. It consists of 19 grams of protein and7 grams of carbs per serving. Is that good? the lady at the counter said it was good. 

Are you shooting for high protein, low fat, low carb or low carb, high fat, med protein?  

Why "Lean Meat"?....i always opt for the fatty meats 

I'm curious as to why you opt for fatty meats Mahjohn... ? 

Fat has long been maligned as the cause of heart disease and cardiovascular disease. The decision to go "Low Fat" meant the removal of Fat and the addition of Sugar. When you eat a high-fat diet, several things happen. Cholesterol changes..HDL increases (a good thing), and Triglycerides decrease (a good thing). Fat does not cause either heart disease, or cardiovascular disease, it is the opposite, a high fat diet leads to better heart health. This has been proven time and time again, dating back to the 1940's when the country was advised to eat more fat and that meats were too lean. As large mammals, we operate off of fat, protein and carbs. Summer is for storage of fat to allow us to survive through the winter. We are still on body operating system 1.0, and our metabolism does not know that we have access to carbs 24x7x365...and as we constantly eat carbohydrates, we are constantly in fat-storing mode. Switching to fats as a primary source of energy will allow for a much smoother energy load, and allow the body to use the stored fat...it's why it stored it in the first place. In short...opt for higher fat as it's healthier, avoid anything that says "Diet" or "Low Fat", as these will always have either artificial sweetener added, or additional sugar added. Sugar is a dose-dependent liver toxin....some is good, too much is poison. How much is too much, currently we (America) averages ~235gms of carbs per day....World Health Organization recommendation is now at ~30gms per day.  

madkat68 - I am shooting for high protein, low fat, and low carb. Based on my results in my food diary, yesterday my intake: fat-32.62g, carbs-64.90, protein 102.98. My calorie intake was 976. Taking in more protein has definetly help me not to over eat! 

@Mahjohn, I so admire you for being able to put all of your knowledge of the new science we now have into words and sharing it to help people realize that we all have been led to believe fat is bad due to bad science that was submitted decades ago. People, you've got to have fat or carbs in your diet as energy supply. So, it comes down to which do you choose. Stop and look around you at how badly obesity has gotten over the last decades when fat has been deemed dangerous, and carb intake has skyrocketed. The proof is in the pudding'. http://www.dietdoctor.com/science 

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=food+revolution+youtube&FORM=VIRE1#view=detail&mid=C102B2A943E98E5BD1BAC102B2A943E98E5BD1BA 

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=food+revolution+youtube&FORM=VIRE1#view=detail&mid=C102B2A943E98E5BD1BAC102B2A943E98E5BD1BA 

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=phinney+part+1&FORM=VIRE1#view=detail&mid=BB2FC3D670AE69A6221EBB2FC3D670AE69A6221E 

http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-Science-Carbohydrate-Living/dp/0983490708 

Jenny, are you trying to do low carb and low fat? Your body needs one of these for fuel and the optimal is fat because carbs make you gain weight (just think of what they feed animals to fatten them up for slaughter... carbohydrates!). You will put your body into starvation mode if you do both and you may initially lose some weight, but it won't be sustainable as your body will constantly try to bring you back to your initial weight... Eat whole foods instead of shakes... chose fatty cuts of meats not lean and add real butter to your vegetables and give up the fruit  

Damn, pork chop were on sale, 50% off yesterday...I should of bought them. Thanks Ravyne! ugh, should i give up bananas? ;( I want to lose weight, so im doing high protein and low carbs. I'll add some fats via fatty meats. 

bananas are full of sugar... you need to get off of all sugar... get your carbs from non-starchy vegetables and small amounts of full fat dairy if you can tolerate it... if you want to do keto/LCHF then you need to stay under 20 grams of carbs per day, keep fat high and protein moderate. Too much protein causes insulin spikes which can throw off weight loss.. you need the fat to stay satiated and help with weight loss.. coconut oil, butter, olive oil, avocados, olives, fatty meats 

to find how much protein you need, convert your current weight to kilograms (you can find a converter online), then multiply it by 0.5... this will tell you how much protein you need a day.. ex. I weigh 225, in kilos that is 112 multiplied by 0.5 equals 51 grams of protein per day 

Check out http://www.dietdoctor.com there is some excellent free advice on that website on how to eat LCHF and what to eat to lose weight... also HF does not necessarily mean high fat, it means healthy fats, but yes, higher fat does help with weight loss... do not fear the fat :) 

I would propose that you change your mindset. You have three main sources of energy intake: Fat, Protein, Sugar. If you eliminate Sugar and Fat you will be one unhappy person. There really is no need to calculate how much Protein you should eat...you can't sell "Protein Bars", "Protein Shakes", etc...you can't sell "Fat Shakes". It's marketing....pure and simple. There are only two things you need to count: Net Carbs and % calories from Fat. Keep your Net Carbs to below 50gms to start with, ideally, below 30gms. Net Carbs = (Total Carbohydrates - Fiber)..this info is on every package. Keep Fat at 65% or greater of total calories...butter, fatty meat cuts, avocado, heavy cream, etc.. In a nutshell....why do we get fat, and how do we get fat? We store fat to keep us alive during Winter. We get fat through the consumption of carbohydrates. Carbohydrates=Sugar=Glucose. You eat Carbs...absorbed into the bloodstream within 7-9 minutes. Insulin is released from the Pancreas. Insulin removes sugar from the blood and stores as Fat. And that's it...could be simpler. As Jenny said....we feed Cattle Grain to fatten them up...but yet it's "Healthy" for us...there's no such things as Healthy Grain, there are some that are better than others, but just skip them altogether, it's just trash food. So why not large amounts of Protein?....around 58% of Protein is converted to carbs in the liver :-(  

Bacon or Protein shake? BACON ~ EVERY SINGLE TIME =)  

It's protein is converted to glucose at 58% efficiency, 100g protein = 58g of glucose. Also the premise that glucose goes directly to fat storage makes the assumption that glycogen stores are full. Based on energy conservation which the human body prefers, glucose to glycogen requires 7% energy, glucose conversion to triglycerides requires 23% energy. This would indicate that glucose will first go to the glycogen stores and will be converted to fat when glycogen stores are full. Everybody is different and there isn't any one "perfect" diet. If your diet works for you the stay with it. If not, try something different.