carbs main daily meal

Sting · 01-23-2013, 02:51 AM

I normally just have one meal a day and two small snacks which might be some something like a few olives 4-5 etc per snack

Doing it this way i have all my carbs in that one meal as i tried doing it spread out over more meals but i find i get hungry and eat too much so i prefer to have a main meal instead of snacking all day.

Today i had 5 olives for lunch and nothing till dinner which was 250g of prawn wraped in 250g of bacon with a salad which was

1 avacado
100g spring onion
100g cucumber

and a spicy capsicum dip

in total just over 1500 calories and 17.9g carbs

2nd snack will be another 5-6 olives etc.

Just wondering if this is too much carbs for one meal as my Blood Sugar is around 6.2 6.4 trying it bring it down as i read some mention 6 to 7 carbs per meal but as i said im only doing one meal a day and with more meals i end up snacking too much and too many calories.

Not sure how to have less carbs as the meal is not huge as im a pretty big guy and the salad is pretty small average size etc.

Ntombi · 01-23-2013, 03:25 AM

Well, if your blood sugar isn't under control eating this way, then yes it's too many for you to have in one meal. In general, the number itself isn't extraordinarily high, but it's not working for your stated goal, so it's time to adjust.

PaleoRainy · 01-23-2013, 04:10 AM

I think it's ok. It's what I do too, I have a morning and an evening meal but morning is usually just protein so all my carbs end up in the evening.
As the above poster said, if you do not have a problem with diabeters/blood sugar then it's ok.

Sting · 01-23-2013, 04:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ntombi

Well, if your blood sugar isn't under control eating this way, then yes it's too many for you to have in one meal.

Just started doing it this way today so not regarding BS if its too much carbs or not should have stated that im my post sorry.

01-23-2013, 02:51 AM	#1
Sting Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 196 Gallery: Sting	carbs main daily meal I normally just have one meal a day and two small snacks which might be some something like a few olives 4-5 etc per snack Doing it this way i have all my carbs in that one meal as i tried doing it spread out over more meals but i find i get hungry and eat too much so i prefer to have a main meal instead of snacking all day. Today i had 5 olives for lunch and nothing till dinner which was 250g of prawn wraped in 250g of bacon with a salad which was 1 avacado 100g spring onion 100g cucumber and a spicy capsicum dip in total just over 1500 calories and 17.9g carbs 2nd snack will be another 5-6 olives etc. Just wondering if this is too much carbs for one meal as my Blood Sugar is around 6.2 6.4 trying it bring it down as i read some mention 6 to 7 carbs per meal but as i said im only doing one meal a day and with more meals i end up snacking too much and too many calories. Not sure how to have less carbs as the meal is not huge as im a pretty big guy and the salad is pretty small average size etc.

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01-23-2013, 03:25 AM	#2
Ntombi Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Boston, then OH, then NYC, now SoCal. Whew! Posts: 34,779 Gallery: Ntombi Stats: Restart:360/329.8/185 Original:325+/259.6/180 WOE: Atkins works when I work it. Start Date: Restarted: 1-3-13 Original: 8-23-02	Well, if your blood sugar isn't under control eating this way, then yes it's too many for you to have in one meal. In general, the number itself isn't extraordinarily high, but it's not working for your stated goal, so it's time to adjust.

01-23-2013, 04:10 AM	#3
PaleoRainy Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 595 Gallery: PaleoRainy Stats: 212/158/144 WOE: IF with carb cycling Start Date: 24/09/08	I think it's ok. It's what I do too, I have a morning and an evening meal but morning is usually just protein so all my carbs end up in the evening. As the above poster said, if you do not have a problem with diabeters/blood sugar then it's ok.