Are you eating right for YOUR metabolism?

The last two posts I talked about what I consider carb foods and what I consider protein-fat foods.  You might be wondering how you actually put these together and know how much of each to eat.  Well every single person is different, we all have different metabolisms.  What works for your best friend or your mom isn’t going to necessarily work for you. 

How can you figure out how much to eat? You listen to the signals your body is sending you.  If you have a plate of food pay attention to how much of the plate is covered with food that falls into our protein-fat category compared to carb category of foods.  About an hour and a half after you’ve finished eating pay attention to how you feel.   There are some typical reactions that are associated with eating too much carb foods compared to protein-fat food and vice-versa. 

Signals typically associated with too much carb foods compared to protein-fat foods about an hour and half after eating

·         Quick energy drop in energy 1-2 hours after eating

·         Tired but wired feeling

·         Headache

·         Don’t feel satisfied, hungry again quickly

Signals typically associated with too many protein-fat foods compared to carb foods about an hour and half after eating

·         Lethargic or sleepy

·         Heavy gut

·         Feel full, but still hungry

I want to stress that everyone has different reactions.  These are just more typical reactions.  Your next step if you get a reaction is at your next meal to change the ratio of carb to protein-fat foods on your plate.  And again pay attention to your reaction an hour and a half after you eat.  There are three options your reactions get: better, worse or the same.

 If your reactions get better you’re heading in the right direction continue to make changes until you have great reactions an hour and half after you eat. 

If your reactions get worse, you went in the wrong direction.  Go in the opposite direction and see how you react.

If the reaction stays the same make a larger adjustment in the ratio and see how you react.

If you can’t seem to get good reactions after you eat no matter what you do with the ratio of carb to protein-fat food it could be a digestion issues which must be addressed.  Hope that helps, if you have any questions please email me at info@peak-personaltraining.com.