carb sensitive

**jkee** · 08-21-2008, 07:56 PM

I wondering if I'm carb sensitive. When I eat chicken, brn rice or yams with salad I do not get that tired feeling, But if I replace the brn rice and yams with whole wheat bread I will get that tired feeling. Alot of times if I don't eat the bread I really miss it, I don't feel as full and satisfied. I even get that way too if I eat the sprouted grain bread.

**FIT42** · 08-21-2008, 08:32 PM

No matter how you slice it (no pun intended), bread is a man-made product, and the other carbs you mentioned are made by "Mother Nature." I've always held the opinion that if you stick to natural complex carbs, they take much longer to break down and assimilate, and therefore, tend to stick with you longer. As far as feeling tired or drowsy after eating "unnatural" carbs, I don't know what to tell you. Maybe you're allergic to something in the bread. Just a thought.

**jkee** · 08-21-2008, 08:48 PM

Do you eat bread? Since I gave up all cakes, cookies,ect. I like to have a slice at supper with cinnamon. I gotta have some fun!!

**FIT42** · 08-21-2008, 08:58 PM

Hey there. Nope, I don't eat bread, simply because I believe you have to give your body natural carbs to 'chew on' every few hours when you're trying to shed bodyfat. For example, when I eat a sweet potato, I'm full for like 3 hours. Yet if I ate the same calories in the form of bread, even whole wheat bread, it's a different story. I'd be hungry like an hour later. I don't get tired though. Also, it's not a sacrifice for me, because I don't really care that much about bread. Natural carbs have more nutrients too. Things like oatmeal, brown rice, sweet potatos, regular potatos, fruit, veggies, etc.

**djones** · 08-21-2008, 09:03 PM

wonder if ur tired feeling has something to do with differences in glycemic index values after bread is consumed?

**jkee** · 08-22-2008, 05:39 AM

So then you do not eat sandwiches. I take it you get your whole grains from rice and oatmeal each day and whole wheat pasta's are out? What do you consume each day? I might have to look into my diet more. And I don't need to shed body fat. For some reason lately I have to watch that I don't lose weight. First time ever! Might be the stress of my father having Prostate Cancer and my husband being home from shoulder surgery.

**FIT42** · 08-22-2008, 06:46 AM

Hey there. No, I don't eat sandwiches either ...Every three hours I eat about 30 grams of complex carbs with 30 grams of protein. A typical day for me is- 1) oatmeal with whey light, 2) sweet potato and salmon, 3) apple and cottage cheese, 4) brown rice and chicken, 5) hamburger and cooked spinach (or protein pudding when I'm in the mood for something sweet!) If you looked at me you wouldn't say I need to lose fat either actually. I'm 5' 9" and about 125 lbs. now. My bodyfat is around 18%, but I want to get to 15% by Christmas. Then I'll probably cut back on the frequency of cardio and throw in a few more cheat meals during maintenance.

) (I don't eat pasta either--I don't even like it to be honest. It's so plain without a ton of sauce thrown on it! And then it's like, why bother? It doesn't offer much in the way of nutrients either.)

**Kuda** · 08-22-2008, 07:31 AM

A good bread is Josephs Flax bread its a pita, its very thin and only 8 carbs with 4 carbs of it fiber, plant sterols.. only place I can get it is at walmart and even then its usually sold out very quickly only bread I will eat.. use half, stuff it with some scrambled eggs turkey bacon heins 1 carb ketchup. its the only bread I have.. It also makes a great thin crust pizza. I also will dry it out in the oven and make bread crumbs out of it.