Is Protein Alone Good Enough?

Diet and Nutrition
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hi guys I just started working out again and now im gettin quite serious bout all this dieting stuff. i weight bout 220 and i get atleast 1 g/lb of protein everyday which is good. but my question is to do with fats and carbs. Im an overweight guy so i believe:

if i dont get the 2-3 carbs/lb isnt that good cuz then my body will use up my fat and ill lose weight?

also, for my last meal i just eat a can of tuna and nothing else, because tuna is a slow digesting protein so for my 8 hrs of sleep ill have that in my system. I dont eat any carbs with it because sleeping on carbs is just asking for a bigger waistline

so this is my plan on workin out days
meal 1: whey protein shake, oatmeal cereal, 2 eggs
meal 2: fish burger, naturevalley bar
meal 3 (pre workout): whey shake, orange
meal 4: (post workout): whey shake, dates or rasons
meal 5: (hour after workout): chicken breast, rice
meal 6: cottage cheese with grapes
meal 7: can of tuna

on off days i just replace those pre and post workout shakes with chicken breast or a tuna sandwhich

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This should be in the beginner section. articles, start reading. There are literally hundreds of articles on fat loss on this website and others. I appreciate you asking for help, but it doesnt even sound like you have done the basic research to help yourself yet.

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Except for post workout, switch all your carb sources to complex ones (ie. Oatmeal or green veggies), you’ll be much happier.

S

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Welcome…

There is a gob stuff to read here on nutrition…

Start now, should not see you for a month or so on the boards…

[quote]sss24 wrote:
hi guys I just started working out again and now im gettin quite serious bout all this dieting stuff. i weight bout 220 and i get atleast 1 g/lb of protein everyday which is good. but my question is to do with fats and carbs. Im an overweight guy so i believe:

if i dont get the 2-3 carbs/lb isnt that good cuz then my body will use up my fat and ill lose weight?

also, for my last meal i just eat a can of tuna and nothing else, because tuna is a slow digesting protein so for my 8 hrs of sleep ill have that in my system. I dont eat any carbs with it because sleeping on carbs is just asking for a bigger waistline

so this is my plan on workin out days
meal 1: whey protein shake, oatmeal cereal, 2 eggs
meal 2: fish burger, naturevalley bar
meal 3 (pre workout): whey shake, orange
meal 4: (post workout): whey shake, dates or rasons
meal 5: (hour after workout): chicken breast, rice
meal 6: cottage cheese with grapes
meal 7: can of tuna

on off days i just replace those pre and post workout shakes with chicken breast or a tuna sandwhich

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