Hi all

I just started PP yesterday. This is my first time low-carbing. I have been on various programs in the past, mainly WW, and lately, Body for Life/Body Rx. This WOE is taking me a bit to get used to.....I am having a hard time mentally getting used to being able to eat more fat, and not automatically going for the low-fat version. Plus getting used to counting my carbs!!!

A couple of questions..... do you count breading on shrimp/chicken as carbs? The carb counter book I have lists all proteins with no carbs at all (it is the PP one). Yet in fitday they do. Do I count them, and why does the book not bother?

Do I really not need to worry about how many calories I eat? Yesterday, I ate 2500 calories, most of them from fat. My protein requirement is 90 a day, and I ate 125, and 34 carbs.

Thanks for your help!

Robin

Hi, I do Atkins, not Protein Power (yet), though I am anxiously awaiting my copy of the PP book that I ordered from Amazon.com.

My guess is the reason your carb counter doesn't list carbs for chicken and shrimp, is that you aren't supposed to eat them breaded.

Actually....it lists them breaded, which I found weird.....so I am trying to figure out if it is ok or not.

You will like PP....a little bit more detailed and scientific than Atkins. I haven't done Atkins before but I have read through most of it. When you get to the part about figuring out your protein, etc., I have a link that will help simplify that for you

Robin

Hello, Robin, and welcome .

In the PP Gram Counter, you'll notice under "Column Headings" in the introduction, that they say "...but space considerations prevailed, to provide the most important information for each food and to keep the printing large enough to read". They just couldn't list everything. Besides, if you consider it logically, who can say how many carbs are in breaded chicken unless you know precisely what what used for the breading and what quantity is was used in? You'll notice there are a lot of different entries under "poultry" but very few of them refer to "fried" chicken.

I'm sure if you've read the book, you realize where the Eadeses stand on flour and the importance of using only certain oils for cooking .

Fat is your friend - make sure to re-read the chapter on fats and make sure you're consuming the right kinds. Also, you will probably find as you progress that you get less hungry and therefore will eat fewer calories. But it's okay - PP is not a calorie-counting plan. You may have to pay more attention to calories as you get closer to goal (especially if you're a "small" person) but as long as you're losing weight, you're doing just fine.

Hi Robin from a PP pal...Elaine

welcome !!!
Rob