i usually carb up on;

red bean & rice
bake potato w/ everything
popeyes french fries & chicken
anything bbq(love bbq sauce)
patties/bread
miami sub footlong meatball sub
pizza


i stay away from sweets,and i am doing fine, no iam doing GREAT

Are you worried about too much fat intake, such as with the french fries and pizza. and also the 'everything' on your bake potatoe? Maybe I am just trying to be a stickler, but isn't fat mupposed to be at a minimum (I am not sure exactly why this is though).

-The baked potato (with everything), 'Popeyes' french fries and chicken, 'Miami' foot-long meatball sub, and pizza are all very poor choices for 'carb-up' foods. You're much better off eating SWEETS (certain 'sweets'). The reason fat intake should be limited is to prevent any fat-gain during the 'carb-up'. The 'carb-up' should not be mistaken for a 'eat anything and everything you want day'.

fat also slows the absorption of the carbs and may inhibit you from eating your full load of carbs as it may feel you up too much.

Hey Iyonna!
I agree with what everyone is saying here about the fat intake on the weekends. HOWEVER, if you find that your carb-up works for you and you are happy with the results, than keep on doing what you're doing. The first time I did a CKD I ate whatever I wanted on the weekends and I lost like 22 pounds in 6 wks. It could have been because i was new to lc'ing but hey, it worked for me.

Best of luck to you and keep up updated on your CKD progress!

Take care,
Linda

-I'm jealous.

Hi all,
Sour cream potatoes chips and dorritoes--- baked potatoe w/ sour cream ---these are my biggest cheat.
And a beer or 2!!!

I can't see offhand how beer (or alcohol) would be bad, with the exception of a mixed drink that would contain fat (pina-coloda). But does alcohol convert to glycogen, and is alcohol bad for carb-ups?

thanks folks for letting me know that i am eating too much fat on carb up days, next weekend i will try to to eat some sweet and less fat anyhow i have been doing fine since i started the carb up, i lost a total of 23lbs and i need to lose a lot more so this weekend no or a tidbit of fat


thanks guys u are the greatest

new name at work"THE SHRINKING LADY"

IYONNA

-Yep, I've been called that... usually after a cold shower in the gym locker-room.

zeus,

thanks for the laugh u made my day,after a cold shower what shrunk?? my imagination is going crazy

iyonna

I've gotta say- I think I should get the 'going off-topic award'. I mean, who else can change the topic of 'carb-up foods' to 'shrinkage' ...!?

That's too damn funny. LOL. "Shrinkage". Nice. I hate cold days.

As for my carb-up foods, I think those who saw my carb up list know that I have a thing for Twizzlers.

I also like breakfsat cereals w/ skim milk (or 1%), Skittles, Baked Lays (KC Masterpiece flavor), soda, Kozy Shak Rice Pudding, and any low-fat Tastykakes or Entenmans that I can get my hands on. That rounds out the High-Glycemic stuff.

For Lower-GI, I use oatmeal, sweet potatoes, protein enriched pastas (haven't done in a while, but Met-Rx makes some), whole grain bread w/ low-fat peanut butter ... man, I'm hungry now.

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Is it FRIDAY yet?!?!?!?!?! This is one of my all-time faves!

Hey, check out this link:

http://news.yahoo.com/fc?tmpl=fc&ci...d_weight_issues

He says' he ate too much fat, and that's what made him fat. And he is sueing!! This is an awesome artice.