Having some trouble after the holidays!!

I eat whole grains mainly. I try to include as many good carbs as possible...when I eat something with bread or pasta though...I use whole grains... yes! I'm one who believes we need more complex carbs than as little as possible...So many might disagree with me.  But I purposely add wheat germ or ground flax, nuts or some sort of fiber/whole grain everyday.  I almost always go well over a 100+ grams of complex carbs daily...I don't worry except when I get closer to double that then I start to watch it...But we need carbs for energy...I firmly believe that.  I do try to get more of those complex carbs from Fruits and veggies though because they offer me more nutrients and less calories than grains. But grains and nuts and seeds are essential part of a balanced diet and often add aminos necessary to make a "complete" proteins of other foods that are not complete and are missing important amino acids that you find in whole grains, seeds and nuts.   I'd actually would like to add more whole grains, but I get too full and can't eat my proteins...So I limit them and try to balance them with fruits and veggies and beans (legumes). To be honest...I prefer the taste of regular white rices and pasta and potatoes, but I do definately limit those!  Although my taste buds would prefer them over the whole grains! 

The whole grain or complex carbs are great for us--at least, most of us--unfortunately if I eat even good complex carbs I get my insulin resistance going which makes me want to eat more and more because the insulin resistance makes us hungrier and hungrier.   I find I can eat a good romaine-based salad, or a couple of pieces of  fresh fruit per day, but complex bread or pasta carbs just floods my system.  Oh well, such is life in OH-Land! It's a matter of trial-and-error for each of us.  Try the complex carbs and watch closely how your body reacts--you might not have the same problems as I do.  (You never know!)  My results are typical for me only. Good luck in your journey!

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