On Aug 24, 2004, at 9:49 am, Andrew Shelley wrote:
> I use weight training every four to five days, and find it is just
> enough to
> maintain fitness on. Apart from that, I only do the occasional long
> walk. For
> me though, carb intake is critical. Whenever I try low carbing, it
> drastically reduces my exercise tolerance, so I eat quite a lot of
> carbs. I'd
> be interested to know other weight trainers experience on low carb
> regimes.
>
>

Andrew,

Perhaps you are not eating enough fat when you low-carb.  I tried
eating nothing but meat and lettuce recently, and I managed for a whlie
but eventually found the meat unsatisfying.  If I'm eating lean meat, I
either have a vegetable with it or a few pieces of fruit after (I keep
some dried fruit on hand now for this reason).  This way, I feel a lot
more full- as long as I don't overdo the carbs and start fruit-binging.
  Fatty meat is quite hard to come by- belly pork is my favourite but
I'd get sick of it day in day out.  And duck is nice but very expensive
:(  My only other suggestion is to eat some nuts with your meal.
Walnuts are high in fat, low in carbs and high in omega-3 fat too.

Ashley