Cutting Carbs vs Eating Natural; the Weight Dilemma

Carbohydrates certainly get a bad rap. What’s wrong with them?

Most fruits and vegetables including grasses and leaves are all carbohydrates. See any sick animals   falling out of trees?

A good friend about 50 who exercises well with upper body and running on the beach says he wants to thin out a little by eating less carbs.  Some diets stress low carbs. If you have an active life, carbohydrates are needed for fuel and recovery.

As a surfer, I would not want to eliminate carbohydrates. Because I eat a mostly natural diet, my struggle is getting enough protein. The carbohydrates I eat are fruit, vegetables, and grain cereals.

I have a fruit bowl in the mornings, a salad during the day, and often a vegetable soup in the early evening before dinner. I like spaghetti and often make my sauce with garlic, onions, zucchini, and broccoli sautéed in olive oil before I drop in the tomato sauce. I have chicken, tuna, and take a high grade amino acid supplement.

What I don’t eat is refined sugar, fructose, bread, dairy, and many processed foods from cans or packages.  My body will quickly digest everything I eat and not encapsulate my ingredients in fat to protect my organs.

I have energy, exercise, and don’t think about cutting back on my consumption. I am constantly eating. My foods don’t have many calories and so snacking doesn’t add weight.  I don’t drink and follow up with pizza or a hamburger.  I frequently have my beer or two in the evenings as I gather with friends.

Losing or maintaining weight doesn’t have to be a struggle if you are eating natural.