My wife wants to start the "Take Shape for Life" diet, using Medifast products.  (I've googled it a lot, and can't find any negative publicity).  It's a low carb diet, recommended by doctors, yatta yatta.  Anyway, since she's in, I'm in.  It will be nice to do something together!

But, I think it will be tough to keep up my existing workout regimen.  I was thinking of trying to keep it (roughly 500kcals a day of exercise), but, I'll need to supplement the diet with more calories to compensate.  Perfect time for post exercise nutrition!

But, then there's the crowbar.  This diet seems to be a low carb one.  And, drinking a Surge Recovery will give me 45g of carbs  Our "Health Coach" has ok'ed Muscle Milk (non light) at 12 grams.  But, I really want the amino acids, etc.  So, I thought I'd come here for suggestions.

What would be some good choices for post exercise nutrition, while keeping the carbs to < 15 or so?  (Maybe one scoop of Surge?)

-Dave

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I really don't know what I *should* do.  The current "wisdom" on post workout nutrition is to eat carbs / protein in a 4:1 ratio.  And, not to make up the complete caloric deficit, but make up some of it, so that your muscles have "food".

But, I'm not sure what percentage of the calories burned I should eat, or, what I should eat for the 4 in the 4:1 ratio.

I'm just being anal.  Their FAQ's say to cut your workouts in half when starting the plan, due to the caloric reduction.

They also say no more than 45 mins a day.

I'm trying to keep my 45 a day, to avoid getting sore again, if I drop the strength training.  I guess, technically, 45 3 days a week . . .but I digress.

That's a good adea about the lean and green meal.