why pro/fat?

I was just curious as to why you must consume fat with your protein. I f that is the case I was messing up big time. After 4pm I have just been having cans of tuna every 2hrs. Should I have it with a table spoon of flax; if so why?
I am now having 25g of whey with 1tbl of flax,
cardio 1hr, walk incline,
pro/carb,
workout,
then whey with dextrose 2:1,
1 1/2- 2hrs later I have pro/carb,
the I just have pro every 2hr's,
At night I will have pro and some veggies,
and before bed Pro/with flax. what is wrong with this.
Also glutamine, No explode, trib, multi vitamin, I am at 9%bf and would like to get to 7, I think I need more carbs. I do cardio6-7x's a week.

you need good fats (omega 3,6, & 9) to get rid of the stored fat on your body. Fats can easily be converted to energy too. eat either pro/fat or pro/carb meals, not just protein. Also, i would do cardio on an empty stomach and consume a pro/fat meal afterwards instead of pro/carb. Or at least wait a little while to eat the pro/carb meal...

thanks bro. I was doing cardio for three months on empty stomach but I was finding that I was burning alot of muscle too. I just added that on to see how it felt. If it will really hurt my cardio then I will stop

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thanks bro. I was doing cardio for three months on empty stomach but I was finding that I was burning alot of muscle too. I just added that on to see how it felt. If it will really hurt my cardio then I will stop

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You were probably in the "cardio zone" instead of the "fat burn & muscle preserve zone". You should be at a slow jog/fast walk if you are on a tredmill. My HR usually stays between 120-130 BPM for 45min to and hour and that is sufficient for me.

do you think that maybe it was the fact that I was only consuming about 80g of carbs aday that was making me feel depleted. I weigh 172, how ,many carbs should I be having to continue to cut and keep mass

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do you think that maybe it was the fact that I was only consuming about 80g of carbs aday that was making me feel depleted. I weigh 172, how ,many carbs should I be having to continue to cut and keep mass

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well, of course carbs give you energy and only getting 80g a day and not enough fats, then yes, that is definitely why you feel tired/run-down. I get most, if not all of my carbs from my PWO shake(80g carbs - dextrose) and my PPWO meal(about 40-50g of carbs - brown rice). Sometimes i have oatmeal or 100% whole wheat toast in the mornings but it is usually a pro/fat meal. Try eating more flax oil, olive oil, nuts, natural peanut butter. Just don't mix these with carbs...

what does mixing them with carbs do

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what does mixing them with carbs do

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spikes your insulin level sending the fat and carbs staight to your gut.
That's why we eat low glycemic carbs such as brown rice except after a workout when you DO want to spike insulin levels by consuming dextrose(simple corn sugar) and protein(no fat). Protein/fat meals have a low impact on blood sugar levels too.

so when I don't lift I should have pro/fat all day. When I do lift I should have pro/fat, after cardio, pro/carb after lift, pro/carb 2 hours after and then pro/fat the rest of the day.

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so when I don't lift I should have pro/fat all day. When I do lift I should have pro/fat, after cardio, pro/carb after lift, pro/carb 2 hours after and then pro/fat the rest of the day.

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That's pretty much how i do it but...
Sometimes i do a pro/fat all day on days i don't lift (wednesdays). If i do have carbs they are consumed in the morning or early that day. It also depends on how active you are. check this out for a better understanding:

http://forums.anabolicreview.com/showthread.php?t=75729

thanks for the help

fitnessguy awesome info thanks for shareing that with use.