# Adjusting Huel for lower carbs - 2 recipes **URL:** https://discuss.huel.com/t/adjusting-huel-for-lower-carbs-2-recipes/4755 **Category:** Recipes **Created:** [December 8, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/adjusting-huel-for-lower-carbs-2-recipes/4755 "2016-12-08T17:55:19Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 3
### Author: ![Ric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/ric/32/5965_2.png) [@Ric](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Ric) #### Post date: [December 8, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/adjusting-huel-for-lower-carbs-2-recipes/4755/3 "2016-12-08T19:14:24Z")
> [@Tristan](#): > > I like this, particularly for higher protein after gym sessions. Huel already contains excessive protein, more so than any competitor. There is no need to add more protein after gym sessions. (Even @JamesCollier acknowledges as much in this thread): > [@Amount of Huel required for weight gain seems to involve excessive protein](https://discuss.huel.com/t/amount-of-huel-required-for-weight-gain-seems-to-involve-excessive-protein/2858): > > Hello I’ve been advised to increase my weight, by gaining both fat and muscle. I’m male, 40, 184.5cm, and 68kg, and when I enter these figures into the Mayo Clinic online calorie calculator, it states that I need 2,400 calories/day for an ‘active’ lifestyle and 2,800 calories/day for a ‘very active’ lifestyle, and my lifestyle is between these two, based on the descriptions given. According to the ‘Huel Guide to Gaining Weight’, I should consume an extra 500 calories/day in order to gain weigh… --- _[View the full topic](https://discuss.huel.com/t/adjusting-huel-for-lower-carbs-2-recipes/4755)._