Carbs= frenemy

ItzShoTime
ItzShoTime Posts: 50 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
When trying to shed fat (I have over 100lbs to lose) how many grams of carbs should one eat per day? I try to stick to whole grain carbs but any little bit gets me bloated and I easily retain water weight.

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  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    edited August 2016
    Water weight is just water weight, not something you should worry about. It shouldn't affect the way you eat unless certain foods also make you uncomfortable. How many grams of carbs you eat depends on your preferences and how it affects your hunger. Personally, I have lost 90 lbs so far eating 200-250 grams of carbs a day both whole and processed.

    As a start it's best to just focus on the calories and try to experiment and figure out what foods make it easier for you to stay within calories. As you lose weight you gradually learn how carbs and other macros affect your appetite, but that comes later naturally without having to force it.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    I ate around 200-250g daily during my 55lb weight loss

    In maintenance I eat around 200-300g daily

    Carbs are not detrimental to weight loss ...excess calories are
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