40-50 carbs anyone?
moss11
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Hi all
Have decided to increase carbs. After almost two months of averaging 20 carbs, I just don't have the energy levels I used to. Macros are 65%fat, 25% protein and 10% carbs. I have got the fat about right but been keeping the carbs lower, they should be 46!
Just wondering if anyone else has similar macros and how they are doing? I am concerned that increasing them will trigger cravings but I really need to try it, increases will be mainly vegetables with a small piece of fruit. Hopefully I will have some macro twins :-)?
Have decided to increase carbs. After almost two months of averaging 20 carbs, I just don't have the energy levels I used to. Macros are 65%fat, 25% protein and 10% carbs. I have got the fat about right but been keeping the carbs lower, they should be 46!
Just wondering if anyone else has similar macros and how they are doing? I am concerned that increasing them will trigger cravings but I really need to try it, increases will be mainly vegetables with a small piece of fruit. Hopefully I will have some macro twins :-)?
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Are you just low carbing or attemping a Ketogenic diet?0
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I'm keeping my carbs a little higher, actually, right around 70 per day is my goal.0
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I was following Keto and recently increased carbs to 40ish per the request of my doctor. I havent fully reached the 40 mark yet as i am still use to keeping them super low but have added fruit and more veggies and will be attempting the 40 mark starting this week (was away at funeral so got behind on the increase) I havent noticed any increase in cravings but I was never really a sweet tooth kinda gal... suggest maybe increasing 10-15 g at a time and see how that works for you.. best wishes you can do it!!0
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Thank you. Eating wise I didn't find around 20carbs too difficult, it has changed my life craving/ binging wise! Not particularly going for ketogenic just low enough carb to lose weight and keep appetite under control. On MFP last year I just counted calories but ate a lot that didn't suit my metabolism! This time I have tried to make the fat macro fairly accurate followed by the calories. Now because of the decrease in energy I am trying to keep them all about where I have them set just concerned I guess that increasing carbs will resurrect destructive old patterns! Good to know that some of you are managing at a slightly higher level of carb!0
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I keep it around that number and haven't had any cravings in awhile.0
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I live / lived on 40-50 for months on end. I found that after some time I started to feel down / sluggish. My personal opinion is that this is down to the body adapting and expecting a restricted intake and so adapts its energy expenditure. For me having a day of 150-200g of good quality carbs once in a while did me the world of good. It makes sense really... it just simulates nature. Your body then knows that carbs are available and is happy to metabolise fat for energy once again.
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I keep mine between 45-50g and feeling fine. I notice when I don't drink enough water, I feel alittle sluggish so trying to keep myself hydrated. Good luck.0
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I'm eating 40-50 net carbs daily and am doing well so far.0
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Thank you all. That's another day with macros almost spot on so will see how it pans out! Thanks for link wigglingalltheway! Very interesting, leptin may be low as I really seem to have lost my bounce, whilst eating a good natural diet. I am not mentally ready yet to up the carbs a lot one day due to my past history. However there are always occasions now and then when my present food choices are limited so I could refeed that day! :-)0
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When I am at 40-50g of net carbs, I am in ketosis. This is according to my urine test strips. I also tend to not feel hungry, and after the first day or two, I don't have any cravings or "keto-flu" symptoms to speak of.
(On a side note: I do have dreams about eating large quantities of breads and sweets during these first two days. It's how I know to check my urine. 9 times out of 10, bread dreams = ketosis)
I am experimenting with the higher carb day once every week or two, to see if it improves my losses. The jury is still out on that one.0 -
When I am at 40-50g of net carbs, I am in ketosis. This is according to my urine test strips. I also tend to not feel hungry, and after the first day or two, I don't have any cravings or "keto-flu" symptoms to speak of.
(On a side note: I do have dreams about eating large quantities of breads and sweets during these first two days. It's how I know to check my urine. 9 times out of 10, bread dreams = ketosis)
I am experimenting with the higher carb day once every week or two, to see if it improves my losses. The jury is still out on that one.
That's hilarious. I have cake dreams when I'm in ketosis!0 -
My daily goal is 113g and I regularly get 30g fibre. I found it too restrictive on 40 and this is a happy medium. I know MDA says this is maintenance levels but my boodwork is great and I'm dropping weight like crazy at 1800 calories/day. I think it's important to experiment with our bodies so we can get to know them better. You'd be surprised at how well it will treat you if you listen to it
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My daily goal is 113g and I regularly get 30g fibre. I found it too restrictive on 40 and this is a happy medium. I know MDA says this is maintenance levels but my boodwork is great and I'm dropping weight like crazy at 1800 calories/day. I think it's important to experiment with our bodies so we can get to know them better. You'd be surprised at how well it will treat you if you listen to it
what is MDA?
I'm still up in the air as to how many carbs I'll eat daily. Primal says <50 is ketogenic, 50-100 carbs daily is the sweet spot so I might shoot for this sweet spot but I've been mainly focusing on finding ways to eat more fat. In focusing on fat, I've naturally lowered the amount of carbs I eat in the range of 30-60 g. This WOE is new to me so there's a lot I have to learn about in the kitchen.
On a side note, does anyone experience feeling better after eating "some" carb? I notice that if I go the entire day eating very little carb at the end of the day (around dinner) I feel the need to eat something with carbs (I get depressed or moody). I usually have something that is about 14 g of carbs and then I feel better. Still for the grand total I am always less than 60 carbs a day (usually between 30-55). It seems I don't feel good unless I'm within a certain range of carbs a day. I'm wondering if this is normal.
On the opposite end of this, I notice that if I eat too much carbs I don't feel good. I get tired after the meal and I feel stuffed. Of course I haven't binged on a high carb meal for this same reason. The effects of doing so doesn't appeal to me but eating too little carbs also seems to affect me negatively. I haven't read anything about this anywhere else so I'm just wondering if it's normal.0
