Carbs and weight gain

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I am eating way more carbs than I should be but also am staying under my caloric goal. Will I gain weight?

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  • zilkah
    zilkah Posts: 207 Member
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    No
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,389 MFP Moderator
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    Will you gain fat, no. Will you gain weight.. potentially but only if you are eating a lot more carbs than previously and storing additional glycogen. But that is an extreme example.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,565 Member
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    If you're eating more carbs than usual you may see a gain due to increased glycogen storage/water weight. But no, it won't cause you to gain fat if you're still eating less than you burn.