Carb calories

Des0922

Counting just net carbs or total carbs? Do you count the carbs from veggies?

livingleanlivingclean

I count total carbs. Vegies have calories, so they definitely get counted.

lemurcat12

Not really a debate, depends on what your purpose is for counting carbs.

Sabine_Stroehm

I don't count carbs or calories usually, but when it comes to carbohydrate foods I'm interested in colorful plants that are high in fiber and nutrients. In other words I'm interested in eating plenty of fiber rich vegetables.
Given that, when I have counted carbs, I counted net carbs.

JustRobby1

I suppose that would depend entirely on your perspective. I personally don't count carbs at all, only calories. If you are cutting, this is far more important to be mindful of than any particular macro.

GottaBurnEmAll

I count calories.

When I was doing low carb, I counted net carbs.

Now that I'm not low carbing, I don't particularly care about my carbohydrate count, though I do care about the source of my carbs for satiety and nutrition.

Des0922

My coach tells me not to worry much about lean protein and veggies as long as I'm satisfied. But he restricts me a lot when it come to other carbohydrates such as rice, potatoes, and grains. I'm trying something different now, this is why I started using MyFitnessPal. I'm keeping everything healthy and as clean as possible. I just decided to change my carb and fat intake. Going higher in healthy fats and lowering carbs. I'm trying to grow muscle as well as leaning down.

nvmomketo

I followed total carbs for about 5 months. I eat a ketogenic diet so I wanted to make sure my carbs were low enough. I never used net carbs but I did follow fibre and sugar. I tried to make sure fibre was about half of any carbs I ate, meaning it was veggies, and my sugar was at 5g or less.

I also followed protein because I tend to come in low on that.