Carb question

tauda
tauda Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Why are the carb counts always so high I feel that 90 G of carbs is a lot

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    90 grams of carbs isn't much at all. MFP's default macros are 50% carbs, which would be 150 grams on the lowest calorie intake. Carbs aren't what make people gain weight, excess calories are.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    Why do you feel that? A lot for what? What is your source of information, and what are you comparing with?
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    I feel that 90g is very low.

    That is why you can alter your diary to any amounts you would like. Choice is a great thing.
  • GlassAngyl
    GlassAngyl Posts: 478 Member
    Standard for most is 150g.. but if you feel it's to high, change it. Low carbers do. Mine is set to 0 but only because 5% is the lowest before that. I'm aiming for >20g
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    Carb counts are high because you ate carbs.

    It seems simple, but that's what happened. If you logged your food accurately you can look at your food diary and see what items have carbs. If your candied almonds have carbs, switch to plain almonds. If having tuna on crackers gives you carbs, have tuna alone.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    edited August 2017
    90g of carbs is a pretty good goal per hour for endurance exercise. :)
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited August 2017
    GlassAngyl wrote: »
    Standard for most is 150g.. but if you feel it's to high, change it. Low carbers do. Mine is set to 0 but only because 5% is the lowest before that. I'm aiming for >20g

    Standard (default) is 50% of calories. That would only be 150 g at 1200, and most probably should not be at 1200. Should some, especially if they don't do/add activity? Sure.

    Anyway, no harm in consuming less.
  • rmgnow
    rmgnow Posts: 375 Member
    Considering that carbs are in everything besides raw protein, that's a small number.
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    tauda wrote: »
    Why are the carb counts always so high I feel that 90 G of carbs is a lot

    90g would be a low carb diet. MFP isn't automatically set to low carb because you don't have to eat low carb to lose weight. If you'd like to do LCHF or Keto, you need to manually change your macro percentages.

    I lost 15 lbs and have been maintaining for a couple of years eating 150-225g carbs, on 1400-1800 cals.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    ^^ This. Low carb is under 100-150g of carbs per day.

    Most recommended diets suggest 50-60% carbs which is probably double that for someone eating at a deficit.
  • rmgnow
    rmgnow Posts: 375 Member
    kimny72 wrote: »
    tauda wrote: »
    Why are the carb counts always so high I feel that 90 G of carbs is a lot

    90g would be a low carb diet. MFP isn't automatically set to low carb because you don't have to eat low carb to lose weight. If you'd like to do LCHF or Keto, you need to manually change your macro percentages.

    I lost 15 lbs and have been maintaining for a couple of years eating 150-225g carbs, on 1400-1800 cals.

    Are we in some kind of disagreement?
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    rmgnow wrote: »
    kimny72 wrote: »
    tauda wrote: »
    Why are the carb counts always so high I feel that 90 G of carbs is a lot

    90g would be a low carb diet. MFP isn't automatically set to low carb because you don't have to eat low carb to lose weight. If you'd like to do LCHF or Keto, you need to manually change your macro percentages.

    I lost 15 lbs and have been maintaining for a couple of years eating 150-225g carbs, on 1400-1800 cals.

    Are we in some kind of disagreement?

    No I don't think so. Why do you ask?

    As you can see, I quoted the OP because I was responding to them. Your comment hadn't even posted when I was typing mine.
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