How much carbs do you consume in a day?

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  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
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    I'm a type 2 diabetic - I "eat to the meter," in other words I base the number of carbs I eat on my blood glucose meter readings after eating, keeping them within safe levels. I try not to dip below 150 g net because I feel tired and hungry if I get too few, and I usually don't go over about 166g. A few more on long run days - after a good run I can get away with eating pasta or French fries. A1c is 4.7 right now, so it's working well for me.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,651 Member
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    I had to run a report because I stopped tracking carbs and it's frequently over 300 a day.
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,072 Member
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    around 200-250g per day and around 100-150g Protein dependent on activity levels
  • Moolatta
    Moolatta Posts: 29 Member
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    I usually hover around 100g a day. Some days lower some days higher.
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
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    kroe4 wrote: »
    These weight lifters are blacking me out with their 300g a day lol I'm just working on losing weight and I eat about 60-80 carbs a day.

    I'm usually around 250-300 and I just focus on weight loss. But I'm vegetarian. Most of my protein has carbs in it.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,867 Member
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    No idea...but a lot. I eat oats or beans every morning for breakfast...I eat a lot of lentils, potatoes, rice, quinoa, etc and lots of veg and some fruit.
  • CarvedTones
    CarvedTones Posts: 2,340 Member
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    I am maintaining at ~157 pounds. Most days it is over 350, nearly always over 250 and under 500.
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,978 Member
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    Cutting at the moment and they are around 150-220g. I hit my protein and fat and let the rest fall where it may.
  • quatermore
    quatermore Posts: 96 Member
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    Between 75 and 100 grams daily.
  • workinonit1956
    workinonit1956 Posts: 1,043 Member
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    I average around 150g per day, give or take.
  • lhebert1969
    lhebert1969 Posts: 63 Member
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    Most days lately, less than 20-25..
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 27,996 Member
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    Looks like I averaged around 200 last week.
  • joemac1988
    joemac1988 Posts: 1,021 Member
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    kroe4 wrote: »
    These weight lifters are blacking me out with their 300g a day lol I'm just working on losing weight and I eat about 60-80 carbs a day.

    @kroe4 No macro is inherently fattening. That is to say, 500 calories of carbs isn't going to make you fatter than 500 calories of fat.
  • PWRLFTR1
    PWRLFTR1 Posts: 324 Member
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    Training days - 200-300g, non-training days - under 200g. Not including green veggies.
  • nexangelus
    nexangelus Posts: 2,080 Member
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    It varies but on average 225g...when refeeding 400g, bulking around the 300g mark...
  • lhebert1969
    lhebert1969 Posts: 63 Member
    edited July 2018
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    glassyo wrote: »
    lhebert1969 wrote: »
    Most days lately, less than 20-25..

    That sounds like torture to me. :)

    lol Actually it's not that bad..I guess once I got into ketosis..I didn't have the cravings that I had before..I also haven't started exercising yet..so once I do, I'm sure I'll have a little more carbs..I am getting an elliptical machine after work today.. :smile:
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 13,929 Member
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    My first 12 months on MFP I dropped 72.5lbs eating 2560 Cal a day of which 282g was carbs, and 128g was sugar.

    Currently maintaining at around ~155lbs, eating ~2873 Cal a day of which 365g is carbs and 141g is sugar
  • BlessedMom70
    BlessedMom70 Posts: 124 Member
    edited July 2018
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    150-200. I could easily eat more carbs (love them!), but after a scare last summer of being diagnosed pre-diabetic, I started watching my carbs closely and brought myself back into the normal range by staying around 150-200 a day. I’m afraid to go any higher now.

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