How many carbs are you eating?

FrauMama · October 2013

Mine are usually (for the past couple of years) below 100g/day, or about 20% of my intake (generally from veggies, nuts, and a small amount of fruit), but lately they've been higher, maybe 150-200. That's due to moving to Europe and fresher, better options (for hearty breads; I still prefer to not eat pasta and white rice) and also just maintaining weight and attempting to NOT get leaner.

highervibes · October 2013

With respect to how many grams of % other people are eating. Do consider that you have answers from men, tall people, short people.... This is really individual.

jonnythan · October 2013

EAT ALL THE CARBS

lisabinco · October 2013

I only spot check my carbs but I know I average over 200 a day. I eat a lot of veggies, fruit and whole grains and those are carb dense. I've never had issues with carbs.

This ^^ for me, too.

paleojoe · October 2013

I average about 285 per day... some days lower, some days higher. Depends on how I feel.

Whoa_OItsMagic · October 2013

I eat as many carbs as I want. :glasses:

hookilau · October 2013

With respect to how many grams of % other people are eating. Do consider that you have answers from men, tall people, short people.... This is really individual.

very true....I see I'm pretty low compared to most folks.
I'm 5' tall and weigh 133#.

markpmc · October 2013

I try to stay under 150 M-F. I'm off the hook on weekends.

Dodiediet · October 2013

I eat 20 - 25 carbs a day and have since June when diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Calories around 1200. I have lost 68 lbs since then and have brought my sugars from 309 to 80 - 90s with diet, exercise and NO MEDS!! Some days that I do not feel like eating, I have couple fat bombs for energy. I follow and what works for me is a LCHF diet. A1c from 8.4 to 6.1 in 3 months. Goal is 100 lbs and A1c of 5.8. I also take in coconut oil every day.

hookilau · October 2013

I eat 20 - 25 carbs a day and have since June when diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Calories around 1200. I have lost 68 lbs since then and have brought my sugars from 309 to 80 - 90s with diet, exercise and NO MEDS!! Some days that I do not feel like eating, I have couple fat bombs for energy. I follow and what works for me is a LCHF diet. A1c from 8.4 to 6.1 in 3 months. Goal is 100 lbs and A1c of 5.8. I also take in coconut oil every day.

:noway:
our stats (and circumstances) are very very similar!:laugh: :drinker: :drinker:

aarilynn · October 2013

Ok, okay... I'm getting that carbs aren't the issue... I did leave out that I was hitting the cardio machines like crazy, some days I'd spend almost two hours if I could. I was weight training, but it was minimal in comparison to the cardio I was putting in. I want to say that maybe I wasn't getting in the nutrients that I needed to support all of it. I did have a deficit, enough every week to lose .5-1 of a pound. BUT i was GAINING. So maybe carbs were never the issue, maybe I was not eating enough...

jonnythan · October 2013

I did have a deficit, enough every week to lose .5-1 of a pound.
BUT i was GAINING.

... Which of these are true?

KANGOOJUMPS · October 2013

A LOT!
I AM THE CARB QUEEN!

gypsyrose64 · October 2013

I eat 20 - 25 carbs a day and have since June when diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Calories around 1200. I have lost 68 lbs since then and have brought my sugars from 309 to 80 - 90s with diet, exercise and NO MEDS!! Some days that I do not feel like eating, I have couple fat bombs for energy. I follow and what works for me is a LCHF diet. A1c from 8.4 to 6.1 in 3 months. Goal is 100 lbs and A1c of 5.8. I also take in coconut oil every day.

Also in the same boat. My cardiologist actually instructed me to eat <30g carbs daily due to insulin resistance. I'm on the cusp of full blown diabetes and figured it was worth a try. I don't exercise much right now(back problems), so it's not a problem for me. My macros are set to 60%fat 30%protein 10%carbs until I hit a weight that allows more mobility.

omsmom12 · October 2013

I was eating about 55% of my calories from carbs and wasn't losing weight. When I found out I was insulin resistant, I cut my carbs drastically at first and lost quickly eating the same number of calories as I did before. I've upped my carbs to about 30 to 40% of my overall calories (depending on the day) because I've added in a lot more cardio. I still seem to be losing (although at a bit slower pace... could be because I'm closer to goal and weight seems to come off slower the closer you get to goal).