Carbs

Beckyferg90
Beckyferg90 Posts: 64 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Good morning everyone :) is everyone still eating there carbs and loosing weight?
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  • Mcgrawhaha
    Mcgrawhaha Posts: 1,596 Member
    i love carbs. i dont restrict carbs at all... love love love them!

    besides, how could i eat my apple fritter donut every saturday morning if i couldnt have carbs???
  • xtrasmall
    xtrasmall Posts: 66
    haha wow it is spelled their and losing.. i basically stopped eating grains and meat besides fish which is helping me lose personally!
  • Rob_Zamites
    Rob_Zamites Posts: 13 Member
    Under 20g of net carbs per day, down 21 lbs.
  • DatMurse
    DatMurse Posts: 1,501 Member
    Under 20g of net carbs per day, down 21 lbs.
    welcome to glycogen depletion. it doesnt matter in the end of how many carbs you take in



    OP fat oxidation and carb oxidation are at a constant and will vary upon availability of the other one. caloric intake is king in this
  • Sugarbarez
    Sugarbarez Posts: 4
    how are you losing weight while eating carbs like in donuts? man i would love to be able to do that :/ my MD has me on a LCHF diet and it's hard
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    how are you losing weight while eating carbs like in donuts? man i would love to be able to do that :/ my MD has me on a LCHF diet and it's hard
    You lose weight by being in a calorie deficit - simple as that.
  • drop_it_like_a_squat
    drop_it_like_a_squat Posts: 377 Member
    You lose weight by being in a calorie deficit - simple as that.

    Carb on.
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    Under 20g of net carbs per day, down 21 lbs.

    Yeh, I used to do that too until I realised that there was no metabolic advantage, these days I eat anyfink. ;)

    Sandwich anyone?
  • drop_it_like_a_squat
    drop_it_like_a_squat Posts: 377 Member
    [Sandwich anyone?

    In.
  • ashclevs
    ashclevs Posts: 4 Member
    carbs are so important for fuelling your body! you need them for your body to absorb all the good stuff like protein and your brain feeds off carbs too. just make sure all your macros are in the right proportions. cutting them out is silly
  • KyliAnne26
    KyliAnne26 Posts: 209 Member
    I still eat mine! I try and keep it around 100g-150g a day. No way could I cut them out totally - I'm pretty sure that would turn me into a monster.
  • Ophidion
    Ophidion Posts: 2,065 Member
    Only no carb diet I approve of...

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  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    Depends on the individual - if you're insulin resistant you'll do better on low carb, insulin sensitive better on high carb / low fat.

    http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1038/oby.2005.79/full

    I do well on low carb. I think changes to glycogen stores two years ago are now history ;-)
  • tmpecus78
    tmpecus78 Posts: 1,206 Member
    how are you losing weight while eating carbs like in donuts? man i would love to be able to do that :/ my MD has me on a LCHF diet and it's hard

    I'm currently eating 210g of carbs a day. And those carbs consist of english muffins, bagels, pop tarts, ice cream and/or donuts. It's all about being in a caloric deficit.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I'm often over my carb goal (which is 40%), hasn't been a problem at all.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I average about 120 carbs per day, though the individual days vary a lot. I don't really think about carbs much, but I do try to limit added sugar and make sure I get enough fiber.
  • thesupremeforce
    thesupremeforce Posts: 1,206 Member
    I eat plenty of carbs. It hasn't slowed me down.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Average about 300 grams a day. Mmm, ice cream...
  • HealthyVitamins
    HealthyVitamins Posts: 432 Member
    Under 20g of net carbs per day, down 21 lbs.

    I honestly don't know how you eat that little carbs, I have 2 cups of coffee with my milk and sugar and i'm already on 24g of carbs.
  • ThickMcRunFast
    ThickMcRunFast Posts: 22,511 Member
    40/30/30 and looking forward to a sandwich

    Honestly, cutting carbs (to below a reasonable amount) is something you should worry about if you're getting ready for a body competition or a fitness shoot. Fat loss is all about deficit. Some would argue a psychological benefit to cutting them (restriction makes some people feel like they're doing something), but others would say its disordered orthorexic thinking to demonize a macro. Metabolically, there is no reason to cut them unless you have some sort of medical condition.
  • twooliver
    twooliver Posts: 450 Member
    I eat good carbs... the bad stuff only fuels my craving for more... have to stay away from it ...
  • littlelaura
    littlelaura Posts: 1,028 Member
    I am diabetic here, so I have my carbs set at 10% (30 grams) max per day. I don't lose if I eat higher than those levels. I also feel better , less lethargic if I eat less carbs, higher healthy fats, moderate protein. This works for me, maybe not for everyone.
  • Nachise
    Nachise Posts: 395 Member
    I average about 170 g of carbs a day. About once a week I will go over 200 g. I concentrate on whole grains and fruits.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    I'm often over my carb goal (which is 40%), hasn't been a problem at all.

    my goal is 40%, i am usually at 45, not that it matters - buttery mashed potato is my carb of choice at the moment i think!
  • prdavies1949
    prdavies1949 Posts: 323 Member
    I eat 200+ gms of carbs a day and have lost over 100lbs. A calorie deficit and some running has worked wonders for me.
  • Abraxsis
    Abraxsis Posts: 5 Member
    So much bro science in this thread. Before I comment, let me first state that I am not advocating a keto diet for anyone, merely stating the biological advantages that have been studied adequately enough to be applied.

    While there might not be an metabolic advantage in relation to weight loss, there are biophysiological advantages to a low carb high fat diets. Carbs are essentially toxic to the body, especially in the amounts normal people eat them. You know its bad that 100g/day is considered "low carb." Keto doesn't start till you drop below 50g/day.

    Biologically, a ketone-adapted body will drop weight with a better fat:lean mass ratio than a typical low fat diet. Ketogenic diets are neuroprotective ... there is a reason why they are being used for everything from cancer to cognitive issues like Alzheimers. The heart is actually MORE efficient on ketones than carbs. Imagine what could happen if you simply adopted the diet altogether as a prophylactic measure?

    Exercise-wise, once the body is adapted, the amount of energy is much more steady across long bouts of static training. This is because ketones are a direct energy source, they can go straight into mitochondria and be used. They do not need intracellular conversion to purer forms.

    The fact that all I have seen in this thread is "calorie deficit is king," "carbs arent bad for weight loss," and "no metabolic advantage" only serves to tell me that the only thing people care about is pure weight loss on the scale. Unfortunately, I was the same for the first 120lbs of loss, then I educated myself. The additional 60lbs leading to my total loss of ~180lbs has been so much better when I take into account my entire health and not just a meaningless number on a scale.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Carbs are essentially toxic to the body,

    how so?
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Claims without citing sources are no different than "broscience."
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    yep! I AM A CARB GAL!
    they are your fuel if you are into cardio.
    works for me.
  • conniemaxwell5
    conniemaxwell5 Posts: 943 Member
    Yep, most of my days are around 50% carbs. I've lost 58 pounds.

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