What's your carb goal?

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  • MissHolidayGolightly
    MissHolidayGolightly Posts: 857 Member
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    How do people cut carbs so low besides by eating ground beef all day?
  • itsbasschick
    itsbasschick Posts: 1,584 Member
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    usually 25%, although not always. mostly complex carbs.
  • chloeealicee
    chloeealicee Posts: 204 Member
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    How do people cut carbs so low besides by eating ground beef all day?
    This question goes through my head daily
  • hookilau
    hookilau Posts: 3,134 Member
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    How do people cut carbs so low besides by eating ground beef all day?

    One word...fat.
  • hookilau
    hookilau Posts: 3,134 Member
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    I keep my carbs @ 25g or less per day.

    So I eat peanut butter, cream cheese, butter, cream, lots of fresh veggies (no fruit) eggs, cheeses etc

    edited for typos

    Oh, right, & fattier cuts of grass fed meats, coconut oil, olive oil etc
  • cottonta1l
    cottonta1l Posts: 33 Member
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    Anywhere between about 70 and 150g, mostly depending on how active I am. I just find that I do better with higher protein and fat so I try to concentrate on those.
  • kamaperry
    kamaperry Posts: 885 Member
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    22 grams per day. My blood sugar spikes if I go over that by much.
  • kamaperry
    kamaperry Posts: 885 Member
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    I keep my carbs @ 25g or less per day.

    So I eat peanut butter, cream cheese, butter, cream, lots of fresh veggies (no fruit) eggs, cheeses etc

    edited for typos

    Oh, right, & fattier cuts of grass fed meats, coconut oil, olive oil etc
    Great job!
  • hookilau
    hookilau Posts: 3,134 Member
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    I keep my carbs @ 25g or less per day.

    So I eat peanut butter, cream cheese, butter, cream, lots of fresh veggies (no fruit) eggs, cheeses etc

    edited for typos

    Oh, right, & fattier cuts of grass fed meats, coconut oil, olive oil etc
    Great job!

    :laugh: right back at ya!! :drinker:
  • Adefowler
    Adefowler Posts: 61 Member
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    My doctor put me on 30-50 carbs (total not net) a day. I only have to do this for 3 months to get my hyperinsulinism under control. I ate 1 raspberry this weekend. It was delicious.
  • BodybyNoir
    BodybyNoir Posts: 3
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    60% . There is no need to limit carbs unless you have a medical condition. Deprivation normally leads to people craving and binging
  • rachelrb85
    rachelrb85 Posts: 579 Member
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    40% - 160g. There's no point to limit carbs unless you have a medical condition. I went with 40/30/30 to balance it all out and meet my protein goal.
  • rebeccaplatt21
    rebeccaplatt21 Posts: 175
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    I keep my carbs @ 25g or less per day.

    So I eat peanut butter, cream cheese, butter, cream, lots of fresh veggies (no fruit) eggs, cheeses etc

    edited for typos

    Oh, right, & fattier cuts of grass fed meats, coconut oil, olive oil etc

    ditto (i have pcos so i limit sugar/carbs). i just started a keto diet challenge yesterday. i was already doing low carb (about 20-30%), but this is EVEN lower (5-10%)! so far, not bad. but i can see how awful it would be to go from 50% to 5-10%!
  • luckyroot
    luckyroot Posts: 31 Member
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    You think you can't live without bread or pasta, but once you break the "addiction" it's really not hard at all. I don't even think about bread or pasta. I tried a bread alternative over the weekend (just out of curiosity) which wasn't bad but I didn't CRAVE it.

    It's really better to get off them completely if you can.
  • emilyGPK
    emilyGPK Posts: 83 Member
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    I have no specific carb goal but my numbers come out close to the MFP default.
  • hookilau
    hookilau Posts: 3,134 Member
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    My doctor put me on 30-50 carbs (total not net) a day. I only have to do this for 3 months to get my hyperinsulinism under control. I ate 1 raspberry this weekend. It was delicious.

    I go with total too...net doesn't do me any good :ohwell:
  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
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    Mine are set at 5%, or 20 net carbs.
  • janatarnhem
    janatarnhem Posts: 669 Member
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    60% . There is no need to limit carbs unless you have a medical condition. Deprivation normally leads to people craving and binging
    Any specific medical conditions, other than diabetes?
  • meganreinsch
    meganreinsch Posts: 30 Member
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    50%, around 200 grams a day. It works well for me as long as I keep my protein around 100-150grams. I like my carbs too much (that is healthy green veggies and whole grains)

    50% carbs
    30% proteins
    20% fats
  • hookilau
    hookilau Posts: 3,134 Member
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    60% . There is no need to limit carbs unless you have a medical condition. Deprivation normally leads to people craving and binging
    Any specific medical conditions, other than diabetes?

    You mean that would require people to limit carbs?...all varying degrees of T1 & T2 Diabetes, PCOS, Insulin Resistance, & certain seizure conditions to name a few.

    edited to add cancer need to eat too, so I'm pretty sure depending on the circumstances, limiting can be beneficial.

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