too much carbs = bad?

anelahm

i think i posted something similar to this before, but i want to double check. i go over my carbs by a lot every day. but my fiber is always more over than my carbs. and my carbs usually come from fruits veggies and whole grain. however, is going over (25+) my carbs everyday this way going to effect my weightloss?

Fairysoul

I know that carbs do add weight however if it's healthy I wouldn't worry!

katheern

25g over shouldn't be too bad and as long as it's coming from those two sources I wouldn't worry too much. If you find yourself stalling, though, I would try to adjust and see if you can get it under.

hm_day

If your carbs are mostly coming from fruits and veggies, then that's better than if they were coming from chocolate and pasta However, you do want to keep an eye on them and make an effort to keep them down. But the main thing to keep an eye out for is calories and sugars.

KeyMasterOfGozer

This is surely to be hotly debated.

Essentially, the big problem with using lots of carbs is that carbs are converted into sugars, which causes an insulin and leptin response to counteract the blood sugar increase. The insulin and leptin block fat release for your fat cells.

Fruits are full of sugars and so are not as good from this standpoint as things like leafy green vegetables. Also whole grains are only marginally better from an insulin stand point.

ACook42

From what I have learned in the past is that you can deduct the fiber from the carbs to get a NET Carb amount. If I am wrong please feel free to advise otherwise but I did double check this before posting....
Not that you want to do it all the time but this may help to make you feel better about the numbers you are getting

ACook42

This is one of the sites where I double checked my information
http://www.ehow.com/how_2187872_calculate-net-carbohydrates.html

MissMaryMac33

If you're using the MFP defaults and still going over.... for me, that would put me in a carb coma and I'd want to sleep all day.

I think protein/carbs should actually be reversed at the least...

Where are your carbs from? That makes a huge difference as well...

fteale

As long as your overall calories are under, you should be fine for weight loss.

TerraT

Not according to Dr. Neal Bernard. Carbs from fruits, nuts, and whole grains are GOOD carbs and going over will not matter. What will matter is going over in FAT, SUGAR, AND CALORIES,

ak_in_ak

This is surely to be hotly debated.

Essentially, the big problem with using lots of carbs is that carbs are converted into sugars, which causes an insulin and leptin response to counteract the blood sugar increase. The insulin and leptin block fat release for your fat cells.

Fruits are full of sugars and so are not as good from this standpoint as things like leafy green vegetables. Also whole grains are only marginally better from an insulin stand point.

This is true, however, fiber prevents this from happening ( from what I understand). I have a similar issue and am in the process of experiment on how it effects my weight loss.

cacrat

This is surely to be hotly debated.

Essentially, the big problem with using lots of carbs is that carbs are converted into sugars, which causes an insulin and leptin response to counteract the blood sugar increase. The insulin and leptin block fat release for your fat cells.

Fruits are full of sugars and so are not as good from this standpoint as things like leafy green vegetables. Also whole grains are only marginally better from an insulin stand point.

This is true, however, fiber prevents this from happening ( from what I understand). I have a similar issue and am in the process of experiment on how it effects my weight loss.

Fiber does slow, and sometimes block, the absorption of certain nutrients. However, fiber will not prevent the insulin/leptin/ghrelin/etc response.

anelahm

thanks for all the info guys. very helpful. much appreciated.