Limiting carbs...

solpwr

Lots of great information to read here:
Www.dietaryguidelines.gov

Ummm yeah the US gov dietary guide lines, I'd think long and hard about letting the government tell you how you should be eating.

Their recommendations are reasonable and based on research. I'd think longer and harder about believing some low-carb diet being pitched on a message board or in a book written for profit motives.

I would never go by those guidelines if "the government" (elected politicians) had written them. But the guys that work for the government are generally scientists and associated experts in their respective fields. The people who can't get on with the government, or want to get rich, often come up with a new diet craze for the willing public ready to pounce on some new shortcut to fix their health.

Coco_Puff

I eat healthy carbs, like brown rice, wheat bagels, apples, etc. I need the fiber to stay regular.

RachelsReboot

Lots of great information to read here:
Www.dietaryguidelines.gov

Ummm yeah the US gov dietary guide lines, I'd think long and hard about letting the government tell you how you should be eating.

Their recommendations are reasonable and based on research. I'd think longer and harder about believing some low-carb diet being pitched on a message board or in a book written for profit motives.

I would never go by those guidelines if "the government" (elected politicians) had written them. But the guys that work for the government are generally scientists and associated experts in their respective fields. The people who can't get on with the government, or want to get rich, often come up with a new diet craze for the willing public ready to pounce on some new shortcut to fix their health.

I don't go off a diet from a message board or a book that's sold for profit, I go by a low carb diet recommended by a team of MY physicians.

As for the government and their dietary recommendations, we'll you need to find that out for yourself but I'm glad you still have that much faith in them.

funkycamper

For me I find that between 50 and 100 carbs is good. That allows me plenty of veggies & some fruit. I've heard some trainers say that if you have fat to lose you don't need carbs.... but you do need a minimum to keep your brain happy, at least I do... = ) It's best to stay away from white, sugary or starchy carbs. Once you get used to a reduced carb intake you will find that your blood sugar stabilizes and you don't get hunger pangs or that urgent need to eat.

Agree and for the same reasons. But I usually am in the 80-100 range.

leenites

I only eat carbs in the morning because I want my dose of fiber as soon as possible in the day.
Lunch time, I skip carb (except veggies) because rice/pasta makes me sleepy (food coma) all the time!
Night time, I usually don't even eat heavy meal (just some protein shake, peanut butter, nuts... ) because if I eat a lot, I feel bloated and wake up funky....

So ya ... not so much carbs but for various reasons and not just because carbs are bad.

alliesun53

I do low carb, and I stay under or around 100g a day. It's not TOO low, but low enough to have weight loss and still keep my brain happy enough. Under 30G a day seems impossible if you're eating fruits and veggies still...those have carbs in them!

akiramezu

I do low carb, and I stay under or around 100g a day. It's not TOO low, but low enough to have weight loss and still keep my brain happy enough. Under 30G a day seems impossible if you're eating fruits and veggies still...those have carbs in them!

100-150g seems sufficient to me, people have this misconception that carbs makes you fat, it doesn't. eating a surplus of calories makes you fat. carbs are beneficial for you, especially if your working out! so eat carbohydrates as part of your diet, as long as your are in a calorie deficit with sufficient amount of macros, then the pounds should shed off over time. =]

rextcat

lol

DataBased

Lots of great information to read here:
Www.dietaryguidelines.gov

Ummm yeah the US gov dietary guide lines, I'd think long and hard about letting the government tell you how you should be eating.

Their recommendations are reasonable and based on research. I'd think longer and harder about believing some low-carb diet being pitched on a message board or in a book written for profit motives.

I would never go by those guidelines if "the government" (elected politicians) had written them. But the guys that work for the government are generally scientists and associated experts in their respective fields. The people who can't get on with the government, or want to get rich, often come up with a new diet craze for the willing public ready to pounce on some new shortcut to fix their health.

The FDA being the exception to your rule... they've been for sale to the highest bidder for more than a decade and maybe two, IMHO.

Spanaval

I have to say that I don't understand all the carb hatred. The parts of the world that have starchy foods as the major part of their diet do not have have the same sort of obesity issues.

dis5150

I had fell off the wagon for a while, but am back on now and exercising regularly. My question is, should I be limiting my carbs to a certain amount? I've heard other people tell me about limiting carbs to 30g a day, but this just dosen't seem do-able on a daily basis. Thoughts?

Under 30 carbs a day is not hard. The first few days can be bad for some people. Was never bad for me. If you have the desire to lose weight and are willing to get past the withdrawl symptoms (because carbs ARE an addiction!), you would do fine. I have lost 10 lbs in the past 8 weeks, a very reasonable and healthy loss. If you decide to do low carb and want REAL support, go here:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/411-low-carber-daily-forum-the-group-

The people there are all low carb, from varying levels of under 20 to 100+ per day, depending on the diet they are on. You will never get support for low carbing in the general forums - all it does is start yet another debate between the low carbers and low calorie people.

I don't knock low calorie people - if it works for you, good. It doesn't work for me, or for a lot of others. Everyone has to find what works for them.


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dis5150

This is great advice. 30g carbs a day is VERY low and you will find it hard to stick to that... so why set yourself up to fail?

Not only that but the withdrawls can be down right terrible. I went atkins diet last year, zero carbs . I was one miserable person for about 5 days, my body hated me. After that though, it was fine. I wouldn't recommend exercising on a low carb diet, but you will drop a few pounds quickly. Ultimately it's not sustainable long term and really the only people that should be using it are for medical reasons.

Atkins is not a NO carb diet. It is a LOW carb diet. You still eat carbs, but you get them from healthy greens. Then, you slowly add in more carbs, until you find the level where you stop losing, then stay under that number. For most people, the maintenance level of carbs on Atkins is from 100 to 150. The "withdrawls" last only a few days, as your body adapts to the new way of eating. Not everyone has them. I never did. I feel much healthier and have more energy eating LOW carb than I did eating tons of carbs like I used to. The diet is sustainable long term. There are lots and lots of people who have been doing it for YEARS. It is all about what is important to you. If eating the carbs is more important, you won't last. I exercise all the time, as do the rest of my low carb friends. I never get the weak, tired feeling that I got from eating low calorie.


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