How Low is Low Carb?

kellyirisheyes

Just wanted to hear everyone's thoughts/opinions on keeping carbs low and how many grams consumed do you think qualifies as low?

Pandasarecool

bump, I too would like to know

nancycaregiver

The first phase of Atkins, a popular low Carb diet is 20 grams/day. I am in the second phase. I am having 25-30 per day. I've lost 61 pounds since February. Atkins is not for everyone but it works for me. Just be prepared...if you go low Carb, you will feel rough the first week!! But it goes away and then you feel great!!

alaskaang

Very low carb - under 30 grams
Low carb - 50 to 100 grams
Moderate carb - 100 to 200 grams
High carb - 200+

edited 'cause I just realized I'm missing from 30 to 50, but not sure if I'd put that in the very low or low.

dls06

According to dlife.com. a diabetic web site/ recipes
Anything under 15 grams per serving of carbs is considered low carb. What you consider low carb for a day is a different story.

http://www.dlife.com/diabetes/diabetic-recipes/category-Low_Carb.html

skywa

under 100 grams a day.

AlabasterVerve

Under 130g. A small snippet from, What Is A Low-Carb Diet? Researchers Have Now Defined It!

So, we have three distinct and practical terms and definitions to use now:

Low-carb ketogenic diet (LCKD): less than 50g carbs and 10% calories daily
Low-carb diet (LCD): 50-130g carbs daily and between 10-26% of calories
Moderate-carb diet (MCD): 130-225g carbs daily and between 26-45% of calories

http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/what-is-a-low-carb-diet-researchers-have-now-defined-it/6648

mrstravisjones

20 grams a day. that is very low, though, and hard to stick with. we used to do atkins in our house growing up when my dad was dieting.

CandyAppleCockers

I'm keto, and stick to under 20.

Bakkasan

20 per day is low carbing like a boss.