How Low is Low Carb?

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kellyirisheyes
kellyirisheyes Posts: 137 Member
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Just wanted to hear everyone's thoughts/opinions on keeping carbs low and how many grams consumed do you think qualifies as low?

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  • Pandasarecool
    Pandasarecool Posts: 508 Member
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    bump, I too would like to know
  • nancycaregiver
    nancycaregiver Posts: 812 Member
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    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
    alaskaang Posts: 493 Member
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    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
    dls06 Posts: 6,774 Member
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    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
    skywa Posts: 901 Member
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    under 100 grams a day.
  • AlabasterVerve
    AlabasterVerve Posts: 3,171 Member
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    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
    mrstravisjones Posts: 104 Member
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    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
    CandyAppleCockers Posts: 74 Member
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    I'm keto, and stick to under 20.
  • Bakkasan
    Bakkasan Posts: 1,027 Member
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    20 per day is low carbing like a boss.

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