Low carb questions...

jessvaughn74

I decided to change my carb goals from 130g to 98g..I am going to try and hit between 65-98g a day. So thought I could just do it with what I had on hand at the house....after a little research I see that I am wrong about that so have to start after grocery day on Saturday. Anywho...I have been scouring the pinterest boards for low carb recipes and I keep coming upon a theme. All low carb recipes seem to use the full fat of sour cream, mayo, cream, etc. Also seems like quite a few low carbers do not count calories.Is it

So my questions are...

1. Why the full fat?
2. Can I count calories and do low carb? (Counting calories has been my key to success so far and not willing to give that up)
3. Will using full fat products inhibit my ability to stay within my 1300 calorie range?
4. Can I still eat my daily steel cut oats and stay low carb? ( I just love them so much!)
5. Lastly, I have been reading about net carbs. Do I have this correct that if I subtract my daily fiber intake from my carb intake that will give me my net carbs? And that is the number I should be using as a goal number?

Thank you in advance for all your help!!

My diary is open to the public for anyone to look at and give me any tips as well. ~J~

orangejulius

.1. Why the full fat?

Not sure. Has something to do with making you feel more satisfied and full in relation to the amount of carbs, I believe.

2. Can I count calories and do low carb? (Counting calories has been my key to success so far and not willing to give that up)

Sure. Why not? I am countng both calories and carbs, but restricting my carbs much more than you are.

3. Will using full fat products inhibit my ability to stay within my 1300 calorie range?

You will be getting more calories from fat so you will have to adjust the calories you intake from proteins and carbs accordingly, but as long as you do that you will be able to stay under 1300.

4. Can I still eat my daily steel cut oats and stay low carb? ( I just love them so much!)

Not if you were going really low carb, but given that you have 60-100 to play with, you might be able to fit a small serving in there. Oats are pretty high carb, though. It may not be worth the sacrifice.

5. Lastly, I have been reading about net carbs. Do I have this correct that if I subtract my daily fiber intake from my carb intake that will give me my net carbs? And that is the number I should be using as a goal number?

No, not exactly. Sprinkling fiber on top of ice cream would not lower the carb content of the ice cream. The Net Carb number reflects the grams of carbohydrate that significantly impact your blood sugar level. The carbs from fiber do not significantly impact your blood sugar level, so they are not counted.

HTH!

nicoleknapp754

Most of the time when things are low fat they have other things in them to make up for the fact...not necessity healthy. Anything you eat ...has carbs...when you eat something high in carbs with either fat or fiber it delays the digestion process...helping diabetics manage their blood sugar better. I use a fiber supplement with both lunch and dinner to keep my blood sugar from spiking. In doing so my blood sugar actually stays higher for a longer period of time but the spike is not as dramatic. I closely watch how many carbs I am eating so that my blood sugar has gone down in time for my next meal. I try to have every bite I put in my mouth have healing powers. Lots of fresh vegetables , berries, bean, oils like olive oil and avocado, and i limit the amount of animal protein I eat. My exercise is walking..being 62 and diabetic this works for me. I've lost 56.5 pounds.

srk369

Another reason for the full fat is that sometimes when they take fat out they replace with sugar to help the flavor which raises the carb count. Or with items like dairy, when you remove the fat the remaining product will make the proportion of sugars higher...like in skim milk. They don't add sugar but the natural sugar is higher in 8oz of skim vs 8oz of whole milk.