Why do so many people hate carbs?

I don't hate carbs. I love carbs. However, by the time I meet my fat macro goal (0.4g/lb of body weight) and my protein macro goal (bare minimum of 0.8g/lb of lean body mass, I usually try to exceed it) there isn't a ton of room left in my calorie goals for carbs. Proper amounts of fat and protein are essential for health goals. Carbs are non-essential, in that as long as you have sufficient energy to go about your day there's no ideal minimum daily consumption level. It's far more important to meet your fat and protein goals first and then fill in the rest with carbs.

What carbs I do have room for I use primarily on fruits and vegetables, and eat very little grains simply because I'm prioritizing the biggest bang (satiety and nutrition) for my calorie/carb buck. Sure, once in awhile I say eff it and have a brownie or a bagel (especially if I get a really good workout in and I've earned extra calories that I can "spend" on carbs after my other goals are met), but on a typical day it's not possible.

This may not be absolute, but I avoid processed carbs because for the same caloric bang I can have a piece of fruit or a vegetable and get more vitamins/minerals.

Had you had 70 calories of blueberries with your strawberries, you would have had carbs..but you also would have had one of the highest foods in antioxidants (which protect your brain and your heart....)

Could easily ask you the same thing about fat, no?

Because I have PCOS and my body stores them instead of using them. So I'm doing keto so that my body learns to use fat for energy and will begin to use the fat it stores. If I give it carbs it's going to store it as fat. This is what I discovered when I had surgery. During recovery I would eat and five minutes later I would crash and be shaking. Because my body is stupid and would store the carbs I just ate as fat and then be like... uh, we need energy to heal you... where's our energy? I know this because I was scared, went to my doctor and she explained it to me. Now that I am doing keto I haven't crashed at all and I have the energy to go about daily life. So... yeah. That's why I avoid carbs.

Some people have diabetes, or pre-diabetes, and restricting carbs is a very important tool for controlling blood sugar.

I don't hate carbs at all but I'm selective about which foods I obtain them from.

I think people hate carbs if they want to jump on the bandwagon of eliminating them from your diet, which to me is insane.

I tried that "fad" diet one time, and the first time I wanted some pasta again - I gained back a good amount of what I took off.

Now I eat whatever the heck I want, but in moderation - and I'm still doing good.

Because it gives me pimples I added flour back to my diet recently and now I look like a teenager. I never really had pimples when I was a teen.

You didn't eat bread as a teenager either?

Some people have diabetes, or pre-diabetes, and restricting carbs is a very important tool for controlling blood sugar.

True for some diabetics..... but not all diabetics....

Which diabetics is it not true for?

Are we living in a world where carb is a four-letter word, or have we finally understood it's really about balance? I'm on the Glycemic Index Diet basically for life now and its philosophy is about how it's the *kind* of carbs you eat that make the difference, along with balanced eating. Can we all just understand that carbs aren't bad?

How are different kinds of carbs different?

Some people have diabetes, or pre-diabetes, and restricting carbs is a very important tool for controlling blood sugar.

The Glycemic Index Diet is about regulating blood sugar, but it also doesn't restrict carbs -- just the kinds of carbs. Complex carbs are OK, provided you eat protein and veggies/fruits.

If you have diabetes, the total amount of carbohydrates that you eat is also important, not only how rapidly glucose is released into your bloodstream. The more time that you spend with elevated blood sugar, the more damage is being done to capillaries, tissues, kidneys, even if you've combined complex carbs with protein and fat.

Some people have diabetes, or pre-diabetes, and restricting carbs is a very important tool for controlling blood sugar.

The Glycemic Index Diet is about regulating blood sugar, but it also doesn't restrict carbs -- just the kinds of carbs. Complex carbs are OK, provided you eat protein and veggies/fruits.

That's fantastic. I'm happy you found a diet that works for you -- truly happy for you -- but what in the world makes you think you're qualified to tell anyone else what they should be eating? Especially someone under a doctors care. Absolutely ridiculous.

Where exactly did they suggest anyone, least of all someone under a doctors care, should be eating a certain kind of way? Looks to me like they're explaining a kind of diet, never once mentioning people should try it.

Some people have diabetes, or pre-diabetes, and restricting carbs is a very important tool for controlling blood sugar.

True for some diabetics..... but not all diabetics....

Which diabetics is it not true for?

Diagnosed in 2009 with Type 2 with A1c of 10.0 @ 560 lbs. Worked with a dietician from that point forward and she set my Macros @ 40/30/30 concentrating on Carbs first and foremost. She had me eating 240 grams a day back then and over the next 4 years gradually increasing my carb intake (and calories and other macros) to my current intake of 425 grams a day. I have lost 312 lbs. and have been running A1c of 5.3 average for the last 24 months. So not all diabetics fall into the low carb regime......

You used carb restriction too. Do you control your diabetes solely with exercise and diet?

Cause I have PCOS that resulted in being prediabetic, my body doesnt appreciate the 'rush' from the sugar/high carb level, even if they are from 'complex'

GI diet didnt work for me, i felt lethargic and bloated constantly, not for me.

Got told by dr to restrict carbs, and its working.

Congrats on finding something that works for you, but try not insult other peoples choices. Your body =/= other peoples bodies

Some people have diabetes, or pre-diabetes, and restricting carbs is a very important tool for controlling blood sugar.

True for some diabetics..... but not all diabetics....

Which diabetics is it not true for?

Diagnosed in 2009 with Type 2 with A1c of 10.0 @ 560 lbs. Worked with a dietician from that point forward and she set my Macros @ 40/30/30 concentrating on Carbs first and foremost. She had me eating 240 grams a day back then and over the next 4 years gradually increasing my carb intake (and calories and other macros) to my current intake of 425 grams a day. I have lost 312 lbs. and have been running A1c of 5.3 average for the last 24 months. So not all diabetics fall into the low carb regime......

You used carb restriction too. Do you control your diabetes solely with exercise and diet?

When I first began I took met and glucotrol but within 6 months my A1c went from 10.0 to mid 6 range and I had to come off the glucotrol because it was causing low blood sugar crashes... So at that time it became a diet and exercise control.... When did I use carb restriction?? are you referring to when I was consuming over 10,000 calories a day @ 560 lbs. and was put on a dietician control eating plan???