Who's losing weight and eating carbs?

I eat bread, cookies, cake, pasta, rice, did I mention cookies?, and it hasn't hindered my weight loss one bit. I put my macros at 40/30/30 and just eat what I feel like. I only try not to go over my limit of 1600-1800 cals a day. If I do, no biggie, there's always tomorrow.

I eat carbs approximately 180 per day based on last week's report. I also don't eat clean and I don't worry too much about macros. I worry about hitting my calorie goal. If I want something, I make it fit or find a substitute. I made a long term lifestyle change and would not stop eating or start doing something that I wouldn't be able to realistically sustain for the rest of my life. This is why I stopped drinking soda - saw no point and haven't missed them once I got over the craving/withdrawal phase - but really made no other changes other than watching my portions and counting my calories. I have a huge sweet and chocolate tooth and have ice cream or Oreos nearly every day. I'm one that if I denied myself those items, I'd end up eating half a bucket of ice cream instead of 2 servings (and yes, 2 servings because that's what fits ;-) )

Unless you have some medical condition messing with your metabolism or intolerance to certain foods, weight loss is about consuming fewer calories than you expend. Some of us find that right number right off the bat and have consistently lost weight since day one. For others it's taken some trial and error to find the right goal.

For me, I eat a net 1600 per day. On days I work out, I eat back those calories which are calculated by my heart rate monitor. I work out 5 days a week which puts me eating around 1850-2000 calories those days and 1600 on my two rest days. My deficit is such that even if I go over a few hundred a couple days a week, I'm still setting myself up for a loss. I do a 60 minute circuit training/crossfit type class that is intervals of cardio and strength training using free weights, body weight, medicine balls, tractor tires, resistance bands, etc.

My best friend actually lost 40 pounds tracking her carbs. She had also been just diagnosed with diabetes so this was her main motivation to ensure she was not eating too many of them.

My best friend actually lost 40 pounds tracking her carbs. She had also been just diagnosed with diabetes so this was her main motivation to ensure she was not eating too many of them.

I eat carbs every day. I tend to eat wholegrains where I can and run twice a week and do bootcamp once a week.

I'm a firm believer that totally cutting carbs means you will eventually have a carb binge and undo the work done.

Best thing is jut to try and keep within your macros more so calories and weigh your food accurately.

Oh my you are dead on with the carb binge prediction. I just had one and consumed almost 700 calories in oatmeal and assorted cold cereals with fruit. Very easy to do!!! Better to have some in moderation every day with binge and undo hard work!!!

I tried South Beach Diet a few times and just couldn't stick with it. I love carbs! I have carbs with every meal along with 1-2 veggies and a protein. I also have an apple as my morning snack (which has carbs) and I usually eat a carb as my nighttime snack. That's my treat for staying within my goals for the day. :-)

Generally I try to stick to whole grains (wheat pasta, brown rice, wheat bread, etc.) but I don't always.

I eat lots of carbs. I am losing weight, and I am diabetic (type 2). I do a lot of exercise which requires the high carbs intake. But this has no detrimental effect on and blood sugar levels which are really under control due to the exercise. It has given me so much control that I no longer require medication for diabetes. However, if I didn't eat so many carbs I would have problems, because, kind of ironically for a diabetic, I have to eat lots of carbohydrate to prevent hypos. If you're sitting on your butt all day, you don't need so many carbs. But if you are very active (Sunday I did a 91 mile sportive) you do.

our metabolisms are all different. personally, now that I'm 40, i am definitely noticing some changes in my burn rate (metabolism) so I avoid the carbs which make me feel bad the next day. These tend to be carbs made with white bleached flour. I'm in the best shape of my life, i do various forms of cardio 6 days a week and lifting / training 2-3 days a week.

It took me a month or so to really learn to make my own food and that i could eat anything i wanted

Here's what I eat for carbs, and it's not a restrictive thing. I do eat white flour pasta from time to time, but usually only if someone ls cooking or i'm out to eat, but that's because i prefer the whole wheat pasta. I don't eat out nearly as much as I used to, in fact I cook almost all my meals and i love it! I've been getting creative.

Here's my list of carbs, I eat all these items for carbs and have great energy levels, and have gotten my body fat down to the athletic range for my age (i'm 40 with 18% body fat with a plus/minus error of 2%)

I don't restrict, i just listen to my body and pay attention to what goes in it. The cravings have all stopped, and if i crave something i eat it.

My Favorite Carbs:

- Whole wheat pasta (i love this so much, i prefer it - we are all different but i like the taste better)
- whole wheat & grainy bread (a couple times a week, only when i want it)
- leafy greens
- sweet delicious fruit! raspberries strawberries blackberries sometimes grapes depends on the season
- love tomatoes yum
- I roast a ton of veggies: carrots, yams, potatoes, brussel sprouts, broccoli
- garbanzo beans YUM
- black beans
- dark chocolate 86% or higher
- asparagus
- cauliflower
- Kale (yummy homemade kale chips)
- Corn (not that often but i don't restrict it either) (i aim for moderation with corn)
- Brown Rice
- Bulgur Wheat / Kasha
- Lentils (red, green, black)