Question about Carbs :)

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sway1080
sway1080 Posts: 45 Member
edited November 2023 in Getting Started
Hey all! I am pretty new to MFP - been doing this for 20-25 days and just had a question about MFP Carbs.

My diet plan MFP has made for me says before I put in my work out I can have 165grams of carbs in a day. Just for info purposes here is the rest of my numbers (before workout)

1200 Cals/day
165 carbs
40 Fat
45 Protein
2500 Sodium
24 Sugar

If I work out my cals usually goes up to about 1500 but noticed my carbs will go up to around 206. I have a hard time finding out if I really should be consuming that many carbs per day but so far I trust MFP since i've lost 7lbs so far. Most things I read about carbs is to stay between 50-100grams for weight loss and 100-150 to maintain weight...maybe i'm reading the wrong articles lol. So far I have been eating about 100-150 in a day and i've been doing well staying within my other numbers except I do tend to go over the protein a little but it's always lean protein like chicken breasts no skin.

Any little bits of info would help :) Thanks and nice to meet everyone!! :D:flowerforyou:

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  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
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    Hey all! I am pretty new to MFP - been doing this for 20-25 days and just had a question about MFP Carbs.

    My diet plan MFP has made for me says before I put in my work out I can have 165grams of carbs in a day. Just for info purposes here is the rest of my numbers (before workout)

    1200 Cals/day
    165 carbs
    40 Fat
    45 Protein
    2500 Sodium
    24 Sugar

    If I work out my cals usually goes up to about 1500 but noticed my carbs will go up to around 206. I have a hard time finding out if I really should be consuming that many carbs per day but so far I trust MFP since i've lost 7lbs so far. Most things I read about carbs is to stay between 50-100grams for weight loss and 100-150 to maintain weight...maybe i'm reading the wrong articles lol. So far I have been eating about 100-150 in a day and i've been doing well staying within my other numbers except I do tend to go over the protein a little but it's always lean protein like chicken breasts no skin.

    Any little bits of info would help :) Thanks and nice to meet everyone!! :D:flowerforyou:

    Assuming no medical reasons you can eat as many or as few carbs as you'd like. It'd prob be a good idea to up your protein a tad though
  • j6o4
    j6o4 Posts: 871 Member
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    Hey all! I am pretty new to MFP - been doing this for 20-25 days and just had a question about MFP Carbs.

    My diet plan MFP has made for me says before I put in my work out I can have 165grams of carbs in a day. Just for info purposes here is the rest of my numbers (before workout)

    1200 Cals/day
    165 carbs
    40 Fat
    45 Protein
    2500 Sodium
    24 Sugar

    If I work out my cals usually goes up to about 1500 but noticed my carbs will go up to around 206. I have a hard time finding out if I really should be consuming that many carbs per day but so far I trust MFP since i've lost 7lbs so far. Most things I read about carbs is to stay between 50-100grams for weight loss and 100-150 to maintain weight...maybe i'm reading the wrong articles lol. So far I have been eating about 100-150 in a day and i've been doing well staying within my other numbers except I do tend to go over the protein a little but it's always lean protein like chicken breasts no skin.

    Any little bits of info would help :) Thanks and nice to meet everyone!! :D:flowerforyou:

    Assuming no medical reasons you can eat as many or as few carbs as you'd like. It'd prob be a good idea to up your protein a tad though

    ^ what he said
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,867 Member
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    carbs are not the devil they've been made out to be. the reason your carbs go up is because you burn a ton of carbs exercising...it's your jet fuel for your workouts. Sedentary individuals and individuals with certain medical conditions can benefit from a reduction of carbs (particularly if they eat a SAD) but otherwise manage your macros to whatever level gives you optimal performance.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
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    So far I have been eating about 100-150 in a day and i've been doing well staying within my other numbers except I do tend to go over the protein a little but it's always lean protein like chicken breasts no skin.

    Any little bits of info would help :) Thanks and nice to meet everyone!! :D:flowerforyou:

    I'd say continue with what you've been doing since it's working. If it ain't broke, why try to fix it?
  • aetzkorn14
    aetzkorn14 Posts: 169 Member
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    I agree with increasing the protein. I think MPF kinda over calculates carbs so I went in and adjusted mine. I try to eat 1/2 of what I weight in lbs in grams of protein. So since I am 194 I usually shoot for 100g of protein and less than 50g of fat. The rest of my calories are carbs.
  • sway1080
    sway1080 Posts: 45 Member
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    Haha Thanks all, I agree with all of you. I do tend to work out 5-6 times a week and I definitely do not want carbs to be the enemy because who doesn't love em? lol! I'll prob just stick to what i've been doing :) Just wanted to be sure.

    About the protein though, I kinda thought it was weird that i'd have 1 chicken breast and be almost at my limit for daily protein without anything else lol. Most things I've read does say I should be eating a bit more protein. Which also makes me happy :):smile:
  • Fuzzystump
    Fuzzystump Posts: 4 Member
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    The type and timing of your carb sources are very important. Carbs that spike your insulin are best early in the day or pre/post weight training. Alot of times I like to go low-zero carb after 4pm and it seems to help my body lose fat. If I want carbs at night it's primarily on weight training days and then I choose something like sweet potatoe or brown rice.

    EDIT: Yes protein is very important. I shoot for 1g/lb of bodyweight everyday. For someone not weight training I would say at least 0.5gr/lb of body weight. You can over eat protein but it's much more difficult for your body to convert that and store the excess.
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
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    The type and timing of your carb sources are very important. Carbs that spike your insulin are best early in the day or pre/post weight training. Alot of times I like to go low-zero carb after 4pm and it seems to help my body lose fat. If I want carbs at night it's primarily on weight training days and then I choose something like sweet potatoe or brown rice.

    EDIT: Yes protein is very important. I shoot for 1g/lb of bodyweight everyday. For someone not weight training I would say at least 0.5gr/lb of body weight. You can over eat protein but it's much more difficult for your body to convert that and store the excess.

    This right here^^^^^^^, is bro science at it's best!!!

    Agreed..... meal frequency (including carbs intake) has little bearing on weightloss....
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