How many carbs are you eating?

I use to eat 1200 - 1300 calories and a lot of the calories came from carbs. I lost about 15 pounds, but it didn't stay off when i tried to maintain. I've gained most of the pounds back and now trying to lose it again. Just confused... if carbs weren't hindering my progress then why do they seem to be now? I have cut my carbs down to 40 percent rather than 50-55 percent and hope that it'll work out.

How long did you diet on 1200-1300 calories? What did you calculate your maintenance calories to be? Did you immediately jump to maintenance, or was it a gradual increase in calories? Did you change your routine i.e. workout less or stop working out all together? More information will be helpful.

300-400g of carbs on an average day. More some days when I decide IDGAF.

I eat all of them.

i typically stay at or below 100g. but, i don't pay that much attention. i really like mango, and other fruit. and beer.

Step 1: Did I meet my protein goal today? If yes:
Step 2: Did I meet my fat goal today? If yes:
Step 3: Sweet, eat all the carbs.

Assuming you don't have health-related dietary restrictions, you're only eating too many carbs if you're not getting adequate fat/protein as a result. The same goes for the other macronutrients.

I use to eat 1200 - 1300 calories and a lot of the calories came from carbs. I lost about 15 pounds, but it didn't stay off when i tried to maintain. I've gained most of the pounds back and now trying to lose it again. Just confused... if carbs weren't hindering my progress then why do they seem to be now? I have cut my carbs down to 40 percent rather than 50-55 percent and hope that it'll work out.

How long did you diet on 1200-1300 calories? What did you calculate your maintenance calories to be? Did you immediately jump to maintenance, or was it a gradual increase in calories? Did you change your routine i.e. workout less or stop working out all together? More information will be helpful.

Yep all of the above......

I am currently average around 400 grams a day over the past year....... (I am on a 40/30/30 spit with carbs leading the way)

I eat a lot of legumes, fruits and veggies, so I usually eat around 350-400 grams of carbs a day on a 2500-3000 calorie diet.

I try to stay below 100g. But, I don't freak out if I go over because of fruit, beans or veggies.

250-300g a day.

Ha, once I have enough protein and fat I fill the rest how I want. I think I average between 160-200 grams a day

My macros are set 40%p/30%f/30%c

I'm trying to cut weight this month, so out of a 2000 calorie diet, I'm targeting an average of 75 grams per day.

I try and keep them under 100g, but if I go over a couple g's I don't panic

Less than 20 g per day

Step 1: Did I meet my protein goal today? If yes:
Step 2: Did I meet my fat goal today? If yes:
Step 3: Sweet, eat all the carbs.

Assuming you don't have health-related dietary restrictions, you're only eating too many carbs if you're not getting adequate fat/protein as a result. The same goes for the other macronutrients.

100% this. My goal w/o exercise calories is 78 per day, but that's just because that's what's left after setting appropriate protein and fat goals for my weight and LBM. Once I hit my protein, first and foremost, and get within spitting distance on my fat (based on my goals as set, not w/ exercise calories added in), I don't really care how the breakdown of the rest of my calories fall. If I don't work out, then I stay less than 80. On a good workout day, I eat maybe up to 125-150g. I do try to stay away from processed carbs as much as I can, which makes a slightly lower carb goal (though NOT "low-carb") a lot easier.

On Saturday I consumed 652 grams of (high Glycemic Index) carbs and record levels of caffeine.

On Sunday I ran my first marathon and exceeded my goal time.

My blood sugar and lipid panels are perfect and I have maintained my ideal long distance running weight all year

Carbs are not evil. For me they have an important purpose
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12048325

Fairchild TJ, et al. Rapid carbohydrate loading after a short bout of near maximal-intensity exercise. Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise. 2002;34(6):980-6.

Pederson DJ, et al. High rates of muscle glycogen resynthesis after exhaustive exercise when carbohydrate is coingested with caffeine. Journal of Applied Physiology. 2008;105(1):7-13.

During marathon training my macro goals were:

418g carbs
101g fat
114g protein

Calorie goal was 3,042 and 23g of fiber. I use a weekly IIFYM model and was way over/under on certain days but always near my weekly targets. I raised my carb goal the day before the marathon and will do the exact same thing next time.