How many carbs do you eat per day?

this thread is from almost exactly a year ago ..LOL

just remember carbs do not make you lose weight, eating less than you burn does…

What this guy said ^^

In a steady caloric deficit, carbs don't matter at all. It's the deficit that matters. If you're regularly consuming less calories than you expend, you will lose weight even if you've eaten all junk food. Of course that's not the healthiest thing to do, but this thread is about losing weight.

Calories are a measurement of energy. Your body can't store fat when it's using 100% of the calories (energy) you eat and then going to backup stores for the remaining energy it needs. If you put gas in your car and drive til empty, the gas is gone. It doesn't matter how good or bad the gas was. It's gone.

I get as close as I can to the macros MFP sets I find that my body is happiest that way, but I don't worry about carbs too much, since they mostly come from healthy sources and I track sugar to keep that under control. I'm more concerned with getting enough protein so I don't get really hungry and eat everything in sight, as well as not getting too much fat because it upsets my stomach.

this thread is from almost exactly a year ago ..LOL

just remember carbs do not make you lose weight, eating less than you burn does…

What this guy said ^^

In a steady caloric deficit, carbs don't matter at all. It's the deficit that matters. If you're regularly consuming less calories than you expend, you will lose weight even if you've eaten all junk food. Of course that's not the healthiest thing to do, but this thread is about losing weight.

Calories are a measurement of energy. Your body can't store fat when it's using 100% of the calories (energy) you eat and then going to backup stores for the remaining energy it needs. If you put gas in your car and drive til empty, the gas is gone. It doesn't matter how good or bad the gas was. It's gone.

Only when protein is held constant. This statement is a disclaimer because comparing low carb with low fat the low carb does have a TEF advantage.

I think you meant to say carbs have a higher TEF than fats, correct?

Fat doesn't really effect TEF at all.

I'm at the point in my weight loss where I eat whatever I want in small portions.
I don't count cals, I don't weigh or measure food, or any other of that neurotic crap. I exercise regularly, try to eat clean, stop eating when I'm full, and only drink water.
Ironically, when I stopped obsessing over what I was eating, I lost more.
I only have about 10lbs to lose as a short term goal (which I am 3lbs away from). Anything more than that is lovely but I'm not exactly racing to get there.

oh to be 22 and have it all figured out... haha

Why are you laughing?

The poster has it figured out.

The question is why you haven't.

Not sure if srs?

I was referring to the part about counting calories & macros being considered neurotic behavior. Considering people have different goals, making a blanket statement like that is rather ignorant.

this thread is from almost exactly a year ago ..LOL

just remember carbs do not make you lose weight, eating less than you burn does…

What this guy said ^^

In a steady caloric deficit, carbs don't matter at all. It's the deficit that matters. If you're regularly consuming less calories than you expend, you will lose weight even if you've eaten all junk food. Of course that's not the healthiest thing to do, but this thread is about losing weight.

Calories are a measurement of energy. Your body can't store fat when it's using 100% of the calories (energy) you eat and then going to backup stores for the remaining energy it needs. If you put gas in your car and drive til empty, the gas is gone. It doesn't matter how good or bad the gas was. It's gone.

Only when protein is held constant. This statement is a disclaimer because comparing low carb with low fat the low carb does have a TEF advantage.

I think you meant to say carbs have a higher TEF than fats, correct?

Fat doesn't really effect TEF at all.

Can you provide an example using real world macro numbers explaining how a given persons different macro intakes at the same caloric deficit would affect the amount of weight loss due to different TEF's and by exactly how much? I'm asking this because your previous post is unclear.

I'm at the point in my weight loss where I eat whatever I want in small portions.
I don't count cals, I don't weigh or measure food, or any other of that neurotic crap. I exercise regularly, try to eat clean, stop eating when I'm full, and only drink water.
Ironically, when I stopped obsessing over what I was eating, I lost more.
I only have about 10lbs to lose as a short term goal (which I am 3lbs away from). Anything more than that is lovely but I'm not exactly racing to get there.

oh to be 22 and have it all figured out... haha

Happens every day on here. Some of our resident experts are first time losers who've never been in maintenance and are mid 20s.

I eat 10-30 grams of carbs a day from fresh veggies and dried spices. I feel great. Full of energy, waking up earlier, not craving sugar all the time. Except a little dehydrated in the morning. I find I have to slurp down a lot of water and not just my customary 'sweeten up my personality' coffee.

Also, stinky breath and stinky pits. It seems that strong mouthwash, toothpaste, and deodorant are necessities for carnivores.

Wait, huh?

What was the question again?

I eat 10-30 grams of carbs a day from fresh veggies and dried spices. I feel great. Full of energy, waking up earlier, not craving sugar all the time. Except a little dehydrated in the morning. I find I have to slurp down a lot of water and not just my customary 'sweeten up my personality' coffee.

Also, stinky breath and stinky pits. It seems that strong mouthwash, toothpaste, and deodorant are necessities for carnivores.

Wait, huh?

What was the question again?

How many carbs do you eat per day to lose weight. If you don't feel great, you aren't going to lose weight and if you eat crap that makes you overly hungry or crave you won't lose or maintain. Or I don't.

I suppose I could have left out the bit about stinky pits.

LOL.

People don't actually keep track of this, do they?

Question: Can anyone on this protocol say they have kept track of this stuff daily for more than six months?

I did before I was a dummy and lied myself into thinking I could eat like a 'normal person' again. Counting carbs works for me. Do I expect it to work for everyone? Nope.

LOL.

People don't actually keep track of this, do they?

Question: Can anyone on this protocol say they have kept track of this stuff daily for more than six months?

Um. I've kept track of this stuff daily since April. It's not hard; you put the food in your diary and MFP adds all the stuff up for you. Fairly simple.

5-15g, sometimes 20 if I get whipped cream on my break drink.

Bump

Normally under 100. It works for ME.

this thread is from almost exactly a year ago ..LOL

just remember carbs do not make you lose weight, eating less than you burn does…

What this guy said ^^

In a steady caloric deficit, carbs don't matter at all. It's the deficit that matters. If you're regularly consuming less calories than you expend, you will lose weight even if you've eaten all junk food. Of course that's not the healthiest thing to do, but this thread is about losing weight.

Calories are a measurement of energy. Your body can't store fat when it's using 100% of the calories (energy) you eat and then going to backup stores for the remaining energy it needs. If you put gas in your car and drive til empty, the gas is gone. It doesn't matter how good or bad the gas was. It's gone.

Only when protein is held constant. This statement is a disclaimer because comparing low carb with low fat the low carb does have a TEF advantage.

I think you meant to say carbs have a higher TEF than fats, correct?

Fat doesn't really effect TEF at all.

Can you provide an example using real world macro numbers explaining how a given persons different macro intakes at the same caloric deficit would affect the amount of weight loss due to different TEF's and by exactly how much? I'm asking this because your previous post is unclear.

Apologies for jumping in. Varying protein is an easier was to show the impact as protein has the highest TEF at about 30%. Carbs are about 10% and fats nearer 3%. They all vary, but these are approximate averages.

Example:

2,000 calories a day with 200 coming from protein, 500 from fat and 1,300 from carbs would give you a net impact of:
Protein: 200 x 30% = 60 calories
Fats: 500 x 3% = 15 calories
Carbs: 1,300 x 10% = 130 calories
Total TEF = 205 calories

Compare to:

2,000 calories a day with 1,000 coming from protein, 500 from fat and 500 from carbs would give you a net impact of:
Protein: 1,000 x 30% = 300 calories
Fats: 500 x 3% = 15 calories
Carbs: 500 x 10% = 50 calories
Total TEF = 365 calories

Difference of 160 calories. You would also have a difference when keeping protein constant and varying fats and carbs - just not as extreme.

While I agree with your math and that a 'calorie' isn't technically a 'calorie', we both know there is no exact BMR either, but that's what we are all using at a point of measure. We know that some days the resting metabolic rate is different than others; one reason being that a persons average macro intake over a period of time is a factor in figuring out their BMR. Even though your example may be a 160 cal difference of actual food intake, to truly arrive at a 160 calorie difference using that example, someone would have to have figured out their BMR based on eating an average of 200 cal protein (50 grams protein on a daily basis) and then one day eat 1,000 cal protein (250 grams protein). Even if that happened, 160 cal would come out to about 1/21 of a pound of weight loss at a deficit; and if a person did that on a daily basis, that would change their BMR; Meaning they would be eating at more of a deficit. So while a person can raise their BMR through different macro intake (whether they realize it or not), it would really be back to calories in vs calories out.

So at the end of the day, there's no exact science for all of this but if someone does a good job at measuring/monitoring their BMR and counting their caloric intake, eating different macros won't result in different numbers on the scale. If someone measured their BMR with an average macro intake from your first example and then changed their average macro intake to your second example without realizing their BMR changed, they can lose an extra pound in about 21 days (if if everything else they measured was perfect).

To be honest I was more or less questioning where neanderthin said low carb has a higher TEF advantage than low fat and said Fat doesn't really effect TEF at all. I wasn't sure what was going on there.

If you do a lot of cardio , you need more carbs.

If you just do static heavy lifts or body build and do minimal cardio, you don't need much carbs.

If you are active and on your feet at your job all day, then you will need a bit more carb than your friends sitting at a desk-job.

It all depends on your workout and life style.

I currently do 1 - 3 hours/day, 6 days/week of crossfit, yoga, long steady cardios, and heavy lifts, so I am eating 200g of carb from brown rice / day and even then I feel carb depleted.

Without my binge day of high fat and high carb to keep my sanity, I would have to eat more calories and carb than what I eat now or else it will be hard to sustain for me long term(knowing myself).

Super low carb's not always the way. I say adjust the intake based on your life style and diet.