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Is low carb eating good when walking 4 miles a day

scrosby1978
scrosby1978 Posts: 5 Member
edited February 11 in Health and Weight Loss
I use to be the small athletic girl until about 4 years ago and i gained wait like there was no tomorrow. i recently started doing atkins and i walk about 4 miles a day. should i be eating more carbs if i walk that much a day? im also a nurse aide so im on my feet walking 8 hours a day on top of what i have started doing on my treadmill.

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  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    You don't need to adjust eating for low intensity, low burn exercise like walking 4 miles a day.

    If you were running 4 miles a day, yes, possibly. If you were walking 14 miles a day, yes, possibly. But not at walking 4 miles a day...
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,439 MFP Moderator
    Its all personal.. if you feel tired or lethargic just add carbs back in.. for me, if I eat less than 200g per day I struggle during my workouts. But some have great success.
  • scrosby1978
    scrosby1978 Posts: 5 Member
    thank yall for the replies i just dont want to under do anything or over do anything
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