to many carbs?

lindsayfort
lindsayfort Posts: 2 Member
edited September 24 in Health and Weight Loss
I feel like they recommend to many carbs. Is it possibly to loose when you are eating that many? I had 65 carbs left over today, but not many calories, -1 on fat and -21 on sugar....

I only have a small amount to loose - I am at 132 and I would like to get down to 122. Does anyone have any recommendations?

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  • kelika71
    kelika71 Posts: 778 Member
    Every person's needs are different. While I think the settings for the carbs are high, that's me. Mine are set at 45%. Some would say that's too much.

    It works for me.
  • helenbeee
    helenbeee Posts: 130 Member
    I cant eat all the carbs as prescribed. If I eat that amount of carb I get really bad stomachaches (bowel pain) so I dont and Ive been losing weight. Remember it is a guide go with what you feel best with that gives you results.
  • tbtravels
    tbtravels Posts: 43 Member
    I set mine at 40-30-30 based on being a balanced oxidizer. I struggle to eat enough protein each day, but when hit these targets I feel great. Here is some info and a quiz you can take to determine your type and recommendations. You can go into your diary and change your percentages if you decide to make any changes.

    http://caloriecount.about.com/metabolic-types-eating-ft93247
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    I also don't like their prescribed ratio for the macros.

    I have the most success when I have 40% carbs, 35% protein, and 25% fat. So I manually changed that as well as calorie level. My BMR is 1340, and you are supposed to be eating between BMR and TDEE for weight loss. So why would I eat 1200 calories which is below my BMR? Thank goodness we have the option to manually change the options to what works for us.
  • llopez13
    llopez13 Posts: 5 Member
    question?! how do we manually change the options?? i would like to decrease the recommended daily amount of carbs?
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    question?! how do we manually change the options?? i would like to decrease the recommended daily amount of carbs?

    From your home menu, change goals, then custom. The guided will give you their recommendations without letting you change them.
  • lindsayfort
    lindsayfort Posts: 2 Member
    Thanks for the recommendations everyone!!
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