Carbs only?

joystout
joystout Posts: 13
edited September 24 in Motivation and Support
Is anyone counting only carbs like me? I could sure use a buddy to help keep me on track.

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  • Jacquelyn913
    Jacquelyn913 Posts: 300 Member
    I am counting my carbs, keeping a very close watch on them!!
  • luv2ash
    luv2ash Posts: 1,903 Member
    I count carbs--I try to keep between 80-100
  • murf19
    murf19 Posts: 453 Member
    I count my carbs too. I stay around 125
  • stevemcknight
    stevemcknight Posts: 647 Member
    Under 30g for 6 days a week for me.
  • Jacquelyn913
    Jacquelyn913 Posts: 300 Member
    Under 30g for 6 days a week for me.

    I do the same. I take one day to go a bit over on them.
  • lareyna124
    lareyna124 Posts: 54
    Under 30g for 6 days a week for me.


    That MUST be hard. The lowest i can keep my carb intake is aroound 70ish but it's not including my 20grams of fiber. Do you deduct fiber from your carb total?

    How do you manage to gain muscle mass with only 30grams of carbs? Are you doing this to lose weight? I'm trying to do both at the sametime but i find it to be so hard! ;(
  • joystout
    joystout Posts: 13
    I was thinking of doing the same thing once a week. It doesn't hurt your weight loss?
  • linsben
    linsben Posts: 108 Member
    I watch both for weight loss. My calories are set to 1200 a day and my carbs i try to keep as low as possibly. Hardly ever over 100, and most the time closer to 50g a day. I dont find it too difficult.
  • joystout
    joystout Posts: 13
    I take the total carbs - fiber carbs to come to my actual carbs consumed per day. Right now Mary, my Doctor, wants me to concentrate strictly on weight loss only. Once I get below 200 lbs. then we will work on muscle. I'm doing really well so far to sticking to the plan. I don't know if you can see my daily food diary or not. It might help to see it. If you can't I will send you what I have eaten today first thing tomorrow morning so that you can see how I am doing it.
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    Under 30g for 6 days a week for me.


    That MUST be hard. The lowest i can keep my carb intake is aroound 70ish but it's not including my 20grams of fiber. Do you deduct fiber from your carb total?

    How do you manage to gain muscle mass with only 30grams of carbs? Are you doing this to lose weight? I'm trying to do both at the sametime but i find it to be so hard! ;(

    You don't need carbs in order to gain muscle, you just need enough nutrition to keep from burning it. But, you won't gain muscle while eating at a calorie deficit anyway. Your brain runs on carbs alone though, so you need to make sure you get enough or else brain function suffers.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    I don't believe in restricting Carbs, they are the most effectiveness form of fuel for your body. Think of your body as a car that requires premium fuel. Complex Carbs would be like the premium fuel. Protein is more like engine oil that keeps the engine (lean body mass) working, and fat is like the lubrication on the parts.

    Restricting carbs too much and eating too much protein would be like putting engine oil in your gas tank, if it does work you will not perform at your best. High performance athletes eat well over 50% calories from carbs, marathon runners are more like 60%.

    Regular fuel would be like simple sugars/carbs, can use it but not as good as premium and may hinder performance.
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