How many carbs a day is considered low carb?

mamafazz
mamafazz Posts: 92 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I've been eating 75grams or less of carbs a day, is this considered low carb?

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  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    No.
  • gamesandgains
    gamesandgains Posts: 640 Member
    It's different for everyone. I'm currently losing weight while taking in 255 carbs on training days and 185 on non training days, but this will decrease as the weeks go by during this 12 wk cut. However, that many carbs can be a lot for someone else. When I hear "low carb" I personally think like in between 100-120 carbs, because for my body that would be low. 75 grams is crazy. I'd starve.
  • SOOZIE429
    SOOZIE429 Posts: 638 Member
    Under 100 is considered "lower carb". Low carb is probably 50 or under. Make sure you're getting enough fat and protein for energy.
  • Catter_05
    Catter_05 Posts: 155 Member
    gamesandgains wrote: »
    It's different for everyone. I'm currently losing weight while taking in 255 carbs on training days and 185 on non training days, but this will decrease as the weeks go by during this 12 wk cut. However, that many carbs can be a lot for someone else. When I hear "low carb" I personally think like in between 100-120 carbs, because for my body that would be low. 75 grams is crazy. I'd starve.

    Yep, this :) Just depends on what you're trying to do and what you're trying to accomplish. Around 100 carbs a day works for me because of what carbs I eat and the fact that I run a lot.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    SOOZIE429 wrote: »
    Under 100 is considered "lower carb". Low carb is probably 50 or under. Make sure you're getting enough fat and protein for energy.

    traditionally 20% or lower is low carb.

    so there is no fixed number.

    Also- keto- the consensus seems to be 40 grams and under for most people- but it's also not an exact number.
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    Everybody is different. Atkins is built on that fact. After the initial two weeks of 20 grams or less, you start adding grams of carbs until you reach a comfortable weight loss rate. Once you reach your goal weight, you again increase carbs until you find the range that lets you maintain your goal. That number is different for everyone.

    Personally, I try to keep my carbs between 50 and 75 each day. That works best for me for loss.
  • aeb09
    aeb09 Posts: 424 Member
    IsaackGMOON wrote: »
    No.

    Erm, wrong. OP there are different variations of low carb. Keto would be under 20g to start - some people (like myself) stick to under 20 after their induction. After that, it's whatever you feel comfortable with. Anything from 50-100 is typically considered low or lower carb. Typically on the SAD people eat about 50% carbs, so "low carb" would be somewhere under that, however you define it for yourself. :smile:
  • berkayaliulker
    berkayaliulker Posts: 43
    try carb cycling. i've lost 20 pounds in 35 days
  • sm1zzle
    sm1zzle Posts: 920 Member
    IsaackGMOON wrote: »
    No.

    Based on what
  • DAM5412
    DAM5412 Posts: 660 Member
    Everyone is different, and if you've been eating upwards of 200 carbs a day, then yes, of course 75 is low carb, for you. If you have been monitoring your food intake for a few weeks on MFP, you can look through your dairy to see what you have been consuming regularly.

    There are different levels to it, based on personal preference. Most "lower carb" diets are under 100, "low carb" would be 20 - 50 and the "keto" is no higher than 20. You should look at some of the discussions on the low carb and keto forums, as there is a lot of information available which will help you figure out what low would be to you.
  • AlabasterVerve
    AlabasterVerve Posts: 3,171 Member
    edited October 2014
    In general, anything under 130g is considered low carb but there doesn't seem to be any settled standard definition. These are both pretty common though:

    Low-carb ketogenic diet (LCKD): less than 50g carbs and 10% calories daily
    Low-carb diet (LCD): 50-130g carbs daily and between 10-26% of calories
    Moderate-carb diet (MCD): 130-225g carbs daily and between 26-45% of calories
    source

    And

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    source: Are You Lower-Carb Than You Think?

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