Hidden carbs!!!

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celesteharris1806
celesteharris1806 Posts: 8 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm finding there are carbs in a lot of foods how do I know good carbs from bad carbs and how do I know if carbs make me crave other food? Also I'm trying to figure out which carbs aide in weightloss!!

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  • Nony_Mouse
    Nony_Mouse Posts: 5,646 Member
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    Unless you have a medical issue that requires it, there is absolutely no need to restrict carbs.

    Weight loss is calories in vs calories out, that's it.
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
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    Eat more vegetables.
  • kuranda10
    kuranda10 Posts: 593 Member
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    This forum wil lbe able to answer a lot of your questions

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group
  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
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    The bad ones look a bit shifty, like they may steal your wallet.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 17,959 Member
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    Carbs are just... carbs. They're not hidden, or bad, they just exist. No need to restrict them if you don't have a medical need, but many people seem to have had success with a low carb diet. But yeah. Unless someone stashed a piece of bread inside your steak, they're not hidden carbs, they're just carbs.
  • snoringcat
    snoringcat Posts: 131 Member
    edited March 2015
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    No such thing as good or bad carbs.

    All     carbs are converted to glucose in the body during digestion and metabolism anyway.
  • badgerbadger1
    badgerbadger1 Posts: 954 Member
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    Be sure to avoid dark alleys as hidden evil carbs lurk there waiting to pounce.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
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    celesteharris1806 wrote: »
    how do I know if carbs make me crave other food? Also I'm trying to figure out which carbs aide in weightloss!!

    Eliminating foods one at a time for three days may tell you what causes cravings.

    No carbs aide in weight loss.

  • snoringcat
    snoringcat Posts: 131 Member
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    If you keep your calories in less than your calories out then any carbs will aid in weight loss.
  • HeySwoleSister
    HeySwoleSister Posts: 1,938 Member
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    cityruss wrote: »
    The bad ones look a bit shifty, like they may steal your wallet.

    STOP YOUR CARB PROFILING. Some of the most dangerous carbs look just like your wholesome next-door neighbor, only to turn out to be embezzlers or owners of an entire terabyte hard drive of questionable pornography.
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
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  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,139 Member
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    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    Carbs are just... carbs. They're not hidden, or bad, they just exist. No need to restrict them if you don't have a medical need, but many people seem to have had success with a low carb diet. But yeah. Unless someone stashed a piece of bread inside your steak, they're not hidden carbs, they're just carbs.

    this times a 1000 ..

    hit your calorie/micro/macro targets and you will be fine….
  • SergeantSausage
    SergeantSausage Posts: 1,673 Member
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    There are no Bad carbs.

    Don't fall for the hype.

    There is only Too Many Calories.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,874 Member
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    carbs are just one of three macro-nutrients...carbohydrates/protein/fat. they aren't the devil.
  • macgurlnet
    macgurlnet Posts: 1,946 Member
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    In a general sense, carbs are neither good nor bad.

    On a personal level, you may find that after eating certain foods, you get hungrier more quickly or crave other foods. That is something you'd have to figure out for yourself, perhaps by eliminating a certain food for a while and observing your eating habits.

    That would not mean you have to stop eating that food forever. You just need to be more aware of what may happen afterwards.

    If I eat a really delicious sweet treat (like a really rich chocolate brownie), I'll want to just eat the whole pan.

    Usually I'll just go drink some water/milk and have a piece of fruit to kill off the sugary craving.

    That doesn't make the brownie bad carbs. It may not be overly nutritious, but it's not bad as long as it fits in my calories :)

    ~Lyssa

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