How to people stick to lower carbs, I find it impossible...

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  • pisinbad
    pisinbad Posts: 3 Member
    Muscle mass of a body builder is considerably different than muscle mass for the rest of us. My doctor keeps an eye on that for me, so far all is well. As I get closer to my ideal weight then carbs will be slowly raised, but never above 50 grams for me. I must say I do not miss breads, pastas and potatoes. I have so much more energy and feel great, and am never hungry between meals. So thrilled that after 40 years of every diet imaginable I finally have one that works for me, but its not for everyone.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    yopeeps025 wrote: »
    They do that because they think carbs are evil or they have a medical issue.

    Or because their calorie limit and requirements for other macros simply don't leave room for many carbs.
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    glevinso wrote: »
    I can't see why anybody would purposely restrict carbs unless there was some illness related to it...


    Exactly. Love meh some carbs, and with sensible eating habits there are not worries.
  • pisinbad
    pisinbad Posts: 3 Member
    I do it for my health and to lose weight, if you become a diabetic you will be hit in the face with the reason to cut back on carbs, for they make your blood glucose high! Since purposely lowering my carbs my numbers are now in check! Am off my cholesterol medicine and am off my high blood pressure medicine, so for me it is a good thing besides losing 30 pounds and counting.
  • EllieTheLondoner
    EllieTheLondoner Posts: 33 Member
    I've given up trying to be "low-carb" per se. I eat too many vegetables, and I don't see that as a bad thing! I do limit the amount of "white carbs" though - pasta, potatoes, bread, rice, etc. Because I found in my experience they mess with my energy and I just don't lose weight on them.
  • Jenskiski
    Jenskiski Posts: 67 Member
    I keep mine under 100 because I feel better when I do. Too many carbs make me sluggish. It really isn't hard at all. Merely avoiding bread, pasta, and added sugar does the trick.
  • sengalissa
    sengalissa Posts: 253 Member
    kmab1985 wrote: »
    Hi All

    I don't track my food via MFP as I follow weightwatchers but out of curiosity I've just completed yesterday's food diary on MFP and my goodness, was shocked to see all the carbs I ate, was 169g of carbs!! I was only shocked because I've read some people stick to 50g per day - how on earth do you do this!

    I am trying low carb (below 100) right now, and once you wrap your head around it, it is very easy.
    Protein never fills me up, but the combination of high fat and high protein really keeps me more satisfied that any carb. Today, I ate 1150 cal (that's below my goal!) and feel stuffed. Had like 65g of carbs and 110g protein, not sure how much fat. So my bottomline is that it is not my preferred food but I have to admit LCHF feels good and makes it very easy to stick to a lower calorie diet.
    Basically, you just plan around proteins instead of carbs. It is just a mental shift, no magic.
  • GuyIncognito123
    GuyIncognito123 Posts: 263 Member
    On a good day I have 30-40g of carbs and 135g of protein. I found lowering my carbs removed the 'sluggish' feeling I often had and always feeling 'hungry'.

    I won't "not" eat something that is high in carbs (bread, potatoes, rice, etc) I just leave them out of my daily food rotation.
  • laweezilg
    laweezilg Posts: 2 Member
    kmab1985 wrote: »
    Hi All

    I don't track my food via MFP as I follow weightwatchers but out of curiosity I've just completed yesterday's food diary on MFP and my goodness, was shocked to see all the carbs I ate, was 169g of carbs!! I was only shocked because I've read some people stick to 50g per day - how on earth do you do this!

    I think it's an individual thing. I'm very sugar sensitive. I crave sugar and carbs to the extent that it rules my life.
    So, eating low carb ensures I remain well-balanced and do not spend my entire life seeking out sugar or living on a blood sugar roller coaster. Eating lots of carbs has left me with a low tolerance for them. Well, eating very poor quality food has. Whatever works for you. Be your own guru!
  • joehempel
    joehempel Posts: 1,543 Member
    I've got a friend whom, after having a discussion about fitness and living a healthy lifestyle (he scoffed at the whole thing), was diagnosed with diabetes....yeah, it's not funny, but it kind of is at the same time.

    So....he absolutely HATES exercise, or...well....moving....so he changed his diet and went friggen cold turkey on carbs and eats less than 30g a day.....his wife is doing the same thing, and they have lost a LOT of weight JUST off the diet alone, and it's really been a lifestyle change for them. They've stuck to it for about 4-5 months now and are doing great!! I'm not so sure they'll be able to in order to start working out when they want to, but hey, it works so don't fix it.

    He's now off his diabetes meds and has made ASTRONOMICAL strides in all of his other numbers. I couldn't do it. I like to move, and run, and lift.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    I do really well on about 350g carbs daily

    No it's not a target it's just an average ...the only target I have is reaching 100g protein minimum daily

    The rest falls where it falls based on my food desires
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