Carb goal

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Geraldine912
Geraldine912 Posts: 3 Member
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Can anyone help with carb info as my daily goal is set on 20% which is 82 g per day , I'm always over and today I'm already up to my limit with no lunch or dinner eaten !! I'm confused

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  • kickassbarbie
    kickassbarbie Posts: 286 Member
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    You can go over you carb goal and still lose weight as long as your under maintance calories.
    Are you hitting your protein and fat macros usually? Or on a low carb diet?
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
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    Change your carb goals to 40 or 45%. Or whatever you want, really. Just watch the daily calorie number.
  • Geraldine912
    Geraldine912 Posts: 3 Member
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    I'm trying to lose a 1 lb a week , I have been given 1620 cals per day for my height weight etc , can't seem to hit my protein daily goal and my fat is generally over too, I've lost 2lb so far , in 10 days but I just wondered if the carbs goal was right as it seems so low , I'm a newbie to this app and tracking my nutrients, it's not something I know much about !
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
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    Increase your carbs. Increase your fat. Decrease your protein. That way you will be eating what you want.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
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    got to
    Home
    Goals
    Daily Nutritional Goals > Click Edit.
    Set carbs 40 %/ Fat 35% / Protein 25 %
    Save Changes.

    Try that for two or three days.
  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,179 Member
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    Geraldine912 wrote: »
    I'm trying to lose a 1 lb a week , I have been given 1620 cals per day for my height weight etc , can't seem to hit my protein daily goal and my fat is generally over too, I've lost 2lb so far , in 10 days but I just wondered if the carbs goal was right as it seems so low , I'm a newbie to this app and tracking my nutrients, it's not something I know much about !

    Unless there is a health issue or for whatever reason you have decided to go low carb, 20% is too low compared to the average person, you can safely double this, or increase even more.
  • Geraldine912
    Geraldine912 Posts: 3 Member
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    Thanks for your advise , I will change my preferences.
  • RebeccaLynea
    RebeccaLynea Posts: 4 Member
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    How does one determine the number of Carbs to take in?

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