How many carbs can i eat a day? Still being in a calorie defecit and still loose fat?

powelly367
powelly367 Posts: 4 Member
edited November 20 in Health and Weight Loss
6"1 12st 18yr

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  • thankyou4thevenom
    thankyou4thevenom Posts: 1,581 Member
    edited June 2015
    Your entire allowance could be carbs and you'd lose weight/fat if you were in a calorie deficit. I'd not recommend it but there's the truth.
  • futuremanda
    futuremanda Posts: 816 Member
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/819925/the-basics-dont-complicate-it/p1
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Why would a 6'1 man want to lose weight at 170lbs?

  • mom2kpr
    mom2kpr Posts: 348 Member
    Recommendation is 45% - 65% (200g - 290g) of your daily calories. Do not go below 130g.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
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  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    edited June 2015
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  • barbecuesauce
    barbecuesauce Posts: 1,771 Member
    thankyou4thevenom wrote: »
    Your entire allowance could be carbs and you'd lose weight/fat if you were in a calorie deficit. I'd not recommend it but there's the truth.

    +1

    You don't want to do that--dietary fat is important for satiety/going to the bathroom/skin and hair health and protein is important to maintain lean body mass and keep you full longer--but for scale weight, there is no reason why you can't have as many carbs as you can eat for less than your deficit.
  • powelly367
    powelly367 Posts: 4 Member
    mom2kpr wrote: »
    Recommendation is 45% - 65% (200g - 290g) of your daily calories. Do not go below 130g.
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    Why would a 6'1 man want to lose weight at 170lbs?

    Sorry, i forgot to mention i'm on the higher end of 12st so not far off 13st. Its like this little bit of stubborn belly fat i have.
  • nosebag1212
    nosebag1212 Posts: 621 Member
    whatever calories you have left after hitting your protein and fat minimums
  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    Maybe focus on body composition as opposed to losing weight, if it's some stubborn belly fat you want to lose as opposed to needing to lose weight to be healthy.

    The Scooby Calculator http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ can give you some estimates for macro breakdown based on your goal and stats. :smile:
  • powelly367
    powelly367 Posts: 4 Member
    Psychgrrl wrote: »
    Maybe focus on body composition as opposed to losing weight, if it's some stubborn belly fat you want to lose as opposed to needing to lose weight to be healthy.

    The Scooby Calculator http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ can give you some estimates for macro breakdown based on your goal and stats. :smile:

    Thankyou very much!! That has been very useful
  • powelly367
    powelly367 Posts: 4 Member
    powelly367 wrote: »
    Psychgrrl wrote: »
    Maybe focus on body composition as opposed to losing weight, if it's some stubborn belly fat you want to lose as opposed to needing to lose weight to be healthy.

    The Scooby Calculator http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ can give you some estimates for macro breakdown based on your goal and stats. :smile:

    Thankyou very much!! That has been very useful

    :smiley::):blush:
  • Leesha387
    Leesha387 Posts: 20 Member
    Check this link out - it helps alot with the questions like how many grams or this or how much of my calories should be this , but remember not all carbs are created equal :)
    http://www.acaloriecounter.com/diet/how-many-carbs-per-day/
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