low carb, high carb, moderate carb?! wtf

newlife0202
newlife0202 Posts: 36 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
which do you prefer? how does it affect your workout? I know if im killing legs I have a much better workout with carbs, pre and post workout. Oh and yeah, I do eat white rice. I just use it when I feel my body needs it most, after a good ol weight lifting session.

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  • ibnfaqir
    ibnfaqir Posts: 139 Member
    4-5 days low carb (<50 grams). 1-2 moderate to high carb. I am sensitive to carbs, my face puffs up. At the beginning is was hell, but now my lifts have gone up as I continue to cut. More vascular as well.
  • newlife0202
    newlife0202 Posts: 36 Member
    ibnfaqir wrote: »
    4-5 days low carb (<50 grams). 1-2 moderate to high carb. I am sensitive to carbs, my face puffs up. At the beginning is was hell, but now my lifts have gone up as I continue to cut. More vascular as well.
    how high do you go on mod to high? My highest goes around 180 to 200. Yeah i feel puffy too from a lot of carbs.

  • ryanflebbe
    ryanflebbe Posts: 188 Member
    I eat very high carb(>700g/day), low fat. I'm trying to gain muscle again after being stagnant for a couple years, and fix lipids. I feel good when lifting of course. I drink a shake wit I'm not really puffy either. My body is used to it though and I seem to handle carbs well. I was skinny as a teenager, an ectomorph. I weigh 225 and eat ~4500 calories a day, apparently. I just started using this app a few days ago, strictly for tracking calories. I haven't gained significant muscle for awhile and I wanted to see exactly how much I eat so I can accurately adjust upward.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    eat what you prefer - as long as you stay within your calories you'll lose ...
  • NotGnarly
    NotGnarly Posts: 137 Member
    Low carb always kills my workout energy. My body hates it! I've tried it several times over the years and it always kills my stamina. I prefer a high carb diet for the energy and mental clarity it gives me.
  • ryanflebbe
    ryanflebbe Posts: 188 Member
    My keyboard quit responding. I was going to say I have a shake with whey and dextrose before and during my workouts. Oddly, I have done low carb and didn't feel tired or weak, just hungry.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,860 Member
    Eat what you prefer, yes.

    I have been eating 150 g or less on rest/lower activity days and adding in carbs on hard workout days. I find for me they do make a difference to how fast I recover and my energy level, although so do lots of other things.
  • flrancho
    flrancho Posts: 271 Member
    I'd say I eat moderate to high carb. I always try to stick to whole carbs though (whole grains), and try to avoid carbs made with processed white flour, although I do eat them sometimes.
  • ki4eld
    ki4eld Posts: 1,213 Member
    I eat vvLC. My goal is 30-40g per day, but I'm usually closer to 20-25g. I have malabsorption, so it's closer to 13-15g per day. Once I got my carbs down and kept them down, I'm fine. My energy is better without carbs than with, even healthy carbs like whole grains.

    If you've found a method that works, stick with it!
  • Ironmaiden4life
    Ironmaiden4life Posts: 422 Member
    edited August 2015
    I'm not great with high carbs, makes me very squishy and lethargic :( so I do around 120g on training days and go down to 80g on rest days at the moment (I'm dieting at present)

    Once I got through depletion I did great on low carb, didn't really see any dip in strength once I was in ketosis, but it's not my preferred way to eat, I do love carbs lol

    Cycling with high and then very low days isn't great for me either, I tend to get on a hamster wheel of being up & down on the scale.
  • KittensMaster
    KittensMaster Posts: 748 Member
    I live in a moderate carb diet state but fuel my body for activity level

    Yesterday I rode 35 miles and had 200 grams of carbs. Burnt it all up

    Gotta feed the machine
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,458 MFP Moderator
    I don't know how you classify it (depends how you define high/moderate), but I keep carbs around 250g or a bit more. Anything below 200g and my lifts struggle a lot.
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    I pay attention to things in this order: calories, protein, fat... carbs fall where they will. On days where I have more activity, I get more carbs. I've gone from being sedentary to being very active. I've started eating more carbs as a result. I still keep them somewhat moderate because too many in relation to my caloric intake messes with my energy levels, as do too few.
  • peter56765
    peter56765 Posts: 352 Member
    I ignore carbs completely. Doesn't seem to affect my workout one way or the other.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,368 Member
    RunRutheeRun wrote: »
    eat what you prefer - as long as you stay within your calories you'll lose ...

    This.

    I try to eat 110g of protein and 60g of fat, if I go over, great, if not, I don't care.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    I eat a high-carb diet. I don't care how it affects my workouts because I'm not changing what I eat. I cannot see much rhyme or reason between what I eat and how I feel when exercising.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    If you want to go very low carb (50g, or even up to 100g, or below) it will most likely affect your energy for workouts for a few weeks. It takes at least a week, often over a month, to get fully keto adapted when you aren't tired anymore. Dabbling in vLCHF may not be a pleasant experience. If you choose, LCHF, it is best to stick with it.
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    On running and tennis days I do great on mainly fat and protein - unless I have a particular tough tennis session then I tend to eat a few more carbs post workout.

    On the days that I lift I do try and eat more carbs before and after.
  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    I do low carb and it has no effect on my workouts now. In the beginning it did. but once my body adapted to burning fat for energy, got my groove back and all that. Going low carb was what I needed to lose 20 very stubborn lbs that weren't going anywhere with my higher carb and lower fat eating plan. Has been 2 years now and although I'm still not at goal, I'm very close to it. Never got this close eating how I used to.

    At the end of the day, it's your choice how you want to eat.
  • newlife0202
    newlife0202 Posts: 36 Member
    Ironmaiden4life wrote: »
    I'm not great with high carbs, makes me very squishy and lethargic :( so I do around 120g on training days and go down to 80g on rest days at the moment (I'm dieting at present)

    Once I got through depletion I did great on low carb, didn't really see any dip in strength once I was in ketosis, but it's not my preferred way to eat, I do love carbs lol

    Cycling with high and then very low days isn't great for me either, I tend to get on a hamster wheel of being up & down on the scale.

    lol so true, up and down. I dont even bother to look at the scale weekly cause of this
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