Help!!!

bethanybiggin
bethanybiggin Posts: 24 Member
edited November 26 in Health and Weight Loss
So trying to do carb cycling where you have high carb and Low carb days but for my weight apparently low carb days I have to stay under 20g and high carb days under 100g is this healthy is all this protein healthy?! Please add me and help

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  • bellaa_x0
    bellaa_x0 Posts: 1,062 Member
    edited December 2015
    according to who/what are those your carb goals? both of those numbers can be considered "low" carb depending who you ask.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    What is your goal when it comes to carb cycling? In other words, why have you chosen to cycle your carbs?
  • bethanybiggin
    bethanybiggin Posts: 24 Member
    Just to get lean and lose fat mainly to tone up!
  • bellaa_x0
    bellaa_x0 Posts: 1,062 Member
    so where did you get 20g for low carb days and 100g for high carb days?
  • bethanybiggin
    bethanybiggin Posts: 24 Member
    It was from a site daily burn I put my weight In and it worked It out
  • ammo7
    ammo7 Posts: 188 Member
    Weight loss occurs because of a calorie deficit. This means that as long as you eat less calories than your body burns, you will lose weight - regardless of how many carbs you specifically eat.

    People recommend a lot of different types of diets, and you are certainly free to choose whatever sounds best to you. But just be aware that you can certainly lose weight without worrying about carb cycling - or without worrying about the best types of foods, or best time to eat, how many meals to eat each day, etc., as these all come down to personal preference (choose types of foods that you enjoy, and that make you feel full).

    If you put your stats (height, weight, age) into MyFitnessPal, it will tell you how many calories you should be eating, in order to reach your goal. Log your food accurately, and stick to that calorie goal and you will lose weight :)
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    edited December 2015
    Protein should remain constant every day. What varies as you move your carbs around, is healthy Fats. On lower carb days you eat more fat, on higher carb days you eat less fat. :)

    BTW - the 20/100 is a great strategy!
  • Maxematics
    Maxematics Posts: 2,287 Member
    What are your stats? I carb cycle. I'm 5'3" and 114.6 pounds; I get to eat 250ish carbs on my high days and I stick between 50 and 100 on my low days (without subtracting for fiber). The numbers you're getting seem extremely low, so I'm guessing you at least have to be shorter and lighter than me or, at the very least, less active to be getting those numbers.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Under 100g doesn't sound like a "high" carb day
  • bethanybiggin
    bethanybiggin Posts: 24 Member
    Thanks for the reply guys
    I'm 4ft 11 and 99lbs
  • robs_ready
    robs_ready Posts: 1,488 Member
    bethanybiggin wrote: »
    Thanks for the reply guys
    I'm 4ft 11 and 99lbs

    Ah you're quite small, got ya.

    20g of carbs is very hard to maintain, you'd need to eat hardly any root vegetables and stick to greeny veg.

    Stick to whole protein sources, not processed, and through in nuts if you like them. Salad is ok but go easy on tomatoes.

    You'd be much better off upping your carb intake, as already points out, calories in and out are essentially what dictate weight loss. Try doing cardio and toning exercises.
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