Carbs?

Protein and carbohydrates have 4 calories per gram and fat has 9 calories per gram. Not sure if that was your question though.

For me I don't worry about carbs. Carbs don't cause people to gain weight. A calorie surplus causes weight gain. A calorie deficit causes weight loss.

Some people with medical conditions must watch their carbs closer .

I eat low carb every day, its what works best for me to see results and get the loss each week i want.
But i do have a medical condition which slows down the whole carb, burning, digesting, blah blah thing... If you love carbs and are having good ones and you can still get results defo keep them. I wish i could have them, its the one thing i miss the most.

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Spook_Nuke_Em wrote: »

Low carb diets can be good if you're just starting to lose weight and want to get a fast 10lbs off, then you can start adding them back into your diet. Regardless of what type of meal plan you're on, I would stay away from carb loading on your last meal of the day. I usually eat most of my carbs in the morning and lunch and then try to have protein, veggies & minimal carbs during dinner.

Don't know if this helps.

Get a fast 10lbs off =losing a lot of water weight, as carbs hold water. Which will come back on when you start eating a normal amount of carbs

Nutrient timing is largely irrelevant. Eating carbs at night will not effect your weight loss efforts. Eat your carbs when you like (I say as I eat a bowl of frozen yoghurt mixed with protein, frozen berries and banana and half a mars bar... Before bed).

I'm a low carb/Paleo person because that is what works for me. It is easy for me to find a balance on and I feel good. I found I was eating and cooking overall better quality foods. I like that I cook most of my own foods now, know what is in it and have cut out the processed grub. I track calories and carbs and I don't feel deprived. I have three meals and 2 snacks everyday and love meal prepping because I actually save a lot of time and money I'm lactose intolerant and I've been hypothyroid almost 14 years and have had digestion issues/indigestion with gluten and some other foods. Its not for everyone though and it is science if you cut calories you will loose weight!

Low carb can help if you have trouble staying satiated or happen to overeat carbs for some reason (often people who claim this are talking about foods that are high fat as well as high carb and ignoring the numerous other carbs, like vegetables, fruits, and legumes, among many others). It's also important to get enough protein and healthy fats, and can be counterproductive to cut very low on fat, like people used to think they should back in the '90s.

Also, if someone has a medical condition like diabetes they may have to watch their carbs in a particular way (which does not mean they need low carb in most cases).

Beyond that, it does not matter what your macros are, and low carb is unlikely to be beneficial (or harmful, if you enjoy it).

As others have already pointed out, the claim that "carbs" are high cal is false and irritating, but I know it's something lots of people say, because they don't understand. And as you figured out, since you are counting calories anyway, it's not like you'd be going over from the carbs without knowing it.

Being carb-phobic is just our ages' repeat of the silly fat-phobia that we did before.