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Is Going Over Carbs Bad?

LightersUp
LightersUp Posts: 36 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello!

My Diary is open if you want to take a look. As you can see, I am under my Calorie Goal, BUT if you take a look at the nutrition, I am over my Carb goal. I heard carbs make you fat. Is this a myth? :(

My goal is to lose weight. 1lb per week. I exercise 30 minutes per day. I drink only water.

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  • LightersUp
    LightersUp Posts: 36 Member
    I'm eating Fruits, Vegetables, Black Beans, Brown Rice, Avocado, Almonds, etc.

    No white bread, cereal, or anything like that
  • seska422
    seska422 Posts: 3,217 Member
    edited January 2016
    Excess calories make you fat, whether they come from carbs, fats, protein, or alcohols.

    Carbs don't make you fat just from being carbs.

    It looks like you might want to work in some more protein. Many people view the protein goal as a minimum. The recommended amount of protein is 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of your ideal body weight.
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    Yes, going over on carbs, merely because they're carbs, will not make you fat.

    And I agree, as a 23 year old male, you're woefully undereating protein, and probably overall.
  • LightersUp
    LightersUp Posts: 36 Member
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    Yes, going over on carbs, merely because they're carbs, will not make you fat.

    And I agree, as a 23 year old male, you're woefully undereating protein, and probably overall.

    What are some good protein foods I can fit in?

    I don't eat chicken, eggs, or meat.
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    edited January 2016
    LightersUp wrote: »
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    Yes, going over on carbs, merely because they're carbs, will not make you fat.

    And I agree, as a 23 year old male, you're woefully undereating protein, and probably overall.

    What are some good protein foods I can fit in?

    I don't eat chicken, eggs, or meat.

    Do you eat dairy or fish?

    Otherwise, maybe look into vegan protein supplements and sources...legumes, nuts, tofu, etc (I'm not vegan, so I haven't done much research into it, but there are several regular members who are who might be able to help) @janejellyroll @BecomingBane
  • besee_2000
    besee_2000 Posts: 365 Member
    Soynuts, diary (cottage cheese, greek yogurt, cheeses), tofu, lentils, black beans, fish (some don't consider it a meat). Just read labels or punch it in to the database (assuming it was entered in properly.)
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
    Looking at your diary, I'm seeing a vegan way of eating (correct me if I'm wrong). If so, all good vegan protein sources will have carbs attached to them (soy, seitan, legumes, certain grains, etc). Generally, a well balanced vegan diet will inherently be higher carb than, say, a meat heavy diet. It just will. And it can be perfectly okay and nutritious.

    As long as you eat as close to your calorie goal as possible, you'll reach your goal. Plan meals around protein sources (if that's something you need more of, kinda looks a wee bit low, but you are in charge of your own intake).
  • DaddieCat
    DaddieCat Posts: 3,643 Member
    Thanks, @juggernaut1974

    @LightersUp

    As for my favorite go to protein source, Seitan. It's high protein and relatively low carb. It's a great help to me and easy to make with only a couple of ingredients. You can buy it pre-made, but making it is so simple and so much cheaper that I can't find a reason to buy it in when I can make it.

    Let me know if you need/want a recipe or advice. Feel free to friend me or send me a private message as well. As a vegan bodybuilder who follows science based evidence rather than woo, I'm happy to talk at length with you about nutrition, whether it's changing what you currently eat to different things, or simply altering your current meals to better suit your goals.

    By the way, what are your goals? Simple weight/fat loss? Fitness of a specific kind? I find it helpful if you can write down a goal as that allows you to be more concrete and plan more effectively. Goals, for me, are all about the steps to get there and writing it down can help you plan achievable steps that will be short term goals to get you to your long term goal.

    And as stated above, carbs don't make you fat... calories do and barring some medical condition that would interfere, it's overall calories that you really need to concern yourself with, although higher protein helps you hang on to lean mass more effectively when in caloric deficit. Pair that with any kind of resistance training and you've got a pretty good recipe for keeping and/or building your lean mass as you lose fat.
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