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How much carb is low carb?
tanny684
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So, I want to lose weight. I've tried low carb before. Followed it strictly, to the letter....didn't lose any weight. The following weeks I added carbs and didn't lose any weight on 1200 Cals. After that I raised my calories and lost weight.
I feel my body needs carbs to lose weight, but to maximise my chances of losing weight fast I want to do low carb but no no carb if that makes sense? Say low to moderate carb....not to eliminate but just reduce. I have no idea what a moderate carb diet would consist of though?
I can live without bread but I adore porridge (oatmeal), sweet potatoes, quinoa, bulgar wheat freekah vegetables and fruit. And lactose free dairy. Can those foods be eaten on a moderate carb plan?
I feel my body needs carbs to lose weight, but to maximise my chances of losing weight fast I want to do low carb but no no carb if that makes sense? Say low to moderate carb....not to eliminate but just reduce. I have no idea what a moderate carb diet would consist of though?
I can live without bread but I adore porridge (oatmeal), sweet potatoes, quinoa, bulgar wheat freekah vegetables and fruit. And lactose free dairy. Can those foods be eaten on a moderate carb plan?
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You can eat anything you want but if you don't track calories and put them into a deficit for your TDEE you will never lose weight. Low carb is under 150 grams to answer your question.
Send me your age weight and height how many times you workout a week I'll give you a TDEE number0 -
There are general numbers:
Keto <50g
LC: 50-140g
Also, low carb does NOT increase fat loss.0 -
Age 31 weight 220lbs height 5ft 6.5 workout nil at the minute but I am gonna start. Do around 15-20,000 steps in a 13 hour shift as an RN plus lifting patients etc very physical job. Plan to do 3 X week half an hour cardio and 2 X week weights 30 mins also. Thankyou0
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If you didn't lose weight, there's usually a reporting problem. Not a carb problem.0
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Age 31 weight 220lbs height 5ft 6.5 workout nil at the minute but I am gonna start. Do around 15-20,000 steps in a 13 hour shift as an RN plus lifting patients etc very physical job. Plan to do 3 X week half an hour cardio and 2 X week weights 30 mins also. Thankyou
Having an active job and working out, you will probably want more calories than 1200, especially long term. Also, since you have an active job, I would switch weights and cardio. And I would do a full body 3 day routine (like one of these).0 -
Nope (here is a good study). It can help with dietary compliance which can help with maintaining a deficit, but that is pending fat fills you up and your body functions well with low carb. Mine does not.0 -
Low carbers lose more weight at the beginning, but it's all water weight and it will return as soon as you eat carbs again. Only after that phase does the weight loss slow down and you begin to lose actual fat, and then it's no quicker than a normal calorie deficit. Also, keto is not no carb. It's 50g or less.0
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No. It drops water weight, which many people mistake as fat.0 -
Nope (here is a good study). It can help with dietary compliance which can help with maintaining a deficit, but that is pending fat fills you up and your body functions well with low carb. Mine does not.
Yeah mine neither. Thankyou
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OP, put your stats into MFP, get a calorie goal and start logging accurately and consistently. Focus on getting your calories in line, because that's what determines whether you lose weight or not. For some people, lowering their carbs can help them stay at their calorie goal more easily, so lower carb can help some people, but it's actually the calories that cause you to gain or lose weight. Good luck!0
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Nope (here is a good study). It can help with dietary compliance which can help with maintaining a deficit, but that is pending fat fills you up and your body functions well with low carb. Mine does not.
Yeah mine neither. Thankyou
Ultimately, you need to work with a dietary style that will, 1. support your goals and 2. allow for dietary compliance. If you enjoy and thrive on carbs, then limiting that might limit your ability to exercise or work at solid levels. If anything, why not lower carbs a bit and increase protein. Proteins supports muscle sustainment and increases satiety. This should help you maintain a solid calorie deficit and help promote a more lean body (I'd aim for 120g for you).1 -
Nope (here is a good study). It can help with dietary compliance which can help with maintaining a deficit, but that is pending fat fills you up and your body functions well with low carb. Mine does not.
Yeah mine neither. Thankyou
Ultimately, you need to work with a dietary style that will, 1. support your goals and 2. allow for dietary compliance. If you enjoy and thrive on carbs, then limiting that might limit your ability to exercise or work at solid levels. If anything, why not lower carbs a bit and increase protein. Proteins supports muscle sustainment and increases satiety. This should help you maintain a solid calorie deficit and help promote a more lean body (I'd aim for 120g for you).
Thankyou. I'm aiming for 1400 calories. Do you think that's okay? MFP says 1200 for 2lb a week loss but that's too low I think0 -
Nope (here is a good study). It can help with dietary compliance which can help with maintaining a deficit, but that is pending fat fills you up and your body functions well with low carb. Mine does not.
Yeah mine neither. Thankyou
Ultimately, you need to work with a dietary style that will, 1. support your goals and 2. allow for dietary compliance. If you enjoy and thrive on carbs, then limiting that might limit your ability to exercise or work at solid levels. If anything, why not lower carbs a bit and increase protein. Proteins supports muscle sustainment and increases satiety. This should help you maintain a solid calorie deficit and help promote a more lean body (I'd aim for 120g for you).
Thankyou. I'm aiming for 1400 calories. Do you think that's okay? MFP says 1200 for 2lb a week loss but that's too low I think
Its going to be a bit of trial and error. You can try it for a month to see the trend. If you feel tired or losing too quickly, then you can add a few hundred more calories. And as you get leaner you can decrease the deficit and focus heavily on good body composition, especially if you have a goal of being defined.0 -
http://mytdee.com/#gender=female&yr=31&cm=167.6&kg=99.8&bfp=&goal=lose&goal_kg=79.4&lose_speed=recommended&formula=standard&units=imperial&exercise=lightly
Aggresive way
http://mytdee.com/#gender=female&yr=31&cm=167.6&kg=99.8&bfp=&goal=lose&goal_kg=79.4&lose_speed=aggressive&formula=standard&units=imperial&exercise=lightly
Personally I wouldn't drop below 1400 calories1 -
Michael190lbs wrote: »http://mytdee.com/#gender=female&yr=31&cm=167.6&kg=99.8&bfp=&goal=lose&goal_kg=79.4&lose_speed=recommended&formula=standard&units=imperial&exercise=lightly
Aggresive way
http://mytdee.com/#gender=female&yr=31&cm=167.6&kg=99.8&bfp=&goal=lose&goal_kg=79.4&lose_speed=aggressive&formula=standard&units=imperial&exercise=lightly
Personally I wouldn't drop below 1400 calories
Thankyou so much that really helped x0 -
i have tried low carb low fat and it really works but after the first two weeks has slowed down. I eat 50 to 75 carbs per day and try to stay at 20 grams fat per day -it's pretty easy I have to say - you basically just can't have processed snacks - I have also lowered my trigycerides. I am staying on this because I feel better and it helps with my numbers. Good luck!0
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Thankyou, I think I'm gonna start with 150 or less and see how it goes, thanks for your post x0
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Age 31 weight 220lbs height 5ft 6.5 workout nil at the minute but I am gonna start. Do around 15-20,000 steps in a 13 hour shift as an RN plus lifting patients etc very physical job. Plan to do 3 X week half an hour cardio and 2 X week weights 30 mins also. Thankyou
I know a lot of people in healthcare tend to vastly overestimate how active our jobs are. It's actually closer to sedentary than most think. While we do seem to have a lot of activity, but it tends to come in short busts. Followed by sitting around and charting and whatnot. FWIW I don't even attempt to track activity, I only use my food intake.
The best thing you can do is probably be really really meticulous about tracking all of your foods. Generally most people's problems are 1. overestimating activity, and 2. Underestimating their food.
It might take a couple of weeks to catch up on the scale, but having those 2 things squared away should get you results.0
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