Let's talk carbs?

Dee_D33 wrote: »

Since I entered the MFP world, I realized carbs are often looked at as evil.

I've tried restricting my carb intake in the past and it makes me miserable. I stopped, but I do make sure I'm taking in the right carbs and eating whole grain breads, pastas, etc. Carbs also help me to maintain my deficit by making me feel fuller, longer.

My question is, are there any benefits to a low carb diet? What have your experiences been on a low carb vs high carb diet?

Yes. I can eat a single serving of pasta at 150 calories and 40 grams of carbs.. I can also eat 5 heads of broccoli and it would never = to 150 calories and 40 grams of carbs.

Eat carbs until you are no longer miserable.

I tried a keto diet once. I lasted a week. I love carbs way too much. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ While I can't speak for anyone else, I've personally lost a lot of weight in a relatively short time frame on a high carb diet. I've been monitoring my carb intake to see if there's some sort of correlation between the amount of carbs I eat and the amount of weight I lose on a week-by-week basis and have pretty much come to the conclusion that there isn't. I've been losing weight consistently regardless how many carbs I'm consuming.