How many carbs do you plan to eat in a day?

330gm while cutting, 400gm+ when i maintain.

abbynormalartist wrote: »

mmapags wrote: »

amusedmonkey wrote: »

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Is there a specific reason your husband is doing keto? Insulin resistance? Cravings? Symptom control for something else?

I think he does it because of insulin sensitivity and preserving muscle mass. I don't really know. He does his thing and I do mine Hubby has been lifting for over 10 years and looks like a magazine model. I'm lucky for the arm candy but it sucks because I'm definitely not at the same level of fitness. I can't focus on my diet for a couple of months and lose 40 lbs like him. Granted, he does some pretty extreme intermittent fasting most days and then does carb cycling where he eats very low carb/keto a few days a week.

Gotcha. He is probably doing some kind of stubborn fat protocol that the super lean do when they want to lower BF even more. That shouldn't really apply to you. If you are in a normal BF range, a calorie deficit will do the trick for fat loss with adequate protein. Or recomp.

You've kind of given conflicting goals. You won't build muscle while reducing fat if you have been doing weight training. Recomp will do it, albeit very slowly. You can always reduce fat in a calorie deficit and then do a skinny bulk at a slight surplus to gain some muscle. So many choices. Just depends on what is best for you. But, it doesn't sound like carb manipulation would really bring you anything that just a cut or a recomp wouldn't get you.

Currently around 400g. I probably need to go slightly higher.

Each day is different depending on the goal - if I am running, swimming or cycling, I eat higher carbs (125-150g). If I am on a cardio rest day, a little less (75-100). If I have a big race coming up and I am carb loading, I eat all the carbs (500+) for several days in a row.

I don't count carbs. I'm a runner though and I eat a lot (2000-2500 calories). My diet is pretty carb heavy - about 300+ according to the MFP Report.

kristen8000 wrote: »

I don't pay attention to carbs. I only go by calories now. I have a hard enough time keeping track of that!

What if you go way over what youre supposed to eat for carbs?

Trex5009 wrote: »

kristen8000 wrote: »

I don't pay attention to carbs. I only go by calories now. I have a hard enough time keeping track of that!

What if you go way over what youre supposed to eat for carbs?

Then you eat less fat and protein... Calories are what matter at the end of the day.

Trex5009 wrote: »

kristen8000 wrote: »

I don't pay attention to carbs. I only go by calories now. I have a hard enough time keeping track of that!

What if you go way over what youre supposed to eat for carbs?

You hopefully hit some PRs the next day? Usually works for me

My goal is to stay below 50 and I'm ecstatic if I succeed. But I don't get upset with myself unless I go over 100.

_BlahBlah_BlackSheep_ wrote: »

All of them.

Same. Each carb.

My daily macro goal is 40% protein, 40% carbs and 20% fat on 2000 cals, which works out to 200g protein, 200g carbs and 45g fat.

Hard to meet the protein goal w/o supplements but easy to go over on carbs/fat.

I adjust my meals to meet the macro goal w/in the cal limit and focus mostly on protein and fat. Carbs take care of themselves.

Lillymoo01 wrote: »

sgt1372 wrote: »

My daily macro goal is 40% protein, 40% carbs and 20% fat on 2000 cals, which works out to 200g protein, 200g carbs and 45g fat.

Hard to meet the protein goal w/o supplements but easy to go over on carbs/fat.

I adjust my meals to meet the macro goal w/in the cal limit and focus mostly on protein and fat. Carbs take care of themselves.

Why so much protein? Seems much more than most people would need.

Why do you think it is SO MUCH?

It's not too much for me and far less than others consume for the purpose of weight loss or gain and/or muscle growth or maintenance.

There is a simple-minded habit on MFP to state that people only "need" 0.8-1g per kg of body wt in protein for "normal" dietary purposes in order to preserve one's heath and bodily functions. However, it is seldom also stated that this is only the daily MINIMUM suggested RDA (recommended daily allowance), which means that people actually may need and benefit from more than the minimum RDA.

Among those who may need more than the minimum RDA are: older people, people who are trying to lose or gain weight or and people are trying to grow or maintain muscle. You can easily Google for articles making the argument that people in these groups can benefit by more than the minimum RDA in protein.

Most of the people on MFP are within these groups and therefore would benefit by more protein than the minimum RDA for protein. The more realistic and practical recommendation for these people is.0 8-1.2g of protein per # of BW.

In my case, I am both older (67) and have the goal of maintaining (and increasing if possible by means of heavy lifting) muscle mass.

I weigh 158# and my macro goal of 40% protein is equal to 189g or 646 cals of my daily cal limit of 1900, which is equal to 1.2g protein per #BW.

I keep very close track of my macro intake and while my goal is 189g or 1.2g/day of protein, the ave over the past 16 months has actually only been about 161g or 1g/#BW per day.

As a result of this rate of protein consumption combined and dietary control combined eith exercise, I was able to lose 38# from 196 to 158 and drop my BF from over 20% down to 10% while maintaining my LBM (including muscle) at 140# (+/- 2#) over the past 16 months based on DXA and hydroststic measurenent

So, in my view, the amount of protein that I consume is NOT so much. It was and continues to be precisely the amount of protein that I have needed to consume in order to achieve my physical and dietary objectives.

I don't really pay attention to carbs, but looking through my diary I average about 200g-400g a day. I just make sure I'm getting enough calories and protein in.

Type 2 diabetic - I don't count by day but can only handle about 45g per meal, so three meals and a snack usually adds up to 150ish. My blood glucose readings tell me that it really doesn't matter how many carbs I get per day, what affects me is how many I have at one sitting, and exercise. A lot of exercise will lower my fasting readings for 24 hours.