For Those Who Work Out, How Many Carbs Do You Eat?

DragonHasTheSapphire
DragonHasTheSapphire Posts: 184 Member
edited March 2018 in Food and Nutrition
I'm asking this out of curiosity. I eat around 250 :)

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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,156 Member
    However many fit in my calorie goal after I've hit fat & protein minimums, and maybe slipped in a little alcohol sometimes? It usually runs 200-250. This would be with around 2000-2100 gross calories most days (in maintenance).
  • PowerliftingMom
    PowerliftingMom Posts: 430 Member
    265g on a 2200 cal diet. I'm a powerlifter so the extra carbs helps :smiley:
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    150-200g per day out of 1600 - 2000 cals usually
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Not tracking food daily but varies hugely between "quite a lot" and "lots". :smiley:
    I never set a specific limit on my carbs apart from fitting within my calorie allowance.

    Most in a day was 650g.
  • bonoeuf
    bonoeuf Posts: 58 Member
    Normal day inluding up to an hour training 200g, no training day 100g. Fast cycling session up to 600g
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    Right now around 400g or so.
  • HeidiMightyRawr
    HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
    Usually around 300g
  • inertiastrength
    inertiastrength Posts: 2,343 Member
    I'm 5'6" 155lbs and I'm dieting down to 145 so on 1850-2K I eat about 180-200g
  • johnwhitent
    johnwhitent Posts: 648 Member
    My daily carb goal is 275g, and I'll average around that. I'll eat more on a day when I do a long bike ride, less on a rest day. I'm 5'9" and 140 lbs (down from a high of 206) currently on maintenance.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    I currently weigh 156 and carbs ave about 38% of my daily gross intake of about 2200 cal/day, which works out to about 209g/day.

    Protein and fat ave 35% and 27% or about 192g and 66g, respectively, per day.

    I should also note that I burn at least 550 cals/day rowing, so my net cals/day is only 1650 at maintenance.
  • fb47
    fb47 Posts: 1,058 Member
    I usually eat over 350g per day, I am currently bulking. When I am cutting, it's usually somewhere around 200g.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    edited March 2018
    I just looked at my chart/report in MFP, it looks like I average 220g/day. Over the last 90 days it has varied anywhere from a low of 139g to a high of 469g.

    It's not something I even pay attention to on a day to day basis. Until I looked at that chart, I couldn't have even told you what my average was. The only macro I pay any attention to is making sure I hit/exceed my protein goal for the day. I let fat and carbs fall where they fall, but most often I end up somewhere in the neighborhood of 40c/30p/30f.
  • ISweat4This
    ISweat4This Posts: 653 Member
    Goal is 150g/day.
  • julie_broadhead
    julie_broadhead Posts: 347 Member
    I used to eat pretty low carb. Around 150 carbs daily or less. I have raised that number to almost 200 and have better energy during my workouts:-)
  • Meelisv
    Meelisv Posts: 235 Member
    edited March 2018
    Usually between 150-200 g, sometimes more. Out of ~ 2000 calorie daily goal.
  • giantrobot_powerlifting
    giantrobot_powerlifting Posts: 2,598 Member
    I eat the tasty ones.
  • blackcatfitness
    blackcatfitness Posts: 57 Member
    I follow a whole food plant based diet and consume about 200-230grams of carbs a day
  • wigglypeaches
    wigglypeaches Posts: 146 Member
    Usually between 250 and 375, depending on the intensity of that day's workouts.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Right now I'm eating about 270 grams per day.
  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
    low of 320g and a high of 420g right now
  • Davidsdottir
    Davidsdottir Posts: 1,285 Member
    Around 300g at 2700 cals.
  • laurenbastug
    laurenbastug Posts: 307 Member
    150g at 1580 cals

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