Carbs

i don’t. nothing bad about them.

i eat at a calorie deficit over time for weight loss. no deamonizing food. i eat food i like that keeps me full.

I ate @ 200g of carbs per day when I was losing (and still do now in maintenance), but if for some reason you want to eat lower carb, I'd think your best bet is to build your meals around a protein, fats, and lower carb veggies. Whether you can include any traditional carbs would depend on how low you're trying to go.

Just know you don't have to avoid carbs to lose weight. Calories determine weight loss, macros can affect satiety, but different foods and macros satiate different people. Obviously if you have a medical reason to avoid carbs, that's a different story.

Why in the world would I try to get away from them?

Some of my favorite foods have carbs: Fruits, beans and other legumes, kefir, milk, oatmeal, ice cream, and more. I'm at 234g of them so far today, have hit my protein/fat minimums, and still have calories left. I admit I "only" ate about 150g or so most days while losing weight from obese to healthy, but it's usually 200g+ now (year 3 of maintaining a healthy weight).

Carbs are not the devil. Excess calories might be . . . are, if we're trying to identify the culprit that causes weight gain.

andreadawn1012 wrote: »

How in the world can you get away from these bad boys? *sigh*

I suppose you can get away from carbs but I don't know why you would. They aren't bad boys. Bad boys are boys that do the wrong thing, which causes harm to themselves and others. Carbs are merely a macro group which gives your body wonderful energy to do these amazing things.

andreadawn1012 wrote: »

How in the world can you get away from these bad boys? *sigh*

Have you tried shaking your first and then crying whenever somebody has a bagel?

When I decided to decrease my carb intake I started slowly and gradually reduced the amount I was eating over the course of a few months. The experience has been amazing and I'll never go back to a high carb woe. But, it's not something I'd force-if it's something you want to try then start slow and see where the process takes you.

I like to look at what I want to get more of in my diet (protein, veggies, fat, iron, etc) and that naturally tends to keep carbs around where I want them. I don't actively avoid carbs because that stresses me out. It comes to the same result in the end, but the mindset shift helped me. Your mileage may vary, of course

Carbs are delicious. I aim to eat carbs with some decent nutrients lumped into them, but I still had pizza and donuts today and stayed within my calorie goals. I've just gotten better at moderating them--I had two slices instead of the 5 I used to do once upon a time. Ate a bunch of fruit instead of lots of biscuits that were laid out at the event I was at. In the afternoon, split 2 mini donuts with my husband. Had a nice balanced dinner of chicken, pomegranate, walnut, spinach, potato bread, goat cheese. Still have room for some fruit and yoghurt later if I want it.

StephanieJane2 wrote: »

I have to stay away from carbs as they start my binging

Fresh fruits causes you to binge? No judgment. Just asking.

I found the bad carbs!