Can you eat a lot of carbs and still lose weight?

I lost 120ish lbs while eating mostly carbs so yup! I'd say so.

Yes, you can eat carbs and lose weight. You can also eat fatty foods and lose weight. You can even eat sodas and sweets and lose weight.

And I would strongly advise that you do, because unless you intend to eat your current limited diet for the entire rest of your life you're going to have to learn how to eat all those things in moderation or you'll put back on anything you lose the moment you stop 'dieting'.

Make the changes you can live with, and keep your calories within limits. That's all you need to do.

Yes, you can. Weight loss is about calories, nutrition is about nutrient variety, successful dieting is about sustainability. Don't confuse these three. They're synergetic, not interchangeable. Cutting carbs falls under the third statement for some people. Some people simply find their diet is more sustainable with fewer carbs (less hungry, able to stick to their calories better...etc). It looks like cutting carbs is more stressful than helpful in your case, and that's fine, you don't need to cut them out. If you're eating so much of them that it's affecting your protein intake, simply replace a portion of your carb-rich foods (doesn't mean you have to cut them out, just slightly reduce them) with protein-rich foods.

The question you should be asking yourself is not "what do I cut out?" (this includes sugar, juices, and milk), but "how do I eat to make dieting easier?" and "what do I add for better nutrition?". Generally, people tend to feel less hungry on a diet when they eat enough protein, at least some fat, and vegetables. If you add a variety of nutritious foods to your diet, whatever else you eat in addition to that does not compromise your nutrition.

I personally feel better eating carbs and they're satisfying and satiating to me, so my carbs are higher than the average dieter, and it did not prevent me from losing a whole lot of weight. This includes occasional or portion-controlled snacks like sweets and salty snacks, and take out every now and then. I drink milk nearly daily and eat bread every single day without fail. There is always a starchy carb or two on my plate for my main meal, like pasta, rice, bread, potatoes, legumes, other grains, or whatever starchy carb I feel like eating that day, in addition to non-starchy carbs.

lucky2702 wrote: »

I'm on day 9 of my diet. So far i've stopped all sweet food, no sodas, no juices, hardly any milk, all i've been drinking is: water, green tea, coffee. no take outs, no fatty foods.. I haven't been going over my calories or anything like that. The thing i've been struggling with most is carbs. I can't seem to give up breads, pasta, rice etc... I eat a lot of carbs and a lot of food high in carbs. I don't know how to stop. Can I still eat carbs and lose weight?
Any advice?

I ate all the foods you have cut out and are trying to cut out, stuck to my calorie goal, and lost weight. I just ate less of them. My advice would be to focus on getting enough protein, fat, and fiber and then just eat the foods you like. If a specific food (like chips or chocolate ice cream) is too hard for you to eat a weighed out portion without going overboard, avoid it for the time being. But no reason to cut out all the foods you used to eat entirely.

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When I was in Costa Rica, I dropped over a size without even trying. I ate mangoes all day long, plus lots of other tropical fruit, and lots of rice and beans.

However, overall I had a calorie deficit, and that is why I lost weight.

I also know plenty of healthy and fit vegans who eat high carb.

Carbs are not evil, they don't make us put on weight, and if you're active, your body needs them.

That being said, I HIGHLY recommend using a food scale and weighing all those carbs to the gram, because, in my experience, they are pretty high calorie for the volume, and it is very easy to under estimate how much you're actually consuming (and package weights are often less than what they actually contain).