Necessary to worry about carbs?

I think its better to eat a wide range of different foods and only cut out particular foods if you have a real need to. This way you stand the best chance of getting all the nutrition you need - which is especially important if you are eating low calorie (and the food you listed for today so far, looks pretty low cal).
I don't panic about carbs - I eat pasta, rice (white and brown), bread (wholegrain), crackers, cakes, biscuits (cookies).... not all of them every day, but I have never tried to be "low-carb" and I've lost 47 pounds very steadily. My aim is to keep most of my foods homecooked and relatively unprocessed with a bit of junk in there now and again.

I completely agree- I guess this is what I was looking for...to hear others who basically try to eat a varied diet, but, one that includes some yummy treats sometimes and are still actively and steadily losing weight. I know its working- Ive lost 4 pounds in 4 days...but, there is something to be said about self doubt and just always feeling the need to revamp and change your diet. Its that constant fight ( at least for me) to settle into eating less, excercising more and keeping at it daily.

Carbohydrates are currently the focus of a lot of fear and hate. Many ‘authorities’ like to make money by crying out in their books and blogs about carbohydrates making us fat. Oddly enough, while low-carbohydrate zealots abound, our government recommends the majority of our diets come in the form of carbohydrates. Who’s right?

Well, absolutists lack objectivity. They reason with their emotions instead of their logic and evidence. This doesn’t have to be an either/or variable in your diet. Some folks are going to excel on higher carbohydrate approaches. Others are going to fare better on lower carbohydrate approaches.

One thing’s for certain… don’t go cutting out fruits and vegetables simply because insulin supposedly makes you fat in the absence of a calorie surplus or because fructose is harmful irrespective of dosage.

A sample list of carbohydrate-dominant foods includes vegetables, fruits, breads, pastas, oats, dairy, and rice. Most junk foods are typically heavy in carbohydrates as well.

It’s tough to come up with a blanket suggested range for carbohydrate consumption. Optimal intake of carbs is going to depend on genetics (insulin resistant vs. insulin sensitive), body composition, activity patterns (endurance based training vs. strength training), etc.

The typical approach we take is to eat 3-6 servings of fibrous vegetables and 2-4 servings of fruit per day.

If you still have calories to use up after accounting for protein, fats, veggies, and fruits… you can fill the remainder with pretty much anything. If you’re an endurance based athlete or you’re relatively lean, you’re probably going to want to fill it in with carbohydrates – starchy or otherwise. If you’re insulin resistant and/or overweight, you might consider taking a lower carb approach in which case you’d fill the remainder in with fat. This is also where you’d satisfy your sweet tooth as well, assuming you have one.

Not all carbs are created equal... not all spike your blood sugar and they do provide your body with the energy it needs for day to life.

Someone on this board posted that this was not true, and posted a citation to back it up.