Carbs?

xLyric
xLyric Posts: 840 Member
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I'm over on carbs by 21. Is that bad? What will the effects of that be? Not just one day, but assuming I was over that for a while. I know that if you go over on sodium you should drink a lot of water, and you shouldn't go over on sodium because of the effects sodium has on your body. Well, what about carbs? I'm not over my calorie goal, in fact I'm under by 80.

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  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    The only issues with exceeding carb intake without exceeding caloric intake are:

    1) Reduced protein intake
    and/or
    2) Reduced fat intake.
    and possibly
    3) Increased water retention.

    Neither of the above are ideal, but if it happens here and there it's not a big deal whatsoever.

    EDIT: Good catch MikeSEA, see below.
  • MikeSEA
    MikeSEA Posts: 1,074 Member
    There are medical conditions where excessive carbs can be a problem. If you don't have a reason to think those are an issue, i wouldn't worry about it.
  • H_Factor
    H_Factor Posts: 1,722 Member
    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH....THE SKY IS FALLING...

    hehe

    as sidesteal said, you should be fine. Personally, if I eat too many processed foods (read: high in less than ideal carbs), I have trouble with weight loss. Also, eating more refined sugar/processed food makes it more difficult to avoid cravings throughout the day. However, for other people, so long as you have a caloric deficit, you're fine.
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