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jenuhfur
jenuhfur Posts: 47
edited November 8 in Social Groups
For the ladies with PCOS, how many carbs do you eat a day?

I want to eventually hit 20 if possible. But I don't see how that is possible lol. What can you eat for that amount of carbs? Even a green pepper is 6 carbs.

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  • mariaajinx
    mariaajinx Posts: 1
    One thing I've seen to be really good when on a low carb diet is cheese. I eat a lot of cottage cheese, celery, cucumbers, lettuce, all with pomegranate vinaigrette. Repetition will occur a lot on this but my goodness it works all too well.
  • seahorsewahine
    seahorsewahine Posts: 14 Member
    After years of testing different methods out i have found it is not so much about the number of carbs, but of the quality. Buy a good glycemic index book and classify the things you eat. Once in a blue moon eat something off the "high" list. Once a day or two eat something off the "medium" list and knock your self out on the "low" list as long it is a whole food that is nutritious.

    I actually used to keep a list in my purse of "good" and "bad"...have given it to my mom and found a GI index for my iphone

    Examples:

    High: Corn syrup (the devil, and hides in everything including ketchup = red corn syrup)
    cantelope, pineapple, mango, cereals, white bread, white rice, pasta, chips, cooked carrots, couscous, cornmeal...etc

    Med: brown rice, whole wheat bread, wheat pasta, bran cereals, etc.

    Low: apples, oranges, peaches, broccoli, pickles, cucumber, avocados...etc

    here is just one site that offers printable lists. http://www.lifetimefatloss.com/glycemic-index-list-of-foods.html
    There are a million more out there.

    I love cheese and cottage cheese, but these can mess with your cholesterol (and with PCOS we have enough trouble with that anyway) plus if you are even mildly lactose intolerant (like me) that takes that entire category out of commission, so it is good to have alternatives

    Good luck!
  • cramernh
    cramernh Posts: 3,335 Member
    For the ladies with PCOS, how many carbs do you eat a day?

    I want to eventually hit 20 if possible. But I don't see how that is possible lol. What can you eat for that amount of carbs? Even a green pepper is 6 carbs.

    Do you mean 20g per meal, or 20g for your entire day?


    You definitely want to consider talking with a registered dietician who can work in conjunction with your physician(s) regarding this. A daily total of 20g of carbohydrates is extremely low and should only be followed under the advice of the healthcare practitioners (dieticians with them)....
  • carolann_22
    carolann_22 Posts: 364 Member
    I'm supposed to stick to 20 a day of NET carbs per the RE. Usually I'm around 50g net carbs but I try to get some high intensity exercise in to balance that out.
  • cramernh
    cramernh Posts: 3,335 Member
    I'm supposed to stick to 20 a day of NET carbs per the RE.

    Im sorry... did you mean RD?
  • Kelly_1981
    Kelly_1981 Posts: 472 Member
    Hi I am just starting out, I have just got the book "The low guide to managing pcos" but I am planning to stick to 40g-50g a day and see how my bodty responds but great thread!
  • carolann_22
    carolann_22 Posts: 364 Member
    I'm supposed to stick to 20 a day of NET carbs per the RE.

    Im sorry... did you mean RD?

    No, RE= Reproductive Endocrinologist. I see her for my PCOS and secondary infertility :)
  • cramernh
    cramernh Posts: 3,335 Member
    AHHHHHH... ok.. never heard of an RE.... Our endos here just collaborate with the OBGYN's where I live... lol!
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