Carb's Carb's Carb's & More Carb's

I love bread. In fact, I bake my own! I have toast just about every morning for breakfast. I make my love of carbs fit into my calories and daily goals. I rarely go over MFP's recommendation for carbs, that way I keep my love of bread in check.

If you love them and they love you, keep doing what you're doing

LOVE MY CARBS.

But just keep in mind that protien is what you need to build/keep muscles. If your body runs out of protien, it will start eating your muscles, and you don't want that!! So keep an eye on your protien levels.

It IS hard. But this whole thing is about training your body to like good nutrition. It takes self control *sigh*.....it's a work in progress.

I stopped eating carbs for a week and it's seriously lucky someone didn't get killed by me. LOL. I thought I was losing my mind. I love my carbs too!

Carbs are delicious. My favorites are Sourdough Toast, Potatoes, Pasta and Rice. I try to stay under my carb limit daily, and over time it has become easier. Unless I am sick and then I live on carbs for a few days.

Bread/Rice/Pasta? No problem I can skip em my down fall is Potatoes more specifically in the form of french fries and potatoe chips!! Aghhh!! Im on a modeate carb diet (no more than 80 a day) so if Im good I can fit in a small fry or small bag of chips every now and than :-)

uh oh. reminds me of a thread I started and got locked. errr. I shall keep quiet.

I was never a bread/rice person to begin but my carb intake was still high due that sweet sweet sugar, most of my carbs still come from the nasty simple ones, eek but I can't give up the half teaspoons in the coffee and I love chocolate!
Don't get me wrong I still eat bread but I don't crave it because I never did prior to weight loss. Ooh I do eat oats normally everyday too

*peeks in*

Are there DANGEROUS carbs in here? :laugh:

1200 calories sounds really low.:/ It's your body, you know yourself and your circumstances best, but there are very, very few people for whom 1200 calories would be healthy, or an effective way to lose weight.

I love carbs, too.:)

uh oh. reminds me of a thread I started and got locked. errr. I shall keep quiet.

Ha ha. I love the carbs too. Will NEVER give them up! X

I love carbs, loooooove them. Problem is, if I eat too many and not enough protein and fat with them, I get hungry and cranky a couple hours later! I treat myself to pasta or a bread thing once a day, but always pair it with fat and protein. This week seems to be hard since I'm not in school, soda bread is being sold everywhere and it's PI day.

I need to cut back on my carbs. I don't plan on cutting them out but I am being more mindful now of how much I'm consuming.

There is a certain sense of euphoric freedom when you realize:

1. Carbs are not the enemy (unless you actually get sick eating them)
2. Meal timing does not matter (you can eat the majority of your calories morning, noon, or night, with no difference in your weight loss)
3. As long as you're meeting your protein requirements (MFP has them set low, should be 0.8g x your body weight at least), and making sure you have enough healthy fats, you can fill the rest of your calories with as many yummy things you can fit.

That means PIZZA IS NOT OFF LIMITS EVER (as long as it fits into your calories)

Also, try bumping your calories gradually, 100 every week or two, until you get to a more sustainable number, 1500-1600 or so. You will still lose weight and your body won't freak out if you eat at maintenance a day or two.

*freedom dance* :]