yes, you subtract fibre.

i eat 20 grams a day to make sure i stay in ketosis. personally i don't see a point to do low carb unless you're in ketosis, but that's me.

i eat way more fat than is reccomended (high fat, low carb)

you should read the atkins book. takes about an hour to go through all the sciency stuff and understand why it works.
i dont count cals but i always end up eating between 800 and 1400 or so.

Some of the physicians I work for tend to go for a benchmark between 120g-150g per day, but this depends greatly on how high the A1C readings come back with.

My A1C began at 11.2 approximately one year ago, this September. For my situation, I was advised 120g per day, no more than 40g per meal if I ate three meals.

Come December 2011, my A1C was redone and measured 5.2....... Four months time, with dietary changes, and I completely erased Diabetes from coming. Three weeks ago, it was redone.. .and Im still 5.2!!!!

As of now, I'm shooting for around 70-100g. Ideally, I'd like to be under 50 and I feel much better when I eat less carbs, which I've done in the past. However, right now I'm living at home until I get married in the fall so I'm kinda stuck with the family plan. My family is very big on the family dinner thing and my dad loves to cook (which is great, but it is usually something high in carbs and mega calories). I can usually stay under the 100 mark and still feel ok and not insult anyone by not eating dinner and making my own dinner.

I try to watch my carbs for health reasons over weight loss so it is about finding the balance that works for you. Some people do well on the keto plan and others do well with just monitoring it. I find the keto plan works really well if you aren't worried about cooking for a family. Otherwise, it gets to be a nuisance cooking multiple meals for kids, spouse, etc.

Some things that really help are just reducing certain types of carbs. Like you said, getting carbs from fruits and vegetables. Also, limiting breads, pastas, etc. A big one that helps me is what cramernh said and that is limited the amount of carbs per meal. Other things that work for me, if I have pasta for lunch, then I don't have potatoes for dinner. I try to limit my carb load to one meal, and one item per meal, if I can. It's all about finding what works for you!

20-30 carbs a day minus fiber and 2400 calories.

wow you guys are SUPER low carb! I don't know how you do it. I strive for 100g day usually stay under but i find it pretty difficult. But alot of my carbs are from fruits (which i will not cut just because it has carbs).

Hi All

I'm doing up to 20 carbs per day. Yesterday was my first day. I was out of control with carbs, kept gaining, trying to diet, failing, negative self-talk until yesterday. Today I feel less bloated and big than I have in a long long time. I'm aiming to follow Atkin's induction until I get down to my goal weight, then I'll add some healthy carbs. Only 6 lbs. to go! Calorie intake around 1500 per day.

I agree about what's the point unless you're in ketosis...

lower carbs means fewer post-meal energy spike and massive dips. it all means improved overall blood sugar levels - which with that whole insulin means less fat storage. Even if you're not doing low-carb to force your body into burning fats, it can still have massive weight-loss AND overall health and energy benefits.

I shoot for no more than 50, and lately I've been at less than 30. I don't deduct fiber. I've just cut out dairy products so it might be easier for me to keep them pretty low now

25-35 net... 1400 cals