Question for Bandsters doing low carb

[hopetolose 192]

I know that alot of people are doing low carb. How many carbs do you try to keep it at for the day?

I have been keeping my calories at 1200 or lower, but I think I am going to try and limit my carbs more. I think that might help me to lose a tad bit faster. My carbs recently have been as much as my Protein. So today so far I am at about 70 protein and about 15 carbs. But I need to eat dinner still, so I figure I might be around 20-25 carbs for the day and about 80+ protein.

Thanks

[Rachel412 116]

Ideally I'd aim for 50g carbs a day, but realistically I fluctuate between 50-100. Seems to work for me, at least for now.

[hopetolose 192]

I was about there also. Maybe I am just getting in an impatient mood right now. Dont you ever have those days where you wish it would go a little faster.

I really can't complain, I am still losing (after my 4 week recovery plateau) and I feel pretty awsome for the most part. And besides the one day a week were I would like to eat everything in the house, I have been doing pretty good restriction wise. Saturday seems to be my grazing day. I have to catch myself about 1/2 way thru the day to stop myself.

I might try doing a little bit lower carbs and see where it takes me for a week.

[azbtrfly 2]

I dont count the carbs in fruit and veggies, just cut out the sugar and bread.< /p>

[Rachel412 116]

Dont you ever have those days where you wish it would go a little faster.

I might try doing a little bit lower carbs and see where it takes me for a week.

I often remind myself that it's healthier to lose slow and try not to be annoyed by it. Good luck on lowering your carbs, and report back!

[vickyd 24]

I do watch my carbs and I try to stay between 40-59g per day but I don't beat myself up if I go over occasionally. So far, it's working for me...

[vickyd 24]

Oops...I meant 40-50g per day

[vlp1968 83]

I swear by a lowcrarb diet. When I was loosing I ate 20 or so carbs a day. No bread, Pasta, rice, potatoe or even fruit. Fruit has a lot of sugar, natural sugar, but still sugar. I would have a lowcarb shake for Breakfast, too tight in the morning for solids. I stuck to a lean protien (chicken breat, fish, port loin) and non-starchy veggies for lunch and dinner. I would have a planned snack of 1/4cnuts and 2 lowfat cheese sticks for a snack.

Now that I am maintaining, I eat "good carbs" like whole wheat pasta and bread, fruit, sweet potatoes, brown rice. I lost 107 pounds in about 10 months and have kept it off since Sept. Good luck!

[stateofzen 46]

When I'm following a low-carb diet, I don't count carbs. Instead, I just completely cut out flour, sugar, and starches which leaves me with Proteins, some dairy (cheese for instance), vegetables and the occasional fruit. Anything else I buy (dressings, sauces, coffee creamer) has to have less than 4g carbs per serving and I watch my serving size carefully with those.

I do this mostly because I hate counting stuff, but if you're already in the habit of counting calories, it might not be so difficult to count carbs.

[reverie 49]

I stayed under 30g of carbs when I did low carbing. I just stopped eating bread, rice, Pasta, etc. I did lose most of my weight doing low carb but I don't do low carb anymore.