How Many Carbs

[Brandywine 74]

Ok so I'm not on real food yet but day dreaming lol and preparing ... My dr and Nut gave me food guidelines but never how many carbs/ sugars to keep it under .... Any suggestions I know what I did when I dieted and it was under 30 grams . Just curios what I all do.

[jillb 45]

Glad you asked this question. I was going to ask the same thing... hope we get an answer.

[ForMyfamily 84]

I would really like to know also as many people say they hit around 30-40. But I am constantly hitting around 50 carbs. Is this to high?

[TamaraS 235]

Are you losing weight at 50 carbs?

I am curious as to what calories people are at to lose weight regularly?

[Getting There 198]

I'm 5 weeks post-op. I average around 50 carbs/day. Some are as low as 28 and one was as high as 68. But typically around 50. I've been on a pureed diet for the past 2 weeks. It's amazing where those carbs hide! 18 carbs in a Tbs of honey...... Never would have looked at that before. I have a cold and enjoy lemon tea with honey. Not going to give up the honey but I'm only using about 1 tsp/mug instead of my normal 1 Tbs. It's all about compromise and deciding what we can live with.

[doxieville 799]

My NUT has me under 20 carbs because i'm very sensitive to sugar. The upside is I can have unlimited calories & fats.

[Getting There 198]

I just found some notes I took that say average 15 carbs/serving & 2 servings/meal. That would be 30 carbs/meal which seems high. I have a NUT class on Thurs - I'm going to ask for clarification now for sure. I'll share what I find out.

[lrainb 32]

When all there is are carbs fats and Proteins and the Protein is half of total ... The other two make up the other half no? Keeping fats to a minimum means the rest will be carbs especially if you need fiber!! The trick is to get good carbs like fruit and veggies not sugar:-) so yes.... 40-60 is fine!!!

[DebInAZ 76]

All though I have not had my sleeve yet the post-op info that I have say 55% protien,30%carbs, 10-15%fats per calorie load, so I guess you have to calculate that with the amt of calories you take in.

[Fiddleman 4,376]

I get around 10-20 carb a day because I focus on eating as clean and pure Protein as possible. This is probably different from most folks who are post-op more then 1 month. I will be correcting the ratios as I get closer the end of weight loss.

[Socketpinch 15]

My NUT said I can start on Beans and veggies today. I went to grocery store to get beans and they are loaded with carbs but I won't be eating a lot. Are any of y'all eating beans and what type of beans are you eating?

[Getting There 198]

I've had fat-free refried Beans a couple of times. Added 2 Tbs salsa, a bit of grated low-fat cheddar and a small dallop of low-fat sour cream. It's a nice treat, but because of the carbs, I won't indulge very often.

[It's all new 453]

I stick to 20-30 grams of carbs per day. I think this is a fairly common number for those of us who are carb conscious. I think this is a key to my success, but there are differing opinions for sure.

[iggychic 1,405]

My nut said not to focus on carbs as long as they are healthy carbs. I eat a lot of bean Soup and broccoli cheddar which are high carb and am losing.

[Brandywine 74]

Thanks guys great responses! I'm gonna stick to low good carbs just wanted a benchmark !