How many carbs should I be eating?

[Chris R 217]

I've seen this question posed on here several times, but have never really seen a good answer to it. Today I had my 2-month follow-up with my NUT, and lo and behold, she shared a recent article from "The Bariatric Times" addressing that very question. I'll post the link, but the bottom line was for the first year post-op, keep carbs under 90 grams, and after 1 year under 130 grams.

http://bariatrictimes.com/recommended-levels-of-carbohydrate-after-bariatric-surgery/

Enjoy!

[suejersey 263]

Thanks for sharing!

[Fiddleman 4,376]

And if you can, try to keep carbs under 30 or 20. This will be like Atkins inductions and the weight melts off without heavy exercise in the first 5 months. Following month 5 yu should slowly n crease carbs and really get a good exercise program started.

[SerendipityHappens 1,594]

And if you can, try to keep carbs under 30 or 20. This will be like Atkins inductions and the weight melts off without heavy exercise in the first 5 months. Following month 5 yu should slowly n crease carbs and really get a good exercise program started.

I was a total of four months with the super low carb like this (3.5 months preop and 2 weeks post op) and I did lose a lot of weight (for me) I'm now on regular "low carb" keeping my carbs under 70 and I have to say that even though I have been stalled for the past two weeks, It feels great to give my body a little break from ketosis. I think I'll go like this for another month and then consider returning to the ketogenic approach.

[Fiddleman 4,376]

I was a total of four months with the super low carb like this (3.5 months preop and 2 weeks post op) and I did lose a lot of weight (for me) I'm now on regular "low carb" keeping my carbs under 70 and I have to say that even though I have been stalled for the past two weeks' date=' It feels great to give my body a little break from ketosis. I think I'll go like this for another month and then consider returning to the ketogenic approach.[/quote']

Thanks for reporting with your experience. That is a good point about being able to go back and forth. It is probably better that way in order to give your body the ol' "shock and awe" treatment. The body is far to good at adaptation and will get efficient at whatever you are doing if you stay that way for too long.

[KDT8402 25]

And if you can' date=' try to keep carbs under 30 or 20. This will be like Atkins inductions and the weight melts off without heavy exercise in the first 5 months. Following month 5 yu should slowly n crease carbs and really get a good exercise program started.[/quote']

Silly question. How in earth do you keep your carbs under 30? What are you eating or not eating?

[Fiddleman 4,376]

Silly question. How in earth do you keep your carbs under 30? What are you eating or not eating?

Choose lean Protein first and only eat carbs if they are part of the Protein food.

During 1st 6 months, the most carbs I have eaten as part of protein is 2-3 g. I did not drink milk nor did I eat fruit. Nuts were not part of my diet for a long time, but I added them back in around month 5 in terms of energy squares (good carbs / fats before running). The energy squares get burned up when running 10 k.

Now that I am done with weight loss, I get carbs from veggies, raw honey (paleo bar) and energy squares. You have to be careful when eating out to know the nutritional content of food items on the menu. Sometimes I mess up and order something with too much sugar or fat because it looks healthy. I do not eat breads or sweets.

This way of eating may be too strict for most during first 6 months, but worked great for me. I am slowly adding in food items that are compatible with a paleo diet. This is still a learning process to find a good diet that helps me maintain yet provides energy for an active lifestyle of running, hiking and cross fit.

[NurseGrace 509]

Thats because there is no good answer. That is completely up to you, your surgeon, and what you are comfortable with while still maintaining consistent losses. I know I eat more carbs than recommended but I am steady losing pounds so I don't stress over it too much.

[Butterthebean 8,146]

Great article. I think the question of carbs has to include some discussion of starches. I know I'm the starch police, but there is a huge difference between eating 25 carbs of veggies and a donut with 25 carbs. I honestly think there should be an additional macro nutrient group to separate the 2 because they do not act the same in your body once swallowed. Frankly with the sleeve, it's hard to eat too many healthy carbs, they are usually so low calorie and bulky and we just don't have the room. But it's easy to eat too many jelly Beans.< /p>

[Fiddleman 4,376]

By the way, I do not count Fiber and sugar alcohols in my total daily carbs.