Carbs

[fp9107 121]

Hom many grams of carbs is everyone eating?

[JessicaAnn 564]

6 weeks out and less then 20 grams usually

[tigerbelle 328]

per my NUT, I am not even tracking carbs...she says if I follow the plan as far as getting in the Protein, staying within my calorie limits and not overeating my sleeve, then I shouldn't have carb problems

[Bufflehead 6,358]

My target range is between 30 and 40, so far I think I only went over once and that was maybe 43 carbs in a day.

[Richard Foor 655]

I make sure I am under 40 net carbs a day, but am usually much lower then that.

[kathp 81]

Early on I didn't track carbs. Now I pay attention. Having said that, I have no idea what it is. Using myfitnesspal, it looks like I'm averaging 30% of my daily intake as carbs, and I watch for net carbs. If it's not a net of less than 10 per serving, I don't buy it. (whole grain crackers, low carb tortillas, etc)

For example, I just recently gave up my greek yogurt because I realized the fruit flavored ones had all kinds of carbs. I get the Protein from cottage cheese instead.

Beans are the exception, because of the Protein. I can only handle so much meat

I looked into MFP some more, and maybe I'm averaging a 45 g net carbs a day, with my protein goal at 85g. I hope that helps?

Kathy

[joatsaint 2,814]

I'm not really tracking carbs. I try set up my meals this way - 1/2 of the plate is Protein and the other 1/2 is vegetables/beans/lentils. It's worked for me so far.

[clk 3,519]

Rather than focusing on a number and not allowing yourself to go higher, I'd focus on finding the sweet spot where you can eat, not feel deprived or moody and still see loss on the scales.

Because just about everyone low carbs it out of the gate. But even as early as four months out the paths diverge greatly and someone else might be able to eat 100 grams a day while another can't eat more than 40 without stalling out. Being hung up on the number was only detrimental to me. I added in more carbs somewhere between 6-9 months out and it greatly improved how I felt and how interested I was in food. I had more energy and felt less deprived. Those that exercise strenuously need more carbs than those that don't, too, so keep that in mind.

I'm in maintenance (kinda - got a handful of baby pounds I want to lose) so my input probably isn't all that useful to you, but I eat 40% carbs even in loss and have no problems. I can cut them down to nil, but I lose at the same poky pace, so why do that to myself?

Do what works for you. You're going to get as many varied answers here as there are members and surgeons.

~Cheri

Oh, and it should go without saying that at least in the early loss phase your carbs should be the highest quality possible. Save the other stuff for later, when you're closing in on a year out and need to see how well you do with moderation. Making your carb choice for a meal two bites of a dinner roll might be satisfying, but it's not doing much for you! Make carb choices that you can actually eat more than one or two bites of, and don't use the fact that you need carbs as an excuse to eat Oreos or Doritos.