Here is the truth. It varies for every BODY. What works for one person may not work for another. If your blood sugar spikes if you have 20 grams of ANY carbs, you deposit fat in fat cells regardless of your caloric intake and regardless of how much you exercise. You need to take in fewer than 20 grams of carbs. In that sense, calories don’t matter and I pay no attention to experts stating otherwise. For most obese people, the food pyramid should be turned upside down. FDA layed an egg with that one. For exercise, do HIIT. Swing a kettlebell. Get whatever carbs you can tolerate via nuts and berries. If you must have a small piece of bread, put butter on it. Good luck.

Eat protein before carbs.
Focus on eating complex carbs.
Carbs are fine! You just need quality carbs, not junk food.

What are the carbs you eat I’m a typical day?

Anonymous wrote:I really think this comes down to genetics. I am ravenous if I don’t eat carbs. I have tried and it just doesn’t work for me. So I just limit to whole grains. I am of an ethnic background that is vegetarian and eats a lot of rice. I think my body needs carbs.

I believe this. Loved the book Thr Omnivores Dilemma. Really got into the genetics of diet and how incredibly harmful it’s been for us to have access to a global diet. Some of us have not developed genetically to efficiently use carbs And vice versa.

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone else have this problem? If I try to cut out carbs (bread, rice, pasta), even for a day, I end up eating more than I would have (which results in taking in more calories). Does anyone else experience this? I feel more hungry with no starchy carbs even though I load up on vegetables. Any suggestions?

Don't cut carbs-do better carbs. First organic. Then home-baked. Then alternative grains. If you have ever heard of thai pad woon sen, it is a noodle made from mung bean. Soooo good-Yum!

I really limit my carbs and focus on just eating "smart carbs." On days where I'm going to be really physically active, I do have a whole grain carb w/ my breakfast and it really matters. But at dinner, if I make steak, mashed potatoes, and a vegetable for the family - I do not have any of those mashed potatoes.

No highly processed carbs like cereal or oatmeal, either.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you tried adding more fat to your diet? Still remove carbs, just eat more fat. I'm the opposite of you. If I eat oatmeal for example, I am absolutely ravenous for the rest of the day.

This! Oatmeal sets me off! Those servings sizes do not compute for me at all.

yeah there was a recent, very spirited thread on here about oatmeal. Sorry but I can't eat it. I've tried adding protein to it in the form of an egg and protein powder, still felt my sugar spike and my appetite increased for the rest of the day.

I eat oatmeal in small quantities in greek yogurt parfaits. I add a cup of greek yogurt, 1/4 cup uncooked oats, chopped apples, a little milk or almond milk, and sweeten it with splenda and cinnamon. It has a lot of protein (about 24 grams) so it keeps me pretty full and satisfied until lunch.

Also I recently started a macro focused eating plan, where I aim to eat a certain number of grams of carbs, fats and protein a day. It kind of a pain but I am slowly losing weight. The intent is to set a moderate calorie deficit so I lose weight in a way that can be sustained over the long term.

I can't cut them either. My meals need to have carbs, veg, protein and fat to be physically and emotionally satiating.
The only thing that works for me is portion control. (Plus weight lifting).

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Anonymous wrote:Do you cut complex carbs always or just a few days a week on some sort of schedule?

This is PP with the 75 grams of carbs. I never cut complex carbs, just processed carbs.

correction as I just realized my protein bar counts as a processed carb. but you'll see in my previous remarks that I'm cutting that out of my diet. Other than that all of my carbs come from vegetables, berries and the occasional Ezekiel bread in the morning.

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Anonymous wrote:Cutting carbs worked for me. I know close to ecxactly what I eat per day and try to stay under 50 grams. Some come from sugar sourced like the G's in greek yogurt, but majority is from seeds or complex sources like Quinoa. Fat is definitely not restricted but I don't plow down bacon or red meat. Avocado and avocado mayo have worked for me. keto bars to hold off cravings also work well.

Same. I am impressed though that you can stay under 50 grams. I usually end my day at around 75-100 grams. I don't restrict my fat, all sources come from olive and avo oil. I avoid dairy because my gut just doesn't like it.

NP - I try to stay under 20 net carbs a day, and that usually comes to 45ish total carbs. I’m a vegetarian so my carbs mostly come from greens, nuts, salad dressing, maybe the occasional protein shake. Eggs, avocado and cheese are pretty low carb but I try to stick with 1/2 avocado at a time since I could otherwise live in just that

20! Wow. Good for you. I know the culprit in my diet is my once a day protein bar. The one I eat has 24grams of carbs, 14 grams protein, 12 grams fat. I bet if I got rid of that I'd notice a difference right away.

Anonymous wrote:Do you cut complex carbs always or just a few days a week on some sort of schedule?

This is PP with the 75 grams of carbs. I never cut complex carbs, just processed carbs.

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Anonymous wrote:Cutting carbs worked for me. I know close to ecxactly what I eat per day and try to stay under 50 grams. Some come from sugar sourced like the G's in greek yogurt, but majority is from seeds or complex sources like Quinoa. Fat is definitely not restricted but I don't plow down bacon or red meat. Avocado and avocado mayo have worked for me. keto bars to hold off cravings also work well.

Same. I am impressed though that you can stay under 50 grams. I usually end my day at around 75-100 grams. I don't restrict my fat, all sources come from olive and avo oil. I avoid dairy because my gut just doesn't like it.

NP - I try to stay under 20 net carbs a day, and that usually comes to 45ish total carbs. I’m a vegetarian so my carbs mostly come from greens, nuts, salad dressing, maybe the occasional protein shake. Eggs, avocado and cheese are pretty low carb but I try to stick with 1/2 avocado at a time since I could otherwise live in just that

Do you cut complex carbs always or just a few days a week on some sort of schedule?

Anonymous wrote:Cutting carbs worked for me. I know close to ecxactly what I eat per day and try to stay under 50 grams. Some come from sugar sourced like the G's in greek yogurt, but majority is from seeds or complex sources like Quinoa. Fat is definitely not restricted but I don't plow down bacon or red meat. Avocado and avocado mayo have worked for me. keto bars to hold off cravings also work well.

Same. I am impressed though that you can stay under 50 grams. I usually end my day at around 75-100 grams. I don't restrict my fat, all sources come from olive and avo oil. I avoid dairy because my gut just doesn't like it.

Cutting carbs worked for me. I know close to ecxactly what I eat per day and try to stay under 50 grams. Some come from sugar sourced like the G's in greek yogurt, but majority is from seeds or complex sources like Quinoa. Fat is definitely not restricted but I don't plow down bacon or red meat. Avocado and avocado mayo have worked for me. keto bars to hold off cravings also work well.