How many carbs is everyone eating a day?

[alindsey 230]

What do your NUTs say about carb limits? Mine is 30gm I just wanted to see what everyone else is doing?

[sweetie716 270]

Mine set a 50g limit, but I normally keep it well under that. If I have a Protein Bar, I might hit 30, but when I don't it normally comes out to about 15-18g/day.

[jane13 2,256]

@@sweetie716, you are doing excellent with the WLS.

[Stevehud 1,790]

On average i have about 5 to 8 g of carbs a day, I keep it to a bare minimum and sugars to as close to zero as possible. If i do get carbs they are veggie carbs or a little brown rice ( like 2 tablespoons at most) with my Protein but that is about it. if i push over 25 to 35 it slows down my weight loss a lot.

[*Lexie* 1,486]

My MD didn't give me a number to stay under. I try to keep mine under 30. If I do that, I lose pretty steadily. Of course I have days where I go over that but it's all about balance.

[JamieLogical 8,727]

My NUT didn't give me any guidelines for carbs. She just gave me a Protein goal of 100 grams. In the beginning, that didn't leave much room for carbs at all, since I couldn't eat very much. I'm now almost 10 months out and getting in about 1200 calories a day. I easily make my 100 gram protein target and probably get about 45-ish net carbs a day?

[RickM 1,753]

No specific limits on carbs; limit sugars particularly added sugar. I typically ran in the 70-100 gm range the first four months or so post-op, then added more complex carbs before certain workouts to promote better endurance, bringing the averages into the 100-120 range. I would not have wanted the weight to come off any faster than it did (assuming that carb counts have anything to do with loss rate, a dubious proposition.)

[SoulGlo 75]

On average i have about 5 to 8 g of carbs a day, I keep it to a bare minimum and sugars to as close to zero as possible. If i do get carbs they are veggie carbs or a little brown rice ( like 2 tablespoons at most) with my Protein but that is about it. if i push over 25 to 35 it slows down my weight loss a lot.

What kind of sorcery is going on here?

If you don't mind asking does your diet primarily consist of meats and eggs?

Edited June 24, 2015 by SoulGlo