Hi Everyone! So, I saw my nut recently and I meant to ask her about the carb guidelines as far as how many carbs I should be having a day. Does anyone have guidelines they follow that works? I am getting about 60+ grams protein/'day, plenty of Water, but what about the carbs. Let me know if you have any info. Thanks everyone.

I don't know about you, but I don't have any number of carbs I "should" be having a day. I HAVE to have at least 100 grams of Protein and at least 64 oz. of Fluid.

My program does minimize carbs by avoiding: starches (like rice, bread, Pasta, potatoes, etc.), added sugar/high sugar foods, and especially high fructose corn syrup.

By doing this, eating protein first, and tracking my food, my carbs, calories and fats fall into place without a specific target.

I think this is the reason NUTs don't give explicit calorie or carb targets. If you eat cleanly, especially by adding healthy vegetables and fats to your protein you should be getting all of your macros covered.

some programs are ultra-low carb, others are moderately low carb. The ultra-low people seem to have a limit - like under 40, for example. My program is in the moderate camp. Like the poster above, they never gave me a specific limit, but between all the other requirements I have (Protein, fluids, etc), my carbs are always below 100 - and usually below 80.

I have never been given a carb count either just to limit them to good carbs knowing that if I am eating all my protein there isn't much room left for carbs. I try to stay below 100 grams of carb a day but prefer to be around 80.

Never given a carb limit either.

My rules are 75% of my meals have to be Protein.

I eat only three times a day.

If I go longer than 4-6 hours without a meal I'm allowed a cheese stick or piece of deli meat.

64oz fluids

Everything I eat has to have no more than 10g of fat and 10g of sugar.

I was told over 70 grams of Protein and under 70 grams of Carbs until I can get to 1200 calories and than over 100 and under 100. My NUT set up myfitness pal for me

I was just told to only have around 40 maybe 50 if I work out that day as my body would need them to burn those days but protien first always

I was told for my height 5'3" that I would need 80 grams of protein minimum and over 64 ounces of fluids a day I have not met the nut yet but ill ask about carbs when I do

My doc gave me a number to stay under for carbs but I forgot what it was. I was going to ask on here too. I was thinking 40-50 but that seems low. I guess I could do the math. He said 55% of my diet should be protein, 30% fat, 15% carbs. I'm only four weeks out so my calories are still low. I'm just beginning puréed foods.

Mine said 40 and 50 on days I work out

My NUT said to keep carbs between 50-100 grams/day. Protein between 60-80 grams/day, I usually get 90-100, but she said since I exercise a lot more heavily then most of her patients that I should be fine with the extra protein. I am also trying to avoid hair loss if I can help it.

My nut said for a woman of night 5'3"-5'9" to get 80-100 grams a day which I am being 5'3"

Mine said " don't worry about carbs. Get the protein, limit fat and carbs will take care of themselves"

Edited January 2, 201610 yr by samcl1

I am 5'8 and have to get my protein intake between 60-80 g daily.

I was told to get 60 gms of protein daily and on days I work out, up it to 80. Limit carbs to 60 or less and fat limited to 20 gms. She also said if I was going to fudge one, it should be the fat. Eating more carbs causes increased glycogen to be stored and the body will use it first vs body fat therefore slowing fat burning.

I was told 100 gm protein....seems to be a wide range out there. My diet counselor (pre op) told me to always look at carbs like the bad boy you always wanted in high school. You wanted him so bad at the time but knew he was bad for you in the long run. Lol. Post op....don't worry about carbs " for a while" , but that was more of a "don't eat them" Because getting the protein would self limit everything else at first just because of the portion size you can tolerate.

Edited January 15, 201610 yr by samcl1