Carbs

[Patrick powers 41]

I have a question, I'm about 9 weeks out and I'm wondering if I can have any carbs at all with a meal? I found some low carb soft tortilla that would be great to use as Buns for a turkey sandwich. They only have 5 net carbs and with as little as I eat i would only have about a 1/3 of it anyways. I just feel guilty thinking about eating it though. Anyone have any thoughts?

[RickM 1,747]

I certainly did, and it didn't bother my weight loss. Some people are heavily into the low carb thing and have a firm belief that they are bad and should be avoided. This is basically a mirror image of the low fat diets of yesteryear. Unless you have a specific morbidity such as diabetes or insulin resistance and have been told to avoid carbohydrates by your medical team, go ahead and have a healthy diet (which includes some carbohydrates...) as long as your calories are still under control.

I occasionally used a thin corn tortilla, crisped in the oven, as a mini-pizza crust. After about four months, I needed to specifically add some complex carbohydrates tactically into my diet for energy management purposes.

[Patrick powers 41]

A thin tortilla as a Pizza Crust what a fantastic idea. I can't wait to try it

[catwoman7 10,981]

it depends on your program. Mine was more of a balanced one, so they would have been fine with that. Some are ultra-low-carb. It also depends on how carb-sensitive you are. I'm not very - but some people are *really* sensitive to carbs.

[DropWt4Life 957]

I eat carbs, so my answer would be...If your plan allows it, have it. If you are eating low carb, then just account for it in the rest of your day. I try to stay under 100g of Carbs daily, and get most of that from veggies, fruit and ancient grains, but I use Flat-Out Light Wraps every once in a while as well. They contain about 6g Net Carbs each. I make pizzas, tacos, burritos and nachos out of them.

[Sullie06 1,013]

I eat carbs, usually try and keep it between 50-100 grams a day, so as long as it's part of your plan I don't see why not. I use tortillas for a lot of things including Pizza Crust, quesadillas, turkey tacos and just plain old wraps.

[mamamc32 132]

I eat carbs. I'm usually in the 50 - 70 range per day. I try to get most of them from fruits/veggies, but I do occasionally have a low-carb tortilla or one ounce of potatoes or rice. I can't really eat bread now (it sits like a rock in my tummy), but that's ok.

I think many plans advocate low-carb because a lot of carbs are slider foods, or they don't offer as much nutrition for the calories you are consuming. Some people are extremely carb sensitive, too, but I have always felt better with a balance of carbs, fats, and Protein.

[Healthy_life2 8,322]

On 12/20/2017 at 10:56 AM, Patrick powers said:

I have a question, I'm about 9 weeks out and I'm wondering if I can have any carbs at all with a meal? I found some low carb soft tortilla that would be great to use as Buns for a turkey sandwich. They only have 5 net carbs and with as little as I eat i would only have about a 1/3 of it anyways. I just feel guilty thinking about eating it though. Anyone have any thoughts?

Like said before check with your plan. My plan may be out of date..Surgery 3 years and 7 months ago.

I always was told carbs were evil.

My diet plan was no potato rice breads. All my carbs were vegetable based. (crazy to think of that now). I was allowed two tablespoons healthy carbs after I lost 75% of my weight. This was to slow down or stop my weight loss ( Healthy carbs sweet potato, brown rice, whole wheat Pasta and bread)

If your dietician gives you a carbohydrate goal just make sure what you eat hits that range.

Trust me...My diet does not look like this after goal.

[jess9395 5,449]

Depends on your plan and your own reaction to carbs.

I have them and I want more. Plus bread and rice don't sit well in my stomach.

Check your doc and nutritionists plan. You trusted your surgeon to cut you open, trust your surgeons advice.