Mornin everyone, is there a difference between carbs and net carbs because i have heard that about 3 months or so into post op you can start slowly introducing net carbs into your diet, i don't have a clue what this means, any help to help me better understand would be great, thank you.

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I think net carbs are total carbs minus fiber and sugar alcohols. But you can't go three months with ZERO carbs. Your brain needs them to function.

Just focus on lean protein, non-starchy veggies (like broccoli, zucchini, cucumbers, etc - not potatoes, corn, or butternut squash), and liquids. With whatever room you have left, add fruit, complex carbs (starchy veggies, whole grains, etc) and limit sugars/simple carbs (bread, cookies, chips, rice, etc).

Don't aim for perfect. Just try to make good choices 80-90% of the time.

when you count total carbs, you also include the ones are fiber. Net carbs are the total carbs minus the fibrous kind (because your body doesn't digest fiber...it just passes through).

for example, if ate a bowl of bran cereal that has 34 carbs, 18 of which are fiber, then your total carbs would be 34, and your net carbs would be 16 (which is 34-18).

some people count total carbs. Others just count net carbs because the fiber kind aren't really digested.

2 minutes ago, lizonaplane said:

I think net carbs are total carbs minus Fiber and sugar alcohols. But you can't go three months with ZERO carbs. Your brain needs them to function.

Just focus on lean Protein, non-starchy veggies (like broccoli, zucchini, cucumbers, etc - not potatoes, corn, or butternut squash), and liquids. With whatever room you have left, add fruit, complex carbs (starchy veggies, whole grains, etc) and limit sugars/simple carbs (bread, Cookies, chips, rice, etc).

Don't aim for perfect. Just try to make good choices 80-90% of the time.

That was perfectly said thank you very much it was very helpful i want to succeed on this journey after all if i am going in for WLS i wanna do it the right way.?

10 minutes ago, catwoman7 said:

when you count total carbs, you also include the ones are Fiber. Net carbs are the total carbs minus the fibrous kind (because your body doesn't digest fiber...it just passes through).

for example, if ate a bowl of bran Cereal that has 34 carbs, 18 of which are fiber, then your total carbs would be 34, and your net carbs would be 16 (which is 34-18).

some people count total carbs. Others just count net carbs because the fiber kind aren't really digested.

Wow, this can get confusing huh...lol

They tell you that Carbs are Total Carbs and Net Carbs are Total Carbs minus sugar alcohols and fiber, but a number of doctors/surgeons I watch on YouTube say there's no such thing as "Net Carbs" - that your body doesn't know the difference and a carb is a carb is a carb so to speak.

You will probably find that very nutritionist or dietician has a different stance on what you need to pay attention to. Probably the best rule of thumb will be to go by what you team suggests and stick with that as long as it works for you.

Those high fibre carbs like non starchy vegetables & fruit certainly helps with the constipation we all experience while losing. That was a big win for me. ?

But you’ll find by the time you get in your protein, you won’t have much room for vegetables or other carbs for a while. I think it was a good month or more on solid foods before I could eat more then 2 green beans or a small cauliflower floret after I ate my protein.