foodfight-nomore's Journal, 04 February 2016

Hey My dear friend. I think your doing great. You must be getting llots of fiber 

Hey Bren - on average I eat 25g of fibre per day which is also spot on. I am confused how all my figures can be spot on except for carbs - it does not seem possible?  

Did you calculate your "net carbs"? This is your carb count minus the fiber (which is mostly not digested). This is not 100% accurate but it will give you a better idea. Also, if you wanted to research the glycemic index you'd probably find that you've been eating "good carbs" - ones that don't spike your blood sugar.  

PS - And since you are losing weight, why are we even having this conversation - LOL 

lol Buffy - always the voice of reason!!! 

Buffy you entered at the right time....I have gone around in circles trying to read up on it on the internet the last few hours....it seems carb is definitely a four letter word in most people's world and how the hell anyone can cut down to less than 100g and eat healthy....I have no idea....but I think I'm going to follow Buffy's advice and leave it in the "who the hell cares...it's working" box!!! 

And I hope it keeps on working!  

I count net carbs too and my lowest carbs have been 66. It must be very difficult to get below 20 carbs a day without fasting. I'm doing well with my current intake of carbs which averages around 100. I think the most important thing is that it's working for us... 

carbs are getting the bad rap that fat had in the 80/90's (and still does). it is true that a lot of people cannot metabolize carbs efficiently (especially those who are even slightly insulin resistant) and will put weight on, but, there are people who can. going low carb usually means losing weight for anyone, but for some its the best option and for some just a choice. i'm eating a lot more good carbs since i've gone vegan but i'm not putting weight on, as you say it is also the source of those carbs that matters too :) 

I eat over 200gms Net carbs every day. I don't care if they are "good carbs" or "bad carbs". I currently get 50% of my daily intake from carbs. I have now lost over 4 stone. 

The recommended intake of carbs for someone who is active is 6-10 g/Kilo of BW taking into account that there is 6 cal/g Reducing carbs too much can be bad for you so be careful. Fuels muscles and brain - veg, fruits, bread and grain. The capacity of your liver and muscles is limited so the rest is stored as fat, and as the liver and muscle is dependent on the activity you do, then you can see it is not exact and is no where near as low as you think. Where are you getting these figures from ?  

John10251 I agree when you find your magic formula you just have to stick with it 

Also agree with drullae and JockoT - again finding what suits you 

Mindfull_Body it is the figures from this site - I stupidly decided to print my month and analysis it.....think I am just trying to over think it and should just be happy that I am eating well and losing weight lol There is no way I would cut down on my vegetable in take just for the sake of some guideline figures! 

If you are loosing weight, be happy with the result. The figure I gave was total carbs, so the balance of carbs is where you are probably doing things correctly. for a female 25g sounds like fibre intake/day. Source : U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 

Hi, Have a look at the tables below, you will lose weight if you are creating a calorie deficit. For sustainable weight loss and to target fat loss, aim for 500 Kcals per day, 3,500 Kcals deficit per week, which equates to a pound of fat loss. Carbs should account for 50% of our calorie intake, fat approx. 30% and protein 15%. So, on the bottom table, if you are aiming to consume 1,700 Kcal per day, 50% should be carbs, which is 850 kcals, at 4 Kcal per gram of carbs, see top table, this would be 213 grams of carbs. Fruit and vegetables also contain carbs. Fat has 9 Kcal per gram and protein as well as carbs 4 Kcal. Hope this helps. Grams Fat Prot Carbs 35% 15% 50% 1300 51 49 163 1400 54 53 175 1500 58 56 188 1600 62 60 200 1700 66 64 213 1900 74 71 238 2000 78 75 250 2100 82 79 263 2200 86 83 275 2300 89 86 288 2400 93 90 300 2500 97 94 313 2600 101 98 325 2700 105 101 338 2800 109 105 350 Calories Fat Prot Carbs 35% 15% 50% 1300 455 195 650 1400 490 210 700 1500 525 225 750 1600 560 240 800 1700 595 255 850 1900 665 285 950 2000 700 300 1,000 2100 735 315 1,050 2200 770 330 1,100 2300 805 345 1,150 2400 840 360 1,200 2500 875 375 1,250 2600 910 390 1,300 2700 945 405 1,350 2800 980 420 1,400  

table didn't work when I posted the comment.  

I've just read in the JJ Virgin diet book that bananas are an absolute no no, can't now remember why, but as well they say the pulp of fruit is mostly just sugar, to support the seeds early life. Really you should only eat the skin and just underneath, so they say 

total carbs per day should be between 551g - 918g aim for your weight and adjust according to your weight loss. P.S. bananas are good for you as they contain useful nutrients like Potassium and Magnesium both elements which are lacking in a lot of peoples diet. 

Bannanas, like most fruit, are fructose which not only metabolites differently to glucose, laying down more of itself as fat than glucose, but doesn't trigger leptin, to tell you you're full, and can even produce leptin resistance. Fructose also inhibits fat burning (39% less fat oxidation in one study). I treat all fruits cautiously, only eating the skin and a bit below, and of all fruits, they say bananas are amongst those best avoided if your aim is to loose weight. Pity, as I like them.