I know the term 'low carb' is open to interpretation, but I was wondering what amount of carbs people eat if they are trying to lose weight.
I know Atkins, etc do 10grams a day. Others state 70gms is good.
Just wondering what you do??
Thanks :)
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I know the term 'low carb' is open to interpretation, but I was wondering what amount of carbs people eat if they are trying to lose weight.
I know Atkins, etc do 10grams a day. Others state 70gms is good.
Just wondering what you do??
Thanks :)
I have no idea in grams how many carbs I am having, but I do try to limit them. I'll have to try to work it out just for interests sake.
I had my calorie counter set at 150gm per day for carbs. At the moment I usually hit around 120gm. It's very easy to do :rolleyes:
For eg. two Vita Brits (plain, no milk,etc) have around 23gms
I got the following from an ex-Jenny Craig rep:
Approx. 90 grams per day. 1 serve is 15 grms and you aim to have 6 per day (15 x 6 = 90)
Good choices include:
Beans & Lentils (3/4 cup)
Bread (1 slice = 30 grams or two serves)
Cereal, rice or pasta (1/2 cup)
Low fat crackers (4)
Salada (6 squares)
Roll, English Muffin, pita, bagel (1/2 = 30 grams)
Starchy veg such as potato, corn, peas, pumpkin (1/2 cup)
Least favourable choices include:
Plain cake (5 cm square)
Sweet biscuits (2 small)
Crackers (4)
Museli Bar (35 gms)
Hummus (1/3 cup)
Low fat icecream (1/2 cup)
Pancakes, scone, muffin (1 small, 45 gms)
HTH
Atkins is not 10grams per day. It is 20grams for the first two week, then add 5 grams a week till weight loss stalls, then take off 5 grams.
Pretty much everyone has their own ideal limit for weight loss of maintenance. It is just a matter of working it out, which sadly takes time.
I have six serves. No idea how many grams but a serve is a slice of bread or equivalent.
And none after about 6 except for the 2 squares of 85% chocolate that I can't live without.
On a day that I don't work out I try to reduce that amount.
Thanks Astrid :):
Just realised I was a bit quick with my reply. 20grams per day for 2 weeks, then add 5 grams, so to 25gram per day for a week. I think what I wrote came out as add just an extra 5grams for the whole week :doh:
Thanks Rhi :) I am actually loosely following the CSIRO low gi plan so some of the 'good choices' are out.:
So I am doing -
3 units lean protein (one unit is roughly 100gm of lean meat or an egg)
2 units starchy carbs (one unit is 1/2 cup cooked potato/pasta/rice or one slice wholegrain bread)
1 unit high fibre cereal (40 gms)
3 units dairy (250ml milk/200gm yogurt or custard/25gm cheese/50gm low fat cheese)
2 units fruit
Pretty much unlimited non starchy veg.
3 units fats and oils (1ts oil/60gm avocado/20gm nuts)
2 indulgences a week - any food/drink providing 450kj
I don't believe in counting carbs & calories etc and I think when it comes to carbs they aren't all equal so making healthy choices is the important thing. We eat a grain, starch and sugar free diet so it's lower carb than I used to eat when I ate bread, pasta & potatoes but it's still not a carb controlled diet.
That's a good point Meow.
I should have added I am aiming for low gi carbs.
Also Rhi, with regards to hummus, there is a Skinny Hummus you can buy (Chris's Dips) I think which is more acceptable :)
Ah, great - I was thinking of mentioning the CSIRO TWD to you. I found ticking off portions to work reasonably well.:
Oooh, good one n2l. We followed the CSIRO diet a while ago & whilst we didn't lose heaps of weight, my energy went nuts!