Carbs - How many grams do you have a day??

[nothing2lose]

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

[Trillian]

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.

[nothing2lose]

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

For eg. two Vita Brits (plain, no milk,etc) have around 23gms

[RhiChiChi]

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

[Astrid]

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.

[Phteven]

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.

[nothing2lose]

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.

Thanks Astrid

[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

[nothing2lose]

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

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

[meow]

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.

[nothing2lose]

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

[Astrid]

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

Ah, great - I was thinking of mentioning the CSIRO TWD to you. I found ticking off portions to work reasonably well.

[RhiChiChi]

Oooh, good one n2l. We followed the CSIRO diet a while ago & whilst we didn't lose heaps of weight, my energy went nuts!