Daily carb allotment

I aim for about 45.

In news:m715d.1176$6f.432@trndny02,
curt <[email hidden]> stated
| I was wondering how many carbs people are eating? I am probably
| eating 30-40 carbs this week, but normally I eat on an average of 100
| or so. The reason for eating so few right now is because I am trying
| to get down 10 or whatever.
|
| The reason I ask this question is, it seems like many people are
| really eating low amounts of carbs. Induction levels (<20) a day
| seems to be the norm. Is this true?
|
| Just wondering.
| Curt

I eat between 20-30 most days. Some days I eat as many as I can without
messing with my BG.

--
Cheri

curt wrote in message ...

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I was wondering how many carbs people are eating? I am probably eating
30-40 carbs this week, but normally I eat on an average of 100 or so.

The

Quoted message said:

reason for eating so few right now is because I am trying to get down

10 or

Quoted message said:

whatever.

The reason I ask this question is, it seems like many people are really
eating low amounts of carbs. Induction levels (<20) a day seems to be

the

Quoted message said:

norm. Is this true?

Just wondering.
Curt

curt said:

I was wondering how many carbs people are eating? I am probably eating
30-40 carbs this week, but normally I eat on an average of 100 or so. The
reason for eating so few right now is because I am trying to get down 10 or
whatever.

The reason I ask this question is, it seems like many people are really
eating low amounts of carbs. Induction levels (<20) a day seems to be the
norm. Is this true?

Just wondering.
Curt

I'm still in induction, so I eat about 20 grams a day. Some days I eat
even less, because I don't eat enough vegetables. I certainly don't aim
at keeping this level, and since I have lost 6 kgs in the last 12 days
(approx. 13 lbs), there's absolutely no need for eating only 20 grams.
And at the moment I don't do any sports, whatsoever, so I guess that my
metabolism is quite high.

Morten

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curt wrote:

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Quoted message said:

The reason I ask this question is, it seems like many people are really
eating low amounts of carbs. Induction levels (<20) a day seems to be the
norm. Is this true?

I average about 45 per day.

--
Saffire
205/148/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

That's my level, too (20-30). I tried going higher, but my weight loss
stopped around 25-30, so I'm trying to keep it low.

--
Linda
296/199/160
LC since Oct. 13, 2003
http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html
http://community.webshots.com/user/mslewtoo

"Cheri" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I eat between 20-30 most days. Some days I eat as many as I can without
messing with my BG.

--
Cheri

curt wrote in message ...

Quoted message said:

I was wondering how many carbs people are eating? I am probably eating
30-40 carbs this week, but normally I eat on an average of 100 or so.

The

Quoted message said:

reason for eating so few right now is because I am trying to get down

10 or

Quoted message said:

whatever.

The reason I ask this question is, it seems like many people are really
eating low amounts of carbs. Induction levels (<20) a day seems to be

the

Quoted message said:

norm. Is this true?

Just wondering.
Curt

I've been curious about this too, but only from people who are at their
maintenance level. I'm working my way up (at 45g net/day right now) and
I'm wondering what my max will end up being?

curt said:

I was wondering how many carbs people are eating? I am probably eating
30-40 carbs this week, but normally I eat on an average of 100 or so. The
reason for eating so few right now is because I am trying to get down 10 or
whatever.

The reason I ask this question is, it seems like many people are really
eating low amounts of carbs. Induction levels (<20) a day seems to be the
norm. Is this true?

Just wondering.
Curt

-----
Bev

curt said:

I was wondering how many carbs people are eating?

I'm at about 25 (which means I usually range from 20-30).

--
Stefan Holm
"It's like David and Goliath, only this time David won!"

I was doing <30 for the longest time. Then carb creep started to set in.
And during that process, I realized that I felt a LOT better, and could
support my exerecise level better, on around 40-50, while still losing and
not being insanely hungry.

--
Peace,
Pen
--
Pawbreakers - The Candy for Cats!
http://www.pawbreakers.com

"curt" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I was wondering how many carbs people are eating? I am probably eating
30-40 carbs this week, but normally I eat on an average of 100 or so. The
reason for eating so few right now is because I am trying to get down 10

or

Quoted message said:

whatever.

The reason I ask this question is, it seems like many people are really
eating low amounts of carbs. Induction levels (<20) a day seems to be the
norm. Is this true?

Just wondering.
Curt

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From: Bev-Ann

Quoted message said:

I've been curious about this too, but only from people who are at their
maintenance level. I'm working my way up (at 45g net/day right now) and
I'm wondering what my max will end up being?

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Bev

I am in maintenance and stay at 20 - 30 carbs per day, just because this is
where it ends up when I avoid all sugar and starches.

Marisol
138/126/125

Curt,

While I was in the most recent weight loss phase of my diet, which lasted
about 9 months, the average daily carb intake over the entire period was 50
grams after deducting fiber.

Now that I'm maintaining, I eat between 60 and 100 grams a day. Since I have
intense problems with insulin resistance, I now take a drug, Metformin,
which controls insulin resistance.

Both in my weight loss phase and my maintenance phase I have found that
calories are more important than carb level. In fact, I have recently lost
a couple pounds eating at a much higher than usual carb level because I have
been eating a lot less calories.

Very strangely, 6 years into my low carb adventure, I am now experiencing
the reverse of what used to happen. When I drop to induction levels (which
I did for 2 weeks a month ago) I get extremely hungry and find it impossible
to eat at the relatively low calorie level required to maintain my weight at
a level much lower than my setpoint. When I eat at much higher carb levels,
I am not hungry and can easily forget to eat a meal. In addition, at the
higher carb level, I find it easy to avoid eating at night. When I cut back
I had a strong urge to eat a lot at night. I don't know if this is a side
effect of the Metformin or not, because while eating at induction levels I
was not taking Metformin.

Whatever the case, what I'm doing is working. I weighed 141 lbs this
morning. This is 1 lb less than the 142 at which my weight stabilized a
year ago after I went back on hormone therapy. I am meeting my blood sugar
targets with the help of medication, and find it amazing to think that I've
been tracking carbs now for 5 years.

-- Jenny - Low Carbing for 5 years. Below goal for weight. Type 2
diabetes, hba1c 5.7 .
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

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"curt" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I was wondering how many carbs people are eating? I am probably eating
30-40 carbs this week, but normally I eat on an average of 100 or so. The
reason for eating so few right now is because I am trying to get down 10

or

Quoted message said:

whatever.

The reason I ask this question is, it seems like many people are really
eating low amounts of carbs. Induction levels (<20) a day seems to be the
norm. Is this true?

Just wondering.
Curt

I'm in maintenance and eating 80-90 net carbs per day, except on heavy exercise
days, when I go for about 100-110. It works for me. The funny thing is, I
feel like I'm eating *a lot* of carbs. Each day, I have flax flakes for
breakfast, 6 or so whole wheat crackers with cheese as a snack, and fruit, and
I feel like I'm absolutely pigging out on carbs. Compared to what I ate
before, though, this is very low, maybe 1/4 or 1/3 of what I used to eat.

Daria
166/under 145/under 145
sugar-free since 2/1/04
low-carb since 2/17/04

Thanks Daria. According to the recommendation of my eating plan (Protein
Power), I should end up around 80g net carbs per day too.
And I know exactly what you mean about seeming like a lot of carbs. I feel
like I'm pigging out on carbs at 45g. I can't even imagine what almost
doubling that will be like!
I'd be afraid to try and figure out what my pre-LC carb intake used to be.
My diet consisted of pasta and pizza. :-)

(DG511) said:

I'm in maintenance and eating 80-90 net carbs per day, except on heavy exercise
days, when I go for about 100-110. It works for me. The funny thing is, I
feel like I'm eating *a lot* of carbs. Each day, I have flax flakes for
breakfast, 6 or so whole wheat crackers with cheese as a snack, and fruit, and
I feel like I'm absolutely pigging out on carbs. Compared to what I ate
before, though, this is very low, maybe 1/4 or 1/3 of what I used to eat.

-----
Bev

Those dealing with diabetes type 2 seem to do best on low range carbs. I
can lose weight at 50 carbs per day, but I actually maintain an average of
27 net carbs per day to help my blood sugar....

Cubit
311/216/165
LC since 12/01/2003

In article <m715d.1176$6f.432@trndny02>, "curt" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I was wondering how many carbs people are eating? I am probably eating
30-40 carbs this week, but normally I eat on an average of 100 or so.
The
reason for eating so few right now is because I am trying to get down 10
or
whatever.

The reason I ask this question is, it seems like many people are really
eating low amounts of carbs. Induction levels (<20) a day seems to be
the
norm. Is this true?

Just wondering.
Curt

I'm eating 20 and 30 per day, with the exception of ONE day, when I carb
up, and eat high-fiber grains (read: very whole-grain bread) and
higher-glycemic vegetables (read: carrots, beets, that sort of thing).
I try to keep to 1500 calories on that day.

--
Nancy Howells (don't forget to switch it, and replace the 😉 to send mail).

curt said:

I was wondering how many carbs people are eating? I am probably eating
30-40 carbs this week, but normally I eat on an average of 100 or so.

Between 40 and 45 grams per day. I'm also staying on a fixed calorie
count of 1300 calories a day.

Interesting. Many people are really low on the carbs here. Seems to be
working for many of us here.

Thanks for the replies,
Curt

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curt said:

I was wondering how many carbs people are eating? I am probably eating
30-40 carbs this week, but normally I eat on an average of 100 or so.

Between 40 and 45 grams per day. I'm also staying on a fixed calorie
count of 1300 calories a day.