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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Robbity" data-source="post: 2345813" data-attributes="member: 93179">I agree with other posters, different people have differing targets and tolerances.  So there's no set limits on how many carbs we eat - it will depend on how we cope with them, and using a meter will help guide us on how we're managing. I've eaten a low carb/ketogenic diet for seven years so my main source of energy comes from fat rather than carbs.   My target is under 50g carbs a day but it can often  be much lower, and those  carbs mostly come from low carb vegetables, nuts, fruit, and some "incidental" carbs in dairy, etc.   I try to avoid processed foods containing unnecessary carbs, e.g. added sugar.  I eat as varied a diet as possible, mainly meat, fish, poultry, full fat dairy - and as long as I can keep my glucose levels stable within my personal target range, I don't worry over how any carbs get split between my meals.(And  [USER=302968]@Rubette[/USER], I'm a couple of years short of 80 now, and find my diet is in some respects similar to the normal/full fat, moderate amounts of carbs I ate in my younger years... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite41" alt=":hungry:" title="Hungry    :hungry:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":hungry:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />)</blockquote>

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