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Counting Carbs

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When counting Carbs do I look at the total Carbohydrates or carbohydrates of which sugars?

Eating 1500 calories per day and somewhere in the region of 120g Carbohydrates but not sure if I am counting the carbs properly.

Doing something right as I have now lost 9lbs in 7 days.

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Hi, when counting carbs always look at total carbs. The of which sugar content is simply how much extra sugar has been added. The more , of which sugar is a guide to how quickly the food will metabolise to sugar in your blood.
The gi index.
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I'm sort of doing this but I'm having some issues getting accurate carbohydrate values for fresh veg and fruit. for instance does the carb value for a pear alter as it ripens, or if it is grilled? Looking for a good source of info.
 
brett said:
Hi, when counting carbs always look at total carbs. The of which sugar content is simply how much extra sugar has been added. The more , of which sugar is a guide to how quickly the food will metabolise to sugar in your blood.
The gi index.
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Lovely Brett. I appreciate the time you took to reply. I will go back over what I had today and recalculate my carb intake. Once again, thank you.

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