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How many carbs do you have a day?

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Elc1112

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Just wondering how many grams of carbs all you low carbers have on a typical day?

Thanks
Em
 
Hi elc1112

I am usually hovering around the 20g a day mark. I initially started by aiming aroung the 100g a day mark
and got there without to much pain I then struck towards the 50g a day mark. Somehow it has then drifted down
to around the 20g a day mark. I don't eat bread of any kind and the only crunchy thing I have is pork scratchings.
Most of my Carbs come from the green vegetables I have.
 
As many as there are in a few glasses of red, otherwise as close as I can get to Zero.

I expect that the NHS would tell you that there are carbs in fresh air !

Breath deeply !

Sorry I've had a glass or three of beautiful Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, B****y marvellous !

Lots to read about Low/No carbing on these forums.

Good luck with your research..

Superchip
 
I try to eat less than 20g carbs a day.
 
Varies but around 150g a day.
 
maddiemo said:
Wow! Your all on really low carbs, when I tried that low felt terrible. Might try again.
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I just can't handle much without getting high BG, unless I have a glass of wine with the meal and for me that isn't the way to go. Not every meal anyway

Mary x
 
Hi I'm on 20g per day and also on meds 2000mg metformin and 80mg Gliclazide, My partner is on 20g per day but without meds
 
Thanks all. I'm having around about 50g at the minute. I'm type 1 and find I have a fair few hypos if I have too few carbs. Reckon I can reduce it a little bit more though. The thing that I am finding the hardest is my new 'no drinking during the week' rule. It's only Monday and I am already struggling! It had better all be worth it in the end
 
maddiemo said:
Wow! Your all on really low carbs, when I tried that low felt terrible. Might try again.
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I can't control my BG if I eat more. My carbs come from one 60g serving of berries a day and green leafy veggies. I also get a small amount from Greek yogurt and chia seeds. No bread, pasta, rice or potato's for me, as well as nothing made with grains and no milk. Every meal I eat is made from scratch with healthy wholesome ingredients.

The terrible feeling you experienced is likely to have been carb (or Atkins) flu. It's where your body changes from a carb burning machine to a fat burning one. The terrible feelings only last a few days.
 
I rarely exceed 60gm per day, any more than that has a negative effect on my BG.

I believe anything over 100 can only really be considered "Reduced Carb" rather than "Low Carb".

It's true you can feel rough at first but after a few days your body adapts to the lower levels of blood glucose and you start to reap the benefits. I feel 20 years younger since I bit the bullet (instead of the bread!).

Owain.
 
In theory I aim for less than 30g per day. In practice it's probably less than 50g.

After 2.5 years of Type 2, and a weight loss of 60lb+, I find I can tolerate a few more carbs now and still keep my BGs in the non-diabetic range. But it is a "few" carbs - more than about 50g and I start putting weight on again , as well as higher BGs.

Viv 8)
 
Most normal days then anything between 5g and 75g depending on what meals we have I suppose the average is around 50g. Special occasions I will do up to 125g and can get away with it just for one day.
 
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