I was just wondering how much grams of carbs (daily) should I go for.
I recently joined fitday to track my food and I'm noticing my daily carb intake is about 50% (I think it is suppose to be somewhere around 30%). Half of that is coming from couscous & a banana. I can cut down on eating bananas but if I omit the couscous I'm not sure what to substitute it for.
I calorie count, but I also like to keep my carbs under 100g a day. My percent is usually 20-30. I have just found my weightloss results are higher when I keep the carbs down. Plus I have less cravings. Most of my carbs come from fruit, then veggies, and then I usually have 1 thing a day that's higher in carbs, like a yogurt or a fiber one bar.
I wasn't sure what Couscous was so I looked it up. =) Maybe you could substitute it with just veggies? I don't know how much of it you eat but the information I found said 1 cup has 134 carbs. There is definitely room to cut some carbs by cutting down on it.
Have you lost any weight eating carbs yet? Reason I am asking is because I used to be a low carb believer only and was scared of carbs but managed to loose most of my weight eating 60% carbs as I looovvveee them, obviously complex carbs. But, now my weightloss stalled so once I adjusted my carbs to 40% the scale moved for the first time in 2 weeks but that could also be due to the water weight lost since higher carbs means higher water retention.
Generally I eat less than 200g a day. I do beleive that some people require less carbs to lose weight so if you are not loosing, try to cut to 150g and see what happens.
I think it really depends. If you aren't trying to low-carb and if eating carbs isn't setting off binges, then I think you're fine. I often aim to get 50% of calories from carbs, along with 30% from protein and 20% from fat.
Couscous and a banana aren't bad choices -- it's not like you ate a snickers bar.
1. quinoa (mix w/some spinach..and YUM!)
2. bulgar wheat (it's really good...looks like steel cut oats though..lol)
3. chinese rice sticks (looks like angel hair pasta...but it's rice!)
4. barley
5. baked sweet potato (just add cinnamon for a wonderful snack!) I tell myself I'm eating sweet potato pie and it works!
5. beans, peas (dried) no can..too much sodium!
I aim for around 40% of my calories from carbs - mostly veggies, fruit, and whole grains. Couscous and a banana are pretty good carb choices!
I occasionally go up to 50% from carbs, occasionally lower at around 35%. Carbs (at least, non-sugar carbs) don't set off cravings for me so I don't worry too much about them.
I personally pay a lot more attention to my protein and fat. I like to get around 100 grams of protein a day (which is high) because I feel more satisfied and have more even energy throughout the day. Also, I've recently been working on getting fat in - olive oil, avocado, nuts and nut butters. When I feel good about protein and fat, my carbs are OK with me wherever they end up.
1. quinoa (mix w/some spinach..and YUM!)
2. bulgar wheat (it's really good...looks like steel cut oats though..lol)
3. chinese rice sticks (looks like angel hair pasta...but it's rice!)
4. barley
5. baked sweet potato (just add cinnamon for a wonderful snack!) I tell myself I'm eating sweet potato pie and it works! 5. beans, peas (dried) no can..too much sodium!
Actually, if you get the canned beans that specifically say "No Salt Added", they aren't that bad. Kuner's brand No Salt Added has no more than 15 mg of sodium per serving.
I feel shame to say this but when I was "eating healthy"..(about 2 years ago)..I would eat at least one cup of brown rice a day. I wasn't really paying attention to my carb intake then but I lost 50llbs (and sadly gained it back).
I'm not sure why but this time around I find myself paying more attention to my carb/fat/veggie-fruit portion
Thanks for all the suggestion. I normally eat bulgar but I never thought of it as a substitute..I've heard of quiona but I've never tried it. When I go grocery shopping this week I'll try to find some of those suggested in the list.
1. quinoa (mix w/some spinach..and YUM!)
2. bulgar wheat (it's really good...looks like steel cut oats though..lol)
3. chinese rice sticks (looks like angel hair pasta...but it's rice!)
4. barley
5. baked sweet potato (just add cinnamon for a wonderful snack!) I tell myself I'm eating sweet potato pie and it works!
5. beans, peas (dried) no can..too much sodium!
Mee too! But where in the world can a person find it? I love trying new foods..heck I just love to eat!
I'm pretty sure I've seen it in the bulk food bins at Whole Foods. I know WF has a reputation for being expensive, but I find the bulk bins reasonable, especially if you only want a small amount to try something out.
If you get some and make it, let us know your results!
how many grams of carbs should I aiming for?
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I love trying new foods..heck I just love to eat!
