Fiber &carbs. do you subtract?

Ms_Silly
on 4/28/15 4:12 am

I've read about it,  I've heard about.  I haven't been doing it but was wondering if you did?

Grim_Traveller
on 4/28/15 4:38 am
RNY on 08/21/12

It's a trap. People do net carbs, because it gives them an excuse to eat more carbs.

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

Paul C.
on 4/29/15 3:29 am - Cumming, GA

Untrue.

I do net carbs because my body and blood sugar does not react the same to all carbs.  My wife is a Type 1 diabetic and has moved to net carbs and her A1C has actually improved over the past 6 months.

Paul C.
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Jen H.
on 4/28/15 4:43 am - Davie, FL
RNY on 09/09/14

This just came up last night at the support group run by my surgeon group's nutritionists.  They recommend 50-100g carbs per day (obviously a wide range and it depends on a lot of things on which number they recommend for an individual).  This freaks me out after being low-carb for so long.  Anyway...she did say that when you are calculating your grams for the day to meet their requirements, you subtract the fiber.

Ms_Silly
on 4/28/15 5:04 am

It does make sense.  thanks :)

Patm
on 4/29/15 1:12 am - Ontario, Canada
RNY on 01/20/12

50 to 100 grams of carb can seem like a lot but I find that I often have this from fruits and vegetables. Today my raspberries for breakfast were 15 gr carb. I am currently eating sm banana's for the potassium before exercising and that is 19 gms. By the end of today I will eat at least 100 grms of carb without eating bread, pasta, rice etc

  

 

 

 

selhard
on 4/28/15 5:31 am - MN
RNY on 11/26/12

Before WLS, my doctor recommended a three-session, one-hour diabetes education class where I learned about net carbs.  I got a bill for the class never dreaming it would be $800--I should have subtracted $780 from that for what I thought the class was net worth!   Today, I count protein grams, number of supplements, and ounces of water.

selhard
on 4/29/15 10:22 pm - MN
RNY on 11/26/12

Oh yeah, just realized another important thing I count:  my Blessings

Karen M.
on 4/28/15 5:54 am - Mississauga, Canada

Nope, never. I equate that to "eating back calories burned by light exercise". Both practices are anti-productive.

 

Karen

Ontario Recipes Forum - http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/ontario_recipes/

Laura in Texas
on 4/28/15 7:30 am

Exactly!! It's just an excuse to eat more which is never a good thing!!

Laura in Texas

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