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

RNY on 07/16/10

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.
First 5K 9/27/20 46:32 - 11 weeks post op (PR 28:55 8/15/11)
First 10K 7/04/2011 1:03 First 15K 9/18/2011 1:37
First Half Marathon 10/02/2011 2:27:44 (PR 2:24:35)
First Half Ironman 9/30/12 7:32:04

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.