Limiting Carbs

ktharp89
on 6/27/11 12:19 pm - Gaithersburg, MD

I'm allowed to be introducing some carbs back into my diet but I know carbs aren't the greatest thing for me. Do you all limit your carb intake? What are some good guidelines for limiting carbs in a day??

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Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 6/27/11 12:30 pm - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

I limit my simple carb intake --the "no white food" rule -- but do not really limit the complex carbs as long as I get my protein in first. Once I get the protein in, there is usually not a lot of room (even now, but MUCH less so early out) for carbs.

Lora

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Lady Lithia
on 6/27/11 12:33 pm

No bread
No pasta
No rice
No Potatoes
No sugar

I keep things complex as much as possible

too many simple carbs causes my blood sugar to crash

and simple carbs make people crave more simple carbs.

~Lady Lithia~ 200 lbs lost!
March 9, 2011 - Coccygectomy!
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Cleopatra_Nik
on 6/28/11 2:27 am - Baltimore, MD

RNY on 01/08/08

...of course recognizing that WHOLE GRAIN varieties of bread, pasta and rice exist...

Potatoes? I don't eat them often but I do eat sweet potatoes which are very nutrient rich. White sugar = bad news for me!

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Not the Same Dawn
on 6/28/11 5:12 am - BEE EFF EEE, CA

RNY on 07/11/06

Me too! But I do have an occasional Sandwich Thin, in whole grain..I think I can count all the rice, including brown rice, I've had in four years on one hand..

As we used to say when I lived in Montana: Pert Near none at all.

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busy_blond
on 6/27/11 1:00 pm - Tyler, TX

I'd avoid simple carbs as much as possible. I've allowed myself to eat way too many and now I crave them all the time. Going to do a few days of liquid diet to see if I can de-carb. It's a vicious cycle once you allow it to start. best of luck to you.

Leann

rbednarski
on 6/27/11 3:57 pm

RNY on 04/23/10 with

This is an article about overcoming the challenges of de-carbing that you might find helpful:

www.proteinpower.com/drmike/saturated-fat/tips-tricks-for-st arting-or-restarting-low-carb-pt-ii/#more-4549

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Carrie W.
on 6/27/11 1:04 pm - KY

RNY on 03/30/11

Would you consider the sugar in fruit a simple carb?

Price S.
on 6/27/11 8:43 pm - Mills River, NC

RNY on 09/09/10

Hi Carrie.
I don't do a lot of fruit and limit it to berries which are lower in carbs than say, watermelon. I guess they are complex but some have a ton of sugar. I think of simple carbs as being processed mostly. Beans have a lot of carbs too but have a lot of fiber also.

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lynnc99
on 6/27/11 9:44 pm

RNY on 07/15/09

Carrie, no I would not. Fruits and vegetables are sources of complex carbohydrates. Simple carbs are those found in refined products such as bread, rice, pasta, etc.

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