carbs

can anyone tell me how many carbs we should be getting a day. please help. i have started doing the my daily plate. and was surprised at the carbs in my diet. thanks

I have found the daily plate overstates the carbs I need.  It is not bariatric-specific.  For my body, and all bodies are different, I find I need way more protein and a lot fewer carbs.  For 1200 calories, I am for around 100 carbs.  But that's my body, yours may be very different.  Your body will tell you what you need.  We just aren't used to listening to our body - at least that's something I'm still learning to do. 

My nutritionist and surgeon told me that in order to be losing that my carbs should be a 2 to 1 ratio. So... if I eat 80 grams of protein a day, I should have no more than 40 grams of carbs. They also told me that a carb is a carb is a carb. Which is, that there are no such thing as "net" carbs. Just their recommendations.

 

Lauren

thanks so much. i have started sunday trying to get back on track. but it seems like the carb monster is out to get me. i have craved carbs so bad.