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Originally Posted by marv
hello...I am really interested in this plan but i have a few questions...I read all the posts but i guess i am still unclear about how many carbs is a lot...I have had my one carb meal this morning, and an apple, and i'm already pretty high in carbs...
If I am interested in loosing BF and not so much weight, what would you say is a benchmark as to how many carbs a person shouldn't go over, if they want to loose body fat...
Also, I am a person who is obsessed with calories, and have restricted a lot in the past, however, now that i look at some of the fat free stuff, i notice that they have higher carb counts (salad dressings, and cheese)...I am not a person who needs fat to "fill me up" or keep me satisfied, i'm pretty strict about the foods i eat and when i eat them...
so i guess im asking, is it good for me to go for the full fat version, if my calories are going to increase quite a bit more...If i increase my calories i don't want to gain weight...(getting married in a month and a half)...but would the lower carb kind of offset the higher calories??
sorry if these have already been addressed, but i'm just looking for a little bit of clarity  |
There's no answer to how many carbs to stick with. You can have as many carbs as come from the allowed veggies, plus
one meal that contains two servings of starchy carbs. That's still not a lot.
If you eat more calories, you will stop losing weight, true.
If you want to follow this diet, you should drop the carby dressings, etc., but if you eat a ton of full fat dressings, instead, you might go up in calories.
Personally, I make my own olive oil/balsamic dressing or use things like salsa and light ranch. It's still the calories, after all.
You say you're obsessed with calories, so you can switch over to this style of eating and also count calories. Low carb might work better for you, but it's always going to come down to the calories being the major thing.
I eat this way because these foods are more satisfying for me, and I can eat fewer calories and not be so hungry (it's the fat, fiber, bulk of the veggies). Also, I'm a better judge of portion sizes with low carb without counting, weighting, and measuring.