Net or total carbs???
I’ve been doing this for 5 weeks and really feel like I’m finding my stride now with what to eat but I still feel like I’m winging it a bit. I’ve been tracking net carbs and keeping them under 20 but I’ve been listening to an audiobook which says these can be misleading and to go by totals? I just changed it in my setting and something that was low net carbs is high total carbs and thrown my day out completely. It’s taken me 5 weeks to get my head round all this and just when I feel like I am I now think I’m doing it wrong! Any advice? Feeling a bit defeated.
-
Welcome. There is so much information out there that I decided to follow this app and the people on here. Most of them do net carbs and in my 2 months I have lost 20 lbs. Days like today I am hungry so will go over my protein but not my carbs. We have to adjust to our bodies and what works for it. There have been 3 days I went over in carbs because of nuts. It did not hurt or help me so no more nuts except walnuts. I also am sensitive to stevia and splenda. Good luck and keep researching it does a body good.
-
Hi, new here, but here's my thinking: focusing on net encourages (or doesn't discourage) eating more green vegetables. That's good for nutrients like the much sought after potassium, but also because those foods tend to have a lot of water. Given the tendency for ketogenic/low carb diets to have a diuretic effect, keeping a bit of water is good as well. My .02, cheers.