Carbs or Net Carbs?

I have the same question! I was logging my meal and I ended with 21g net carbs and 43g total carbs today. Not sure which one to track. 

DaisLove 

Hi. That's great! I track net carbs & total carbs are tracked by Carb Manager, too. My current goals are 15g net carbs (less that 50 total carbs), 93g fat, 74g protein, 1191 calories.  Some of my friends  track total carbs, so it's really a personal choice.

I have lost 14 lbs since I started on June 5th. I  feel so good & have so much energy that I started walking & am currently walking 3+ miles/day. (I'm 67 & never was big on exercise, but this works great for me!)

I hope this helps. Good luck & have fun! 😊

PJ

PJ 

Thank you! Ill set the max at 20 net carbs and 50 total carbs for now :) but i was so surprised that the net carbs get filled up so quickly by some veggies. I used to be vegan so i tend to add a large portion of veggies in my meal >_< id need more fat and protein. 

DaisLove  Yes. You really have to cut down on the sugary veggies, & love peas & can't have them on keto. You can have Spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, stringbeans, zucchini (I make my own zoodles). Raspberries & blackberries in limited amounts. Strawberries are much higher in sugar, so I don't eat those or blueberries.  Really no other fruit. No added sugar. High fat nuts like pecans, macadamias, Brazil nuts are ok but again watch the carbs & fat for the day. All natural 100% peanutbutter (no added sugar), or almond butter. 

Almond meal, almond flour, coconut flour are acceptable to bake with. Erythritol or stevia to bake with. I like erythritol but choose your own substitute sweetener. Use the app. It works. It has lots of recipes & stuff. 🤗

PJ 

Thank you so much for this!! This is very helpful. I guess ill write down your comment on post-its and put them on my fridge :) just bought a jar of almond butter and im excited to try it hehe

I had exactly the same question because when I log the 'carbohydrate' off a shop packet or a recipe, am I logging gross or nett carbs? For instance if the Tin of beans says "Per 100g: Carbohydrate 16.5g. Of which starch 16g, sugars 0.5g. Fibre 6.1g. So are the nett carbs in this instance 16, or 16.5, or something else?   

If I was tracking gross carbs would I add on the fibre?

Some recipes list only 'carbohydrate' without breaking it down further. Should I assume those are gross or nett carbs? If gross how do I work out the nett?

It seems to be all to quick to get to my daily carb limit of 12. Even if I just eat salad!! Is this because I'm inputting gross carbs but the app is allowing nett carbs?

When tracking gross carbs I always add fiber!

Muzzy net carbs are total carbs minus fiber. If total carbs are 6g and it contains 4g of fiber then the items has 2g net carbs 

Muzzy you want to track your net carbs