Hi,
I am following a 20g of carbs per day but I start to do daily exorcise like long cardio at low heart rate.
My Carb Manager app tells me I must increase my target calories per day which makes sense but does it mean I should increase carbs to 25g or only proteins and fat and keep carbs below 20g?
Thanks for your advise and support 
20g of carbs and workout
Olivier
(Olivier)
#1
kib1
(KM)
#2
Try to leave the carbs at 20 and increase the other two. Classic keto suggests increasing just the fat and not protein, but there isnât a consensus about that, some people seem to do better on one or the other.
Shinita
#3
Donât raise the carbs unless you really feel you need more around workouts.
You need enough protein but with or without workout, itâs probably not too different and I consider eating plenty of protein a good idea anyway⌠But I can understand if raising protein and fat is easier, I had a long time when I simply ate 65% fat food, all the time 
If I ate more, I ate more protein too. So if that suits you better, fine. As long as itâs not a ton but itâs rarely a concernâŚ
Pjam
(Peter - Don't Fear the Fat )
#4
My understanding is if your burning fat, then its fat you need. Thereâs no such thing as an essential Carb.
What would your Carb Manager advise a carnivore?
Olivier
(Olivier)
#5
No certainly not, it advises 25g of carbs, 160g of fat and 129g of proteins for 2065 calories and 30% deficit.
I guess reading all your answers I keep the carbs below 20g and increase fat and proteins based on what I feel after training.
Thanks
PaulL
(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?)
#7
Continue to keep carbs under 20 g, increase the non-carb food.
Shortstuff
(Allie)
#10
Itâs a very individual thing and only you can judge by experimenting and finding what works for you, but best to adjust protein / fat and see how you go before messing with anything else. I donât track or count anything anymore but have been doing this a very long time.
cooked
(David Cooke)
#11
I run 5 x a week training for a half marathon, so not always low heart rate. What works for me: cup of coffee at 5am, run, come back for a heavy breakfast, my carbs stay under 20 gm whether I run or not. I stopped worrying about protein and fat portions long ago. Usually 18/6 IF.
I canât see any point in increasing carbs at any time, I donât need any carbs at all although I do âcarb upâ to some degree before a race. I donât think you need to increase carbs either⌠what would happen if you were carnivore? Anyway my daily calory intake is well below that recommended by the My Fitness app.
PaulL
(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?)
#14
Weight = lean mass + fat mass. When your weight increases, is it lean or fat that is increasing? On a ketogenic diet it is possible to increase muscle and bone weight at the same time as losing fat weight. Becoming stronger and leaner is not a bad thing, even if the number reported by the scale increases.
Olivier
(Olivier)
#16
Yes I know and that is nothing I can do about it 
But need to reach 76kg by next March otherwise my wing board will sink
So as my weight increase because I restarted to go to the gym, it is more work for me to reach my goal
Joking nothing I can do but continue and have fun at the gymđ
Olivier
(Olivier)
#17
With smart scales it is better to do it everyday but donât need to go crazy about the numbers.
It is is just numbers, not the all picture
lfod14
#18
Totally your choice, long lower intensity heart rate cardio can be fueled fine (usually) with fat. But if you wanted to do more of a TKD approach, you can do it with carbs. The difference in carbs between 20-25g is completely ignorable with or without the cardio. The 20g thing isnât a magic number. Iâd always prioritize and make sure you get in your protein regardless, especially with cardio, cardio especially âlongâ cardio is great at robbing you of muscle, which in turn will lower metabolic rate. Are you lifting as well? If not I wouldnât run more than a 20% deficit or anything that pulls more than a pound a week off you. Especially with protein at 129g.