Is it net carbs or all carbs

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(Midnight Sun) #1

Hello all!

I have been doing keto on and off for a couple of years. Always excuses to get off and hard to return ( vacation, my wedding, stalls, etc…)

But this time I’m sticking on it for life because of the dudes and the obesity code. Best information out there!

But i do have a very simple question just to be sure I am doing it right. I keep hearing carbs and net carbs, some places online say net carbs but everytime time I hear the dudes talk they say carbs.

Is it 20g of net carbs or 20g of carbs? I eat 2-3 avocados a day and usually 60g of nuts (pecans or walnuts). They rest of my calories come from meat added fat ( oil, butter, lard)

I track my “high carb” meal on MyFitnessPal just to be sure I stay under the 20g. The rest of the time I don’t count.

So am I doing it right? (Please refer to picture)

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Thanks in advance for any info you guys can get me. I would appreciate a science based article if available on this subject :slight_smile:

(Stacy Blanchard) #2

It depends on who you ask. I think it should become intuitive. Some can switch between carbs quite easily. Some can have virtually none. There are many doing carnivore because they get inflammation from any carbs. Some need some higher carb days. This is generally trial and error.

#3

In reference to your food diary… I think it depends where you live. I’m in Ireland so if that were my day of eating…
I’d be 17g over my 20g limit for the day of carbs. The labels in Europe already have the fibre deducted.

I don’t think that’s the case in USA though.

(Midnight Sun) #4

Thanks for the info :).

I’m going to keep trying different things and see what works. I take my weight weekly, and keep note on what I’m doing. Once I get to a nice understabdinf of my body and things that might be working I will share with the forum in hopes that it’ll help people

#5

You should be counting net carbs. Most people just refer to them as ‘carbs’.

In the U.S. the carb figure you see on the nutritional content labels is total carbs, you will have to take the fiber content from the carb content to get your net carbs. In Europe, the carb figure you see on nutritional labels is NET.

#6

Its net carbs. You don’t have to count things that you can’t digest and thus have zero impact on your blood sugar.

that being said, tons of fiber is hard on your digestive system, and sugar alcohols are processed chemicals that basically no one should be eating.

artificial sweeteners are a grey area. there is good science on both sides of the coin on that one.