Another carb qustion!!!??

[geness]

Hey all,
Heres my question: I try to eat a low carb diet, but like to have some carbs or I get the shakes real bad and start to feel nauesous. I am 5'4, 130about 13%bf. I don't care about ketosis or anything. What is a reasonable range for carbs for me so that i can still have a few, but still stay on the lower end of a low carb diet. Also, since i get the shakes, tired and quesy easily would it be beter for me to eat simple or complex carbs??

Please any help would me sooooo appreciated!!

 

[HarmsWayBC]

Some people don't react well to low or no-carb diets......for some they work wonders, for others they don't....the key for a person like myself is to find a happy medium....low carb diets are not the greatest thing to stay on forever anyhow....

I'd day eat 1g of carbs per lbs. of bodyweight a day (ie, if u weigh 175, eat 175 g)
and get at least 1-1.5 g of protein per pound of bodyweight (if uw eigh 175, eat 175-263 g)
Also try to get some good fats from nuts, egg yolks, and olive oil, or flax oil.

as for calories, this is hard part.....i'd suggest eating 12-14 cals per lbs. of bodyweight for 3-4 days followed by a higher calorie refeed day consisting of about 1000 more cals.....

experiment, see what works best...lower or up the carbs as needed.

 

[bigmag]

I"m with him....you need to be getting your weight in carbs each day....I'd eat complex carbs all day untill right after I work out...then I'd eat some simple carbs with a protein shake.

 

[blown93302]

carbs are not bad!!! extra sugar is not the best, as well as extra cals in the diet. you need carbs still. test some things out as everyone is different

 

[geness]

Thanks for the advice everyone. I'll give it a try. Anyone have any other views, thoughts or ideas on this?? Thanks.