AmyL44 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Hi everyone, Apologies if this has been addressed before but I can't find anything on the subject... Is there a number of carb grams we should be shooting below to achieve fat adaption, or a number of servings of fruit/starchy carbs we should be limiting ourselves to each day? Not that I feel I'm going overboard with my consumption or anything but am just curious... Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitjm5 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Depends on your activity level somewhat. If you're an Olympic swimmer, you'll naturally need more carbs than someone like me who is seated for most of a 12 hour shift. More information and you'll get a better answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyL44 Posted May 10, 2013 Author Share Posted May 10, 2013 Haha, really should've mentioned that shouldn't I I'm 5ft 2, 114 pounds and am fairly sedentary. I have a desk job but am up and around a fair bit during the day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyS Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 I would imagine that if you eat within the meal template, you'll become fat adapted and you won't have to think too much about it. I'm about your size and I walk but don't do much other exercise (faking it in tap dancing class once a week is not exactly high impact ). Becoming fat adapted didn't take terribly long and, for me, wasn't too wrenching a process. The thing is that eating sufficient fat helps with cravings in the early days/weeks of Whole30 - so it all works together. Here. Have an avocado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted May 10, 2013 Moderators Share Posted May 10, 2013 Honestly, I don't know, but if I did, I would not tell you because calculating how many carb grams or carb servings you should ideally eat is not consistent with achieving a healthy relationship with food. Counting, weighing, and measuring makes you crazy and makes it difficult for you to listen to your body, so the Whole30 goes in a different direction. Specifically: Eat a palm-size serving of meat with a thumb-size portion of fat, fill your plate with veggies, eat more if you are hungry. Eat starchy carbs as required to support activity levels and energy needs. The guidelines lead to trial and error where you try something and if it works well, you keep doing it. If it doesn't work well, you adjust up or down. This design is not because the Whole9 wants to torture you, but because we have seen what happens when people try to apply more detailed directions. They twist themselves into pretzels or blow themselves up trying to make their bodies fit something that is unnatural to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyL44 Posted May 10, 2013 Author Share Posted May 10, 2013 Thanks for weighing in guys, much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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