Aiming for under 100g of carbs per day?
Good? Bad? Indifferent?
Stats: 23 years, F, 5'10, 128-130lbs, sedentary.
Looking to feel better, lose bloat and belly!
Opinions please, any risk of Ketosis? Not advocating the Atkins route, not a fan of the fatty foods. Usual meals consist of lean protein and carbs from veg, fruit and oatmeal mainly.
Healthy or no?
With a BMI of 18.4 you're technically underweight. If you've got 'bloat and belly' it's almost certainly not due to carrying excess fat, therefore. Rather than restricting your food intake or restricting carbohydrates (which are your main source of energy and fibre) aim for a well-balanced diet with lots of variety & the right amount of calories (1900-2000) and then drink plenty of fluids.... being well-hydrated being the best way to stop feeling bloated. If you think you have a belly, combining a little weight-gain with strengthening/toning exercise and other physical activity could be the best way to firm up.
I eat 100g or less of carbs a day and that's not putting you at risk of ketosis. A no-carb diet would have to be more extreme than that from what I've read.
I see, I could never do super low carb, I love oatmeal ad chocolate too much, not to mention lovely veggies! I have to admit though I do feel lighter when I reduce my daily gram carb intake! been getting 90gs on average the last week but thats with real effort. If i did exercise i know for sure id need more!!
I never go above 100 grams of carbs a day... I feel perfectly healthy... Have a lot of energy...(work outs = 2 hours a day)... And all around just feel good about myself... If you can, try it out! It takes a bit to get used to but in the long run it will be worth it.
GI Jane is giving you sage advice. You're already at a very low weight for your height, so attempting to enforce more restriction around your eating sounds like a dangerous path. Hop onto the fitness forum for some ideas about how to start strength training, which can have the dual effect of helping you "feel" better and promoting the development of lean body composition. You look very very thin in your pictures, so my guess would be that the "bloat" you're mentioning is a signal that you may be developing some distorted perceptions of your body. Again, this suggests that you should not engage in further dietary restriction at this point.
Once again, Giabash, advocating for a restricted diet and promoting excessive exercise--particularly for someone who is already underweight--is not a healthy contribution to this website. "Feeling" healthy is, unfortunately, not the same thing as being healthy. Your habits are not suggestive of a healthy relationship with food or exercise.
I had just read an article on WebMD yesterday and found this interesting tidbit. The recommendation for pre-diabetes is 50-55% carbs and 30% fat. I read it for curiosity's sake, but if that is what is recommended for people due to overweight headed in that direction, if find this to be a sensible recommendation for anyone worried about excess carbs and sugars. The WHO limit for sugars is programmed correctly by Calorie Count to be a mere 40 g a day. Run an analysis for either a day or span of days, and mouse over the date to see more details on how close you are for the recommended dietary limits or thresholds for sugars, choleterol, saturated fat, Vitamins A and C, iron and calcium.
i agree that restricting food intake may not be your best bet, however, i do know from experience and research that doing both low carb and low fat is very unhealthy. and no carb or no fat is even more unhealthy. you cant have a diet thats low in everything or that is starving yourself of the nutrients you need. i do low carb and high fat and i feel awesome. better than ever really. also, from my research, ketosis is not dangerous and niether is high fat as long as its not combined with high carb. from what i've read, a lot of people mix up ketosis with ketoacidosis. ketoacidosis has to do with type 1 diabetics who get high blood sugar. ketosis is just the process of your body using fat for fuel. at 5'10 you should weigh around 150lbs (of course its a little different for everyone). being that you are so thin and you mentioned being sedentary, exercise without an actual diet change may be your ticket to feeling all around better. it may help you get rid of any toxins in your body that make you feel bad. i highly doubt you actually have excess fat to lose. also, drink lots of water. i never realized how important it is to be hydrated with water until i started drinking water regularly. it also helps my body feel really "clean" inside.
