who knows anything about carbs?

the nutritionist i saw at school had me limiting my carbs to about 90g a day and making sure i got enough protein when i wanted to lose weight.  by this point i lost the weight id wanted to lose.. it definitely worked but i am reallllly fed up with counting carbs.

does anyone know what i should do now that im about ready to switch to maintaining? i know when you go into maintenence when you count calories you just increase by a few hundred gradually.. but what about when u count carbs? im afraid if i stop limiting my carbs im gonna gain the weight back.. do i just have to keep counting foreverrr?  :(

that's a really low amount of carbs.  I think I was eating 200+grams when I was counting to lose! 

The best tool here is to use the analysis tool to determine and reinforce percentages.  I lost weight with the 25%fat, 25%protein, 50carbs%.   I try to stick with that for maintenance too but allow for more fat. 

As long as you're eating whole grains and getting enough fiber, I don't why you can't increase your carbs.  Try multi-use carbs like potatoes, fruit, tomato products. 

The nutritionist hasn't done you any favours with that kind of regime.  Your body needs carbohydrates since they contain minerals, vitamins and very important fibre not normally found in the other food groups.  A healthy, balanced diet typically comprises 40-65% of daily calories from carbohydrates - preferably complex carbohydrates such as wholegrains, vegetables, pulses, fruit, nuts, etc.   However, since you've been on a very low carbohydrate diet you'll have to reintroduce them a little more gradually or you risk upsetting your system.  You're also likely to see some weight-gain short-term as you replenish your short term energy (glycogen) stores.  Or it's 'low carb' for the rest of your natural..... and that's the basic flaw in the low carb diet.

Assuming you will be maintaining on 2000 cals a day you're aiming for 200 - 325g carbohydrates.  So take it in stages..... 90 - 150 - 200 - 250.... over the course of a couple of weeks.  Rather than counting carbohydrates (which isn't a great way to live) you can use a simple visual technique to ultimately get the right balance of carbohydrates

• Fill half your plate with vegetables or salads at each meal
• Fill 1/4 of your plate with complex carbohydrates at each meal e.g. brown rice, wholewheat pasta, wholemeal bread, new potatoes
• Fill 1/4 of you plate with lean proteins e.g. tofu, meat, fish, eggs, beans
• Use fat sparingly as a sauce, dressing or cooking medium