Do You Keep Note of Carbs You are taking?

By Raj
India
July 23, 2021 12:07am CST
I see these days people are so health-conscious and it's good actually that they are keeping note of how many carbs they are taking and earlier on I think it was only celebs or entertainers who used to do that and follow strict diet plans to stay fit and presentable but these days normal people like us are doing that too and it's a good thing. Although I am not doing it and probably start after few years. Do You Keep Note of Carbs You are taking?
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
23 Jul 21
I eat as close to zero carb as possible. My daily intake is usually less than 6 grams of carbs. Consider that a slice of wheat bread has 15 or more carbs and you can imagine how many carbs most people consume in a day. If you don't eat sugar or carbs, your body will switch from burning glycogen for energy to burning fat for energy.
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
23 Jul 21
@Butterfingers Yes. Using a ketogenic diet will induce ketosis, which burn fat rather than sugar. It is not easy to do if you are vegetarian, since most fruit and vegetables are high carb and so, eaten in more limited amounts. But getting rid of grains and gluten is often enough to go "low-carb" which will be of benefit, especially in preventing diabetes.
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• India
23 Jul 21
@Rollo1 wow that's great thanks
• India
23 Jul 21
Wow so do you mean it'll help in make us slim quicker
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@arunima25 (85498)
• Bangalore, India
23 Jul 21
No, I do not. That would be an added stress on me. I keep checking on the food I eat and enjoy everything in moderation. Yes, I choose healthy options and I exercise daily and so a lot of chores.
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• Prairieville, Louisiana
23 Jul 21
Maybe you don't need to lose weight.
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@arunima25 (85498)
• Bangalore, India
23 Jul 21
@workathomefan I managed to have a healthy weight all these years and decades with regular exercise. But after covid infection, I lost few kilos and I need them back. It is hard to gain it back fast especially in the recovery stage of few months. Well, diet and exercise are the only two things to have a healthy weight, lose weight or gain weight.
• India
23 Jul 21
@arunima25 That's good actually and that's why I am not doing it too
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@LadyDuck (458862)
• Switzerland
23 Jul 21
NO, I do not, I have a balanced diet, I keep note of how many calories I consume.
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@LadyDuck (458862)
• Switzerland
24 Jul 21
@Butterfingers I am laughing because the Swiss director of our bank one day told me "... I thought you were Swiss, I would have never guessed you are Italian, you are so perfectionist!"... well it was intended as a compliment, BUT!!!
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• India
23 Jul 21
That's very good and yeah you are good with managing almost everything. Mrs. Perfectionist
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• India
24 Jul 21
@LadyDuck haha Great
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@Rashnag (30594)
• Surat, India
23 Jul 21
No I don't. It adds unnecessary stress in your body and life which isn't needed. I enjoy eating food and have it in moderation along with my daily exercise
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@Rashnag (30594)
• Surat, India
23 Jul 21
@Butterfingers yes indeed
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• India
23 Jul 21
That's the best thing we can do
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@florelway (23158)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jul 21
I don't keep track of my carbs intake but I just control mt rice.
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@florelway (23158)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jul 21
@Butterfingers that's true.
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• India
23 Jul 21
Yes it's better to control the intake if we cannot note down the details
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@ThatDisha (4010)
• India
23 Jul 21
Health and Disha are two parallel things which never meets
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• India
23 Jul 21
LOL well said
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@ThatDisha (4010)
• India
23 Jul 21
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@snowy22315 (170313)
• United States
23 Jul 21
Not really, but I do track the bites I eat..which is essentially the same as calories. I am too addicted to carbs to cut them out totally, but I do watch my overall calorie intake.
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• India
23 Jul 21
Yes it's important to take note of it plus reduce and have in control too
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@prinzcy (32322)
• Malaysia
25 Jul 21
I don't think I could be that strict. I've tried using the app before. I got bored of filling the details on each meal.
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• India
25 Jul 21
I cannot do that and better to stick with daily exercise and having a controlled diet
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@allknowing (130073)
• India
24 Jul 21
I have a look at my diet in general but these days since my blood sugar is low I have added more carbs to my diet.
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• India
24 Jul 21
Yes we need to take that into consideration too
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@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
23 Jul 21
No, it's really hard to calculate for me. I just try to keep it balanced
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• India
23 Jul 21
Haha I cannot do that too
@cherigucchi (14879)
• Philippines
23 Jul 21
I really don't. Sadly, I am not very particular in my food intake or diet.
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• India
23 Jul 21
Haha me too and I like to eat fried food so cannot
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• United States
23 Jul 21
I try to limit my carbs and track it on an app called My Fitness Pal. It gives the nutritional information and I like it because I have to watch my sodium but the carbs, fats, sugars, etc are all included with whatever food you input.
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• India
23 Jul 21
Good you are getting the help from My Fitness pal app
@paigea (35718)
• Canada
23 Jul 21
I limit certain carbs like bread. But, I eat potatoes, and lots and lots of grains, vegetables, and fruit.
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• India
24 Jul 21
Yes we need to cut the carbs and need to add something healthy
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@franxav (13605)
• India
23 Jul 21
I just keep to the regular daily amount. In our state most people take rice twice. I take once.
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• India
23 Jul 21
That's good you are already taking precaution
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
23 Jul 21
No I don't.. that's really difficult..to maintain in such way.. better eat everything but keep it minimum..
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
23 Jul 21
@Butterfingers yes that's even better
• India
23 Jul 21
Yes or eat everything you want and exercise
• India
23 Jul 21
• United States
23 Jul 21
Not even a little bit. To me, a carb is where air and fuel are mixed to be ignited by spark.
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• India
23 Jul 21
Haha good observations
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• Prairieville, Louisiana
23 Jul 21
You should only have butterfingers once in awhile if you follow low carb diet.Your username is butterfinger so I assume you eat and love them.Dont keep track of carbs writing them down but follow low carb diet.
• India
23 Jul 21
Haha but I love butter and cannot control the intake
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
24 Jul 21
not really. i used to track my eating habits, but i don't do it anymore. i think that i'm getting enough of everything. not too little, not too much.
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
24 Jul 21
@Butterfingers don't worry, i am
• India
24 Jul 21
Yes better to eat in control