calories or carbs?

AngeloftheHeart · 05-04-2012, 04:04 PM

Which one should I be paying attention to burning? I'm on lc, and I usually burn 170-300 calories a session on the bike. I'm not really taking in a lot of carbs...I just am not sure which I should be more worried about.

Thanks..and I hope my question makes sense. LOL

ravenrose · 05-06-2012, 09:56 AM

you can't choose to burn carbs per se, so don't worry about it. your body will do whatever it does when you exercise. there is no way to "focus on" burning anything in particular. it's been shown that most bodies are very good at regulating metabolism and eating so that exercise doesn't result in a net loss of calories. but you get lots of other benefits from it.

05-04-2012, 04:04 PM	#1
AngeloftheHeart Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 4,039 Gallery: AngeloftheHeart Stats: 215/192/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Re-start 12-4-2012	calories or carbs? Which one should I be paying attention to burning? I'm on lc, and I usually burn 170-300 calories a session on the bike. I'm not really taking in a lot of carbs...I just am not sure which I should be more worried about. Thanks..and I hope my question makes sense. LOL

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05-06-2012, 09:56 AM	#2
ravenrose . Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: California Posts: 9,080 Gallery: ravenrose Stats: lost 130 lb so far, and miles to go before I sleep WOE: low carb controlled calorie Start Date: June, 2009	you can't choose to burn carbs per se, so don't worry about it. your body will do whatever it does when you exercise. there is no way to "focus on" burning anything in particular. it's been shown that most bodies are very good at regulating metabolism and eating so that exercise doesn't result in a net loss of calories. but you get lots of other benefits from it.