So what should our carb counts be?

BobbiOh · 05-31-2006, 02:12 PM

I don't remember reading this and my book is at home. What is the range that our daily carb intake should be at?

rose1 · 05-31-2006, 04:24 PM

HI. There is not a certain carb count as in Atkins. If you plan menus according to the food lists, you will be fine. Just keep portions sizes reasonable and eat from the allowed foods until satisfied, not stuffed.

PhoebesMeow · 06-05-2006, 06:22 PM

Hi BobbiOh! I wondered the same thing when I was doing the phase one of south beach the first time. So I wrote down EVERYTHING that crossed my lips with its calorie contents as well as fat and carb contents (I didn't write down protein though). So I went and dug out the notebook I wrote it all down in so I could accurately give you some examples.
1st Day 1214.5 Calories/ 30.5 carbs/ 66.2 grams Fat
2nd Day 1181.5 Calories/ 34 Carbs/ 51.5 grams Fat
3rd Day 1187.5 Calories/ 38 Carbs/ 50 grams Fat
4th Day 1268.5 Calories/ 31.5 Carbs/ 54.7 grams Fat
5th Day 1074.5 Calories/ 58.5 Carbs/ 33.1 grams Fat
6th Day 1400.5 Calories/ 45.5 Carbs/ 67.3 grams Fat
7th Day 1357.5 Calories/ 38 Carbs/ 54 grams Fat

That's for the first week. Now, I did NOT follow the south beach diet exactly day by day, I mixed at matched the foods from the first phase because some of the recipes I did not like. So the averages came out to be 1240.6 Calories 39.4 Carbs and 53.8 grams of Fat per day. And I think those averages sound pretty good for someone trying to lose weight. Really though they say you don't have to keep track on South Beach, I just did it for my own curiosity the first week.

05-31-2006, 02:12 PM	#1
BobbiOh Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 191 Gallery: BobbiOh Stats: 218/206/155 WOE: South Beach Start Date: June 2, 2008	So what should our carb counts be? I don't remember reading this and my book is at home. What is the range that our daily carb intake should be at?

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05-31-2006, 04:24 PM	#2
rose1 Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 10,931 Gallery: rose1 WOE: Vegetarian version of SB Start Date: June, 2005	HI. There is not a certain carb count as in Atkins. If you plan menus according to the food lists, you will be fine. Just keep portions sizes reasonable and eat from the allowed foods until satisfied, not stuffed.

06-05-2006, 06:22 PM	#3
PhoebesMeow Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 229 Gallery: PhoebesMeow WOE: Keeping my head on straight Start Date: Started exercising/eating right again March 2006	Hi BobbiOh! I wondered the same thing when I was doing the phase one of south beach the first time. So I wrote down EVERYTHING that crossed my lips with its calorie contents as well as fat and carb contents (I didn't write down protein though). So I went and dug out the notebook I wrote it all down in so I could accurately give you some examples. 1st Day 1214.5 Calories/ 30.5 carbs/ 66.2 grams Fat 2nd Day 1181.5 Calories/ 34 Carbs/ 51.5 grams Fat 3rd Day 1187.5 Calories/ 38 Carbs/ 50 grams Fat 4th Day 1268.5 Calories/ 31.5 Carbs/ 54.7 grams Fat 5th Day 1074.5 Calories/ 58.5 Carbs/ 33.1 grams Fat 6th Day 1400.5 Calories/ 45.5 Carbs/ 67.3 grams Fat 7th Day 1357.5 Calories/ 38 Carbs/ 54 grams Fat That's for the first week. Now, I did NOT follow the south beach diet exactly day by day, I mixed at matched the foods from the first phase because some of the recipes I did not like. So the averages came out to be 1240.6 Calories 39.4 Carbs and 53.8 grams of Fat per day. And I think those averages sound pretty good for someone trying to lose weight. Really though they say you don't have to keep track on South Beach, I just did it for my own curiosity the first week.