Carbs

Did you all still eat drastically small amounts of carbs, or did you have to increase your carbohydrates when you started exercising. I sometimes do two hours a day and sometimes longer on the bike. I eat a larger amount of carbs now. If I don't I actually get dizzy. I haven't put on weight. The majority of my carbs are complex. Veggies and fruits.

I keep myself on low carbs and only complex carbs, but I did go up slightly.  I was at about 30-40 carbs a day now I am at 40-50 a day.  I started to feel some dizziness and I added a pre-workout snack (30 minutes before the workout)...I have 3-4 apple slices and a tablespoon of peanut butter.  Ever since I have been fine. 

You are doing it right! Stick with the complex! Granola, oats, nuts, fruits, veggies, pasta, and wheat. It's all good!

Fruits are simple carbs. fruit, honey, sugar, fruit juice

Complex carbs are starches and fibrous veggies. rice, wholemeal, pasta, veggies

I eat more carbs now than when I was in the losing phase. My goal is 116 grams a day, but I average around 60-80g. I eat a lot of oatmeal. =)

I wrote the majority of my carbs are complex. Veggies, but I do eat fruit too. It didn't come across right when I read the original post over. For some reason when I eat oatmeal it fills me up at first and then I am really hungry. Sometimes the Steel cut oats keeps me full. I stay away from juice. I try not to drink my calories. I mostly drink water and the occasional smoothy.

Oatmeal does that to me too. I think it's more of a slider food since it's mushy. What I do is divide up my portion throughout the day to eat as a snack. I eat 1/4c at a time (with protein powder mixed in), 2-3 times a day.

I have to work to get carbs in most days. I eat carbs specifically because they are muscle sparing. I've noticed a big difference in my energy and muscle development when I started eating carbs, but it's still easier or more "natural" for me to eat protein and fat instead. Both protein and fat are more satiating as well!

You look amazing. I will sometimes have oatmeal as an after workout meal. My breakfast is mainly protein and fat. I have an egg, two slices of turkey bacon and high fiber toast. Lunch is usually tilapia filet, 1/2 yam and veggies. I'm still learning how to eat properly. I mean recovery meals, eating the right foods 20 minutes or so after a strong workout. I still want to turn to food in times of stress. We will have to keep in touch. I still need help learning to eat right. It looks like you have it down. One of the reasons I posted this was because I went to a Nor Cal VSG meet-up and most everyone ate only protein and their portions weren't amazingly small, even the people who were a year out or more. No carbs at all really. Talk to you later.

I had to increase my carbs when I started working out hard...otherwise I got nauseous and dizzy.  I have a few crackers with hard cheese about 30 mins before a workout and it helps so much.

I don't "count" carbs...but I have about 80-100 per day...which is a lot for some folks...but most come from "good" carb sources.....not white junk.

Kim

I mostly eat low carb for my meals and snacks but I consume the same sorts of food non-surgical freaks eat for the actual exercise. So I have some fruit or veggies before working out, a sports drink or gels during and then a recovering drink or food after.

My average carbs per day the last time I checked were around 165-180. This is still technically low carb as anything under 200 is considered low carb but I think most low carbers would have a cow at that many.

We missed you at the VSG meet-up at Vasona. I figure it was because you were doing a triathlon.