I’m thinking that the critical cal stat is to aim for that 130 g of carbs and build good, balanced nutrition round that. I’ll keep up my social life but avoid frequent excesses. The gym is a separate , though connected / complementary, issue. This is the wisdom I’ve distilled so far. Can’t see that as harmful.
Yes, I think that I dropped from addict-level carb consumption to low carb too quickly and had some challenges as a result but I’ve done in now.
Sounds like you have an excellent, balanced aporoach
@weeelephant (and welcome to the forum!)
Remember that no one here is a qualified nutritionist, or expert in the field. People are only making suggestions based on their own experiences and what has (and hasn’t!) worked for them as an individual.
So some members who are particularly sensitive to carbohydrates, or who had a negative experience of low fat dietary guidelines will be commenting from that perspective.
I’m not sure I’d agree with
@Drummer that lean protein in an unwise choice(?) since you obviously have remaining sources of fats in your menu. And it is true to say that the carbohydrate-insulin model of weight gain has not really stood up to close investigation/examination, so should be viewed with caution.
However moderate and low carbohydrate menus
have been shown to be a very effective way of helping some people maintain their blood glucose levels, so all of the above is not to say that low carb is a bad idea if it works for you.
🙂
It is possible that having made fairly significant changes over a short space of time, your general glucose levels have fallen fairly rapidly, and you may be getting some symptoms of low glucose as your levels approach the normal range. It can take a little while for your internal ‘glucose thermostat’ to reset
🙂
