Why do people believe ths whole CARBS IS YOUR ENEMY??

Carbs get broken down into sugars. your body needs it for energy. You cant have a shortage of energy if you cut carbs completely... the lower your reserves (body fat%) the more carbs you will need to eat as fuel. If you're a fat ******* you can stop carbs for a couple of days and you'd still be running of the reserves with impunity. The real enemy in carbs is its difficult to really know how little or more you need.
Put aside things like fats and actual sugars. Long term and very short term fuel. Carbs is actually good.

 

How much is considered "low" carb? on boxing days i usually have 100-110g of carbs and on non boxing days where im just doing my runs and stuff id say 60-90g? Is that enough or not?

 

The information out there, even by some so called experts, is so convoluted and at times conflicting that most people can't get their head around the subject of simple carbs, complex carbs, proteins ... the balance in which they should be taken, times of day and in line with their lifestyles.

Carbohydrates in terms of simple carbs based on sucrose/fructose are IMO inherently bad. Processed sugar is the enemy of weight loss, the body has no use of it and every effort should be made to eliminate (very difficult) or reduce as much as possible.

Potatoes, bananas, rice, fruit, etc ... if you are training regularly then this is essential fuel for peak performance.

 

So fructose is bad but fruit isn't? Processed sugar is still just energy and can be used as a good fuel source in intense exercise. There's no such thing as a 'bad' food, it's just how people use them.

 

Apologies, I meant fructose syrup. The type used as a replacement for sugar.

I'm an advocate of Dr Robert Lustigs theories on sugar as a poison since I watched his seminar on a link posted on this forum a while back, so I disagree that there are no bad foods.

 

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM&ob=av3e[/ame]

It's a long vid but he makes a very interesting case and presented in a way that is easy for the layman to follow.

Personally, I believe that your sugars should come naturally from fruits to prevent over consumption. My diet consists of fruit, veg, brown rice, eggs, milk and grilled/baked chicken or fish for the most part.