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Carb counting - advice needed!

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HollowTalk · 23/09/2018 12:08

I'm just about to buy a salad in M&S. On the label it says in 100g there are:

12.8g carbohydrates
of which sugars: 4.6g
Fibre 6.1g

On a website I've been looking at, it says about carbs that the fibre can be deducted from the number of carbs.

Here.

Does anyone know anything about this? In the above example, how many carbs should I count?

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tissuebox · 23/09/2018 12:12

12.8

The more sugar, the more cravings you may get for carbs, but if you’re trying to keep a carb below a certain amount, count the lot.

HollowTalk · 23/09/2018 12:13

That's what I thought, but I was confused by the label on the link.

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tissuebox · 23/09/2018 12:14

Trying to keep a carb COUNT below...

tissuebox · 23/09/2018 12:15

I know. Some diets do take away one from the other but I never find it works effectively.

HollowTalk · 23/09/2018 14:57

Have you lost much weight on low-carb, @tissuebox?

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tissuebox · 23/09/2018 15:35

Years ago I went from size 14 to a 10-12 in a few months by low carbing. Then after pregnancy I was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid and it’s the only way I can keep my weight down.

BIWI · 23/09/2018 16:36

@HollowTalk it's only American labels that include fibre in the carb count.

So that salad is 12.8g carbs.

HollowTalk · 23/09/2018 16:40

Thanks, @BIWI. I assumed it was that, it was just confusing.

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Alice2510 · 23/09/2018 16:57

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BIWI · 23/09/2018 17:15

Don't take any notice @HollowTalk - Alice is a spammer. Three posts this afternoon all linking to that site.

whatshappenednow · 23/09/2018 17:23

Alice’s post links to nothing to do with carb counting anyway!

Please don't click people, it’s just some faddy crap!

Alice2510 · 23/09/2018 17:23

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BIWI · 23/09/2018 17:25

You are spamming because you're jumping on all the weight loss threads with the same bloody link!

And those are the only posts you've made, apart from this one trying to deny you're a spammer.

No way are you trying to help 'the community' Hmm

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