How many carbs are burned doing certain things?

I know I am going to get a lot of depends answers but, here we go
again for my burning question about what activities burn carbs. Or if
a person at rest for the day doing nothing but breathing, how many
carbs would that person burn? I mean on a treadmill they have
counters on how many calories are burned, even fat calories. Why
can't it be done for carbs? Reason I ask is that I was done losing
weight on Atkins and I gained a few pounds back and was trying to lose
them by just dieting with no excercise. I did not notice any loss
until after I got back on the treadmill and doing Atkins. And the
keto sticks confirmed my fat burning from little or none with no
exercise to full blown burning after getting back on the tread mill.
I would like a happy medium is all if anything to help me find my ACE
diet.

Thanks in advance.

eat less calories that your body requires to maintain current weight.
Forget carbs, doesn't matter.

Vile wrote:
:: I know I am going to get a lot of depends answers but, here we go
:: again for my burning question about what activities burn carbs. Or
:: if a person at rest for the day doing nothing but breathing, how many
:: carbs would that person burn? I mean on a treadmill they have
:: counters on how many calories are burned, even fat calories. Why
:: can't it be done for carbs? Reason I ask is that I was done losing
:: weight on Atkins and I gained a few pounds back and was trying to
:: lose them by just dieting with no excercise. I did not notice any
:: loss until after I got back on the treadmill and doing Atkins. And
:: the keto sticks confirmed my fat burning from little or none with no
:: exercise to full blown burning after getting back on the tread mill.
:: I would like a happy medium is all if anything to help me find my ACE
:: diet.
::
:: Thanks in advance.

I know I am going to get a lot of depends answers but, here we go
again for my burning question about what activities burn carbs. Or if
a person at rest for the day doing nothing but breathing, how many
carbs would that person burn? I mean on a treadmill they have
counters on how many calories are burned, even fat calories. Why
can't it be done for carbs? Reason I ask is that I was done losing
weight on Atkins and I gained a few pounds back and was trying to lose
them by just dieting with no excercise. I did not notice any loss
until after I got back on the treadmill and doing Atkins. And the
keto sticks confirmed my fat burning from little or none with no
exercise to full blown burning after getting back on the tread mill.
I would like a happy medium is all if anything to help me find my ACE
diet.

Thanks in advance.

It isn't so much the fact that you're burning carbs, it is more that you're
using up your glycogen stores (which is pretty similar, but not really the
same). I don't know if there is a way to measure carbs burned or not.

Lyle McDonald wrote a book about doing what you're talking about, basically
carbing up and then burning it off. It is pretty in-depth (from my
understanding). The book seems to work for those who stick to the whole
things.

Sometimes, you can find him over on misc.fitness.weights and maybe, if you
posted your question there, he'll see it. Of course, I don't have any clue
if it works with the treadmill, but I know it does with weights.

If youwant to buy his book, you can get it at
http://www.theketogenicdiet.com/ .

I hope that helped some.

~M'isa

On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 19:06:45 GMT, m'isa wrote:


I know I am going to get a lot of depends answers but, here we go
again for my burning question about what activities burn carbs. Or if
a person at rest for the day doing nothing but breathing, how many
carbs would that person burn? I mean on a treadmill they have
counters on how many calories are burned, even fat calories. Why
can't it be done for carbs? Reason I ask is that I was done losing
weight on Atkins and I gained a few pounds back and was trying to lose
them by just dieting with no excercise. I did not notice any loss
until after I got back on the treadmill and doing Atkins. And the
keto sticks confirmed my fat burning from little or none with no
exercise to full blown burning after getting back on the tread mill.
I would like a happy medium is all if anything to help me find my ACE
diet.

Thanks in advance.

It isn't so much the fact that you're burning carbs, it is more that
you're
using up your glycogen stores (which is pretty similar, but not really
the
same). I don't know if there is a way to measure carbs burned or not.

Lyle McDonald wrote a book about doing what you're talking about,
basically
carbing up and then burning it off. It is pretty in-depth (from my
understanding). The book seems to work for those who stick to the whole
things.

Sometimes, you can find him over on misc.fitness.weights and maybe, if
you
posted your question there, he'll see it. Of course, I don't have any
clue
if it works with the treadmill, but I know it does with weights.

If youwant to buy his book, you can get it at
http://www.theketogenicdiet.com/ .

I hope that helped some.

~M'isa




Lyle's book is good, but I've found his recommendations for carb intake for
weight lifting in particular to be quite high. I've also found that less
carbs than you think you need is the correct level of carbs. Having said
that, I do find that some amount of carbs are beneficial to repair the
painful feeling I have in my legs a day after a long bike ride.

--
Bob M in CT
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The reason you will get lots of depends answer is because it does depend.
You burn energy and whether it comes from carbs or fats "depends" on what
you have been eating and when. And as far as how many calories of energy
(calorie is a measurement) a resting body burns that also "depends". It
takes more energy to sustain a large resting body than a small resting body,
that's why it becomes more difficult to lose the closer you get to your
goal. You can convert calories burned into grams of carbs burned by
dividing by 4 which is the approximate number of calories per gram of carb.

"Vile" wrote in message
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I know I am going to get a lot of depends answers but, here we go
again for my burning question about what activities burn carbs. Or if
a person at rest for the day doing nothing but breathing, how many
carbs would that person burn? I mean on a treadmill they have
counters on how many calories are burned, even fat calories. Why
can't it be done for carbs? Reason I ask is that I was done losing
weight on Atkins and I gained a few pounds back and was trying to lose
them by just dieting with no excercise. I did not notice any loss
until after I got back on the treadmill and doing Atkins. And the
keto sticks confirmed my fat burning from little or none with no
exercise to full blown burning after getting back on the tread mill.
I would like a happy medium is all if anything to help me find my ACE
diet.

Thanks in advance.