Why is it all focussed on calories and not carbs?
Discussion
After a period of being a lazy git and letting myself go a bit, I recently started the couch to 5k programme (until my calf went pop a couple weeks ago, but that’s another story) and while I’m recovering from the calf I’m doing a bit on an exercise bike to stay at least somewhat active.
I also got a garmin watch which is really good, but as with all of these things everything is focussed around calories burned. So last night I had pasta, so did half an hour on the bike with the intention of getting rid of some of the carbs given how high they are in pastas. Problem is there’s nothing that tracks carbs burned, only calories, and with my (limited) understanding carbs are actually worse to have in excess than calories, but I have no way of tracking what is burned off.
There seems to be a lot of focus on calories and nothing in carbs, and I was wondering whether it’s just too difficult to calculate them in the way we can calories, or it’s just not a stat that people bother tracking for some reason.
I’d love to see a summary of calories and carbs burned in a day or during exercise so I can adjust my diet, especially now I can’t run and need to maintain what I’ve lost mainly though what I eat.
I also got a garmin watch which is really good, but as with all of these things everything is focussed around calories burned. So last night I had pasta, so did half an hour on the bike with the intention of getting rid of some of the carbs given how high they are in pastas. Problem is there’s nothing that tracks carbs burned, only calories, and with my (limited) understanding carbs are actually worse to have in excess than calories, but I have no way of tracking what is burned off.
There seems to be a lot of focus on calories and nothing in carbs, and I was wondering whether it’s just too difficult to calculate them in the way we can calories, or it’s just not a stat that people bother tracking for some reason.
I’d love to see a summary of calories and carbs burned in a day or during exercise so I can adjust my diet, especially now I can’t run and need to maintain what I’ve lost mainly though what I eat.
Really good information, thanks, I noticed a significant improvement in my shape after running for 4 weeks, well, I say running, more running, walking, shuffling, walking, crawling, walking, but combined with a better diet it definitely works.
I’ll get my stats in order and track calories while also being conscious of the carbs and fats I’m taking (and the type), I’m going to try a short run tomorrow and see how the calf holds up, really looking forward to being in good shape again and have more enthusiasm for it than I have in ages, hence wanting to make sure I have myself the best shot by knowing how much I’m eating vs how much I’m burning.
I’ll get my stats in order and track calories while also being conscious of the carbs and fats I’m taking (and the type), I’m going to try a short run tomorrow and see how the calf holds up, really looking forward to being in good shape again and have more enthusiasm for it than I have in ages, hence wanting to make sure I have myself the best shot by knowing how much I’m eating vs how much I’m burning.
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