Doug Egge
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and there are individual variances to how people feel eating them, you have flexibility with them.
So we're basically saying no, carbohydrate's probably not a good idea, but you can go on the lower end or the higher end.
And some people do better on the lower end, and some people do better on the higher end.
And the only way to know is for you to test this out yourself.
And the carbohydrate that you want to trade this with, in other words, if I drop my carbs, I'll typically increase my fats to make up the difference.
And if I drop my fats, I'll increase my carbohydrates.
Now, one caveat is don't go below a certain amount of fat, essential fat.
But if you look that up, it's going to be lower than what I typically recommend.
I don't like women going below 65, 70 grams and men going below 85 to 90 grams.
So if you're getting that much fat, you can bump your carbs.
And if you lower the carbs, you can bump your fats.
I typically do not like people going below 100 gram of carbohydrates.
I think 100 grams is pretty low.
I don't like people going lower than that.
But you can go as high as whatever your calories will allow.
And the way to know which one works better for you is to test this out.
And you can test this out on a week or on a day.
And what you're looking for are things like energy, satiety, mood.
Do I have fluctuations in energy?
And then my performance in the gym.