Good question,

All the low carb plans agree on several things:

Excess Carbohydrate, particularly simple ,refined carbohydrate is the fundamental cause of obesity.

Carbohydrate causes us to be hungry

Carbohydrates consumed are converted into glucose (sugar)

Carbohydrate stimulates insulin, insulin creates body fat

All plans agree that to break this cycle we must reduce our carbohydrate intake.


The problem is that the extent to which the above is a problem is different for each and every one of us. Therefore the amount of carbs that we should eat and be at equilibrium is different.

Most experts take no chances and know from their experience that if on induction you reduce to 20 -30 carbs per day they can be pretty sure that it is enough to break the cycle. If some plans are higher then sure they will work for most, but maybe not all.

After that it is all about finding the balance point for you where you will not lose or not gain. Then keep under the bar.

Some plans accent ketosis, some pay more attention to protein, some exercise. Most of this is a lifestyle choice and finding the regime that you can live with permanently.

So I don't really know what are the right carbs for you. Some people stay around 30-40 all the time. Some edge upwards to dizzy heights of 60-70. But the higher you go the more likely that you will reverse all the good you have done and will have to go right back to 20-30 and start again.