{"id":334,"date":"2022-06-06T20:03:49","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T20:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=334"},"modified":"2025-08-30T06:13:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T06:13:14","slug":"carbohydrates-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.strivecompetitions.com\/blog\/carbohydrates-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly\/","title":{"rendered":"Carbs Good or Bad for Weight Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carbs aren\u2019t all created equal!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Carbs Good or Bad for Weight Loss – In fact, some carbs actually incredibly good for you. Carbohydrates are your body\u2019s preferred source of main fuel, they are a vital nutrient but they get such a bad reputation!<\/span><\/p>\n

This may be a little difficult to \u201cdigest\u201d considering the majority of modern diet plans almost treat carbs like the devil, but it\u2019s all about making the right choices. If you eat Bad Carbs for Weight Loss, you\u2019ll receive negative health effects as a result. Eat good carbs, however? They\u2019ll affect you positively!<\/span><\/p>\n

The media and the celebrity world as a whole have helped to paint a pretty negative image of carbohydrates. The idea isn\u2019t to completely remove carbohydrates but rather to ensure that the body no longer relies on them as its primary fuel source.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to learn the difference between carbohydrate types if you\u2019re going to free yourself of this limiting preconception and enjoy a stress-free life of sensible nutrition.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t already, be sure to download the Strive<\/a> the\u00a0Weight Loss Challenge<\/a>\u00a0App to track your weight and compete with friends and family with similar fitness goals.<\/p>\n

High impact & high GI carbs<\/b><\/h2>\n

Impact carbs are potentially very damaging to your health (and waistline) when consumed regularly in a completely unchecked manner. This is why you\u2019ve got to ensure that any food plan you follow has been structured correctly based on your specific body measurements, otherwise, you run the risk of \u201cspilling over\u201d your maximum daily allowances for each nutrient group.<\/span><\/p>\n

An impact carb is any carbohydrate type that has a high impact on your blood sugar levels; these carbohydrate varieties are known as high GI (or high glycaemic index) carbohydrates and they digest rapidly into the bloodstream.<\/span><\/p>\n

When high GI carbs enter the bloodstream, unless they are immediately used for physical exercise, they typically contain more energy than the body can successfully \u201ctap into\u201d in one go. This means the excess will simply get stored as body fat and you\u2019ll then be privy to the negative health effects obesity has to offer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Examples of high GI carbs:<\/b><\/h2>\n