Myth #1: You need to avoid carbs to lose weight.
🚫 Wrong. Let’s talk about why carbs are not your enemy.
Carbs have been unfairly demonized by diet culture, but here’s the truth: your body needs them. Like, every single day.
Quick carb facts:
🥦 Fruits & veggies? Yep, they’re carbs.
🧠 Your brain runs on carbs.
🌱 Fiber (the stuff that keeps you full and your gut happy)? Also a carb.
⚡ Carbs are your body’s fastest and favorite energy source.
Here’s what most people don’t realize: cutting carbs doesn’t automatically mean fat loss. It often just means water loss, fatigue, and hangry vibes. Plus, especially if you’re someone who moves your body—even light walks or zone 2 cardio—your energy demands go up, not down.
And there’s more…
🥩 Carbs actually protect your muscle gains.
This is called protein sparing. When your body doesn’t get enough carbs, it starts converting protein into fuel. That’s the same protein your body needs for muscle recovery, repair, and building lean tissue. In other words: carbs help protein do its real job.
🔥 Carbs also require more energy to digest than you think.
Of the three macronutrients, carbs take more energy to process than fats (though protein takes the top spot):
- Protein: 20–30% of calories burned during digestion
- Carbs: 5–10%
- Fats: 0–3%
So while the apple you just ate gives you energy, it also costs your body calories to digest it. Win-win.
Bottom line:
Carbs = energy.
Carbs = brain power.
Carbs = muscle support.
Carbs = a happier gut.
The goal isn’t to avoid them—it’s to choose the right kind: fruits, veggies, whole grains, legumes, and unprocessed starches that fuel your day and workouts.
Cutting carbs is not the quick fix it’s hyped up to be. Smart carb choices are your metabolic superpower.
