11 SCREAMING Signs You're Eating Too Much Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates and sugar are best friends. You don’t see either one of them separate from each other when it comes to food.

Especially when talking about:

Processed foods.
Processed drinks.
Junk food.
Unnatural foods.
Man-made foods.

And things along those lines.

Let’s talk about the signs you’re eating too many carbohydrates, and what it looks like.

Here’s a list.

1. Feeling tired after every meal

WOMAN SLEEPING ON SOFA TIRED FACE BURIED

This is one I relate to a lot. I have:

Gilbert syndrome (genetic).
And anaemia, jaundice by association.

So I know what fatigue is like because it can happen at any time. But when I was stuffing my face with high carb cereals, breakfast, and foods in general, I was especially tired.

I remember eating a meal with:

Rice + butter.
Vegetables of all kinds.
And fish.

And after the meal, 10/10, I’d wanna sleep around 4 PM or so, depending on when I had dinner or the meal that clearly had too many carbs in it.

This is in spite of eating the “right” foods with the carby rice or pasta, etc.

There was no exception to this rule. I thought it was normal, but it’s not.

Too many carbohydrates make you tired and make you sleepy. It’s even shown that carbs themselves have a “sleep” inducing type of effect on the brain.

2. Taking too many naps

I used to think taking naps was some sort of healthy thing to do.

So many claim it makes a person:

More productive.
Improves memory.

And things like that. And while that might have truth to it, taking TOO many naps is an indication of something else.

That indication is:

Too many carbohydrates.
And therefore too much sugar.

I’d know because I did a lot of napping which changed after changing my diet.

The type of carbohydrate is likely the culprit (white flour, grains) since those have a greater effect on blood sugar compared to let’s say, green vegetables.

3. Skin breakouts

I never realized it 10 or so years ago, but every time I started having:

Skin breakouts.
Skin problems.

This was directly connected to the amount of:

Carbohydrates.
And therefore – sugar.

That I was having in my diet.

I used to eat a lot of:

Cheesecakes of all kinds.
Muffins.
Pasta.
Spaghetti.

And a lot of the shit they claim to be “wholewheat” when it’s actually not.

I tried every nook and cranny when it came to skin products, and of course, none of them did jack shit because I was using the wrong formula to fix the issue.

That “formula” was LESS carbohydrates. Those insulin spikes are responsible for skin problems from the carbs.

This has been true for every skin condition or problem I’ve faced.

4. Big ass beer belly

If you have a beer belly, a big stomach, you look pregnant, or your stomach is starting to pop out (as a man especially), you’re eating too many carbohydrates.

This comes down to:

Fatty liver.
Excess fat storage.
Too much sugar in your diet.

And an overconsumption of foods you need to avoid.

I’ll never forget how during and after the pandemic I gained more weight than I ever have in my life.

I was over 15 stone. I’m over 6ft so I wasn’t a big issue, but I was inches away from exceeding my BMI (being overweight) and my stomach was starting to poke out.

I killed all that belly weight during my lifestyle changes from late 2021, to early 2022.

Cut the carbohydrates and watch the magic happen as your belly shaves off all that weight. It takes time though.

5. Neck or chin fat

At the time I put on a load of weight during the pandemic, I also happened to add weight to my neck area more than my chin, but both are connected.

When you’re tall, the weight goes into these places rather than the entire body.

All those carbohydrates are being stored as fat (once converted and so on), and depending on your height it ends up in certain places.

Either way, the end result can’t be hidden because it’s so obvious and visible to you and others.

6. AV Heart Block

“Elevated blood glucose levels are associated with a 22% higher risk of AV block for every 20-mg/dL increase in fasting glucose level.” – National Library Of Medicine

As pointed out in a study on The National Library Of Medicine website, a rise in blood glucose levels is associated with AV block.

In other words, too much blood glucose is a risk factor for developing and worsening heart block.

What raises blood glucose levels too high? Too many carbohydrates and refined sugars, of course, both of which are usually in the same meal.

This may have been a factor for me since I happened to develop heart block.

7. You have Folliculitis

This is another skin issue I developed from eating too much carbohydrates and sugar.

Folliculitis is PUS-like spots that appear in:

The scalp.
The back of the head.
Side of the head.
Face.

And other body parts.

While you can develop it if let’s say, your hairdresser doesn’t do their due diligence when cleaning the tools used for your hair, having high insulin from carbs and sugar will do it as well.

It will also keep the problem around for longer than it needs to be, only making it worse and making everything you do to fix it (like creams, etc) worthless.

I know this all too well.

8. You have Hidradentiis Suppurativa

Hidradenitis Suppurativa can be misdiagnosed as:

Acne.
Folliculitis.

And other skin conditions, but it’s a lot worse in actuality.

You get:

Boils.
Pus.
Scabs.
Painful-like acne all over the body.

And it can cause permanent damage depending on how far it has progressed.

I’ve had Hidradenitis Suppurativa for years, and have started managing it to the point it should be in remission by the end of 2023.

Lowering your carbohydrates, sugar intake, and junk food will only help. Also dairy can be a factor but only if it affects YOU personally.

Nightshade vegetables, certain peppers, and certain fruits (sugar fruits) can make this condition worse as well.

9. You have INTENSE cravings

What’s amazing to me is how I no longer have cravings for sweet things, even if I have something sweet (not often of course).

Strawberries are about the sweetest thing I have these days or blueberries, rarely.

These cravings come from:

High carbohydrate foods.
Which also has high sugar.
And chemicals made to induce cravings.

And things you don’t need to be putting inside of your body.

Take a chocolate bar for example.

A chocolate bar has:

High sugar.
But also high carbs.

This is the combination found in almost ALL high-carbohydrate foods. And when I say, I mean foods with over 30-100+ carbs in a serving or more.

You can’t get these cravings chewing on vegetables for the most part, or meats, etc.

The sweet tooth disappears once you cut out the BS for long enough.

10. You can’t lose weight

Losing weight might be the most obvious sign you’re eating too much carbohydrates. Or the lack of weight lost I should say.

When I loaded myself up with carbohydrates it was almost impossible to lose weight.

I never understood the mechanism but now I do understand, it’s easy to see why.

When you eat too many carbohydrates:

It encourages fat storage.
Blood sugar increases, becoming chronic over time.

And that fat storage makes it VERY hard to lose weight because your body is refusing to.

The moment you lower your carbohydrate intake, even if that means eating less sweetcorn or green peas, the results are truly shocking when you step on the weight scale.

It eventually starts to fall off with ease. After the fact you can then test eating let’s say, one bar of chocolate and looking at the scale the next day.

You’ll notice a significant increase in weight despite doing everything else right the day before.

11. Everything feels like too much effort

This is ultimately an energy problem. If walking up stairs, exercising, going for a walk, running, and so on feels like a lot of effort, this is a carbohydrate problem.

I mean It could also be a nutrient deficiency problem, but ironically this is also caused by eating too many carbs since it depletes magnesium, potassium, and other nutrients.

You shouldn’t feel like everything is a struggle, physically, if you’re only in your 20s and 30s unless, of course, your carb count is unreasonably high.

Especially if it has been sustained for years.

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In the end, eating too many carbohydrates has many drawbacks, problems, and issues if you’re not an athlete or someone who works out to an intense degree every day or week.

This is mainly lifestyle dependant, but even then, excess carbs have legitimate problems that aren’t worth having.

11 SCREAMING Signs You’re Eating Too Much Carbohydrates