Learn different tricks folks or you wont make it!

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  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    I'd be very interested in what Dan himself has to say about his OP now, with nearly another year of research and experience under his belt.
  • angelalf1979
    angelalf1979 Posts: 244 Member
    Bump
  • gsodano23
    gsodano23 Posts: 10
    extremely helpful!
  • albinoeyes
    albinoeyes Posts: 6 Member
    bump!
  • emily406
    emily406 Posts: 46 Member
    Very helpful Thank you!
  • MzBeauty2U
    MzBeauty2U Posts: 106 Member
    bump
  • hippietofugirl
    hippietofugirl Posts: 430
    Thank you! Amazingly helpful topic! Not to many of those anymore..lol
  • seth02
    seth02 Posts: 7
    Great post - very insightful - especially the carb cycle . Carbs are the concern for me - will try to keep them limited in AM time.
    Thanks
  • caraiselite
    caraiselite Posts: 2,631 Member
    Thanks so much, Dan. I found a lot of interesting (and useful) information. I am wondering what a Carb cycle is.

    Carb cycle is bringing your body close to KETOSIS.
    Some ppl thrive in this state but most fall flat due to feeling tired.
    How it works:
    For 3 days you drop your carbs close to 100g.
    Carbs are a huge source of fat for most ppl especially if they dont understand GI and insulin levels.
    The key to great health and energy is insulin and keeping it at an even level throughout the day.
    So for 3 days you only eat 100g of carbs.
    Youll use lots of filler calories like carrots and broccoli and stuff but fruit is almost extinct.
    then on day 4 you refeed the carbs up to 300g.
    This replenishes what your brain needs before it drops into KETO mode.
    Most pro body builders carb cycle before a show because its one of the only ways to get the paper thin skin to show off contours on their muscular frame.
    Google Obi Bodybuilder if you want to see what I mean.
    hugs!


    ketosis is quite healthy when done correctly. why not stay in it?

    carb flu makes people tired, ketosis doesn't.
  • moonlightturk
    moonlightturk Posts: 398
    Thanks
  • mamaomefo
    mamaomefo Posts: 418 Member
    Bump
  • babynew
    babynew Posts: 613 Member
    Keeping for reference, Thank You.
  • carolyn002
    carolyn002 Posts: 55 Member
    Good hints! Thanks
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    Wow what an old post!
    I love the Broscience guy at the beginning.
    I'm still advising thESE things to break plateaus and they still work.

    Lol
  • TXHunny84
    TXHunny84 Posts: 503 Member
    Great post! Bump!!
  • shakybabe
    shakybabe Posts: 1,578 Member
    I tried OEP and it hasn't done anything.

    I got better results on Capsiplex when I first started diet and lost loads initially but the next lot seemed to cause severe heartburn, my throat and stomach felt like it was on fire within a few minutes of taking it and made me feel really sick. I wasn't sure if they had changed the formula or what but I haven't been able to take that one again since.

    I try not to eat after 4pm either until next morning. I'd been taking OEP first thing then taking my dog out and just having a slim fast for breakfast when got back and then one for lunch. I ate main meal around 3pm (portion of meat or fish with salad or veg) and don\t eat after 4pm but I'm still stuck.

    Tried adding more carbs some days but use gluten free bread/pasta and cauliflower instead of rice or cous cous. Tried been mainly vegetarian too as some people said they lost more weight when they went vegetarian but been stuck for 2 months.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    Thanks so much, Dan. I found a lot of interesting (and useful) information. I am wondering what a Carb cycle is.

    Carb cycle is bringing your body close to KETOSIS.
    Some ppl thrive in this state but most fall flat due to feeling tired.
    How it works:
    For 3 days you drop your carbs close to 100g.
    Carbs are a huge source of fat for most ppl especially if they dont understand GI and insulin levels.
    The key to great health and energy is insulin and keeping it at an even level throughout the day.
    So for 3 days you only eat 100g of carbs.
    Youll use lots of filler calories like carrots and broccoli and stuff but fruit is almost extinct.
    then on day 4 you refeed the carbs up to 300g.
    This replenishes what your brain needs before it drops into KETO mode.
    Most pro body builders carb cycle before a show because its one of the only ways to get the paper thin skin to show off contours on their muscular frame.
    Google Obi Bodybuilder if you want to see what I mean.
    hugs!


    ketosis is quite healthy when done correctly. why not stay in it?

    carb flu makes people tired, ketosis doesn't.

    This is a very old post.
    I've learned quite a bit since November of last year.
    I still stand string on my view that unless you have food allergies toward certain carbs don't cut them.
    I eat close to 250g a day and still lose fat.
    I also feel that until you detox some people may need to cut certain carbs but not all.
    Let's try to keep dieting simple!
  • theartichoke
    theartichoke Posts: 816 Member
    Thank you, again, for helping Dan. I started IF (leangains) last week and it's been a fantastic stall buster.
  • Healthy_4_Life2
    Healthy_4_Life2 Posts: 595 Member
    Bump. Thanks
  • prairiedawg2014
    prairiedawg2014 Posts: 367
    bump....ty
  • RobinvdM
    RobinvdM Posts: 634 Member
    NVM just noticed date on original post.
  • Ravenesque_
    Ravenesque_ Posts: 257 Member
    I too was wondering what had reduced dan of all people to saying those things until I checked the date.
  • lady45
    lady45 Posts: 4
    bump
  • kimberliiw
    kimberliiw Posts: 242 Member
    I'm still losing at a nice rate, but am saving this for possible future needs. Thanks Dan, I don't care if it's old or not.
  • pg3ibew
    pg3ibew Posts: 1,026 Member
    Not to start an argument here, but here is my two cents. 82 pounds later.
    Weight loss, as with everything in life, is about math. I followed the MFP guidelines to perfection. Properly weighing and measuring everything that goes into my body.
    Worked out from day 1. I won't go into details, but when I started, I was lucky to do ten minutes on the tread mill. Now I do all sorts of weight training and what not.

    If you guys were able to see my progress chart of weight loss from the start in January, you would see a steady loss of 2 pounds per week. The occasional zero, 1 or 3.

    So, for me, it is all about the MATH. You could keep all the other mumbo jumbo.

    Edit: I have officially reached my goal weight as of this morning with a 2.2 pound weight loss. I am 168 pounds.
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