80/10/10--I'm doing it!

I've been following this lifestyle for a week or so now and I feel great but I should admit that I don't follow the 80/10/10 to a T. I eat my beans, nuts and seeds when I like.

These people are gonna look GREAT when all their hair falls out from lack of fat in their diets! Can't wait to see pics!

......That sounds so dumb.

If someone hasn't said it, I'll be the first to.

If you have various health issues, talk to your doctor before following any particular diet. Especially diabetics, reactive hyper/hypoglycemics, those with heart issues, etc. And for those hyper/hypoglycemics and diabetics, this wouldn't be an ideal lifestyle for you.

Everyone has different bodies and different lifestyles. For instance, if I start hitting over 150g of carbs a day, I start feeling like absolute garbage.

ETA, to the poster who said cholesterol causes heart disease....Stop being ignorant. Do some research and gain some knowledge before you start to type things out on some public forum.

I can't quite fathom how that many carbs a day is doing anyone any good unless you're running a marathon everyday, and even then you wouldn't be very successful as eating such little protein would mean your muscle recovery would be almost non existent!

Ridiculous.

And I like to think of myself as a fad diet connoisseur :P

Consumption of animal products IS toxic. That is the ONLY place Cholesterol is found. And, what is the number one cause of death in the US right now? Heart disease. What causes heart disease, you ask? Cholesterol.
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I don't believe cholesterol or animal products are toxic or evil. Consider their source.

This is an excerpt from : http://drhyman.com/blog/conditions/why-cholesterol-may-not-be-the-cause-of-heart-disease/

"If you’re like most of the patients I see in my practice, you’re convinced that cholesterol is the evil that causes heart disease. You may hope that if you monitor your cholesterol levels and avoid the foods that are purported to raise cholesterol, you’ll be safe from America’s number-one killer.

We are all terrified of cholesterol because for years well-meaning doctors, echoed by the media, have emphasized what they long believed is the intimate link between cholesterol and death by heart disease. If only it were so simple!

The truth is much more complex.

Cholesterol is only one factor of many — and not even the most important — that contribute to your risk of getting heart disease.

First of all, let’s take a look at what cholesterol actually is. It’s a fatty substance produced by the liver that is used to help perform thousands of bodily functions. The body uses it to help build your cell membranes, the covering of your nerve sheaths, and much of your brain. It’s a key building block for our hormone production, and without it you would not be able to maintain adequate levels of testosterone, estrogen, progesterone and cortisol.

So if you think cholesterol is the enemy, think again. Without cholesterol, you would die.

In fact, people with the lowest cholesterol as they age are at highest risk of death. Under certain circumstances, higher cholesterol can actually help to increase life span.

In reality, the biggest source of abnormal cholesterol is not fat at all — it’s sugar. The sugar you consume converts to fat in your body. And the worst culprit of all is high fructose corn syrup.

To help clear the confusion, I will review many of the cholesterol myths our culture labors under and explain what the real factors are that lead to cardiovascular disease.

Cholesterol Myths

One of the biggest cholesterol myths out there has to do with dietary fat. Although most of us have been taught that a high-fat diet causes cholesterol problems, this isn’t entirely true. Here’s why: The type of fat that you eat is more important than the amount of fat. Trans fats or hydrogenated fats and saturated fats promote abnormal cholesterol, whereas omega-3 fats and monounsaturated fats actually improve the type and quantity of the cholesterol your body produces.

In reality, the biggest source of abnormal cholesterol is not fat at all — it’s sugar. The sugar you consume converts to fat in your body. And the worst culprit of all is high fructose corn syrup.

Consumption of high fructose corn syrup, which is present in sodas, many juices, and most processed foods, is the primary nutritional cause of most of the cholesterol issues we doctors see in our patients."

And yes, references are at the bottom of the page.

So this is one of those diets where vitamins are somehow more essential than minerals, essential fatty acids or amino acids? OK then.

Holy thread resurrection Batman!

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You'll feel great, I've been on it for 3 months after being higher fat vegan 2 months before that. Carbs from the right sources (fruit) will definitely help you burn cleaner. Most people fail to mention the massive "green" meal that 80/10/10ers have during the day. Fruits and vegetables people, it's what most of the world lives on. I'm a competitive cyclist and this has really gotten rid of my IBS, poor skin, and low energy. Shoot for 10g of carbs from fruit per kg. Also, see Forks Over Knives, good luck debunking the China Study.

I'm doing 35/35/30 and love it... 150 pounds since July. Blood pressure from 145/96 to 121/77.