My nutritionists advice for an endomorph - what you eat
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As such, I need to avoid insulin spiking foods as much as possible.
yet you say this this50% of my intake in a day should be protein.
Dude, seriously forget about somatotypes - they are the physiological equivalent of astrology....0 -
I'm a true endomorph...I've been referenced to as "stalky", "thick" and so forth. I love weight training and when I do, I definitely bulk up more than perhaps most. Not crazy, but definitely a lot more than most woman lol
I also am hypothryoid... does anyone have any experience with this -- from the endomorph diet experience? I've started reducing my carbs but I've been doing a lot of reading that doing so could affect and lower the thyroid function. I already have an issue and don't want to make it worse.
I have a very difficult time loosing weight, and am fearful of upping my calories too much, I just went from 1200 to 1600 since my workouts have been seeming to lack and I feel exceptionally tired and unmotivated. I realize it's going to be a lot of playing around with the numbers to find the "magic" number for me.
Any advice or input is appreciated!!!0 -
I'm a true endomorph...I've been referenced to as "stalky", "thick" and so forth. I love weight training and when I do, I definitely bulk up more than perhaps most. Not crazy, but definitely a lot more than most woman lol
I also am hypothryoid... does anyone have any experience with this -- from the endomorph diet experience? I've started reducing my carbs but I've been doing a lot of reading that doing so could affect and lower the thyroid function. I already have an issue and don't want to make it worse.
I have a very difficult time loosing weight, and am fearful of upping my calories too much, I just went from 1200 to 1600 since my workouts have been seeming to lack and I feel exceptionally tired and unmotivated. I realize it's going to be a lot of playing around with the numbers to find the "magic" number for me.
Any advice or input is appreciated!!!
There's no such thing as "endomorph." It's a bunch of baloney made up by a 1940s psychologist.
You'll probably get more help if you post the rest as a new topic though. Just leave out the endomorph part or the thread will devolve into a debate over somatotypes0 -
45% fat is NEVER good for a diet - it should always be 33% or lower0
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45% fat is NEVER good for a diet - it should always be 33% or lower
No, this is not true. 45% fat is totally fine.0 -
Somatotypes are essentially your bone structure. Now why would your bone structure have any effect on your nutrient partitioning or your ability to gain/lose weight or build muscle. It doesn't.0
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Where the heck are the fruit and vegetables in this "diet"???0
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It looks like total rubbish to me. But, whatever works for you.0
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Endormorph here, and i stuck with the MFP suggestion of 55% carbs, 30% protein and 15% fat + a dropping all junk food and sugar drinks and flavoured milk. + an extreme increase in exercise going from almost nothing to 6 days a week and it worked great for 3 months i lost over 15Kgs, the last 2 months have been an up and down rollercoaster, tho i am stll eating a hell of alot better then i was 6 months ago and still exercising 5-6 days a week without fail the weight loss has stalled several times and the body fat/BMI seem to have stabilised at around 28% down from 43% roughly
High Intensity Cardio+Weights/Core + eat/drink enough = overall health gain
now on 45% Protein, 30% carbs and 25% fats. increasing weights and core regime's, not losing weight but certainly looking better, and you need to cycle around so the body doesn't get use to one thing over and over thats all i say0 -
Dude, seriously forget about somatotypes - they are the physiological equivalent of astrology....
THIS. All day long. Down with any and all psuedoscience purporting to be the real deal. Psychology is full with BS like this.0 -
1. Somatotypes are just about varying body types. Not psychology. Body types. It's a scientific fact that there are different body types. There's absolutely no reason to doubt that each individual body type would need a different plan to get in shape. Why do you think there are people walking around every day who can eat 5000 calories and never gain a lb? And then there are others who can work out and cut their calories and still not lose more than 5 lbs. body types.
2. Why can't people just be happy for each other? This website is supposed to be uplifting! We are supposed to encourage each other on our journey to getting fit and get every single time someone posts something there are people who have to knocked the poster down a couple notches. Why? If you don't have anything nice to say then shut up!!! If you don't agree with a post there are kind ways to present your opinion. And it would be wonderful to have web links to the "facts" you seem to know so well.0 -
Ummm, apparently we are.
I see. Well you might be interested to learn that the entire concept of endo/ecto/mesomorph is a bunch of total bunk made up by a 1940s psychologist, and it corresponds to nothing at all in the real world.
There are genetic tendencies from races, but by enlarge the amount of energy stored is the body is determined by calories in/out.
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This endomorph business sort of sounds like another thing to blame besides yourself. Of course all overweight people would like to think they are an endomorph, because it shifts some of the responsibility. I've seen people be very overweight and then lose it and be very very petite, so no one is stuck a certain way and saying that it's harder because you have a certain body type is not helping you reach your goals any faster.
Both of my parents have always been fat, and I have had to pull myself out of the mindset that I am genetically programmed to be fat also. Once I stopped thinking like that I progressed faster, because I could no longer say, "Well, It's probably a lost cause anyway so I'm going to eat this whole pizza and hate my biology."0 -
1. Somatotypes are just about varying body types. Not psychology. Body types. It's a scientific fact that there are different body types. There's absolutely no reason to doubt that each individual body type would need a different plan to get in shape. Why do you think there are people walking around every day who can eat 5000 calories and never gain a lb? And then there are others who can work out and cut their calories and still not lose more than 5 lbs. body types.2. Why can't people just be happy for each other? This website is supposed to be uplifting! We are supposed to encourage each other on our journey to getting fit and get every single time someone posts something there are people who have to knocked the poster down a couple notches. Why? If you don't have anything nice to say then shut up!!! If you don't agree with a post there are kind ways to present your opinion. And it would be wonderful to have web links to the "facts" you seem to know so well.
The truth is a person's "look" is the product of their lifestyle.
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STOCKY. It's stocky, not "stalky". Unless you are a stalker, or celery.
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I'm a true endomorph...I've been referenced to as "stalky", "thick" and so forth. I love weight training and when I do, I definitely bulk up more than perhaps most. Not crazy, but definitely a lot more than most woman lol
I also am hypothryoid... does anyone have any experience with this -- from the endomorph diet experience? I've started reducing my carbs but I've been doing a lot of reading that doing so could affect and lower the thyroid function. I already have an issue and don't want to make it worse.
I have a very difficult time loosing weight, and am fearful of upping my calories too much, I just went from 1200 to 1600 since my workouts have been seeming to lack and I feel exceptionally tired and unmotivated. I realize it's going to be a lot of playing around with the numbers to find the "magic" number for me.
Any advice or input is appreciated!!!
My younger sister also has hypothyroidism, although she actually is allergic to wheat-it turns out that was why she had such awful acne problems for years. So my mom uses almond, coconut, and tapioca flours when she bakes. So that could be something you could try out; I think almond flour/meal is the only one of the 3 I listed that has different ratios you use when cooking or baking with it since it's more dense, but I'm not certain so I'd look into it.
As for your activity levels, maybe you just need to find an activity that's right for you-I also feel exhausted a lot of the time lately, but I think a large part of that is me recovering from working overtime at 2 jobs last week, and stress from having school start up again in a week and a half. Plus I work out 2-3 times a day. But you might find something like Zumba or dance aerobics to be fun, there are plenty of videos on the web that you can do at home if you don't want to get a gym membership. Or you could start taking walks with friends-having someone to talk to makes it much less boring and the time really flies.0 -
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I'm a mesomorph and I'm fat. Anyone can overeat and gain weight -- it just may take a few years. (If you don't believe me, look at all the skinny people you know that hit their late30/40s and gain 15-20 pounds mainly in the midsection.)
I have broad shoulders and build muscle easily. I also gain weight easily, or maybe it's because I eat too much too easily.
However, I am different than many people i see. I've seen so many young women who are really doughy, as if you can press them hard with a finger and feel no muscle at all. I think it's the sedentary lifestyle nowadays.0 -
....... You people aren't seriously discussing somatotypes, are you? In 2013?
I can tell you what you should be eating based on phrenology. Those bumps on your head will tell me if pasta is a go or a not go for you.0 -
STOCKY. It's stocky, not "stalky". Unless you are a stalker, or celery.
geesh
This... Thank you!0
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