Ya' learn sumptin every day. I didn't know what the word "offal" was (I'm 58 years old). I thought y'all were misspelling "awful" LOL!

So I read about it on Wikipedia. Pretty interesting etymology:

"The word shares its etymology with several Germanic words: Abfall (offall in some Western German dialects), afval in Dutch and Afrikaans, avfall in Norwegian and Swedish, and affald in Danish. These Germanic words all mean "garbage", or —literally— "off-fall", referring to that which has fallen off during butchering. However, these words are not often used to refer to food with the exception of Afrikaans in the agglutination afvalvleis (lit. "off-fall-meat") which does indeed mean offal.[4] For instance, the German word for offal is Innereien meaning innards. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word entered Middle English from Middle Dutch in the form afval, derived from af (off) and vallen (fall)."

I certainly knew what tripe and menudo was (when I lived in Texas). Never ate that stuff. But I did eat chicken & beef liver, Chicken hearts and gizzards all the time.

My dad was raised during the depression era and I suspect that gave rise to eating offal. He used to eat scrambled cow brains and when he did, my brothers, sister and myself literally ran out of the house....! My dad would laugh and proceed to eat it with ketchup. I think brains are 60% fat. But it just had a horrible smell to it.

Anyway....

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Ok, getting back to the original post, I worked on this a little last night. Changed the wording. I put the classification into three groups:

1. Regimens (carb level of eating)
2. Modifiers (style or type of the regimen)
3. Adjuncts (other factors)

If you can think of something better way to word this, I'm all ears.

Regimens:
Low Carb
This group consumes between 50 & 150 grams of carbs a day. Food types are broad, with few exceptions, as long as they meet their daily macro goals. Very small amounts of fruits and breads are allowed.

Keto (Nutritional Ketosis)
This group consumes between 0 to 50 grams of carbs a day. Food types are broad, with few exceptions, as long as they meet their daily macro goals. The standard macro is: 5% carbs, 20% protein, 75% fat. The goal of the group is to be “Ketogenic Adapted”. Generally speaking, most people have to stay under 25 grams a day to reach this goal. They use devices such as a Ketonix or ketones meter to confirm they are in Ketosis and stay in Ketosis consistently.

VLC Keto (Very Low Carb)
This group consumes between 0 to 10 grams of carbs a day. Some people are highly sensitive to the bad effects of carbs. This group is one small step above Carnivore Keto. Primarily animal consumption, with a tiny amount of lo carb plants. For very fast weight loss, this group maintains a deficit of calories. Or for maintenance or slower weight loss, can eat above their TDEE (total daily energy expenditure).

Carnivore Keto (AKA Zero Carb)
This group consumes between 0 to 5 grams of carbs a day. This group is doesn't eat plant based food with minor exceptions such as herb seasonings. The opposite of a Vegan diet. High calorie meals are ok, like VLC, they either lose slowly or maintain their weight effortlessly. With this low carb regimen, you don't need any external devices to tell you that you are Keto Adapted.

Cyclical Ketogenic Diet or CKD, TKD
A complex Keto diet for advanced body builders used for maximum muscle growth. It cycles the carb intakes from low to high around an intense workout. There is also another similar workout/body building regimen called, "Targeted Ketogenic Diet (TKD)". It is also known for eating carbs before intense workouts. Both diets are normal Keto diets when not doing workouts.

Modifers
If applicable, add the below modifiers in front of the regimen. EG: Paleo Keto, Primal Carnivore Keto, Paleo VLC.
There are some exceptions; obviously you can’t be a “Vegan Carnivore Keto”.

Vegan
This group eats no food derived from animals or dairy. May have some difficulty getting enough protein. For fat, they can obtain from coconut oils and some nut oils.

Paleo
This group restricts eating highly processes foods and dairy. This diet advises that you avoid foods that were not available for consumption before the agricultural revolution. Prefers organic and un-refined foods. Paleo is opposed to saturated fats. May restrict certain types calorie free sweeteners.

Primal
Similar to Paleo, but more liberal about what they can eat. Can eat dairy and saturated fats.

Protein-Sparing Modified Fast (PSMF)
PSMF is a lo-carb, lo-fat, lo-calorie diet. Rapid weight loss. A long-term PSMF diet undertaken carelessly and without the care of a physician may lead to serious health risks.

Adjuncts:
Add one or more, of the below, to further define the way-of-life.

Intermittent Fasting (IF)
Occasional fasting (usually under 500 calories @ day) or “0” calories (water only) fasting. In the case of the under 500 calories a day ~ you may eat one particular food like, eggs or fat, etc. Usually the duration of the fast is a minimum of 16 hrs and up to 48 hrs. They may do this once a month or as in the case of a 16 hr. fast: daily and everything in between. Many health benefits are derived from the fast. Fat burning and Ketone production is at its highest.

Sedentary
A person doesn’t do any kind of exercise. Usually has a desk job or other sit down job. They may not be able to do exercise because they are too heavy, or have injuries that flare up upon exercising.

Cardio
A person regularly does one or more of the following: walking, jogging, light exercises and other cardio exercises. Elevate the heart rate, tones the muscles. Many other health benefits.

HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training), Body Building
This adjunct takes Cardio to a much higher level. To build bigger muscles, often for athletes. Often coupled with the TKD & CKD Keto styles (see above).

Low FODMAP Diet
This group has digestive problems when eating certain kinds of sugars that can cause bloating, diarrhea, constipation, etc. Some also have inflammatory bowel disease. You have to restrict consumption of fructose, lactose, fructans, galactans, and other polyols sugars found in certain fruits and zero-calorie sweeteners.

PCOS (Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome)
This group has extreme difficulty with losing weight even following the Ketogenic or lo-carb regimens.

So, after you add it all up, an example would be like the below.

• Primal/Keto/Cardio
• Paleo/Carnivore/Sedentary
• Primal/VLC Keto/IF/Cardio/PCOS
• Primal/CKD Keto/HIIT
• Primal/Lo-carb/Cardio

I probably left something out, let me know. I hope this helps,

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