Anyone on "The Wild Diet"

I have not come over to the boards in some time and noticed my old feed. Able's "Wild Diet" has become a recent edition to the mainstream media diet trend. Basically it boils down to cutting out processed foods, eating the most nutrient dense food for the cal/macro load and body confusion. Exercise is really optional. That said, exercise is really to increase your overall health. If you lose weight because you do it then it is just a bonus. Body confusion is going through cycles of eating as usual, intermittent fasting and 24 hour fasting (eating supper and then not eating again until supper). It works a lot like muscle confusion, but for your digestive system.

A lot of people will see significant weight loss in their first week and will probably pick up Paleo/Wheat Flu. The weight loss is really you body purging all the waste/water. The "flu" is due to your body's addiction to wheat, sugar and/or processed crap that has leached its way into our diet. Dave Aspey found a way to lessen the paleo flu and it does work. After that, you can see a steady loss of one to three pounds a week. I did not watch calories. I used MFP to log foods just so I can keep up with what I am eating.

For all those trolls looking to go swoop in on someones diary and pull it apart: be my guest. I use a diary as just that, a diary. It is not a legal ledger. If I get a particular food item and I don't see it on the list, I pick something as close as I can. That could mean some fast food restaurant is listed for a "Garden Chicken Salad". I abstain from bread and soda, though I did have a homemade biscuit Sunday and shared a Coke Zero with my spouse having BBQ (the water there was just gross, though the bbq was great). You want a journal that reads like a general ledger, go somewhere else. If you want to ask questions about what works, what does not work, what was a success and what was a failure in diet/exercise... please feel free to message me.

Have a good one.

FunkyTobias wrote: »

tryin2die2self wrote: »

katyamendoim wrote: »

tryin2die2self, what is your advice for dealing with the low carb flu?

David Aspry, a biohacker and inventor BulletProof coffee, broke it down simply as fluid retention behind a membrane. Alcohol causes your fluid retention levels to expel water from your cells, which causes dehydration and the main reason for the "hangover". When you come off of wheat, your body's ability to control fluid levels behind a membrane is thrown out of wack. Your body starts to dump water. One of the signs this is occurring is the initial weight loss that is mostly water. The flu-like symptoms appear because this fluid retention is out of wack in your brain.

Solution: Pink Himalayan Sea Salt. Take 1/2 teaspoon in 8 oz of water first thing in the morning on an empty stomach. Wait at least 10 to 15 minutes before you ingest anything else. The salt will help balance out fluid retention. This will alleviate the symptoms, if not cure them outright in a day or three.

Asprey is a snake oil salesman. Apparently, biohacking is defined by going on TRT and attributing your gains to magical coffee.

I honestly don't drink his magical coffee (I don't make that kind of coin) but I do drink fatty coffee. However, his analysis of "paleo flu" has been backed by the medical community. I have tried the pink Himalayan sea salt and it worked for me. It has also worked for a few other people I have passed the info along to.

goldthistime wrote: »

WRLemmon wrote: »

I have found that the surest way to gain weight is to go on a diet.

Sadly, I read that same conclusion in a scientific paper. Obviously we are all hoping to withstand any hormone driven impulses we have once we get to goal weight.

How does the author of The Wild Diet approach maintenance?

The Wild Diet IS a lifestyle change. It is not some short term plan. Maintenance happens all on its own, just stick to the principles.