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I agree with above. It sounds like you've been eating at a deficit for quite some time so a stint at maintenance calorie level might be what you need. Just to get the metabolism burning at a higher rate adjusted for new bw. So I would slowly increase calories to what you may calculate for new bw and stay there for 4 weeks…
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Welcome everyone! I'm about 6 weeks in and it's going great!! Good luck to you all!
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You'll see a common theme around which is electrolytes! Get some more sodium, magnesium and potassium in your life and see if that helps. Some drink broth, pickle juice or just salt water. Give those a try and maybe they will help. Of course that's in addition to plenty of water.
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Would not surprise me one bit! I didn't want to use the word "debunked" but he was publicly massacred by more than one more knowledgeable people in the industry. To the point I don't even here his name other than a reference to what "doesn't work" in the podcast/blog fitness world. Now I have known people personally that…
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A lot of Kiefer's research and mechanism have come under serious scrutiny over the past few years. I wanted to believe that backloading had serious benefits but when he talked of a dozen doughnuts I checked out and went another way.
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The anecdotal basis is replenishing muscle glycogen periodically for sustained resistance training. You'll see this is mostly strength and aesthetic athletes. The jury is still kinda out on whether or not you can build muscle on keto, so folks will cycle carbs to sustain heavy training and promote muscle growth.
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Coffee with heavy whipping cream and 1 packet of truvia Breakfast: chorizo & eggs on carb balanced tortilla 1 or 2 cups of coffee with 1 mini-moo & 1 splenda pkt Lunch: Steak wrapped asparagus sugar free monster 1 serv of mixed nutes Dinner: steak and broccoli if I need more cals I'll have a fat bomb protein shake 1 scoop…
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I've done carb cycling in the past with moderate results. Depending on how complicated the cycle is it can be cumbersome to keep up with the meal prep. If you're talking just a refeed day every 7-14-30 days then that's much more simple and I've known quite a few people who have had success that way. It does take tailoring…
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10-4 good buddy! lol
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I get spontaneous hunger after I've had something that was a bit too many carbs at once. The couple of times that I've eaten things that I suspect, temporarily, kicked me out of ketosis where marked with a severe energy crash and followed by intense hunger. Once I was back on track it leveled out. Also the morning/day…
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I hate that I can't check "Like" & "Insightful"!! This is truly both!!!
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Yes the Erythritol in the truvia has carbs. I do not thing they are from fiber and should be counted. I still use it but sparingly. I have been slowly lowering the amount that goes into my coffee. Now, the understood info says it doesn't cause a blood sugar response, but I don't think that a definite thing, it's quite…
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Oh BTW @RoosterDJC Texas law says you don't show brisket pics without sharing! :#
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I'm 38 days in and I've seen my first NSV! Got into some jeans my mom sent as a birthday present 2 years ago. They button just fine.....a little tight in the thighs, but that's a compliment to lifters :p Thanks to everyone for being so encouraging and also for just sharing your stories, insights, struggles and victories!…
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YES! I am do not believe in hitting minimal calories and staying there forever! I honestly believe in losing with as many calories as possible! Because food is good! :p
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Putting it very directly, here are your options. IMHO adding much more activity and staying at 1700 is the best option. You are right that you don't want to grind your metabolism to a halt by hitting minimal calories right away and staying there. More move, more often. If you have a smart phone, like who doesn't, set an…
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@cedarsidefarm Thank you for this eloquent and factual explanation of starvation mode. So many perpetuate bad info regarding this. @Scochrane86 What's going on is referred to a adaptive thermogenesis. Your body, in survival mode, starts to cannibalize lean body mass for fuel AS WELL as shutting down what it considers…
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I don't immediately find deliberately catabolizing LBM a good thing, but at least Dr Fung did most of his studies with "normal" bodies of today unlike a previous study done with the super lean, 70's body, woodstock attendees. Well of course those folks lost LBM at alarming rates because they had nothing else to give up for…
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Never crossed my mind brother! Just appreciated the "teachable moment" as you did! B)
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Please see @sunny_bunny_ 's last post in this thread! It does a good job of explaining the keto motto, one of them at least, of "Your body is already HF so all you need is LC". Maybe you are eating too many calories? It would be a good idea to enter your info into a macro/TDEE calculator of some sort to get a jump off…
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That makes two of us @RoosterDJC
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Depending on her lean body mass 75g could potentially be enough. With a general target range of 0.8-1.0g/kg of LBM at, say, 100lbs(45kg) of LBM would max at 50g of protein. Now I don't think she has to worry much about protein being stored as fat. Also assuming she has a reasonable amount of fat to lose lowering protein…
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I think you go mostly off of how you feel. If you start to feel bad, keto flu if you will, then try to get more of these salts in your diet. If that doesn't work then it may, a bit off topic, mean a strict keto diet doesn't work that well with your body.
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Welcome everyone! I wish you all well on your keto journey!!! I've keto for almost 4 weeks and feel great. Not to mention down nearly 10lbs!!
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Great reminder!!! Thanks for sharing!
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YES! This even happens to guys! At my lowest(adult) weight and my best physique ever, I still remember vividly seeing ONLY flaws that my brain inflated to massive levels. After gaining back quite a fit of weight and "losing" that physique I look back and wish I had that body and now see all of the amazing improvement I…
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Reports I've heard from people are it's pretty good as an appetite suppressant more than anything. There just isn't enough science out there to say where it does anything for increased fat burning OVER and beyond just being fat adapted.
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Awesome work you two!! Thanks for the perspective!
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The hardest thing for me is the convenience of bread. It makes yummy things portable! Also, tortilla chips with my guac and salsa.
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I responded over in the keto group, but I'll give a bit here too. If you're committed to surgery stick to the pre-op diet as prescribed. The shrinking of the live helps with the success of the surgery. I'm familiar since my wife and sister-in-law both had bypass. If you're wanting to delay the surgery and go off on your…
