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Don't worry too much about the pie chart, as long as you stay under your daily calorie limit, you will be fine.

Starchy vegetables are high in carb and low in sugar. My favorite is sweet potato, low in sugar for the amount of carb it has, full of nutrients fiber and antioxidants, also low in glycemic index. Best source for protein is meat. You can get limited amount of protein from vegetables and fruits, but most of these proteins…

Good for you! This is also how I quit my soda addiction years ago.

I highly recommend you go through the entire video if possible. Just listen to it when you do your cardio. If you eat carbs as a major part of your diet (anything higher than 20% of your daily macro), you can learn a thing or two that's very helpful for maintaining your health and keeping the excess fat off.

As you said it yourself, you don't need caffeine, but you are obsessed with sugar. So you probably have a sugar addiction. Why is it so hard to quit smoking? Because it is an addiction, and when you try to stop cold turkey, you go through withdraws. Same with alcohol addiction, drug addiction, etc. When you cut out sugary…

I'd rather drink a glass of glucose solution than a can of soda. And I do drink glucose solution mixed with protein powder on a regular basis, before and after I workout.

If you are on Atkins or keto diet, then the video doesn't apply to you. The information in the video won't really give you anything that's beneficial. But I think most people do consume carb as their major source of fuel, and i think it's worth their time to watch the video and do some critical thinking.

Actually, what you said and your article quote is what's not true. http://m.youtube.com/?v=ceFyF9px20Y

Chinese food are actually not that bad. Most dishes are packed with vegetables and have some protein and fat. They might be high In sodium but I usually don't pay too much attention to sodium unless I need to shed the water weight. The only problem with Chinese food is you need to exercise portion control. Chinese food are…

Change your macro from generic setting to your custom macro %. Depending on your protein, fat and carb intake, you can set it to 40% fat, 40% protein and 20% carb or anything you want.

Where in the video or in any of his other videos did he say calories or personal responsibility is not responsible for weight gain? In my opinion, his view is excess fructose without any dietary fiber cause slow down of metabolism, which leads to low or no energy production even when you have loads of sugar trying to…

Could you provide more details regarding what confusion do you think he is causing? And what nutrition outside his vision were you referring to? Would really appreciate if you can clarify it. Thanks.

Lol, missed that. Change it from "arm curl" to "forearm" then.

Sex might burn 100 calories, but he is only moving his wrists. I say log it as weight training under "arm curl".

Yes, these are great choices. I eat lots of Greek yogurt when bulking. But since I am cutting, if I eat 3 meals like this, I will get food cravings late at night. If I eat more besides the 3 meals I go over in macro and calorie. But If I eat more lean meat during the day, I feel just as full but with less calorie, so I can…

I consider junk food as food with high amount of added fructose sugar. I don't consider food high in fat junk, but because they are high in calories, I also limit my consumption of that food group for calorie purposes only. If I have enough room in my macro/calorie allowance, I have no problem eating food that's high in…

I use chicken, sweet potato as example, I don't eat that for every meals. I try to eat food with limited fructose sugar and less saturated fats, so everything I eat are light on calorie except for maybe nuts. It's hard for me to consume 1000 plus calories with this kind of food, so 5 to 6 meals is much more doable for me.

Cheapest way to eat healthy is by buying whole food and cook it yourself. Processed food are not as healthy and expensive. Why not buy a whole bag of brown rice? White rice is even cheaper, but due to the higher fiber in brown rice, I would go with that if financially possible. Regardless, a bag of rice is cheap and can…

During your 7 to 8 hours sleep every night, your body goes into a state of fasting. It's better to have some slow digesting protein before sleep if you have extra calorie left. Some non-sugar added milk would be great, easy on the stomach and provide steady nutrient during your sleeping.

Rice are fast digesting carbs compare to other alternatives such as oats, whole grain breads, starchy vegetables such as sweet potato, etc. The faster it digests, the easier it is to have a lot of glucose get in to your blood flow. The higher your blood glucose level, the more insulin your body produces to try to convert…

If more than half of your sugar come from fruit sources, and you can stay within your macro, then I wouldn't worry about it one bit. Fruit contains lots of dietary fiber which somewhat counters the sugar content. It's the added sugar that is really bad for your fat loss effort, because almost no food that requires added…

I like most of your food choices, at least 90% of them. I would cut back on dried fruits due to the sugar if possible, but if that's your treat for a good day of dieting and exercising, then don't sweat it. Since you are exercising, I would increase protein intake. 1 gram of protein per lb. of body weight. If you weight…

You need calorie deficit to lose body fat, but if you reduce sugar intake, which is a very common form of carb nowadays, you will lose a lot of visceral fat rather than just any fat. Visceral fat is what causes type 2 diabetes, inflammation, high blood pressure, etc. pretty much all the bad diseases associated with obesity…

Got it. Thanks.

It's easier to give specific answer to specific questions. For a general question, it's hard to give much details because if something like how to properly bulk can be answered in a few sentences, most people would look like magazine models. The link you provided is indeed a very informative one. Additional research would…

OP, thank you very much for posting the video. People all have their own opinions, there is no point trying to convince anyone about what's right and what's wrong. I agree with what dr. Lustig said in the video, because it just happens that everything he said in the video agrees with all the research I did through out the…

Carbs pre workout for sustained energy during workout. More energy means more likely you will work hard enough so you achieve muscle tear. Carbs post workout for muscle glycogen replenishment and increased blood glucose level. Higher blood glucose level post workout leads to better transportation of amino acid and nutrient…

I just don't eat anything sweet at all for most of my meals, and eat some actual sugar before or after each workout. For example, eat healthy carb for most meals, but if you crave sweets, have a slice of cake, cookies or whatever it is that you want before or after you exercise. As long as the carb, fat and protein fit…

If your body is capable of doing some high intensity interval training, it's really effective in burning loads of calorie, and boost your metabolism for the rest of the day. It's very time efficient, and the effect carries over to the rest of the day. But it is very demanding on the body. When I do steady state cardio,…

Do stretching for the sore muscle, and workout other muscle groups. Your muscle needs adequate recovery time to grow.