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Carb/calorie cycling can work to help keep the bodies hormones in homeostasis to prevent adaptations. As anyone who had dieted and lost a good amount, then hits the wall ( adaptation) knows. The bodies natural response is to lower thyroid function (T3) as well as Leptin levels ( the fat burning hormone). If your leptin is…

This is wrong in so many ways. The body does not "need" carbs. Look up the Ketogenic Diet of you are interested in goin low carb. And eating fruits does not equal low carb, not even close. The amount of sugar in most fruits and a lot of certain types of vege's takes you out of any " low carb". The point of low carb is to…

Heavy lifting helps preserve LBM when in a calorie deficit. HIIT cardio after weight training is optimal. Other than that it is all about the diet

Wrong. I would urge you to educate yourself on other than " broscience". Lyle McDonald has researched every study since 1900 on health and wellness and has books and websites to correlate with the studies. http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/protein-intake-while-dieting-qa.html/ Not to mention the article you linked…

Hypo/hashi here as well. First let me post this for you to read up and educate yourself on thyroid. http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com Dont let your Dr tell you your numbers are " in range" and send you away. A more modern TSH range .5-3. But also need labs sone for free T3 , T4 , reverse T3. Also make sure they treat…

There are no studies or research showing not to drop below BMR. But it is spouted off in many forums as gospel. The body can metabolize 31 calories per lbs of fat on the body per day. So dor example if someone is carrying 30 lbs of fat then there body can support a 910 calorie deficit per day before dipping into muscle…

Could be a typo on your part as far as grams per lb of BODYWEIGHT.. but no you do not need to feed anything other than LBM.. no need to feed fat mass protein..

.8-1g protein / LBM.

The body makes adaptations if eating a large deficits for extended periods. BMR and TDEE both can change (lower) in that case.

The body makes adaptions. If you have been eating at a deficit since March with no time off ( aka refeeds) , where you eat at maintenance for 3 days then your metabolism has slowed down to adjust to the lower amount of calories. So in essence you TDEE is now much closer to the level you are consuming. Highly advise reading…

Bio impedance BF testers are the most inaccurate. If your electrolytes are off, it could read 10% or more off. So if you follow a Ketogenic diet, it is useless. Bod Pod is ok, still has some fluctuations 2-5%, whereas Dexa scan is supposed to be the most accurate at the moment. But as others have said, the best gauge…

The leaner you get BF% wise the smaller your deficit needs to be as the body can only metabolize 31 calories per LBS of Fat in the body (per day) .. so if you have 10 lbs of fat that would be 310 calories per day.. so a deficit larger than that would be consuming LBM which is detrimental. SO to answer your question, it…

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http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ Here's some info to educate yourself on thyroid.. Hypo/ Hashi here as well..

Dont let your Dr's tell you "your numbers on in range" and send you away.. make them treat your symptoms. Educate yourself on thyroid... http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ The Thyroid makes 4 hormones (T1-T4) and the body needs em all NOT just T4 which is the highly pushed drug of choice by big pharma.. aka…

No such thing as "metabolic damage", that is BS the nutrition industry pushed on us for years. Look up " adaptive thermogenesis" http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3673773/

Yes I have done it, it works. Start adding calories back in to your daily diet. say 200.. eat that amount for 7-10 days, and watch your weight to see what happens.. if you stay the same, increase another 100-200 calories and eat at that level for 7-10 days.. rinse and repeat until you gain .5-1-2 lbs over 7-10 days.. then…

Total garbage.. ketosis does not down regulate T3 (thyroid function) suppress metabolism, cause you to go bald and get cancer.. stop with this lying dogma.. Any calorie deficit diet will eventually get into adaptive thermogenesis where Leptin levels decrease, T3 levels decrease and the body "adapts" to the new amount of…

No " depends" about it. The Ketogenic diet has been proven to aid T2D folks. Nor is the Ketogenic diet " extreme". It may differ from your "view" , but not extreme at all. The OP should research and decide for himself, but since he said he is insulin resistant, then what do you think happens after he ingests…

Alot of Drs so not like to prescribe Desicated thyroid meds for what ever reason ( no legit reason). You can find bovine and povine thyroid online without a script. You can just order it online its considered a supplement.

Synthroid aka levothyroxine intially. The body needs more than just T4. I switched to Armour Desiccated thyroid. Also take these supplements Thyroid complex Panax ginseng B100 complex B5 Adrenal extract. I take more but these are mainly for thyroid and adrenals. Adrenals and thyroid work in unison, think of a balance beam,…

BMI is an archaic and faulty method to determine health and "weight". A better goal is not to aim for a "weight" but a good bodyfat% that you are comfortable with. BF% is more representative than weight. According to the BMI chart dywane "the rock" johnson is morbidly obese, nuff said. For women up to 25% is considered "…

Please read up on the Ketogenic Diet. It is tailor made for type 2 diabetics. And can very well reverse it in a lot of people.

What are your stats? Age? Height? Weight? Bf% BMR? TDEE? And how many calories are you eating currently? And for how long have you been in a deficit? There is a lot of myth out there about how many calories to eat etc. eapecially in terms of eating below your BMR which there is NO study or clinical research to support it.…

Look up intermittent fasting and the benefits as it applies to 24 hr fasts as well.

Calculators are simply a starting point estimate. Pick a number in between all of em and try it for 3 weeks and see if you lose. If so continue, if not lower calories by 100-200 and repeat.

Cheat day = fail. Not giving a shhh and eating whatever whenever is what got us fat and overweight in the first place. If you need to cheat do a single meal and continue logging!!! Always. Personally its once ever 4-6 weeks

Yup hypo and hashi here as well. Weight loss is possible once meds are regulated. Make these Drs figure it out

http://ketodietapp.com/Blog/post/2013/04/16/Keto-flu-and-Sufficient-Intake-of-Electrolytes Yes indeed regardless if you agree ir not. Btw bacon contains excessive sodium as I too use it to get the much needed 5000mg a day. Thanks for making my point for me. As 6-7 slices of bacon can easily be 2500mg + sodium

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