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  • How I could lose so much water weight at the beginning of every diet and so little weight after the first few days always perplexed me until I read up on the science of it. Every well-fed person stores about 1500-1800 kcal of glycogen (a form of carbohydrate) in their liver and muscles. That glycogen by itself weighs only…
    in Losing a pound a day Comment by bibliophage July 2015
  • A couple years ago I compiled a list of foods with high potassium-to-calorie ratios from USDA nutrient databases. That way I can get my potassium requirements without going over my Calorie budget. I excluded foods I don't like (Swiss Chard etc) and foods I'm not likely to eat in significant quantities (various herbs and…
    in How can anyone eat the RDA of potassium?? Comment by bibliophage June 2015
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