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I think everyone should be free to do/think what they want and not control what other people do/think. Restaurants can do whatever they think makes a profit, be that accommodating overweight people or not. Likewise, overweight customers shouldn't expect businesses to make special exceptions for them. If you don't like it,…

I'll echo the comments above. In my experience, IF is a tool to allow you to more easily manage eating in a defecit. I combine it with higher fat and lower carb intake which also helps me feel fuller for longer, reducing my total intake.

Couldn't agree more. After a few months of tracking, I found I was in a good routine and often ate the same things week to week. So i stopped tracking.......then I put weight on!

thanks everyone. for the last few days ive been drinking my usual cycling electrolyte tablets plus half a teaspoon of "lo-salt" which has sodium and a good level of potassium. I'm also taking a magnesium supplement tablet in the mornings. I'm yet to see any ill affects so will continue like this for a while and see how it…

Thanks. I read a bit about potassium OD which doesn't sound like fun. It's interesting what you say about the relationship between the 3, most of what I've read suggests that they be treated independently. I've been salting my food to ensure a decent sodium intake since I hear thats even more important than normal when on…

Give it a try. I find fat a lot more satiating and I think thats what makes keto appealing to people who've struggled with diets before. I'd still recommend tracking your food despite some claims that you wont need to. When I was eating a high carb diet, I used to finish a huge meal of pasta and still be hungry. Or an hour…

Thanks, I've heard those 2 suggestions before actually. Sadly, I really cannot stomach the idea of pickles, or their juice! I think if I tried it I would lose more vitamins than I gained :neutral:

Congrats, thats amazing! I visited those same places in Iceland this year.....also amazing!

aubergine, I love that stuff!

Thanks for the responses. Having never been one to feel thirsty, I offer suffer from dehydration, even before I get on the bike. In fact it was cycling that led to me taking electrolytes, and now the keto diet thats pushing me to consume even more. I've been struggling recently with mood and light headedness when standing…

How is total KJ calculated though? If we assume that the power data is accurate then is there still not an algorithm applied to that data to calculate KJ?

Thanks. I see this alot. "Strava doesnt agree with Garmin so Strava is wrong". How do we know that Garmin is right?

Very true, I guess the scales will tell the story! Interesting, how did you calculate that? My own calculations may be difficult due to the varied elevation of my rides. Some miles are hilly and some are flat. I imagine this is partly where a lot of strava's variability comes in to it

Welcome! I'm from Nottingham originally, now living in Edinburgh. I'd say getting married is a good excuse for putting on a bit of weight, congratulations :smile:

But aren't all diets and changes to lifestyle restrictive? That's kind of the point. For me, I find that I need a strong framework to work within, it keeps me disciplined. If I knew that certain "bad" foods were on the table as a possibility, I wouldn't have the self-control to avoid them.

I don't mean to be rude, but if you have a personal trainer then maybe your questions are best directed at them. They are a professional and they know what exercises you've been doing. The replies you are going to get here will be very broad given that there isn't much information to go off

Go for it! There's loads of reasons why a diet might not have worked for you before, so make sure you do your research before starting the diet and stock up your fridge so you're well prepared! As mentioned above, electrolytes play a big role, especially at the beginning of keto. Do some reading about keto flu. Theres…

Thanks for posting, that makes a lot of sense :smile:

I'll have to take some more time to read that paper before commenting. One benefit I've found from ketosis, which has been scientifically proven (I'll dig out the paper(s) ) is an increased amount of time I can spend exercising before "hitting the wall". In other words, using fat as a fuel when cycling has allowed me to…

Damn, I hate it when a paper doesn't have a summary at the end. It makes skim reading a lot harder :smile: It would be interesting to know more about the variability between people and what it is that causes the diet to not suit them. It would also be interesting to find out how many people "try" it and dont implement it…

Having read it a 2nd time.....and a 3rd, that all makes sense. Thanks for taking the time to explain it. Given time to consider all this, it seems that we all agree in the most part, because applying this theory to a large population makes a lot of sense for wide and general application. I'll stand by my original belief…

Thanks! I wish I could say that was oversimplifying it for me but I only just managed to follow. Very interesting!

I'll admit to using the popular "a calorie is not a calorie" headline rather than being more clear. You're absolutely right, I would never argue that an inch is not an inch. The message is more along the lines of "theres more to weight loss than just making sure the calories you burn are more than the calories you…

I totally agree. Satiety is a revelation to me (5 weeks in to ketogenic diet) and to many others who've shared their experiences. Caution is definitely advised but not too much caution. At some point you have to stop reading all the articles and speculation and just give it a try for yourself! Playing devil's advocate for…

I havent seen these before, thanks!

Like you said, I can post what I want. Quoting you was part of making a bigger point. You don't have to be defensive about it. I could point out that your first reply was answering a question that the OP didn't ask, but I'm sure thats fine. And I've already posted the articles, I'm sure you know how to read

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC538279/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11745-008-3274-2

Whoa slow down there mate, just relax. By weight characteristics I mean weight, and how its stored. I'm not going to say "weight" if I mean "fat". People say they need to "lose weight" when they often mean "lose fat". And you not having said it doesnt mean I cant post it......

That's very interesting, thanks. You'll have to bear with me, in the hope that I've properly understood what you said. If i have understood, then what I don't still understand is this movement of the scale that you refer to. I've not seen any bmi calculators that take in to account your level of activity. Indeed, its clear…

Well I was quite clear about why I was posting the article..... The shortcomings of the alternate tool has no reflection on the limitations of the BMI. Those limitations are true and present whether there's better alternatives or not.