SymbolismNZ Member

Usually they're there to work out, not make friends.

Bringing swimming into the conversation of long term endurance sports is an interesting one, especially considering Phelps is a sprint swimmer and doesn't do the longer distances. Very few people will ever require the output of energy he requires and even he has changed his diet as he's aged to be a lot more rational and…

Yup; Magnesium will do it - Folate and Potassium too.

When in doubt, repeat the same flawed debates and ask the same flawed questions repeatedly until the other person simply can't be bothered anymore.

"How have millions lost weight via calorie restriction" - because in most instances, they're going from 3000ish calories of *kitten*, to 1700-2200 calories of not *kitten*, and going from sedentary to active in terms of their movement. How come millions of those losing weight put it all back on again? Oh, because they've…

No, ultimately in many instances those building muscle mass aren't creating building blocks for longer term wellness, nor are they creating functional muscle mass. You've been successful in putting muscle mass onto your frame, congratulations when that's your goal - but in essence it's far easier to do that than get your…

If you want to debate the differences between refined sugary *kitten* as a source of carbohydrate or say a capsicum; the key point is glycemic index, and how the glucose that is generated enters and ultimately exits your system. The whole "Well everything gets broken down into glucose" mentality shows a limited…

I don't really have a sweet tooth, I also don't eat refined sugars of any type where I can avoid it so ultimately I'd much rather use those calories on some beautiful pork belly, or cheese sauce on my broccoli. I do find it interesting people maintain that there is no research indicating sugar (at any level) being…

Meh, Wellness vs Weight Loss vs Muscle Building. All three different things, and mostly when you see people highlight the "You can have anything you want so long as it fits your calories" or the "Don't bother eating your calories back after exercise" routine, you realise wellness isn't what they're after.

"Clean" is also a matter of interpretation, I consider myself to eat "clean" yet most would say the fact that I eat quite a bit of cheese ( "processed" ) , don't mind cured products like bacon and ham and consume other processed foods like protein powders or MCT Oils. Basically "clean" in my view is eating foods that fuel…

One thing to note in the "A calorie is a calorie" debate - certain foodgroups require more thermic energy to process ( protein being a good one, as long as it's not excess protein ) and therefore mean your body consumes more calories in a day than it otherwise would've. I dare say if someone did manage to somehow consume…

Protein Wise Yeah; a lot of people make the same mistake with protein - where they have hardly any at breakfast, sometimes have hardly any at lunch (as most people love to do those healthy vegetable salads at lunch) and then have the big ole 200G-300G piece of beef at dinner; what essentially happens to that excess protein…

The main ingredient in ice cream is sugar, by a pure calorie basis - and generally you've got sugar ontop of sugar in icecream due to flavourings too, but nice try. I don't really have an obsession with nutrients to be honest; like I say, I'm aware of them but I hardly pay any attention to them and hit them (and have done…

Your body won't lose muscle mass due to going onto a LCHF diet so long as you keep your protein intake high and don't have too much of a calorie deficit day to day. You also won't gain weight unless you have a calorie surplus on a daily basis regardless of what fats you consume. Some thoughts... 1. Not sure about what…

No real moral superiority, the thing you're discounting in your "Here is my 1000 calories that kind of balances my day" is that you're no where near the protein take most males need, you've got hardly any EFA in your diet, and ultimately as discussed you're not close on some pretty essential vitamins. Now cool, you need…

It really doesn't take that much effort to get your required daily micronutrients balanced to be honest; I hardly even pay attention when I'm planning my meals and still manage to top off pretty much everything with the help of a couple of extra supplements (Vit D, B Complex, K2, Fish Oil and MCT) Also; if you're saying…

Like most psychological studies, a lot of the findings are very subjective and too dependent on how a respondent answers the survey. The other problem with those studies is that you'll find the endless amounts of literature around the obesity crisis across the world being linked to flexible diets, a lack of appetite…

I'd hazard a guess that potassium, B3, B5 and B7 aren't near their daily requirement, and also probably a lack of EFAs too. Also, there are a ton of fatty foods that have amazingly rich nutrient content in them - Cheeses, Avocado, certain nuts (Macadamia's for instance), MCTs, Pork, even butter and cream.

No, I just don't waste time more than once. I've posted more than enough studies. If you want to continue ignoring all of the research regarding sugar because "WELL IT'S NOT ADDICTIVE" that's fine; Like I've said previously, you're in the same league as a moderate marijuana consumer or psilocybin user. [edited by MFP Mods]

I don't see anyone making those claims; which again points me to the "stubborn types who don't really want to learn anything" For instance, you post something about refined sugar being linked to accelerated neurodegenerative diseases and hardening of your arterial wall; you get in return people refuting that sugar is…

Your Vivosmart isn't just calculating what you're burning for that particular exercise, it's also calculating what your body is using throughout the day and uses a combination of your body metrics, your heart rate throughout the day, your movement levels and such. Keep in mind while you only burn 100 calories in those 20…

Baking/Salad/Stirfry: Bowl on Scale, add ingredients one at a time and take note of how many grams per ingredients.

Dependent on your goals, it's all of the above; also, it's probably worth some trial and error with ketostix or something of the like to see what your particular body maintains ketones at. For instance, I can be in moderate keto myself on 65g net carb (100g total carb), so long as I eat most of my carbs in the first two…

Wellness vs Weight Loss; this forum has plenty of the latter, not much of the former. You've also got stubborn types who don't really want to learn anything more than they believe to be true; so even as new research comes out regarding longevity, neurodegenerative diseases due to lacking nutrition and fuelling your body…

@RalfLott - 24 hour total fast, I'm still keen to gain the benefits of fasting, as there are a ton of them and certain nutritional scientists are advocating once a week, having a full 24 hour fast. I do wonder if fasting in general evolved through the fact that a meal wasn't always readily available and some could go days…

The myth that the brain needs carbohydrates has been busted many times over, your body is actually quite efficient and the only thing it absolutely needs is protein, which is why you're able to trade carbs for fats or fats for carbs and still function normally. The idea that ketosis removes glucose from your blood stream…

Yeah, like I said - splitting hairs, but I know many an obese person with great BP and TC/HDL ratios, as well as some thin people with terrible ratios, so it's important to note. Another benefit which you pointed to was the increased Omega 3 and MCTs; a lot of the time you'll find that those on a keto diet are also paying…

@RalfLott - I've had to actually break out of doing intermittent fasting solely because in order to get the most of the 100g of protein I give myself, I try and get it into three or four servings spread at least three hours apart from each other. I'll probably do a weekly 24 hour fast to get the benefits instead of my…

Realistically, Blood Pressure and TC/HDL are more important to your actual health, but that's splitting hairs as in most cases someone losing weight normally restricts the foods that would cause those two things to be an issue.

The case you're talking about seems to be a life long poor eater who cleaned up his eating habits, dropped some weight and improved his health; that he's eating complex carbohydrates instead of simple carbohydrates probably touch on similar benefits, and I bet if you looked at his overall macros, you'd find he probably…