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Maybe, but even in moderation certain food groups put you at a higher risk of damage in parts of your body/brain, not to mention skew your micronutrient levels. But in saying that, it's a tradeoff.... it's kind of similar to drug use in my view, if you want to indulge moderately in a drug (alcohol, cannabis,…

Kettlebells + Body Resistance ( Burpees, Lunges, Chinups, Pushups ) at the moment, previously done a lot of lifting although not while being on a keto diet. Conflicting research around pre-workouts, a lot of people suggest a strong cup of black coffee will have the same effect, but the impacts on psychology can be enough…

Yeah; good points. There are tons of research examples where food, pharmaceuticals and even certain injury/trauma types have impact on your metabolic rate and also how long it will take for you to rebound back to a normal level. It's why I'm skeptical of the usual BMR calculators personally because as someone who has…

You could try adding something like MCT Oil into your cottage cheese/yoghurts and mixing it together to boost the fat level.

Yeah, based on the fact that you've already run quite a few miles you shouldn't actually find it too hard building the distance up; I went from slob to half marathon in 12 weeks but you have to do the road work, you can't expect that your body will perform an endurance event like a half marathon when you're not putting any…

This is only true when it comes to your body weight, not so true when you're looking into body composition or impact on your neurology. I know (from experience of these threads) that there is a big "Hey, what you eat doesn't matter as long as you're under your calorie limit" movement in this place and that principles of…

It's the form/posture during exercises that makes a lot of distance, ensuring you're doing the right movements lowers the risk of injury while also raising the positive benefits of the exercise. I used to box for around 14 years and the difference between someone who teaches fundamental footwork, how to move your body and…

My diary is also open, following a keto diet with around a 500-700 daily deficit.

A major benefit of CrossFit is the combination of an instructor/teacher being on hand most of the time while you do your sessions, and also being within a group which can often boost your effort output.

I think there are definitely flaws in the logic but I do wonder the circumstances in which their calculations were created, for instance in your case (and mine), you made a pretty drastic change to your diet dropping to 1200 calories per day where as I think in their examples, they were looking at more moderate lifestyle…

Despite the hilarity of a professional wrestler being a yoga instructor, a lot of people have had success starting with DDP Yoga.

Try intermittent fasting - start with a 16/8 ratio (i.e only eat between say 10am and 6PM( and move towards a 18/6 ratio (12 till 6) - this will help your body burn up any glycogen you introduce in your diet and get your body producing ketones for longer throughout the day and as you sleep.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group Link here.

For instance, that's why Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has a 34" waist and 38" stomach despite weighing near 300lbs.

A pound is a pound... when people state "A pound of fat weighs more than a pound of muscle" they're wrongly interpreting the fact that muscle is more dense, therefore it's total weight to volume ratio is higher than fat. In laymans terms, a pound of fat is larger in total volume than a pound of muscle.…

There is a great group (LCHF) to join where a lot of people are doing ketogenic diets; I've been researching different macronutrients and lifestyle eating options for the past few months before deciding upon sucrose free ketogenic for both optimal brain and body health.

I'd hazard to say not good; the makeup of the shakes are below Calories 160 Protein (g) 14 Carbohydrate (g) 20 Fat (g) 3 Sodium (mg) 230 Potassium (mg) 470 Fiber (g) 0 Vitamins & Minerals 10-40% of RDI Lactose (g) 8-12 Also took a multi-vit + fibre (metamucil)

Rhonda Patrick - Insulin impacts on degenerative disease in the brain: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/313/5793/1604 - ( credited as Rhonda Perciavalle ) Inflammation/Arterial Wall Thickening: http://www.atherosclerosis-journal.com/article/S0021-9150(02)00367-2/abstract Impact of Resveratrol on reversing the impact…

Interesting read and viewpoint; like everything in nutritional science though, there are counter points to that - Dr Rhonda Patrick is a nutritional scientist who has studied the impacts of spiking insulin on degenerative diseases in the brain. The University of Michigan did a study on sucrose + high fat causing…

I agree 100% with this in terms of general society; I hate people who make it into "us vs them"; I've been at the extremes of being a very lean professional sportsman in my youth to being morbidly obese to being a marathon runner to being morbidly obese; it's not a case of hating someone because they're of a different…

First attempt at a slightly more complicated recipe; made the ham and cheese stromboli on ruled.me Delicious, tastes like a ham and cheese croissant and all for 2.5g of net carbs, 28g protein, 17.5g fat and 320 calories.

I'd suggest heavier lifting; progressively increase the weight you're lifting and get as near to your maximum when performing exercises. Look into the 5X5 style of weight lifting as that has a lot of good tips and hints around it. There is a myth prevalent that lifting heavy weights will lead you to becoming bulky which is…

The correct time is the same time whenever you're weighing yourself - doesn't really matter if it's 10AM or 2PM; just so long as you consistently weigh yourself at that time

Ironically even when I was running on 1200 calories a day for five months, I consistently increased my endurance performance on the rowing machine and exercycle which seems to defy common sense; increasing performance of running would make sense because you're dropping weight which means you're not burning as many calories…

This for me is the interesting thing; not just looking at the calories but the impact of certain foods on energy levels, ability to train and move yourself as close to peak optimal health as you can.

That's a superb calculator, interestingly it doesn't give too far different of a result in terms of projected weight loss for my metrics on the calculator I showed, although it states I could afford to eat another 500 calories a day with the exercise I do, I just don't buy it; the last time I made an attempt at tracking…

Nah; carbohydrates really aren't that damaging, the issue is the calorie intake, and what generally happens is people consume foods that are high in both carbohydrates and fat (i.e a double cheeseburger) which blows their calorie limit. By restricting carbohydrates in your diet, what you're essentially doing is removing a…

I'm using Isopure Zero Carb (Banana Cream) - love it.

There is an addin you can get for Chrome which automatically calculates your Net Carbs on the Food Page + gives you a graph of your macro nutrients which is pretty cool Instructions to set it up are here http://cavemanketo.com/configuring-mfp/ To give you an idea, here is a screenshot of my diary with it in it. The pie…

Trust your medical health professional; the reality is that your body needs a whole lot of different things than it usually does while it supports you building a baby inside of you. Keep your water intake high, sodium itself isn't a bad thing if you're drinking 2 litres a day as you'll be flushing a lot of it out of your…