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John. I absolutely agree you need to find what works for you. However I do not think you can blame these results on Paleo, Kiefer or ULC (which long term isn't good anyway) because you haven't fully followed any of those protocols. With any of those if truly metabolically damaged it could take months of strict protocol to…

Kris, I disagree that you handled that poorly. They were out of bounds in using your space - particularly if they acknowledged being aware they were at the wrong house.. And sounds to me like they thought they could push you around for their convenience. They are lucky you didn't begin to threaten suing them for damage…

Oh and yes Carol...it was really easy to wipe the iMac. Just be sure to follow the steps here https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201065 (deauthorizing on itunes, signing off Find my iMac and signing out of iCloud first) . Skip them and no one will ever be able to set up a new icloud account or really use the device. If you…

Kevin, I find I am just make better choices and don't crave sweets when I avoid all sweeteners on a daily basis. As to whether artificial sweeteners affect any fat loss, that appears to be a n=1 experimental thing. Some folks swear it does not. Many others have found that if they hadn't been using artificial sweeteners or…

Heron, your macros from Christin seem like the perfect CN to me. I'm still in my not tracking not weighing experiment so have no clue what I hit this time, but basically followed your plan (I love the pre-dessert dessert idea). Skipped the cereal with the CarbShock/whey, just had the shake as spike 1. Made risotto with…

Susan, I'm sticking to every seven nights as I like my CN on Saturday. I have nudged it back to Friday (6days) and then back to Sat (8days). I start dragging after that and want my CN. https://twitter.com/dhkiefer/status/598588024813936640

Kevin. That's way too few calories. The general recommendation is to just focus on the less than 30 net carbs on ULC days and on Carb Nite eat as many carbs as you comfortably can...which is different than pigging out and stuffing yourself for four weeks. After that assess your progress and alter your macros if necessary.…

Oh Heron, so sorry to hear about your friend. But how brave and insightful of him at the end. 23 days. Wow. I'd been meaning to ask you about your CN macros. What are you supposed to do? I may (or may not as I only had coffee before 3pm) gone over mine on Saturday. A ton of corn chips. But damn it was all good. I was just…

What a day yesterday...while I was sitting in my kitchen calming eating my bowl of Rice Chex as part of my first CN spike, I hear a crack, then a thud, followed by a series of cracks and a big thud. A giant branch of one of our trees fell just past the front of the house. End that broke from tree as 30" across. Whole thing…

Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain. Not dangerous like in TX but relentless and forecasted all day. Which means no mountain biking this weekend. Even if sunny tomorrow the trails will be closed with this much rain. Couldn't it just go to Northern California where they need it. Wait....I'm going to northern CA next week…

Wow. Heron. Those are over the top!!!

Cynthia, what type are you? I'd posted an Instagram picture / tweet which she replied to that said... Better Than Before by @gretchenrubin Apparently I am a questioning, promotion focused, private resolving, sprinting but small stepping, novelty loving opener.....great great book. Read it. Listen to it. #willpower #habits…

John, while that may work for you, Susan is following CarbNite and use of whey in morning Is strongly discouraged. Even if used post workout the person would have to wait an hour after a strenuous workout. But should really use food if am trainer. Causes a huge insulin spike. I realize the fats will blunt it some, but it…

Carol, Yep 4.5 hours is not good. Even worse if it cintinues over time. Stuff happens, we all get the occasional night that circumstances force us into few hours. But honestly, those aren't the nights to focus on. They happen and you move on (and hopefully have both a good sleep foundation before them and can make some of…

Another episode of Kim posting someone else's picture. This one belongs to Jason Seib. And since he had tweeted it to me, I feel fine sharing. For all of you fixated on a scale number. His client Deb.

Yay! Jen! On the sleep. It just hit me yesterday that part of your issue with meat could be due to not eating in much and having lost the digestive enzymes needed to digest it. I can't remember if you said you'd given it up for awhile and then it started bothering you. If that's the case, they will return. Many folks who…

Well written John. Happy Sunday all.

Carol,my issue with before/after pics is i don't think I'm at the after yet. Side by side, I don't see enough change and focus on all the parts that still aren't right. Yes, even I have body image issues....when actually focusing on the body. Now if I was to look at what I can do with this body now, versus then it's an…

Carol, sounds like a fun day! Get the Headspace app. The thirty day lesson is great ( and helped me discover 10 mins too little, 20 too long, 15 perfect) he takes you through different methods. Then switch to the calm 28 day intro. There's 60 days of free training. I found I just had to do it first thing. I pushed bedtime…

John I used to use the Mediatation Oasis sleep app most nights when I traveled. It was the first bit of meditation I did on my own. I was originally introduced to the idea by the owner of a local yoga studio who is known for her meditation work. But she does the long tradition 30, 60 minute meditation. I don't have time…

Susan...that'sincredible that you have young women gaining muscle mass. Teach them the importance of maintaining muscle mass all their life...not to mention hot great it makes you look. Heron, I probably shouldn't do this...but here's the picture. She is 46. Does 3 lifting sessions a week. A pull focus, a push focus and a…

There's a great post on the Facebook Carbs at Nite group from Trinette Chow, who is known for her epic carbnites, showing her body at lifting 5x a week plus 2 HIIT session to lifting 3x a week zero HIIT. She's fit in both, but particularly midsection much much leaner since she backed off the workouts. It's a closed group…

Susan...oh my that's way too much exercise for CarbNite and probably also why you are struggling with shedding the fat. Read this from Kiefer.... athlete.io/5343/why-women-should-not-run/ Kiefer also talks about how most active people with a fat loss goal have to cut working out by at least 40% to succeed at fat loss. Also…

Jen, In moderation fruit is fine, but really should be a treat. Did you listen to the Ben Greenfield interview Carol did? He talks about fruit. Bottom line, your body can only do two things with fructose...convert to liver glycogen or store as triglycerides (and then fat). We only have so much liver glycogen space, if its…

Five fat loss myths by Bodyio coach Dain. Worth a read. http://body.io/five-common-fat-loss-lies-may-still-believe/

Hey Susan. The one area I didn't cover was exercise. Give me an idea of what you do in a given week. This can be a critical piece if you are overdoing it. Also unsure about your twelve hour comment. Kiefer is quite adamant that intermittent fasting is not a benefit in CN. He believes just doing the protocol provides the…

That's a perfect plan Jen. If you get sleep dialed in, back to walking (and do we need to talk about what I mean by walking. I'm not talking cardio. Not trying to go fast enough to get a high heart rate. I literally mean walking. Or jaunting. Strolling. You should be able to carry on a normal not breathless conversation).…

Jen, I saw the FB thread about your sleep almost jumped in but didn't want to sound like a nag. However...did your read Herons comments from her BodyIO coach...that you won't have try fat loss without adequate sleep? It is the #1 contributor to health and fat loss. That said, I'll get on my other soapbox. Meditate. You…

Oh and loved the Ben Greenfield podcast. Great job piecing it together and more importantly being persistent in getting it done Carol. Love his only sit when eating rule. Not sure I could quite do that, but is similar to my no sitting in airports unless eating ( not drinking) in airports rule. Also appreciated how well he…

Damn it. The mobile safari if I leave to look at another app, I lose everything I've typed. Just lost a long reply. Bottom line I agree with Heron on sports bras, injinji sock ( wear all the time) and minimal /vibram which I also wear nearly everyday ( more minimal Vivobarefoot vs vibrams which on pavement are tough for…