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Hi Danielle As mentioned above, to predict when it would likely be necessary to increase/decrease blood sugar levels it would be best to use the live trend in the current blood sugar level as done with CGM's. At this point in time, I think it would be difficult to quantify enough of the inputs needed to predict blood sugar…

Ah, sorry if I completed the reply above bofore posting it would have saved you guys (miahh and tigersword) from stating the obvious: that 4,4,7,9 kcal/g for carbohydrates, protein, alcohol and fat respectively. What I meant was in vitro studies show the above mentioned abmounts of energy for the macro nutrients, but I…

Uh-uh miahh, you also over simplify the process of energy pathways utilized by the body in a statement like this. I'm sure you know it is highly unlikely for the body to only use one source of calories (the 1500 calories of ingested protein mentioned above) to meet the energy demands.I'm sure you know for a specific state…

I agree it is a complicated matter. But look at how you have made a fundamental change to your statement All I wanted to point out was that it can increase stored body fat. I missed this because it was not relevant to fat being stored by insulin. Here you are merely saying that fat cells have a preference of storing fat…

lol I vote euphemism :tongue: Same here... initially all I wanted was too loose weight (reduce body fat %, to be more precise) and after I achieved that goal I switched to adding lean muscle mass so I no longer use MFP for the initial intended purpose as it is a useful tool for both.

I agree with , but that is partly due to the suppression of hGH (read: Effects of growth hormone on glucose, lipid, and protein metabolism in human subjects. available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19240267 ) --> not 100% true. Liver glycogen replenishment also has a high priority as liver glycogen release is…

Spartan_Maker have you read the the post from KatasticCat? In case you missed it... you quoted: The fatty acids are then absorbed from the blood into fat cells, muscle cells and liver cells. In these cells, under stimulation by insulin, fatty acids are made into fat molecules and stored as fat droplets. and then you want…

Care to explain the wizardry that allows for fat loss while not in a deficit ---> When you eat a diet low in carbs you secrete less insulin (the primary anabolic hormone responsible for fat storage) so you sore less fat (this fat can be derived from dietary fat or carbs, However the carbs will only contribute to fat…

Oh my word, what a conglometarion of laymen o_O *Face palm*

Hey, I also use a FT4. The "in zone" function is to help to to train at a optimal HR for your intended purpose. Generally: Fat loss <60% of max HR Fitness or body conditioning 60% to 70% and to stress the cardio vascular systm: >90% At different heart rate targets your body uses different energy pathways and this is why it…

Hahaha, hell girl I like the way you are thinking... I'm busy with my post graduate studies also a BSc major like you (Earth Science). If you want to develop a great understanding of the benefits of low carb diets I urge you to look into our species evolutionary past. "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of…

Type 1, using injection though.

Hi Cruz, I was diagnosed as type 1 in 2005. I have really struggled in the past with weight loss, weighed 104 kg in 2008, However I have never given up and today I'm 82 kg. I must say with this Fit-ness-pal it made it much easier to work out how much insulin to take when while avoiding hypo's and still lose weight. Ask if…