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You can change your meal frequency. I eat two meals a day. Lunch and dinner. Lunch I eat until I'm not hungry. Dinner I eat until I'm stuffed. Been at the same weight for a while. I'm sure if I want to lose weight I would have to cut a little more calories. I do work out 5-6 days / week though. This works for me because I…

Eggs are good. Keep eating them. It is believed that cholesterol from food has a very small effect on your blood cholesterol. Your cholesterol is controlled by your liver. I eat about 8 eggs on the weekends.

So Trans fat is good for you too? Damn, does this cycle never end? I was thinking trans fat as in hydrogenated oils.

Why so cryptic? I know what CLA is. What is TVA. Please enlighten me.

low carb should mean high fat. You have to replace the carb with something and it should be fat. The only unhealthy fat I know is Trans fat. I've tried various weight loss diets and high fat is my favorite. My least favorite is low fat. I hated eating dry white meat. It killed my hormones and sex drive. I now eat eggs,…

I'm not a strong Paleo follower but I am glad it came along. Thanks to Paleo and Keto, I found out my health responds more positively towards eating high protein and high fat. I've had my blood tested about every 3 months or so for 2.5 years. Eating lots of fat has made my LDL and triglycerides go down while my HDL…

eat mo fat. Nuts.

Your kind of have your feeding reverse from most people working out. I usually see people have their biggest meal after a workout. The theory is that most of the food you eat after a workout is used for recovery so they won't be stored as fat. In any case, I doubt a protein shake is the factor in your weight gain. I…

I hope no one takes this seriously. Come on apples, oranges, and pineapples are negative calories? http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/negative-calorie-foods/AN02040

I don't understand these kind of responses. If you don't know or don't have an opinion, then you don't have to answer. Isn't this the point of a forum? Share ideas and experiences. I read a lot of different forums and although a lot of people are not expert in their field, they've given me clues and ideas that help me lead…

Get 90% dark chocolate. Hopefully the bitterness will slow you down. That thing is bitter but good for you so you won't feel so guilty if you eat a lot.

Your cholesterol looks good. Be glad that your HDL is that high. I wish mine was that high. It could be due to your oil intake. I know coconut oil and palm kernel oil raises HDL pretty well over time. Like others have said, it could also be hereditary. You said your total is just over 200. That means your LDL is pretty…

Like others have said, you don't need carbs. Fats on the other hand, you do need. You'll die if you don't eat fat. So if you don't plan to eat carbs, you need to replace it with lots of fat. I'm guessing your diet should be at least 60% fat. Don't worry, you won't get fat eating fat as long as stay at a caloric deficit. I…

I usually don't recommend going very low calorie, but I've read it does benefit some people. It is usually the obese that have a lot to lose. It is usually performed in short term though. Shouldn't be a life long lifestyle though.…

Sidesteal basically answered your questions. I just want to add that you don't need extra protein shake provided you get enough from your food. How much you need is up for debate. I see a lot recommending the usual 1g / body weight or lean body mass. The reality is that nobody really knows. There have been various studies…

Just consume your protein as you need. Do not fret about the minute details of each meal. Your body knows what to do with the food. This is just one study on older women consuming 80% of their protein in one meal vs spread out in 4 meals. The 80% consumption made the body more efficient at protein retention.…

I found the opposite to be true. That old saying of eating every 3 hours or so to keep the metabolism going is just false. The less likely to cheat was just thrown in there just to help the case. I used to believe it. Eating small meals all the time kept me not quite satisfied. It kept me thinking of food and about my next…

I tried to get rid of all my stomach fat and it was much much harder than I thought. I started at just under 200lbs. At first I thought a weight of 175 should do it. When I got there, I thought maybe another 5-10 more lbs. I went down all the way to under 150 lbs and about 9% body fat and still had stomach fat. Don't mean…

^^^ Exactly what he said.

I've eaten balut a couple of times just because my elders eat them. I prefer to eat them when they are younger with no fur or feather on them. When they get older, you can taste the fur and bones. You have to eat them in one bite. Kind of like eating sushi. I see them sold in Asian markets out in the open. Kind of like how…

No, you don't have to eat breakfast if you don't want to. It won't affect your metabolism. I've tried 3 meals, 7 meals, and 2 meals a day. They all work roughly the same. Now I'm doing 2 meals a day because it makes life so much easier. I don't have to wake up and make breakfast. I don't have to pack tiny meals all the…

The only bad fat I know of is trans fat. Please stop the hate on saturated fat. It is not bad for you and your body needs it.

Damn, I miss the days when I used to tear down cake, ice cream, and soda. Of course, I was heavier too.

If you can do everything you need and still feel alright, then I don't think it's a problem. I've read about diets that go as low as 800 calories for about 8-10 weeks. That's if you have a lot to lose. Personally, I lose steam when I drop below 1800 calories. I feel it in my workouts.

I'm not sure how much you can put in a book about not eating for certain number of hours and eat again in your eating period. Martin Berkhan from leangains.com has been in process of publishing a book but that has been a few years now. Last I heard, he's still working on it. This is where I got started. He has lots of…

Good fat. Although I want all the saturated fat I can get, it's not the same saturated fat as other meat. Coconut is medium chain. Is there such thing as a coconut peeler? I'm tired of cracking it open with a hammer and shaving off the skin.

I use coconut oil and I have never noticed the burst of energy that you are referring to. I'm thinking maybe you were low on fat in the first place? I try to consume 3tbs / day to improve my cholesterol level. I usually just put a spoonful into whatever I'm eating. So far my cholesterol numbers are improving. I'm not going…

You need MCT? I would recommend virgin coconut oil. It has done wonders for me. Trying to consume more of it.

Well you did say I agree with Grokette's comment. I lost over 30lbs of fat and it did not lower my LDL. My small LDL count did go down more than half though. My HDL went up about 20 points due to exercise. I decided to go on a really high fat diet high cholesterol diet to raise HDL. I consumed mostly saturated fat, coconut…

I do IF. I also do the 16/8 approach. It's a new lifestyle for me. Eating two full meals a day feels so much better. Stuff myself at dinner. When I did 6 meals a day, I had to cook, pack, and wash all those containers. Just stick to it and your body will get used to it. It helps if you are concentrating on something else.…