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Thanks for the update. You are generally correct that if you can maintain the commitment to eating better that even after surgery, it would return and could come with additional complications. I also see that you recognize the problem, That maintaining the diet is the difficult component. That is often why it's better to…

Thanks. Generally i reverse sear (oven and then grill), but i decided to try the traeger and it came out great.

Have you considered doing a recomp?

Smoked BBQ chicken!

Bbq chicken last night. Made with g hughes BBQ sauce as the wash and crushed pork rinds.

I'd definitely get an assessment from a PT. My lower back issues came from weak glute medius muscles. I had great form with squat.

Generally, i recommend people starting off slow. Focus on whole foods, low gi fruits/veggies, and overall eliminate or reduce starches. Diary, especially greek yogurt, is a great way to get protein and be filling, pending you don't get brands that have a lb of sugar in it. Outside of that, calorie tracking and preplanning…

Long term, especially if you want to gain or maintain muscle during your journey, to go with a more moderate deficit and a good lifting program to help with your journey. A very low calorie diet is often associated with lower success rates.

Yep. I think its like 1% of people who have familia hypercholesterolemia which is a condition in which dietary cholesterol affects serum levels. But the majority will not need to worry about consumption of animal products. In general, the most recent data suggest a balance of lean proteins and fibrous foods is a great…

Happy smoker Saturday! Getting ready for a BBQ!

I agree with the above. But can we also address one more thing. If you need exogenous ketones to feel good on the ketogenic diet, than you likely shouldn't follow the ketogenic diet. Of course you should focus on whole foods, adding salt and consuming adequate levels of sodium and magnesium. But if that isn't helping, then…

Ok, enough is enough. Lets stop arguing and debating this nonsense. If we can't stop hijacking this thread on theoretical and pandemic arguments, i will personally start handing out warnings for violation of our rules on hijacking. This thread is about @Poobah1972 and hist current success and how he is improving his…

What @steveko89 said. But remember, there is no ideal macro. Just one that provides sufficient protein (1.5-2.2g/kg of lbm) and one that you find satiating. I am 170 and i aim for 140-185g of protein a day. And I don't stress it if I don't hit that.

SF syrup has almost not calories and carbs. If you are low carb or keto, real syrup will use most of those carbs in a single sitting.

You aren't converting your metabolism, you are changing the substrate for fuel. Even if you get kicked out of ketosis, you will burn down the glycogen stored and get back to increasing ketone production. Just suppress carbs and it will start over. I'd honestly advise against beginning a pattern of extended fasting as a…

Throwing this out there. https://youtu.be/HaZmhuonGIs

What are you talking about? There is a pretty large body of evidence that demonstrates that you can gain muscle while losing fat. Its not as optimal as a surplus but to tell a newbie (who looks young too). that you can't is flat our wrong.…

I also find it fascinating when talking about our ancestors that one believes they all ate the same kind of food, ignoring climate and availability. Those in tropical regions are differently than those in more northern regions.

I personally used mission low carb tortillas and Schmidt 647 bread. Does it kick you out of ketosis? I don't know. Even if it did, then it would only be for a short period of time. The second thing to consider, is there a need for you to stay in ketosis at all times? Fat losses about calories not about being the ketosis at…

Congrats on finding a diet that you could like. Personally, I do not do well with IF. I find it just makes me hungrier when it is time to eat. Which is why I never do it anymore. I would end up just adding more calories dear my feeding window and end up overeating.

I think it largely comes down to goals. Obviously, the bare minimum is better than nothing but if there is a goal of muscle gain (not just sustaining strength), then increasing training frequency would be beneficial. But I do think that there are people who need exercise breaks, and reducing volume will be beneficial,…

Congrats man. Keep it up

FYI, collagen protein is not a good source of protein. At least from supporting muscle mass.

You can do more Mediterranean keto or low carb. Below should help. Overall, more seafood, lean meats, seeds, nuts, some eggs, veggies and low gi fruit. Occasional red meat and dairy. https://www.ruled.me/ketogenic-mediterranean-diet/

That isn't too bad. 107g is probably a good target to work towards.

What did your protein come out as?

So you have amazing HDL and triglycerides. You could be a hyper responder for increase fats. I'd look into trying to replace SFA with MUFA and PUFA (non omega 6). Adding things like avocado, chia seeds, nuts (macadamia and walnuts particularly), replace fatty meats with lean meats, cook in avocado oil (evoo sucks for…

Looks like a pretty good protein. If you want a buffer, do 1.5 scoops per serving. Plant based proteins aren't very high quality, so the additional would act as a good buffer.

When your 3 year old wants steak, you make steak!