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80/15/5 is not too much fat nor too little protein - especially for a woman. It's my experience most women are more successful with 80/15 fat/protein than with 75/20. For men they may need a bit more protein - especially if exercising. Anywhere from 75/20/5 to 65/30/5 is quite reasonable for men depending on their activity.

FYI - Vegans who get their "facts" from 'nutritionfacts' (a vegan-propaganda site full of half-truths and outright misinformation) aren't interested in real science. While it's true that a raw-vegan diet is *marginally* better than a SAD diet for diabetes (in that it does eliminate refined carbohydrate), ketogenic/LCHF…

First, those were opinion articles, not peer-reviewed research. Second, the opinion is based on very old science, and both opinion pieces you linked to are over 11 years old. Since then we've had multiple studies spanning 2 years, and follow-up now at 4 years. The research is now quite clear that there are NO long-term…

^^ This. Women often don't seem to understand their portion sizes should be based on their own metabolism. This doesn't mean you have a more difficult time losing weight, it means you don't understand portion control.

^^ This. Unless you have a medical reason to restrict carbohydrate, there's no good reason to do so. Diabetics (of both Type I and Type II) get better glycemic control with carbohydrate restriction, as does anyone with insulin-resistance, whether from metabolic syndrome, pre-diabetes, PCOS, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, etc.…

Yeah, this really needed another thread :grumble: ... I'll quote the same thing I posted here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1306534-new-study-diet-soda-better-than-water-for-weight-loss

No offense, but this information is incredibly WRONG. Royal Gala Apple, medium: 22g carbohydrate, 3g fiber Pear, medium: 26g carbohydrate, 5g fiber Banana, Medium: 27g carbohydrate, 3g fiber Watermelon, 2 cups: 23g carbohydrate, 1g fiber Orange, navel: 21g carbohydrate, 4g fiber Grapes, 1 cup: 16g carbohydrate, 1g fiber…

LOL, I guess I should have referred to it as a food item - I used the term "food group" because it's well-established when people restrict food items/groups (with no compelling medical reason to do so), they tend to not do as well. Not similar intake, but similar deficits. But these were overweight people to begin with,…

... don't forget that caffeine is also a diuretic ... Yes, there's really not enough data provided to make any conclusion on diet drinks vs. water. In that regard it's a very poor design. It would have been easy to design an iso-caloric study with similar caffeine intakes where one group had diet drinks and the other not…

I've read the study - because I enjoy that sort of thing. (Heck, It's a huge part of my job and I still enjoy it ... Yeah, I'm odd...) FYI neither of the groups was tracking calories, nor was there any attempt made by the researchers at ensuring similar caloric deficits among both groups. As such, for whatever reason, the…

I've been taking r-ALA daily for 2 years now after some research and some initial experiments on myself. Because I'm a Type I who *also* has insulin-resistance (which is a hallmark of Type II more often than Type I) ... And because r-ALA helps improve insulin-sensitivity, I figured I'd try it. After three different 30-day…

It really depends on how you react to them. For *some* people the fiber is truly insoluble and doesn't impact their total carbohydrate much. For me it seems I am impacted by them, except for ONE flavour... For me, I get a blood sugar spike similar to about 20-25g of carbohydrate from most of them (except the brownie…

The Chapman's are pretty good - especially for a no-sugar-added product. I have the 1/2 cup serving with a heaping pile of heavy whipped cream, NOM. Yes, Diabeetus here too. I also have full-fat ice creams - which tend to have less added sugar. Quite often I find ice cream that has a first ingredient of "fresh cream" -…

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/102-new-rules-of-lifting-for-women-nrol4w Start there. Great information, support, etc.

I'd personally avoid low-intensity cardio UNLESS it's all you can do. Strength-training does wonders, and as Carltonstedman suggested, lift heavy in a lower rep range. The two programs he mentioned are ideal. 90% of my weight-training workouts involve doing only THREE exercises per workout, one of two alternating programs:…

My core was incredibly weak when I started lifting - I spent about 80% of 2005 through 2010 in bed due to spinal problems - so you can imagine the atrophy. It was heavy lifting for me that got my core strength back. When I first started squats I seriously could NOT do the bar alone (45lbs) for 5 reps. Due to a lack of core…

There is no conclusive study that demonstrates this. Some very biased epidemiological researchers have "concluded" this based on bad science (Ben Goldacre is a hero, BTW) ... but no conclusive evidence has ever suggested this. In fact, a recent study - likely the one being referenced, titled "Low Protein Intake Is…

That's a pretty good scale from all accounts. It's much more-precise than the old [very analog] one I use ... and if an old, outdated model worked well for me, this should work well for you.

You mean like on the < 800 kcal per day diet that you're recommending? BMR drops tremendously on that - and not NEAR as much on any diet with a moderate deficit. I have NO idea what you're rambling on about now. Are you saying that ketosis didn't occur in these participants? Because if you are suggesting that, you're…

My first question before making a recommendation would be: How "great" is your glycemic control? If your HbA1c is in the mid-to-low 5% range, that truly is excellent. If it's only "controlled" (IE: 6.0 to 6.9% range) I'd say keto is a good option for getting it back to normal. If you've got normal HbA1c (FYI true normal…

... Only if you have impaired kidney function ... If you're worried about it drop some protein and increase fat a little. Fat's also quite healthy - except for manufactured trans-fats and oils.

Again, you show you don't understand ketosis and urine ketone readings. It's well-known that urine ketone readings REDUCE to trace as people keto-adapt. That's why at the end they are all practically at 'trace' instead of 'greater than trace', and earlier on more were at 'greater than trace'. Of the three types of ketones…

Make sure to tell them how you feel when it happens - it's important to note the symptoms, whatever they be, when asking for a referral. Especially if light-headed, dizzy, nauseous, feeling 'flutter' in your chest, whatever it is.

No, if you have enough protein to cause gluconeogenesis to happen in a way that prevents ketosis, that's not ADEQUATE protein by definition of the word, it's excess. Think about it. What you're saying has nothing to do with the definition of the word ADEQUATE. Actually, I don't need to be in a deficit. I haven't run a…

There are several reasons this could happen during exercise. If you've ruled-out faulty equipment, then I'd personally recommend you ask your family physician for a referral for a cardiac stress test. As a fellow-Canadian I can assure you they're readily available, and free under our universal health care. It's not like…

Skip juice, eat fruit. If you're going to drink fruit juice you might as well drink a can of full-sugar Coke. Actually, grape juice has more sugar overall than Coke, per fluid ounce. Generally-speaking you'd need to eat at-least SIX servings of fruit to get the same sugar amounts as in one glass of juice. But with fruit…

In Nova Scotia your best bet is Costco (if you don't have a membership, find a friend with one) ... The best-quality protein there (last time I checked) is the Kaizen Whey Isolate. It's high-quality, quite pure (around 92-93% protein, whereas some others are only 75% protein at Costco) and the chocolate tastes darn good.…

Exercise, preferably at-least moderate, but the higher the intensity, the better. If you can do high-intensity for 30 minutes or moderate-intensity for 45-60 minutes it works wonders. The idea is to 'burn off' the circulating glucose as you continue to digest and before it becomes an issue. If you can start 30-40 minutes…

I guess you don't spend much time on the internet then ... it's a not-uncommon internet meme ... LOL at suggesting I check my facts. There is NOTHING in anything I've written that isn't factual. You cannot say the same. Trust me when I say that I do know more about ketosis than you can likely imagine. It's very obvious…

Actually according to all medical guidelines I've seen (and I look at them), they ARE. No offense, but do you even science? The term 'ketogenic' cannot be misapplied to a diet in the sciences. To be ketogenic requires a macronutrient ratio that involves ketosis, and you can't get into ketosis without severe carbohydrate…