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Though many people diagnosed with Type II diabetes control it well with weight loss, it simply doesn't "fix" it for everyone. I'm at a very lean weight now (about 10.5% bodyfat) and still incredibly diabetic. I was originally diagnosed Type II, but further testing shows my pancreas produces almost no insulin, so I'm…

You might be best off posting this in a keto group/forum: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-group http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/1143-keto http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/1494-reddit-keto I'm a diabetic who does a targeted ketogenic diet (I time/tailor my carbohydrate…

I have absolutely NO problems doing squats and deadlifts on a low-carb diet, as well as HIIT. I do a targeted ketogenic diet to ensure I have the required carbohydrate intake just prior to my exercise sessions. And yes, I do TRUE "high intensity" protocols when I do interval training, to a minimum of 95% of my actual (not…

Everyone's different ... to me, healthy means getting a 6" Subway Melt with double meat, double cheese, extra bacon and heavy, heavy, heavy mayo. I put spinach, tomato, pickle, a light-drizzle of honey-mustard and salt/pepper on it as well. It's about 1,100 calories for ONE 6" sub. I cut it in TWO so each half of the 6"…

I usually purchase "Nestle Real Dairy" products here in Canada. I stick to ones that are 14-18g of carbohydrate per serving. Safeway also has some "open nature" products that are very low in sugar per serving. There's also Chapman's "No Sugar added" ice cream here, some flavors are better than others. I quite enjoy their…

What makes you think eating low-carb "forbids" fruit? I eat low-carb (for medical reasons - diabetes) and I enjoy fruit every day. Mostly lower-glycemic fruits such as berries (lots of fiber, high in anti-oxidants) and the occasional 1/2 an apple or so ... Depending on what you decide your carb-limit is as a low-carb…

Although many of our MFP posters don't believe in "starvation mode" or "metabolic damage" - in truth, it's a real thing. Technically, it's called "Adaptive Thermogenesis" and it's basically the decreases in energy expenditure beyond what could be predicted from changes in body composition under conditions of standardized…

Your "minimal" requirement depends on not just your body weight, but age, sex, activity level and the type of exercise you engage in. It also depends on whether you're diabetic and/or insulin-resistant as well. The more exercise you engage in (and the more strenuous the exercise), the more you need. Men need more than…

From what I can see, whether or not to choose keto as an athlete depends greatly on the event, and the individual. I know some people that literally get nauseous taking gels, glucose drinks, etc. which doesn't do them well in a race... But I strongly believe they're in the small minority. For those in the ultra-endurance…

There's several studies in addition to Finney: Lambert, et.al. showed "... that 2 weeks of adaptation to a high-fat diet would result in an enhanced resistance to fatigue and a significant sparing of endogenous carbohydrate during low to moderate intensity exercise in a relatively glycogen-depleted state and unimpaired…

it's well-understood by anyone that spends anytime researching cellular respiration that sustained ANAEROBIC effort requires glucose to fuel it. Whether you're running an ultra-marathon, cycling a century or just a weekend warrior, you will find yourself hitting anaerobic effort at times. Just because you target…

Happy to ... Yes and no. The effort I output on a ride at is totally dependent upon the length of the ride, but I don't specifically monitor my heart rate during rides, as it's much-higher than normal and tends to not be accurate on monitors. (The last ride I did with my monitor was to test my own max heart rate - coming…

I'm totally good with leaving it that way. FYI - I'm pretty old school, my biochemistry courses started (I hate to admit this) 30 years ago. I'll be the first to admit that much of what I know about both science and medicine needed to be "re-learned" because of misinformation over the course of my schooling. On this topic…

I add heavy cream. Anywhere from 1/2 to 3/4c depending on my caloric requirements for the shake. I almost always add some strawberries or raspberries and about 1/3 to 1/2 cup of baby spinach with it. Overall it ends up low-carb, generally well-over 600 calories, and a full meal that's satiating for roughly 6+ hours for me.

I like Chris Masterjohn, I really do - but what he explains in this post is theoretical, and isn't currently accepted as anything other than that. There is controversy and debate in the field of biochemistry about this, and Chris provides compelling evidence (as do other authors) but ONLY evidence, not concrete proof.…

Glycogen stores are depleted on a ketogenic diet, which you must know if you're studying this. There are not a huge amount of studies on ketogenic diets and athletic performance, but those that do find similar results: Athletes have better endurance (time to exhaustion increases) on the keto diet vs. their regular, and…

It's slowly becoming more and more common for medical professionals to come to the conclusion that LCHF works great for diabetes, whether Type I or Type II. It's done wonders for mine. The best thing most Type I's experience is the cessation of hypo's.

You're quite incorrect here on the insulin response with added fat ... From the study titled "The effect of coingestion of fat on the glucose, insulin, and gastric inhibitory polypeptide responses to carbohydrate and protein." which you can read here: http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/37/6/941.abstract "... However,…

Actually there's no credible science linking it to anything bad. Period. But *some* people do certainly report sensitivity to aspartame. OP, dumb question, but if it keeps you awake, and you don't want that ... why drink it? If you like pop, try something with sucralose, stevia, etc., instead of aspartame. There's lots of…

Unless you have a medical reason to restrict carbohydrate - ie: insulin-resistance (which could be because of metabolic syndrome, diabetes/pre-diabetes, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, PCOS, etc.,etc.) there is no reason to avoid dietary carbohydrate. None. Eat a good balance of carbohydrate / protein / fat based on your body's…

First, done properly a ketogenic diet is fully-balanced with all the nutrients one needs. That being said, if you maintain a caloric balance (neither a surplus nor deficit) you'll gain back some water weight as your glycogen stores replenish. That's it. *IF* you resume over-eating, you'll gain weight. The people who say…

As you're obviously very biased here, and using your own opinion and bro-science instead of educating yourself with the true science behind a ketogenic diet, I'll refer you to Lyle McDonald. If you can read his book, study the references, and still argue with it logically, that's awesome. But I'm pretty sure you cannot,…

Keto is absolutely sustainable long-term. I've been on it over 40 months, and I know people who've been on low-carb ketogenic diets since as long as 1998. Keto itself does not cause muscle loss, nor a vitamin deficiency. (Though starvation or lack of nutrients will - but you don't need to be on a "keto" diet for that.)…

The state of ketosis isn't simply elevated ketones... ketosis also causes a decrease in glucose utilization AND production. For the NON-keto-adapted individual (where their bodies prefer glucose) the body will release glucose from liver glycogen stores or produce it via gluconeogenesis. This happens less in a keto-adapted…

To get back into ketosis you need to deplete glycogen. As you know, you have stores of liver glycogen (which can be depleted with aerobic exercise) and muscle-glycogen (which can be depleted using resistance/strength training for those muscle groups.) If you deplete both - with an all-over body strength-training workout…

Sure, anyone on any diet can burn fat ... HOWEVER, fat doesn't become the body's PREFERRED source (ie: what it uses FIRST) until keto-adapted. For the vast-majority of people in the world right now (even many low-carbers), their PREFERRED source of fuel is glucose - because they're not keto-adapted. Simply getting into…

If you're looking at protein powders - a Whey Protein Isolate is your best bet for the most protein with least carbohydrate. I personally use Ultimate Nutrition's "Iso Sensation 93" - which is 93% pure protein. It has a whopping 1g (yes, ONE gram) of carbohydrate and 30g of protein per serving. I mix mine with heavy cream,…

Just a quick FYI, it's not quite correct to say "you go into ketosis any time your body is running off fat stores" ... Technically, running off fat-stores (lipolysis) happens once keto-adapted - which is different than just being in ketosis. Ketosis is simply a state of elevated ketone levels, and doesn't automatically…

ROFLMAO. That's awesome.

Well, as she mentioned "Carb Nite Solution" she's talking extremely low-carb. Almost zero with a periodic refeed. An ultra-low-carb CKD (cyclic ketogenic diet). karilynng - you may have more success with responses if you post in one of the keto or low-carb groups, just FYI.