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If I've interpreted it differently, then pardon me, but the poster you were referring to in your original response wasn't creating drama, nor were they unwarranted for expressing a personal opinion that didn't fall in line with enjoying the documentary. Much like my own statement wasn't intended to stir up drama, rather it…
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This is vaguely asking for an echo chamber. Supporters of low carb/ketogenic diets do not all need to agree or support every low carb/keto topic or piece of advice solicited by anecdote or agenda. I understand the need for belonging to a like-minded community, but debate and discussions with differing opinions are…
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Assuming intensity in activity increased, muscle recruitment pulls in water and scale weight fluctuation can vary. While it gets frustrating to see on the scale, remember wild jumps like that are not indicative of fat gain if your diet was in check. Much like having a high carb+sodium day, even at maintenance calories,…
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I agree that without adaptation, anorexics would be dead, though many of them die due to complications anyway, outside of metabolism. As far as maintaining the 'eat less, move more' apparently there are people that have done just that. I imagine they never stopped being active after achieving a lean enough frame to be in…
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Interesting. If CI directly affects CO, then that would mean the less we eat, the less we burn, is what I'm understanding from that.. right? Does that still apply to people who struggle with eating disorders, like anorexia? Many of them seem to have achieved very low weight and seemingly eat very low calories consistently.…
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I appreciate the answers. It seems that caloric restriction causes a lot of negative effects. If so, what benefits would dieters gain from wanting to put themselves through that? If the set-weight theory is bunk, but being in a calorie deficit does cause weight loss, wouldn't putting them back on a higher carb day of…
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Congrats... Speaking of homeostasis, if the brain is going to slow metabolism without ample carbs, but adaptive thermogenesis are scientifically accepted, which one takes precedence in a running deficit, or famine? By what mechanism do carbs and glycogen offset imbalanced homeostasis? Is there another theory other than…
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Couldn't make it past page 1 before Fung or diet doctor was brought up, I see. Reported fasting benefits, whether intermittently or extended, come from the actual nature of calorie restriction, and in this case it is the absolute restriction. Adding nutritive calories break the autophagy arguments, and everything else such…
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Lol. It's about 3 oz, which cooks down (read: wilts) to about 3 tbsp. I actually do add it to provide *some* color so that my plate isn't entirely orange and brown, and to round out any micronutrients that may be lacking. I also don't cook it down to a soggy pile of sadness, just enough for it to stir into everything else…
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No problem. The reason that the potato hack works really well for people who seemingly stall is because it's actually difficult to overeat them, especially if it's a mono-diet. Potatoes rate high on the satiety index of food, and without additional fat calories to dress them, it actually becomes a chore, so I completely…
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Right on. It's not going to do much to undulate high and low days throughout the week. Problems only occur when lows or highs are chronic.
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Weekly calorie average > daily calorie intake. In other words, if 1200kcal x 7 days = 8400kcal weekly calculated total to remain in a deficit, feel free to play around with the intake for the days. I just wouldn't advise stringing multiple low calorie days in a row, not because you're going to damage anything permanently,…
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Aside from shoddy macro math and unsustainably low fat, I'm also wondering what protein sources you're eating that are also bumping up fat/carbs. Also, the % of macros are only relative to total calories. You could eat 1g of protein, which is ~4kcal, and that is considered 100% protein for the day.
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TL;DR: limit the sugary stuff and eat lean protein, ad libitum. https://leangains.com/the-truth-about-alcohol-fat-loss-and-muscle-growth/
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If using the refeeds to spike carbs for the leptin response, you want to focus on high starch food (not that you have to, but it just helps with gastric load), and basically you'd be looking toward the obvious potatoes, pumpkins, corn, pasta, bread, and rice. Fat free cookies and cake mixes are another option. You could…
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The thing is even with IR lean individuals, there is still a personal fat threshold that is occurring, otherwise adipocytes would allow for more partitioning, and IR wouldn't happen. There are multiple reasons that contribute to reaching a given person's own threshold sooner rather than later, aside from weight and…
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Very much this. Sadly, I've been kicked out/blocked from most of Jimmy's groups/social media not because I'm purposely trolling him, but out of earnest concern that he is touting the complete denial of energy balance in favor of chasing ketones, which by extension also promotes the absolute minimum of protein intake. He's…
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And funny enough, he became obese again because he's very much insulin sensitive. His narrative of shoveling dietary fat to "heal" his insulin resistance is just adding more and more fat mass to his body. His latest carnivore experiment was immediately followed by a "much needed fat gorge refeed" because he couldn't take 7…
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I have a problem with any diet if it's going to lead to bastardizing food and relying on logical fallacies to fit a narrative. You're alluding to the notion that I have a problem with processed food, which is actually the opposite. I eat processed food daily, much like most people in westernized society. I just don't claim…
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Whether someone's liver has the ability to produce new adipocytes vs causing inflammation via overload to current adipocytes are not going to be discernible by visual assessment. Regardless of either situation, insulin plays a role in, but is not the driver of obesity. A continuously positive energy balance (hypercaloric…
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The role of insulin is to act as a regulation meter for fatty acids in adipocytes. It merely responds to the cellular energy status of cells and if there is an abundance of storage within fat cells, insulin is called upon to hold back the fatty acids. It is the overswelling (inflammation) of fat cells that keeps insulin…
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I appreciate the correction. I'm not vegan, but have vegan friends who are obese because they believe in restricting protein to an unhealthy degree, and gorge on hyperpalatable "vegan friendly" foods. I merely used black bean brownies as an example, albeit bad, to make a point that being an adult in a relationship with…
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Here's where I have problems with diets that restrict an entire macronutrient, regardless of the diet... People begin to bastardize food to fit their new diet. Eg: black bean "brownies" for vegans, almond flour or cream cheese "bread" for ketoers, etc. all in the laughable chase for "optimal health" by eliminating…
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Linking a Netflix documentary as evidence for anything is like linking Oz or Mercola as a credible source of information.
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Usually fast digesting carbs like glucose or dextrose (people like smarties, gummy bears, swedish fish, glucose tabs, etc) can be taken just prior to starting your routine. Not sure what you mean by "spilling over" but glucose and glycogen fuel intense routines. Depending on how long they are, you may need more or less, or…
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Exercise in and of itself does not cause weight loss. That's determined by how much you eat or don't eat.
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Everyone starts somewhere. There are plenty of beginners programs for strength building and general physical preparedness (GPP). The good thing is you want to get stronger, so really everything from this point on is going to be progress in comparison.
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I've eaten a 4 year old expired protein bar and it just became a sure fire way to relieve constipation. You'll live.
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Unfortunately, it's difficult for anyone here to provide any advice if you are suffering from extreme depression. If you are not yet already getting professional help, please do so. Your full admission to refuse to take care of yourself and health is not going to gain any positive response.
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I survived the weekend only to return with either a cold/flu or my body's trying to purge the partying. Tracking food was manageable, but the alcohol... it might be easier to calculate what I didn't drink. On the plus side, this was the most non-exercise activity I've done in several months.
