thmgoodw

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  • Including tax, my Lifetime Fitness gym membership is net $73/month ($93/month minus $20 per month reimbursed by my insurance for attending 12x/month). I have access to free "mini" gyms at both work and in my apartment complex, but wanted the amenities that come with Lifetime. Huge free weights and cardio areas, towels,…
    in How much $ is your gym membership? Comment by thmgoodw October 2013
  • As another poster commented, some water weight will return. Due to glycogen depletion and lack of holding on to sugar, one in ketosis will certainly be carrying out less weight than they would if they had a higher carb intake. For me, that is ~4-5 pounds. But again, that is just water weight, not fat gain or anything like…
    in Ketosis Comment by thmgoodw October 2013
  • Actually, I am not a big fan of salt myself. I would never dream of voluntarily adding salt to something to add taste...as it does just the exact opposite to me. That being said, with the amount of bacon and other meat with sodium content that I consume, I still have been averaging 2,500-3,000 mg of salt per day over the…
    in Keto Snack Attack! Comment by thmgoodw October 2013
  • Generally speaking, my snacks include: Sunflower seeds (raw and unsalted) Pumpkin seeds (raw and unsalted) Variety of Nut Butters (WholeFoods' Natural Peanut Butter and Natural Almond Butter) Variety of cheeses Jerky (turkey and beef) Variety of raw and unstalted nuts (almonds, cashews, etc.) Green olives Some of these…
    in Keto Snack Attack! Comment by thmgoodw October 2013
  • I would love to have some Keto MFP friends! I just joined the site about 10 days ago, and joined because I have a weight loss challenge with a close friend of mine who whoses MFP religiously. So, you will definitely see me logging daily. Overall, since July I am down 35 pounds. Mid-July: 255 pounds Early Sept.: 245 pounds…
    in Looking for active MFP friends! Comment by thmgoodw October 2013
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    in Going to bed hungry? Comment by thmgoodw October 2013
  • I definitely wouldn't go to bed hungry. BUT, there could be a benefit to consuming more of your calories earlier in the day than later in the day. There was a study that looked at whether consuming more of your calories earlier in the day was more beneficial than consuming more calories later in the day. Those that…
    in Going to bed hungry? Comment by thmgoodw October 2013
  • Since I really only care about net carbs, what I did was in the settings I simply replaced the sodium column with fiber (and moved the fiber to be right after the carbs in the list). You are allowed 5 categories, so I suggest just replaced sodium or sugar with fiber. Then, when you look at your daily report, it is very…
    in Diabetic Diet LC/HF Comment by thmgoodw October 2013
  • That number of fat grams seems scaringly low to me. No matter how you break down your macronutrient ratio, pretty much everyone recommends *at least* 20% of your calories be from fat (if not more). Having some asparagus? Throw on a good dose of olive oil :-)
    in TDEE/BMR.. My head is swimming Comment by thmgoodw October 2013
  • "low carb" really has no definition. Part of the problem is with with sites like MFP and others recommending a pretty high carb level, lower carb that the base recommendation really isn't low carb. For me, I would say low carb is <100g/day at a minimum, with true low carb being <50g per day. Personally, I try to stay under…
    in What's low numbers Comment by thmgoodw October 2013
  • My hopes, my dreams... :happy: would be 22 pounds by Christmas, which I would clear if I can maintain the same fat loss over the next 9 weeks that I have been losing over the past 7 weeks. That being said, my "safe" goal is 12 pounds. I'm at 222, and I think that breaking that 200 barrier (which got surpassed going the…
    in Whats your realistic christmas goal? Comment by thmgoodw October 2013
  • The first study above controlled for calories. #justsayin
    in Carbs Comment by thmgoodw October 2013
  • A bodybuilder bulking on a ketogenic diet would be an extremely rare occurrence. Now, a CKD (cyclical ketogenic diet) is another story. I had a copy of Dan Duchaine's BodyOpus back in the day, and that is exactly what that is. Sites like T-nation also often recommend a CKD. Of course, for a typical CKD where you might carb…
    in Atkins Comment by thmgoodw October 2013
  • Well here you go.... Studies have shown that a higher fat, lower carb diet have a higher BMR than those on higher carb diets. Study 1: "Effects of dietary composition on energy expenditure during weight-loss maintenance.", http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22735432 In terms of BMR levels, 60%F/30%P/10%F > 40%C/40%F/20%P >…
    in Carbs Comment by thmgoodw October 2013
  • As others have mentioned, a lot of it depends on your bone structure, how much muscle you carry (or want to have), and how lean you want to get. I am also 5'10, and for me, about 175# and 10% bodyfat is my goal. For BMI purposes, the "normal" range is something like 129# to 174#, or something like that at our height, which…
    in Ideal weight for male at 5'10 Comment by thmgoodw October 2013
  • I'm not saying that it is or it isn't, but many really smart people in the nutrition and weight loss field support it and have used it for awhile. The Duke University Lifestyle Medicine Clinic (one of the top weight loss clinics in the country) has been in existence for 40+ years, and predominantly uses Atkins with its…
    in Atkins Comment by thmgoodw October 2013
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