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Breads, especially bagels, give me heartburn.

If I go to New York and have some fast food cravings, I will go to White Castle. At least then it will feel like I'm getting the East Coast experience. We don't have any White Castles in here in So Cal...

5'10", goal weight of 150... I'm just a few pounds away.

Is it the low carb or is it the high protein that keeps you satiated? I increased my protein to 35% and it takes a concerted effort for me to eat all my calories. I agree that fat also has a satiating effect, but not as much as protein. :) Since you seem to fall under the group of folks who do better when controlling your…

That study did not control for total calories consumed by participants. You're following the same faulty line of reasoning as Gary Taubes did in his book. When total calories are not controlled, low carb diets almost always perform better, because it is more difficult to consume as many calories as when eating a low fat…

I found this quote also very interesting... "There is often also an impact of weight loss or weight gain in terms of how saturated fats affect blood lipid levels; in general when weight is lost, blood cholesterol levels improve almost irrespective of the type of fat consumed. But when weight is being gained or even…

I would love to see you go up against some of the low carb zealots here...honestly, it would be fun to watch...lol. At least you are of the understanding that when carbs are ingested and insulin goes up, your body is still burning energy....just not from lipids.

Cool, thanks!

Please re-read my post. Out of all that stuff you just said, the only thing that relates to what I said is ""Total fat intake (saturated, trans, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated) should be adjusted to fit total caloric needs. Overweight people should consume no more than 30 percent of total calories from fat." .....which…

Why does it have to be an all or nothing situation when consuming fat? Just have a nice, well-balanced meal meal that contains adequate carbs, protein and moderate fat after working out. And as for the amount of fat that is stored on your body as fat, doesn't that depend more on how many calories are consumed? As for the…

Awesome info! For Leucine supplementation, how does that fit in with the BCAA's which seem to be so popular among body builders? Should I look into BCAA's or just get a separate Leucine pill?

Just setting some parameters to make a point...that's all. All three sources of energy are obviously needed for good health.

Thanks for posting that nseuell. I always enjoy downing my tall glass of Muscle Milk right after working out. :smile:

Between the two, carbs are the non-essential ingredient. When I say essential, I am referring to a nutrient that is required for survival, AND can't be made by the body. Although the body cannot create enough glucose to support high intensity exercise, it does product enough to support what the brain and a few other…

After taking a quick look at your journal, I would say that increasing your protein intake is the best way to feel satiated while maintaining a reasonable daily caloric deficit. My daily protein intake is greater than my carb intake and I really feel as if I'm stuffing myself in order to meet my daily calorie levels.

5'10", goal weight of 150 lbs. Should put me right around 12%...

I feel like choking when eating chicken breast. I like the dark, juicy stuff!!

I like how the article keeps it short, simple and to the point! She makes me want to have more proteinz!

Has anyone called your diet a fad? I don't remember reading that in this thread.... Did it get deleted? Also, regarding your comment that "And it is also WRONG that protein is stored as fatl"...perhaps this comment was a response to another statement that got deleted.. but excess calories from protein will get stored as…

+1!!

"Some" of the more dogmatic low-carb advocates believe that eating carbs with fatty foods is a bad combination. Why? Here is their reasoning (using that term loosely): 1. carbs = insulin spike 2. insulin spike = fat burning is gone, replaced with carb burning 3. fat from salmon goes straight to your fat stores Hogwash!…

Well the dynamics between these two forces are completely different. Yes, we are exposed to things that make us fat as well as things that keep us thin, but in our society which is obsessed with convenience thanks to its fast pace and various other factors, we are constantly pushed toward eating poorly. Environmental…

I don't mean to discount personal accountability and I completely disagree with the line of thinking where smoking is a singular behavior but obesity is not, but how does one explain the meteoric rise in obesity compared to previous decades? It's obvious your surroundings DO play a major role. Telling a morbidly obese…

Here's an idea for that personal trainer... Pole vault your way to a hot body!! :laugh:

Good stuff bunchesnothing. Those are some amazing physiques! There was a lot of eye-candy over the weekend while watching the US Track and Field event at U of Oregon. Never seen so many fine-looking female six packs running on the track....

Wow, a lot of mythical stuff being passed along by that "personal trainer". While it is true that doing a lot of cardio combined with a large caloric deficit will lead to bad things, it is ridiculous to make the wholesale assertion that too much cardio is undesireable. First off, what is too much cardio? How can something…

A quick check of your diary would indicate that your daily protein levels are too low. Take a one-day break from dieting (don't splurge though!) and adjust your goals so that your daily protein levels are equivalent to, or preferably greater than your daily carbohydrate goals. Perhaps you can give 35-40% protein a try.

My breakfast when very busy is almost always 2 scoops of Muscle Milk protein powder. Not ideal, but it has worked so well for me.

If you create an average daily caloric deficit of 500 calories per day, then you will have created a one week cumulative deficit of 3,500 calories. Yes, it is true that one pound of fat equates to 3,500 calories, but when you're losing weight, not ALL weight loss will be fat. A pound of muscle is only 600 calories. The…