RockstarWilson Member

This is pretty much how I operate.

Not totally true. Our bodies have evolved to derive fuel from any food source. I am not addicted to carbs, and most carbs give me irritability. I know my body prefers fat to carbs for fuel based on how it performs with each.

Yeah, I think that's the objective. That is why she/he is asking what is out there. :-)

Carls Jr or Hardees allows you to make any burger low carb by taking away the bun and making it a lettuce wrap. I eat fast food sparingly. Most of it is overpriced. I can get much better nutrition through grocery shopping for what I would pay for those subs and burgers. I try not to be lazy. I am not perfect at it, but 90%…

Bananas are closest in potassium and fiber content, along with some vitamins. Not the fats, though. Olive oil will give you your monos. Some people use that. What in the avocado are you allergic to? (As in, what specific ingredient causes inflammation?). Maybe you can still have avocado oil?

Eat back your exercise calories, if significant enough. Strength training usually doesnt burn a lot of calories, so be sure to subtract bmr from total calorie burn for a net calorie burn. If you do not eat back calories, you are only increasing the deficit at which you will lose weight. I believe "safe" is relative. I can…

Key word: fry Do you fry, or do you eat at restaurants? If the latter, then it is hopeless. If you make it, then change your cooking method. Anything fried is higher in fat than its non-fried counterpart. Malaysia is the most obese Asian country as a percentage of population. But it doesnt matter. You just need to change…

I eat 4000-6000 mg of sodium a day most days. I have for almost a year. I try to balance it out with potassium through plant sources. I am 30 lbs overweight, but highly active, and I use the sodium through muscle movement and energy expenditure. Sodium is the #1 most important electrolyte for muscle movement. My bloodwork…

When you say "dishes," what do you mean?

Fats are not bad. Fats, high calorie consumption, and inactivity is bad, as those conditions help the body effortlessly store fat, but if you are relatively active, fats won't make you fat. All the same, less fats won't make you less fat, no matter how active you are. The body has a very efficient way of turning proteins…

And yet the vendors still make a good profit. So what is more outrageous, the $12 beer or the person purchasing said beer? :-)

The entire yogurt selection at your grocery store. (Smh) :-/

"Uh, you use that word a lot. I don't think it means what you think it does."

All I can say is eat fat to burn fat. In my experience, the body has a very hard time switching fuel sources between converted glucose from carbohydrates and glycogen to ketone bodies made from fat cells. Do the research. If you want to burn fat, you have to eat food that allows the body to tap into the fat stores your…

How much water are you drinking daily? If you arent drinking enough, your body will want to hold on to the water it gets through food. More water =greater weight loss, all things equal. Also, have you fallen into a routine with daily life and workouts? Sometimes the body gets more efficient at doing things than you…

Maybe eating is an addiction, maybe not. But it is true that, as with all things that take greater effort and education, most overweight will gain some weight back. It could be 10% of what was lost, or 150%. Our ancestors went through similar cycles. We are human, and we are prone to err in judgment. The first part of a…

Use logic. The more you run, the less (in theory) you will weigh. The less you weigh, the less energy it takes to move you. The less energy it takes to move you, the faster you are able to go! That can motivate you! It motivates me, at least. If you do not lose weight (or dont need to), then you can judge muscle gain and…

That's about all bread is is carbs, I thought. If there is a low carb bread out there, I am all ears, though! Or eyes, I guess.

You need tips on drinking water? Just do it. Any way you want is right, so long as you do it. A gallon of water weighs about 7 lbs. How much you should drink is relative to quite a few variables. For instance, I am overweight, very active, eat low carb, and live in the desert. So I need somewhere between 1.5 - 2 gallons…

A ketogenic state of metabolism is shown to greatly reduce testosterone in women (and men). It is still young in trials, but early indication is that testosterone production can slow to about half, which greatly improves PCOS symptoms in women. I dont know all the microbiological stuff about why that is, but maybe…

Don't buy soda...quit cold turkey. That's about it. If you cant control yourself when you have it, the only way to help is to just cut it out. Probably part of the reason you drink a lot is because you are constantly hungry (blind guess). Maybe look into the root cause as to why you drink all that soda.

The app follows guidelines put out by the FDA. There is no defined standard for them, only for saturated. Basically, they are saying that no matter how much fat you have, limit the saturated fat. But there is no limit to the other ones, or "good ones" as they are so-called (dont get me started), within the quantity of fat…

Just do what you want to do. It doesnt matter what others think if what they think is conflicting with personal progress. As soon as it matters, that is when you fail. I asked the bartender at my local sports bar if they have nutrition facts for the garlic fries. She kind of gave me a look, but she asked the manager and he…

Haha. I had to look that up. Even after looking it up, I am not sure what you mean by that statement. What is "strawman" in reference to?

That is called deception, my friend. The company selling the unhealthy product wants the audience to think it is okay to eat this food. "These people do, all the time, so it is okay!" is virtually what the company is saying. If they had a bunch of obese people representing the company, the product wouldn't sell. Do you…

That is to say that 2/3 of people in America just became that way all by their individual lonesome. TV time doesn't matter. Targeted advertising is redundant. Social activities don't play a part. Soda machines people walk by don't entice. None of that plays a part in personal choice?

I just don't understand the logic of how one would wittingly say, without outside influence, "I choose to become overweight" if they are educated in nutrition, even at an elementary level. I may have missed it on my little phone, but you haven't really explained how that works exactly.

Have you seen how many people wear Duck Dynasty crap? Have you seen all those lowered and spiffed out 1992 Hondas rattling around because of Fast furious? Those are just two examples. Where do they get that from and where do you think the ads are placed? Yes, everyone has a choice. But for the younger, more at risk crowd,…

Oh..buy your meat in the early morning hours. That is when they price cut meat that they need to move.

Always look at the "price per ounce." That is the tiny number under the package price. That is the store's full disclosure, but you have to be looking for it to see it.