I'm not here to push the diet on you, so there's no need to get put your shields up and get testy.
One year ago (beginning of March) I set about trying a particular diet after reading some books and looking into the insulin response of eating and what it does to fat and muscle cells.
My exercise consists of regular running (which did not change - and has been in place for several years now) approximately 3 miles every other day, and strenuous martial arts twice a week. I supplement this with biking 5-10 miles a week on various off days, but usually only once a week. Again, none of my exercising has changed as part of this diet.
All I changed was what I ate, which became predominantly meats, fish, poultry and proteins, with some leafy vegetables and a few supplements - nothing way out there. Just D3, K2, Magnesium and Potassium, that sorta stuff.
I took my lipid panel measurements (and other numbers to be sure) at the beginning of the diet, prior to changing it. I then took quarterly results of these metrics until this past result, during this month (March). The following charts show those results. During this period, my weight went from 238 lbs to 219lbs.
Direct from the Quest results website:
NOTE: LDL is still elevated, but has come down markedly so.
Other numbers such as kidney and liver function, etc, all stayed similar (which were never bad) or improved slightly.
Again, I'm not here to argue about "dirty keto" concepts or Atkins related stuff - this isn't Atkins. I even allow myself a treat every so often - its just the when that is important (insulin response has to have time to spike and drop before consuming more food, as an example).
But these are obviously positive results and I plan to keep at it.
One year ago (beginning of March) I set about trying a particular diet after reading some books and looking into the insulin response of eating and what it does to fat and muscle cells.
My exercise consists of regular running (which did not change - and has been in place for several years now) approximately 3 miles every other day, and strenuous martial arts twice a week. I supplement this with biking 5-10 miles a week on various off days, but usually only once a week. Again, none of my exercising has changed as part of this diet.
All I changed was what I ate, which became predominantly meats, fish, poultry and proteins, with some leafy vegetables and a few supplements - nothing way out there. Just D3, K2, Magnesium and Potassium, that sorta stuff.
I took my lipid panel measurements (and other numbers to be sure) at the beginning of the diet, prior to changing it. I then took quarterly results of these metrics until this past result, during this month (March). The following charts show those results. During this period, my weight went from 238 lbs to 219lbs.
Direct from the Quest results website:
NOTE: LDL is still elevated, but has come down markedly so.
Other numbers such as kidney and liver function, etc, all stayed similar (which were never bad) or improved slightly.
Again, I'm not here to argue about "dirty keto" concepts or Atkins related stuff - this isn't Atkins. I even allow myself a treat every so often - its just the when that is important (insulin response has to have time to spike and drop before consuming more food, as an example).
But these are obviously positive results and I plan to keep at it.
