Good points and I see weight loss as an added bonus. Most important for me as mentioned is brain health and high energy levels (plus better sleep). I've heard that it takes 21 days (3 weeks) for the body to make adjustments and am hoping that I'll get there without an issue (meaning that I continue to feel as good as I have been feeling without craving bad foods).
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High fat, lower carb diet (grain free)
- Thread starter R. Raskolnikov
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I've dropped 7 lbs since Sunday (I'm sure mostly water weight but still good progress). Keeping carbs to under 30g per day but try and aim for 20 grams and under. So far so good...
I've dropped 7 lbs since Sunday (I'm sure mostly water weight but still good progress). Keeping carbs to under 30g per day but try and aim for 20 grams and under. So far so good...
Good job!
Have you noticed the bad breath yet? If so, it's not a problem, just the fact that reached ketosis (your body adapting to use fat as its primary fuel source instead of glucose/glycogen)
Is your tongue getting pinker/less white? That's a milestone in the lemonade diet fasting program - you're less toxic.
How about your skin? Less dry?
No, no, and just no!!! You guys don't need to be going into ketosis, and all the other dumb shit I've read in this thread!!!
1. Lean proteins
2. Complex carbs
3. Healthy fats
It's about CALORIES, not fad diets! I smell laziness all throughout this thread. I'm a former bodybuilder who competed. Do I really need to post what you guys SHOULD be eating/doing?
Ok,
Breakfast
5 egg whites, one whole egg
1 cup oatmeal sweetened with Splenda
Coffee or tea
Grilled chicken breast diced and wrapped in a spinach or tomato wrap. Lettuce, tomato, 1/2 tspn extra virgin olive oil, and balsamic vinegar
Lean seasoned ground beef with mushroom sauce, tomato sauce, etc.,
Green beans with garlic powder
Red potatoes
Lean turkey wrap with slice Swiss cheese, turkey bacon, shredded lettuce wrapped in a spinach wrap or tomato wrap
Grilled (blackened lightly yum!) fish with brown rice, beans, and mixed vegetables
If still hungry, 1/2 cup of low fat cottage cheese with pepper, sea salt, and half an apple.
First thing in the morning Monday-Saturday, 45 minutes of cardio such as stairs, cycling, jogging, etc.,
As for your meals, YES, make a week's worth on Sunday. Yes, it will take you three hours to cook, wrap, store, Ed., the food. Put three days of food already in containers in the fridge. Freeze the remaining meals, and transfer them from freezer to fridge Wednesday. Yes, it's that easy.
1. Lean proteins
2. Complex carbs
3. Healthy fats
It's about CALORIES, not fad diets! I smell laziness all throughout this thread. I'm a former bodybuilder who competed. Do I really need to post what you guys SHOULD be eating/doing?
Ok,
Breakfast
5 egg whites, one whole egg
1 cup oatmeal sweetened with Splenda
Coffee or tea
Grilled chicken breast diced and wrapped in a spinach or tomato wrap. Lettuce, tomato, 1/2 tspn extra virgin olive oil, and balsamic vinegar
Lean seasoned ground beef with mushroom sauce, tomato sauce, etc.,
Green beans with garlic powder
Red potatoes
Lean turkey wrap with slice Swiss cheese, turkey bacon, shredded lettuce wrapped in a spinach wrap or tomato wrap
Grilled (blackened lightly yum!) fish with brown rice, beans, and mixed vegetables
If still hungry, 1/2 cup of low fat cottage cheese with pepper, sea salt, and half an apple.
First thing in the morning Monday-Saturday, 45 minutes of cardio such as stairs, cycling, jogging, etc.,
As for your meals, YES, make a week's worth on Sunday. Yes, it will take you three hours to cook, wrap, store, Ed., the food. Put three days of food already in containers in the fridge. Freeze the remaining meals, and transfer them from freezer to fridge Wednesday. Yes, it's that easy.
No, no, and just no!!! You guys don't need to be going into ketosis, and all the other dumb shit I've read in this thread!!!
1. Lean proteins
2. Complex carbs
3. Healthy fats
It's about CALORIES, not fad diets! I smell laziness all throughout this thread. I'm a former bodybuilder who competed. Do I really need to post what you guys SHOULD be eating/doing?
Ok,
Breakfast
5 egg whites, one whole egg
1 cup oatmeal sweetened with Splenda
Grilled chicken breast diced and wrapped in a spinach or tomato wrap. Lettuce, tomato, 1/2 tspn extra virgin olive oil
Lean seasoned ground beef with mushroom sauce, tomato sauce, etc.,
Green beans with garlic powder
Red potatoes
Lean turkey wrap with slice Swiss cheese, turkey bacon, shredded lettuce wrapped in a spinach wrap or tomato wrap
Lean fish with brown rice, beans, and mixed vegetables
If still hungry, 1/2 cup of low fat cottage cheese with pepper, sea salt, and half an apple.
First thing in the morning Monday-Saturday, 45 minutes of cardio such as stairs, cycling, jogging, etc.,
As for your meals, YES, make a week's worth on Sunday. Yes, it will take you three hours to cook, wrap, store, Ed., the food. Put three days of food already in containers in the fridge. Freeze the remaining meals, and transfer them from freezer to fridge Wednesday. Yes, it's that easy.
What if the guys in this thread are not concerned with the "bodybuilder" appearance, but what makes them feel good and a nutrition plan that they can stay on. As a former bodybuilder, you should know better than any, that some bodybuilders are the most unhealthy people out there. While I do, in general, agree with your post; high fat and low carb work for some people. High carb and low fat work for others.
Former Powerlifter.
TD
The body craves fat, the brain craves fat, heck the brain is made up of water and fat. It's the best source of fuel, for our bodies are set up to burn fat as energy way more efficiently than glucose (carbs, even complex ones). Advocating lean meats doesn't get the job done IMO. And eating every 3 hours? Why? You should eat when you are hungry, not otherwise. 7 days into this experiment and I haven't had a single incident of being hungry in the traditional sense (stomach rumbling, blood sugar feeling low). I get a subtle feeling that it's time to eat, I'll have a couple eggs and I'll be good for awhile.
Don't you find it interesting that the obesity epidemic started taking off almost immediately after the food pyramid was introduced in 1977. The govt advocated 6-11 servings of grains (carbs) per day and put the heart disease and obesity onus on saturated fats and cholesterol and put less emphasis on the evils of sugar. So a few decades of "low fat, high carb diet" took hold and this had led to a huge jump in obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Clearly, processed foods are a huge culprit as are industrial made vegetable oils, which are laden with carbs and bad fats respectively.
The science today is starting to come around to the notion that the food pyramid and govt recommendations were totally wrong. Not to mention based on faulty science (see Ancel Keys). Keys cherry picked data to create a linear relationship between saturated fat and cholesterol consumption and heart disease. He used 6 countries to make his point. Problem is, he left out all 22 nations studied which, when plotted, showed no correlation between heart disease/obesity and saturated fat and cholesterol.
Anyways, the point is I can honestly say I haven't felt this good or had this much mental clarity in years. I get almost no hunger even after many hours and what I do eat is very satisfying (meat (not lean), butter, eggs, veggies, whole fat cheese/yogurt, coconut) and I get zero side effects (foggyness, laziness, mood swings etc) that I used to get when I would eat bread, cereal and pastas. Don't get me wrong, those taste great too, but for me, not worth the improvements I'm feeling eating only these foods.
If this sounds crazy, do some research on this subject. There are many studies now that show this type of eating lifestyle actually reduces triglycerides and cholesterol, counter intuitive I know, but the science is there. Problem is there is a large vested interest in keeping the status quo (big pharma, big agra etc) and therefore change will come about slowly.
Eat every three hours in small portions just as cavemen did. Don't think you'd find a fat one of those. Trick your body. I'm a former competitive bodybuilder, and I also used to charge for nutritional advice. I'm actually getting back into bodybuilding, and know how to dial a person down to their goal like clockwork.
What if the guys in this thread are not concerned with the "bodybuilder" appearance, but what makes them feel good and a nutrition plan that they can stay on. As a former bodybuilder, you should know better than any, that some bodybuilders are the most unhealthy people out there. While I do, in general, agree with your post; high fat and low carb work for some people. High carb and low fat work for others.
Former Powerlifter.
TD
Power lifter? Outstanding! Anyhow, the meal sample I posted will help a person turn themselves into a fat burning inferno without the dangers of nonsense like going into ketosis, and other fads that once stopped, damned near always send them right back to being fat. Usually fatter...
And yes, some "constant on" steroid-using athletes are often unhealthy. They NEED to do bloodwork constantly, and most don't...
fads that once stopped, damned near always send them right back to being fat. Usually fatter...
Who said it was a fad. If I go from eating your sample diet, to eating shit, I will end up fatter. You know better than anybody on here that this is a lifestyle, not a fad. Please don't think that I am knocking you, you have very valid points, and there is nothing wrong with your advice. However; just like trading, it's finding what works for you. Different strokes for different folks.
Who said it was a fad. If I go from eating your sample diet, to eating shit, I will end up fatter. You know better than anybody on here that this is a lifestyle, not a fad. Please don't think that I am knocking you, you have very valid points, and there is nothing wrong with your advice. However; just like trading, it's finding what works for you. Different strokes for different folks.
Precisely! And if I teach them the correct way to eat, they'll burn fat like crazy, and actually be healthy without any of the sides fad diets often bring. Moreover, they'll actually look forward to eating, and will forget they're actually dieting. The change from fad diets to correct nutrition is hard to capture with words alone, as eating like this will become their lifestyle. Going into ketosis to lose weight is not only unsafe, it's idiotic. Now that others here in his thread have an idea of the CORRECT things to eat, there's no excuse for any further looking for that magic bullet. If they eat as I have outlined, they'll:
1. Have very good blood lab reports. Lower LDL, higher HDL, lower glucose, etc.,
2. They'll feel like a king and perform very well.
3. They'll lose fat, and keep a great deal of lean mass, which is VERY important. And yes, they can make this kind of eating a lifestyle, which sticks as fad diets NEVER do.