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Weight loss chart 18 Feb – 12 Aug 2008
Here it is all in one pretty little chart: my weight loss since February 18 this year (41 pounds scale weight to date). The color swatches mark off the diet regimes I was following during each period. Lotsa jaggies during … Continue reading
A reasoned statement about carbohydrates
John Berardi’s rule for the carb content in a “gourmet” nutrition meal is simple: “[the meal] must offer you carbs only if you ‘deserve’ them.” And you only deserve higher carb meals only when you’ve exercised.
Posted in Insulin resistance, Nutrition
Tagged carbohydrates, carbohydrates & exercise, Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution, John Berardi, ketosis, low vs moderate vs high carb, Lyle McDonald, precision nutrition, Richard Bernstein, targeted ketogenic diets (TKD)
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Adequate protein — & a protein-sparing crash diet
Two additional things I’ve learned from Lyle McDonald & his Body Recomposition website so far, that are having a pretty immediate effect on my nutritional planning: First, he’s convinced me that “dieting by percentages” — that is, figuring out my … Continue reading
Posted in Fat loss, Nutrition
Tagged ketosis, low vs moderate vs high carb, Lyle McDonald, protein, PSMF (protein sparing modified fast)
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Learning about ketosis
Rather to my surprise over the past few months, I’ve become convinced that eating a ketogenic diet (in which body energy is mostly supplied by free fatty acids & ketones derived from body fat, rather than glucose from carbs), at … Continue reading
Posted in Insulin resistance
Tagged ketosis, low vs moderate vs high carb, Lyle McDonald, Richard Bernstein
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From moderate-carb to low-carb
Being who I am, I have continually been mucking over the past few months with my nutrition. In this context, “being who I am” means that I can go geek with just about anything that interests me. So, when I … Continue reading
Posted in Insulin resistance, Nutrition
Tagged American Diabetes Association (ADA), Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle, carbohydrates, David Mendosa, Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution, Gary Taubes, glycemic index (GI), Good Calories Bad Calories (book), ketosis, low vs moderate vs high carb, Lyle McDonald, Richard Bernstein, The Schwarzbein Principle, Tom Venuto, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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