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but wat about becoming insulin resistant???wat will cause this???eating too many carbs???wat kind of carbs should u eat????
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Mr. X is correct on this one, here is a simple analogy I'll explain more.
Say you have 10 tons of gravel to move to another location, and a 1/2 pickup truck to move it. Over the course of the day 20 loads will get it there. But some idiots says hey lets save time, throw it all on there. Not much of a truck left, correct?
Here is a bit more scientific approach. Your body can store a certain amount of glucose (the fule your body uses mainly to move) Sugars go there first, when thats full you body says hmmm what to do, ok we've got all this yumm energy to use instead of wasting it by not digesting and pooping it out, we'll digest and store it!
And it chooses fat to store it in.
Say you have 10 tons of gravel to move to another location, and a 1/2 pickup truck to move it. Over the course of the day 20 loads will get it there. But some idiots says hey lets save time, throw it all on there. Not much of a truck left, correct?
Here is a bit more scientific approach. Your body can store a certain amount of glucose (the fule your body uses mainly to move) Sugars go there first, when thats full you body says hmmm what to do, ok we've got all this yumm energy to use instead of wasting it by not digesting and pooping it out, we'll digest and store it!
And it chooses fat to store it in.
Hoffmeister
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True, your body may store it as fat, but the rest of the day it will mobilize the fat for fuel.
This is the same logic behind the 6 meals a day thing. And while there are some good reasons for doing the 6 meals a day, in and of itself it doesn't seem to affect actual weight loss.
This is the same logic behind the 6 meals a day thing. And while there are some good reasons for doing the 6 meals a day, in and of itself it doesn't seem to affect actual weight loss.
I wondered about this also because I hit what I thought was a wall while losing weight after being obese probably since I was in junior high.
I was 283 pds in march 2000 and started exercising and calculating calories the best I could with online calculators.
in the beginning I could not shake many of the foods I loved. whole milk, sauces on meats, lots of carbs, ice cream, etc.
Although I managed to create a calorie deficit through diet I really did it through allot of exercise like 6 days an hour of cardio and 3 intense weight lifting sessions/week.
I just in april hit 167 pounds and maintained for 5 weeks then started doing things the opposite way by adding in extra calories to see if I would gain weight and I did during my test gain tons of weight back faster than I took it off. Well im done with that and going to get back to where I was and look into a low carb diet to see if these cutting diets have any merit.
Because at that point I was at a calorie deficit and not losing for 5 weeks and not seeing body composition change.
But anyways my point is I created a calorie deficit with mostly carbs and very high in fat and still lost pretty much what I should have on the calorie totals. Is that beginners gains or something? I lost my weight at just over 2 pds/week for over a year to get to where I am.
I was 283 pds in march 2000 and started exercising and calculating calories the best I could with online calculators.
in the beginning I could not shake many of the foods I loved. whole milk, sauces on meats, lots of carbs, ice cream, etc.
Although I managed to create a calorie deficit through diet I really did it through allot of exercise like 6 days an hour of cardio and 3 intense weight lifting sessions/week.
I just in april hit 167 pounds and maintained for 5 weeks then started doing things the opposite way by adding in extra calories to see if I would gain weight and I did during my test gain tons of weight back faster than I took it off. Well im done with that and going to get back to where I was and look into a low carb diet to see if these cutting diets have any merit.
Because at that point I was at a calorie deficit and not losing for 5 weeks and not seeing body composition change.
But anyways my point is I created a calorie deficit with mostly carbs and very high in fat and still lost pretty much what I should have on the calorie totals. Is that beginners gains or something? I lost my weight at just over 2 pds/week for over a year to get to where I am.
SonnyBlack
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hoffmeister has pretty much nailed it. It doesn't matter a heck of a lot whether you store dietary fat and then burn it off later in the day by creating an overall calorie deficit. In Damac's case, by definition, he was no longer in calorie deficit when he stopped losing weight. Most likely this was from metabolic slow down.
6 high protien/low carb meals per day, as well as ketogenic diets both help to control appetite. Excessive appetite is what kills most diets. But if you have the willpower to stick to a high carb low cal diet then you will lose weight. When you are obese you will lose mostly fat no matter what kind of diet you go on. As you get leaner you'll find that diets that preserve muscle are more beneficial (ie keto or high protein) to your goals. And yes, a high carb/high fat diet is prolly
not good for your insulin sensitivity long term, but that doesn't mean you can't lose weight on it if you stick to it.
The other thing to consider is the importance of regular high carb feeds to keep your metabolism from stalling. Otherwise (as in Damac's case) you'll find that you have to continully cut back more and more on you cals to maintain fatloss.
6 high protien/low carb meals per day, as well as ketogenic diets both help to control appetite. Excessive appetite is what kills most diets. But if you have the willpower to stick to a high carb low cal diet then you will lose weight. When you are obese you will lose mostly fat no matter what kind of diet you go on. As you get leaner you'll find that diets that preserve muscle are more beneficial (ie keto or high protein) to your goals. And yes, a high carb/high fat diet is prolly
not good for your insulin sensitivity long term, but that doesn't mean you can't lose weight on it if you stick to it.
The other thing to consider is the importance of regular high carb feeds to keep your metabolism from stalling. Otherwise (as in Damac's case) you'll find that you have to continully cut back more and more on you cals to maintain fatloss.
blood_drinker
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I typed up an elabarote answer that is now a sticky as I write this. If you wish to debate, do so there.
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