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    Stop trying to regulate your body's insulin...

    Stop trying to regulate your body's insulin output by the minutae. P+F / P+C meal separation techniques are pure BS. The only thing it helps is portion control (C + F meals are tastier, and hence you...
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    Fat regain is because people who come off a PSMF...

    Fat regain is because people who come off a PSMF usually haul right back into their fatass eating habits that got them obese in the first place. Plus RMR has slown down a bit after 2 weeks, which...
  • Thread: "Fat-Fast"??

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    Read what I said? It's not theory. It's...

    Read what I said?


    It's not theory. It's science.
    I am by no means saying to change what you are doing on a keto diet. Just stating that the mechanism of it's action is through carbohydrate...
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    What are you talking about?

    What are you talking about?
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    Okay here goes: a) The basis for the keto diet...

    Okay here goes:

    a) The basis for the keto diet is that your body's substrate utilization is based on the specific macronutrient you intake (i.e. Your body burns fat if you intake dietary fat with...
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    I can debunk this easily, but I'm afraid the keto...

    I can debunk this easily, but I'm afraid the keto forums might raise hellfire against me for doing so.
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    That's stupid. You'd enter ketosis just as fast...

    That's stupid. You'd enter ketosis just as fast with 1000 - 1200 kcal of pure protein, and retain muscle in the process.
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    It's going to be subtle, but dietary fat is more...

    It's going to be subtle, but dietary fat is more easily stored in caloric excess. Your body does a better job of buffering excess incoming carbohydrates through synthesis of depleted glycogen. The...
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    Wtf is a fat-fast? And contrary to popular...

    Wtf is a fat-fast?

    And contrary to popular opinion (and I know I will get flamed for this), ketosis does not occur based on the amount of dietary fat you intake. Ketosis occurs from carbohydrate...
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    If that were the case the hospital wouldn't have...

    If that were the case the hospital wouldn't have let you go home. You'd be on an IV drip in intensive care right now.

    Stop doing cardio. Stop eating completely "clean". Ultra-lean bacon, tons of...
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    Yeah, that's what I meant. 3 hours of sleep last...

    Yeah, that's what I meant. 3 hours of sleep last night, can't even do basic arithmetic anymore :/
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    Considering that the average human brain is 3 lb,...

    Considering that the average human brain is 3 lb, it's only possible if he a) has a pea-sized brain and zero visceral fat around his organs or b) he weighs over 400 lbs and has 360 lbs of lean...
  • Exactly. Bare minimum for a diet is adequete...

    Exactly. Bare minimum for a diet is adequete protein (1 - 1.5 g per lb is a good range), EFAs, and fiber/vitamins from veggies. The rest of the caloric requirements is highly variable and depends on...
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    1% BF is impossible. You'd be dead long before...

    1% BF is impossible. You'd be dead long before then.
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    Going to take longer than a week for leptin,...

    Going to take longer than a week for leptin, peptide YY, ghrelin, and other hormone levels to normalize after 8 weeks of severe dieting.
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    I have this problem too when I diet too hard,...

    I have this problem too when I diet too hard, especially on UD 2.0 (1200 kcal training days). The response of stress hormone release/insulin secretion in carb-ups are more acute the bigger your...
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    My hypothesis: We know that insulin drives the...

    My hypothesis:

    We know that insulin drives the sympathetic nervous system. After subjecting your body to long periods in time without it, you are getting an enhanced response to insulin...
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    They can claim it's low GI because the fiber and...

    They can claim it's low GI because the fiber and fat slows down the release of the 30+ grams of pure sugar into the bloodstream. I can slam down 2 tablespoons of corn syrup with some psyllium husk...
  • Your hunger is most likely psychological - not a...

    Your hunger is most likely psychological - not a good portrait of your real caloric requirements. And no, your metabolism doesn't "slow down" at 2.5k calories, nor does it increase significantly...
  • Thread: bulking?

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    It is not an efficient way to bulk. Nitrogen...

    It is not an efficient way to bulk. Nitrogen retention and muscle growth occurs best when plenty of carbohydrates are present. Keto is pretty good at retaining muscle, but not promoting it's growth...
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