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Originally posted by w8lifter
If you just cut out all carbs and don't increase your veggies, you're going to be lacking in fibre.
I've seen IT stumble over this kind of things way to often!'cause you'd've never lived that one down
Enter stimulantsOriginally posted by LAM
zero carb diet = zero energy to train
Originally posted by NickB
I keep reading so much good about these but never the bad.
I know there have to be downfalls to these, but, no where can i find anything bad to say about em.
(and by low, i mean 20-30g)
Originally posted by NickB
Thanks for all the information everyone :] Pb, why do you say the transition to ketosis isnt fun? :[
Is there anymore recommended reading? I was going to do this from Dec 1st to Jan 1st. Ive got time to read... Pile the reading materials on! :]
I can't agree w/ that w/ the catabolis that I've experienced through many a ketosis diet. Everyone's different. That's a given, but If your 4th day carbs are moderate, clean and kept in the 1st 2/3 of the day, one can achieve ketosis in the second day of <20g C. Being "in" ketosis for 4-5days is no more beneficial to fat loss than hovering right above or around it... in fact, the only real difference is lean losses dispite calorie count. And the irritability is completely controllable. If you're an Ahole normally you'll still be one and if you're not normally, then there's no justification for changing. It's mental. JMO and Experiences.Originally posted by PB&J
If you are hovering in and out of ketosis what's the point of trying to get into ketosis, your blood sugar will be up and down, That's when the irratability hits. I would stay in ketosis and burn more fat, after all that's the point of getting into ketosis. The weekend carb up's will help in sparing the muscle loss.
Increase fat and depending on your changing protein needs or goals, you can add more protein. Even if not utilized, the protein provides cals. I'm bulking on the same principal I listed earlier. Xtremely low carbs (exception of small slin spike 1st thing in am and post workout and a very moderate amount of carbs every 4th day), high protein and high, clean fat.Originally posted by QueenofSquats
What do you do once you have lost bf%, if you want to stay in ketosis, increasing more calories to maintain, do you increase the fat or protein or more carbs in the carb up???
Originally posted by Yanick
Ketosis is pointless. It just makes your breath smell bad, makes you irritable and you have shit for energy to train with.
The first 5 or so weeks i went on a CKD and fuckin hated it. Fat is so calorie dense, the volume of food winds up being so small and i get no satiety from it. Unless you do the every 3rd/4th day carb-up, by wed/thurs you will be passing out in the gym.
Unless your some kind of maniac and eating food is like having sex, ketosis is useless. Its an unnecessary worry (OMG, am i in ketosis?!), when you can just lower cals, eat lower, slow burning carbs (60g or so) and compensate the cals with fat, keep protein up, train with energy and incorporate re-feeds or the beverly type carb-ups for those that don't mind keeping a strict diet for 8-12 weeks.
Originally posted by Yanick
Ketosis is pointless. It just makes your breath smell bad, makes you irritable and you have shit for energy to train with.
The first 5 or so weeks i went on a CKD and fuckin hated it. Fat is so calorie dense, the volume of food winds up being so small and i get no satiety from it. Unless you do the every 3rd/4th day carb-up, by wed/thurs you will be passing out in the gym.
Unless your some kind of maniac and eating food is like having sex, ketosis is useless. Its an unnecessary worry (OMG, am i in ketosis?!), when you can just lower cals, eat lower, slow burning carbs (60g or so) and compensate the cals with fat, keep protein up, train with energy and incorporate re-feeds or the beverly type carb-ups for those that don't mind keeping a strict diet for 8-12 weeks.