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the recommendation if you're lifting to gain strength from a number of sources is 1g to 1.5g of protein per lb of body weight. for me that's 190 to 260g/day. it's A LOT...
Ah :) - I'm not the OP, but as an Uruguayan, that actually sounds like too little ! :) We do eat a lot of meat over here though (I believe #1 per-capita in the world).
As someone who's successfully lost a lot of weight on a low carb / no grain diet, this chart irks me. That a handful of almonds has the same calories as a certain amount of Captain Crunch is irrelevant. The latter will quickly convert to glucose in your body, however, (unlike almonds) and that will make a huge difference in your satiety levels, insulin response (Hello, Metabolic Syndrome!), etc... [1] Some good resou…
lol paleo I've been losing weight lately without any fad diet. I just cut my caloric intake by 20% and boosted my caloric output by 20-30% with regular exercise.
As someone who's successfully lost a lot of weight on a low carb / no grain diet, this chart irks me. That a handful of almonds has the same calories as a certain amount of Captain Crunch is irrelevant. The latter will quickly convert to glucose in your body, however, (unlike almonds) and that will make a huge difference in your satiety levels, insulin response (Hello, Metabolic Syndrome!), etc... [1] Some good resou…
Almonds are mostly fat, and not very satiating either. I've done the paleo/lowcarb fad diets too. They just trick you into eating fewer calories by forbidding most of the food you ate before the diet. Not to mention some versions of these diets are based on incorrect understanding of human physiology. For example, despite what the paleotards will tell you, carbs are very rarely converted into body fat. But when you e…
The idea that eating healthily can be simplified to the reduction in a single number (a calorific value) really annoys me. Always remember that a calorie is a proxy metric, and a very poor one at that; it's the energy output of burning the food, which has very little correlation with what goes on in your body during consumption/digestion.
Otherwise, bah to very little correlation.
Canola oil sounds frightening!
The idea that eating healthily can be simplified to the reduction in a single number (a calorific value) really annoys me. Always remember that a calorie is a proxy metric, and a very poor one at that; it's the energy output of burning the food, which has very little correlation with what goes on in your body during consumption/digestion.
That's a very concise way to say it, thank you! Never read it explained that well.
Next time you buy a loaf of bread look at the end of the list of ingredients. If there is an emulsifier listed it's a red flag; there really should only be Flour, Water, Yeast and (some) Fat. You can also tell the quality of the bread by squeezing it and feeling for the spring-back. Many supermarkets don't actually stock 'real' bread.
I was alerted to this by reading the book 'Not on the Label' https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22not+on+the+label%22+bread
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Almonds are mostly fat, and not very satiating either. I've done the paleo/lowcarb fad diets too. They just trick you into eating fewer calories by forbidding most of the food you ate before the diet. Not to mention some versions of these diets are based on incorrect understanding of human physiology. For example, despite what the paleotards will tell you, carbs are very rarely converted into body fat. But when you e…
> They just trick you into eating fewer calories by forbidding most of the food you ate before the diet. I eat more calories than before judging by the amounts of meat/butter/nuts that I eat. I lost 15 kilos in body weight accompanied by a 5% reduction in body fat (-> gained muscle). So at least on a personal level, I can really not confirm this. An interesting article backing the low-carb high-fat diets that has lin…
As someone who's successfully lost a lot of weight on a low carb / no grain diet, this chart irks me. That a handful of almonds has the same calories as a certain amount of Captain Crunch is irrelevant. The latter will quickly convert to glucose in your body, however, (unlike almonds) and that will make a huge difference in your satiety levels, insulin response (Hello, Metabolic Syndrome!), etc... [1] Some good resou…
I'm of the opinion that you can eat as many fruits and vegetables as you want and it shouldn't hurt you. You might not lose weight eating too many fruits, but you'll be a lot healthier. When I need to lose weight, my go-to is Okra. A bag of frozen okra is, IIRC, about 150 calories and eating 3/4 a bag will have you over-full.
One of the things I've enjoyed the most in the past 4 months has been diving into reddit.com/r/fitness. If you spend a few hours reading the FAQ on that site, plus examine.com's nutrition articles, and reddit.com/r/leangains FAQs, you will come out with a much better understanding of your diet. There are also calculators listed in the FAQs that will help you determine what you need to eat to maintain your bodyweight,…
to get enough protein if you're even moderately active, you have to eat A LOT - eggs, milk, meat, tuna Any time someone specifies "A LOT" as a nutritional guide I get a little skeptical. Keep in mind when you're eating these foods the whole nutritional profile to determine if you're over-eating something (or filling yourself with LDLs). Try to balance the eggs, milk and meat with alternatives like quinoa, spirulina,…
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001224/
But wikipedia claims that recent research blames artificial trans fats, not natural cis fats, for artery disease.
And skim milk tastes better than the fatty stuff. It turns out that taste is subjective and modifiable based on life experience. (That is why coffee is tolerable to adults)