bbosch30's Journal, 22 September 2015

what is your height and age? what type of exercise do you do, for how long, and how many days? I believe eating less than 855 is too low, and when someone starts a low carb diet the first thing to lose in a month is water not fat. ( u should always measure your bodyfat, not your overall weight). On the other hand, we have people who are sensitive to carbs ( insulin) but unless u are suffering from diabetics or any other related problem u should not go low on carbs since they do provide many benefits to your body, like having good digestion, mood swings, etc. If you still want to eat low carbs, u should then think of doing carb cycling......which will give you the best of both worlds. Anyways, my main concern is that by eating too low calories you will hold onto your fats and lose more muscle....( which will give you a wrong perception of your look..). If you really want to lose bodyfat, strength training+cario+ a deficiet of 250-500 calories max from your maintenance level. I recommend you reading books like the power of eating, or sport nutrition books...they wont lie to u...is pure science. 

Hi jorgehoma! Thank you for your long and well thought out message. I've been living a low carb lifestyle for about five years already, no diseases or illnesses, and I more or less live a very low-active life - which is why the lower calories. I agree, 855 is very low - but I'm having a meat & dairy free day but my normal calorie intake is around 1000. I sit most of the day, drive in my car, and like I said, I have a very low activity level. I do carb cycle, roughly either once a month or every couple of months - depending on how my weight is tracking + what comes up in life. For quite some time I was stable at around 52 kilos, which I was very happy with. Then since the end of July suddenly things started to get weird - weight suddenly went up etc etc - I pinned it down to stress levels and my routine being rocked (family emergency). So I didn't worry too much about it. I ran a carb cycle on the 12th of September - so last week was about getting back in keto. So true, water weight is always the first to go - but normally I'd see it stay off. I've now gone from a 52.9 weigh in on saturday to 53.8 this morning - with light food for dinner. Weekends when I tend to be a bit more active I also take a break and don't really track my food and just eat. So for now something seems a bit "off" but not quite sure what it is. Again, digestion feels a bit slow, so could be just a build up of food in my body from over the weekend. I'm just giving it a few days to see what happens.  

Ok, these are my only 3 advices base on your answer. 1- If you do not want to do any sport or go to the gym( which is the best fat burner) I recommend you to monitor your body fat % every month. 2- I am not too inform about atkin diet, I have only watched few documentaries....but thats it. However I do carb cycling as well, since I am in a cutting season. My only suggestion is that you should uptake your calories a bit more, at least 1300 minimum. and change the macros..., base on more protein than fats...maybe 50% protein,35%fats, 15%carbs. U will lose fat right away..., but once again the weight it is just an illusion. ( I am 85kg) and I look much more skinnier than when I used to weight the same...but I was more fat the muscle. my bodyfat is around 19%...that time was 30%+....thats just an example. 3. If you are really concern on how you look, and your diet I recommend you watching this video.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUwdxTE9n-g you can research more about it, and also there is one more website https://fitnessgenes.com/muscle/#youareunique look for muscle genes. Basically you give samples of your genes to be analyzed and base on that they will give you a better precise idea of what you diet should be base on your genetics. So thats better than any book, or video..., thats u and the lab, and it is not expensive....basically a real customized diet for you to follow. and thats all I can share with you. have a good one and good luck! 

for some reason the websites did not appear. But look for metabolic typing diet, and the second one is Muscle genes ( test) 

Hi Jorgehomma, thank you again for taking the time to give advice - very kind of you. Its not particularly that I don't want to do sports, but really I struggle to find the time (true, I should just MAKE the time happen...) and I used to do a lot more. Your comment on weight being an illusion is certainly true and muscle counts much more than "being skinny" 100% agree with you there. I'm surprised to hear to focus primarily on proteins - doesn't that get turned to glycogen? I try to aim for between 50-60 grams of protein, 50-70 grams of fat, and 15-20 net carbs. I have 2 meals per day (since I follow intermittent fasting) so both lunch & dinner I aim for around 350-400 calories, and then some space for snacking on nuts during the day. Why 1300 Calories? If I live a very sedentary lifestyle, where 90% of the day I am just sitting around behind a computer I would assume to lose or even to maintain its more optimal to keep my calories at around 1000. Atkins is just a LCHF diet, so I use it as a good reference to how I started out. As a woman one thing we also need to consider is hormones - these really for me - do impact my scale weight.  

Actually I am not a scientist so I ca not tell you really 100 %, but as far as i know it doesnt. Well, actually as long as you are in a calorie deficiet you will always lose weight no matter what...but, if you calorie deficiet pass your body threshold...it will actually store fat! it is your body's reaction towards starvation, that it is a fact. Furthermore, every body is different and you need to know what your body process better, either fat, carb or protein. Everybody has a different type of absorption..and thats why diet should be unique according to ur body's need. I figured this out when i was looking for the "right" diet...but I discover that elite athletes like soccer players for example, or bodybuilders has unique diets and they can not mess up a little. It is their career in play...., so they do tests to really know their exact diet....some people respond better to high carb diets, other to high protein, etc..., so thats something u will need to find out. Hormones do play a big role as well, and stress holds onto fat. and thats it. have a great day