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25 July 2013

Weighed in after going back into ketosis, after my increased carb experiment last week which stalled my fat loss. It's been a few days since I restarted Induction and I'm already down almost a pound.

Weigh-in: 165.2 lb

lost so far: 1.8 lb

still to go: 7.2 lb

Diet followed 100%

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23 July 2013

After experimenting with slightly increased carbs last week, Sunday evening I went back on the wagon with the help of some untrimmed, fat ol' Ribeye and grilled peppers. By yesterday was back in ketosis. All last week I could feel the difference; I felt off just by increasing my blood glucose a tad. I'm happy that experiment is over now.
My sneezing (wheat, probably) has cleared up too.

Anyway, a few days ago I discovered Maranatha Coconut Butter at Walmart. I heard of this stuff before but never saw it on the shelves. Since I'm heavily into coconut oil I had to try it. Here's what I found.

When thoroughly mixed it's rich and creamy looking, like yogurt. The jar must be mixed up while warm because a layer of oil covers the top of the pulp, but it blends together very easily.

The first taste is very slightly textured - a very fine grittiness - it's made from ground coconut pulp so that only makes sense. But for the most part, it's smooth.

The flavor was unexpected but good. The first thing that hits me is a tang of salt which is quickly replaced by a surprising sweetness (my wife, who likes sweet more than I do, said it's almost overpowering). That also makes sense since it is coconut and there are around 8 grams of carb (I think) in a 2 tbsp serving. But half of that is fiber* so it's acceptably low. And I don't use even one tbsp at one shot, anyway, only a teaspoon.

I mixed it today into my coffee along with the usual heavy cream and it was quite good. It'll be a regular item for me.

If you like sat. fat AND coconut (not everyone likes both), I highly recommend it.

Next weigh-in for me is Saturday...I predict my stall from this weekend will be broken a few pounds will be gone by then.

*Remember the comment Tom Hanks' character made about eating coconut in CAST AWAY? I never noticed any changes using coconut oil or coconut milk but if you have a regularity problem, coconut pulp will fix it.

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21 July 2013

My weight has stabilized over the past 7-10 days because I've increased low glycemic carbs. I knew I was no longer in ketosis but the fact I'm no longer losing even though I'm still running a daily calorie deficit tells me (a) I am, as I suspected, very sensitive to glucose, meaning there's an insulin problem and (b) Calorie In, Calorie Out is meaningless for my body. It is working for my wife, though...she is keeping her calories at 1500 daily and is watching starch/sugars but not nearly to the point of entering ketosis. Yet she's dropped 7 pounds in about a month...of CICO of careful carbs, but not low carb. I actually envy her a bit.

So this only supports what I've always said: low carb is a must for some people (like me), but not for others (like my wife) for whom CICO apparently works.

Weigh-in: 166.4 lb

lost so far: 0.6 lb

still to go: 8.4 lb

Diet followed reasonably well

add comment gaining 0.2 lb a week

13 July 2013

Weigh-in: 166.2 lb

lost so far: 0.8 lb

still to go: 8.2 lb

Diet followed reasonably well

(1 comment) losing 0.8 lb a week

09 July 2013

There are (at least) two kinds of calorie reduction diets, both very different from each other, and only one of which is guaranteed to work long term.

1. Reducing your daily calories to a given level - 1400, say - with the calories subdivided mainly between carbohydrate, protein and fats. If you get the mix right, you'll lose weight. How long you can maintain that level of intake, though, depends on if you can outlast hunger long enough for your stomach to shrink. Then, and only then, will your appetite decrease. Most people don't make it that long. And if you get the mix wrong, and depending on various factors, you can - believe it or not - maintain body fat even though you drastically cut your calories. Frustration, cheating, weight rebound, depression and a "the heck with it" quitting binge are likely to result.

2. Reducing carb intake while increasing healthy fat intake to the point of ketosis, where your body begins to burn dietary and stored body fat for fuel instead of carbs/glycogen/glucose. Here's two key differences between these two kinds of caloric reduction: low car results in stabilized blood sugar and appetite suppression. As long as you stay in ketosis, the more stable your insulin levels and the longer your appetite will be suppressed (but natural hunger is not). The result will be you eat fewer calories per day. Why? Because you micromanage your diet plan to see to it? No, because you're listening to your body. Now, instead of forcing it to eat because you want to, you'll eat only when it tells you that you need to.

Having tried both forms of calorie reduction, I can promise you that option 2 is the hands down winner. It's tougher at first, for maybe two weeks, but after that you won't believe the difference.

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