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The actual exercise and eating well and the progression is cool, well done on that ........

Could never follow that plan though, some of the stuff is just silly. Besides I get more result from my way but like I said, much respect on the transformation. Someone who has found something that works for him and stuck to it, good stuff.
 
Blazzok said:
8hours of sleep per night, I wish.

The wife and I did start with a no sugar, no carbs thing from the beginning of this week. I went from 2 sugars in my coffee to nothing, I haven't had a drop of Coke (or any fizzy drink or juice) this whole week, and that is coming from drinking 500ml of Coke per day, easy.

I've been nursing a headache for 3 days now, I really hope it goes away soon.
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Careful for 0 carbs. It can be beneficial in short bursts, but not for a long period. Going into a Ketotonic state for too long is very bad for you
 
Flex said:
Careful for 0 carbs. It can be beneficial in short bursts, but not for a long period. Going into a Ketotonic state for too long is very bad for you
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no, it's not ........ myself and lots of others have gone very very long with no side effects. Have a gander at the LCHF thread at MyBB for examples.


[MENTION=6280]Blazzok[/MENTION] - good on you ...... first week or 2 you will have Banting Flu as your body adjusts. Just drink more water than usual, it will pass ;)
 
Mephisto_Helix said:
no, it's not ........ myself and lots of others have gone very very long with no side effects. Have a gander at the LCHF thread at MyBB for examples.


[MENTION=6280]Blazzok[/MENTION] - good on you ...... first week or 2 you will have Banting Flu as your body adjusts. Just drink more water than usual, it will pass ;)
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I am a qualified Personal Trainer, Have my National Colors in Classic Body Building, So I THINK I MIGHT know just a little bit about these kind of things :) No need to read up thanks :P
 
Ok, one of those, everyone else is wrong because it's not my way and I'm a trainer ....... moving on.


To everyone in this thread starting something, whichever programme it may be - good luck and stick with it! :)
 
Mephisto_Helix said:
Ok, one of those, everyone else is wrong because it's not my way and I'm a trainer ....... moving on.


To everyone in this thread starting something, whichever programme it may be - good luck and stick with it! :)
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Nope not at all bud. I am just speaking out of Personal experience, and I have tried and dealt with it all. It is just I Have the knowledge and tried to help. Take it or leave it :) I have more knowledge of health and fitness than most people. No need to be a prick about it I guess. "whistling:
 
Flex said:
Careful for 0 carbs. It can be beneficial in short bursts, but not for a long period. Going into a Ketotonic state for too long is very bad for you
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The actual thing was to just cut sugar and bread, but I'm trying to cut most carbs as well, but I haven't cut all of them yet. I still eat some rusks in the morning which has carbs, and we eat some potato still, but very little. We have looked up quite a few sweet potato recipes as that is a low GI carb which is much better than potato :)

Mephisto_Helix said:
[MENTION=6280]Blazzok[/MENTION] - good on you ...... first week or 2 you will have Banting Flu as your body adjusts. Just drink more water than usual, it will pass ;)
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Thanks man :)

Yeah I have upped my water intake considerably anyways as a way to keep from eating/drinking the wrong things. Little bit hungry, so want to eat some chips, but can't - drink water. Craving some Coke - drink water. My water intake has gone from about 1L per day to 3L just because of this.

Today was a cheating day unfortunately, it was our little one's first birthday, so there was some cake and things. However from tomorrow it is back to no sugar, little carbs :)
 
at your mention of rusks - I grabbed some banting rusks from Checkers the other day and they are awesome. Made from flax and coconut with some cranberry in, works out to like 1.6g carbs per rusk. As to potato, I was a hardcore potato nut and wouldn't hear anyone trying to tell me different but I can honestly say that cauliflower is a good potato substitute ..... I have it as mash mostly (good for sheperds pie) but also slice it up and roast it until brown and nutty :D
 
Blazzok said:
The actual thing was to just cut sugar and bread, but I'm trying to cut most carbs as well, but I haven't cut all of them yet. I still eat some rusks in the morning which has carbs, and we eat some potato still, but very little. We have looked up quite a few sweet potato recipes as that is a low GI carb which is much better than potato :)


Thanks man :)

Yeah I have upped my water intake considerably anyways as a way to keep from eating/drinking the wrong things. Little bit hungry, so want to eat some chips, but can't - drink water. Craving some Coke - drink water. My water intake has gone from about 1L per day to 3L just because of this.

Today was a cheating day unfortunately, it was our little one's first birthday, so there was some cake and things. However from tomorrow it is back to no sugar, little carbs :)
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Yeah, some good quality carbs in the morning is ideal!

Hahaha, got to laugh at some of the stuff people say in here! =D
 
Flex said:
I am a qualified Personal Trainer, Have my National Colors in Classic Body Building, So I THINK I MIGHT know just a little bit about these kind of things :) No need to read up thanks :P
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The problem with many certifications in personal training and nutrition is they are very dogmatic and based on out-dated science.

I'm not saying that they are wrong or not worth doing. But I do think they need to be combined with one's own research on the latest science and consensus.

For example, you say that long-term ketogenic diet use is bad, yet it is used therapuetically for the lifetime treatment of things like epilepsy with minimal side effects other than what is associated with side-effects from epileptic drugs.

Did your textbooks teach you how long is too long? Or was it just a broad, vague statement?

From a bodybuilding perspective I can understand the bias as naturally going low-carb or very low-carb really is not ideal for someone who is very physically active and engaged in high-intensity workouts (unless you are fully keto-adapted).
 
Sinshroud said:
The problem with many certifications in personal training and nutrition is they are very dogmatic and based on out-dated science.

I'm not saying that they are wrong or not worth doing. But I do think they need to be combined with one's own research on the latest science and consensus.

For example, you say that long-term ketogenic diet use is bad, yet it is used therapuetically for the lifetime treatment of things like epilepsy with minimal side effects other than what is associated with side-effects from epileptic drugs.

Did your textbooks teach you how long is too long? Or was it just a broad, vague statement?

From a bodybuilding perspective I can understand the bias as naturally going low-carb or very low-carb really is not ideal for someone who is very physically active and engaged in high-intensity workouts (unless you are fully keto-adapted).
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I am talking out of experience. Notnjust my training. Yes it can be used therapeutically if you have a problem. But just for a diet it can cause the blood to become very acidic and other problems. Therapy is used to help cure a problem. Not for a diet. All i know is i knownwhat i am talking about. Take it, leave it. I honestly dont care :)
 
Flex said:
I am talking out of experience. Notnjust my training. Yes it can be used therapeutically if you have a problem. But just for a diet it can cause the blood to become very acidic and other problems. Therapy is used to help cure a problem. Not for a diet. All i know is i knownwhat i am talking about. Take it, leave it. I honestly dont care :)
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Is it possible you are confusing ketosis with ketoacidosis?
 
I just saying i am speaking of years of experience. Nothing a textbook or google can teach me. I am not a keyboard warrior. So take the advice or leave it as i said :)
 
Flex said:
I just saying i am speaking of years of experience. Nothing a textbook or google can teach me. I am not a keyboard warrior. So take the advice or leave it as i said :)
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That's fine, I'm a big fan of the "knowledge without mileage is bullshit" approach - but as always there should be a healthy balance between experience / practical execution and knowledge / understanding.

Confusing ketosis with ketoacidosis is one of the most common errors made by anyone who refuses to consider low-carb and ketogenic diets. So no, I didn't need to Google that.

Nutritional ketosis yeilds fairly low ketone body concentrations (somewhere around 0.5 and 4 or so). This is not enough to influence blood acidity. Pathlogical ketoacidosis (almost always in diabetics or alcoholics) is usually had a ketone body concentration of above 20. This is significant enough to influence blood acidity.

I'm trying to be as unbiased as possible. I like to go into the gym and lift heavy weights, sprint, hike, and things like that - I certainly eat my fair share of carbohydrates and love them. It doesn't mean I stick my head in the sand and refuse to look at the science though.
 
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You only do 1 task each day (so they don't stack) - but each is a valuable lesson and you are encouraged to try incorporate as many of them as possible into your day-to-day activity.

If you fail to do one of them, then the next day you need to do that day's task and the task that you failed at. (so they do stack)
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:D
 
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