It's still wwp. On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 9:34 AM, Gruss Gott wrote: >> Eri-k-a wrote: >> Why? And yeah, pics would make these posts by gruss much better .... ;) >> > > Primarily for fat loss as I want to get down to single percent which, > for me, is tough especially since I spent the last 3 weeks on the > Jerry diet. > > I'm not religious about the anti-carb thing as I think any diet tied > to your exercise will probably work, but I like to stick to things > that have worked for me and/or expand/experiment on them. > > That said, there's the concept of 'ketogenic' diets. They're a bit > controversial but here's the 10 second scoop (I'm no expert): > > Your body functions by burning oxygen. To fuel that process your body > can use 2 fuel sources: glucose or ketones. There's a slice of > scientists that say the human body evolved to burn ketones but we've > only recently switched to glucose which is what's causing obesity, > diabetes, et al. > > Carbs convert easily to glucose and that's what most people use - a > high carb diet to create glucose. > > The problem with this diet is that when your body turns carbs to > glucose and burns up what is need for your current activity it needs > to dispose of any extra and it does this by turning it into fat. > > Thus if you eat more carbs than you need the rest turns to fat. > > In the absence of carbs your body needs another fuel source and that > can be dietary fat - or your fat! Your body can use dietary fat or > your fat to create ketones which it can then burn for energy. The > nice thing about ketones is that if you have extra of those, you > exhale and/or pee them out. (thus you can measure if you're in > ketosis with "ketostix" that you pee on). > > When you're in ketosis, and in a calorie deficit, you can be certain > that your body is mobilizing your own fat to make up the difference in > energy needed. > > Additionally, because you'll also be getting a high percentage of > protein (via cream-sicle shakes) your body won't catabolize muscle. > > In other words ... > > Get lean, GET RIPPED! > > I can post more about the "targeted ketogenic diets (TKD)" and > "cyclical ketogenic diets (CKD)" if you care or you can read Lyle > McDonald or Dr. Mario DiPasquale > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauro_DiPasquale >
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