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marochka_raduga wrote:I'm not following you. Are you saying that carb loads will prevent me from having such a strong appetite during the week in the low-carb phase?

It does for me.

AntonioWright wrote:

marochka_raduga wrote:I'm not following you. Are you saying that carb loads will prevent me from having such a strong appetite during the week in the low-carb phase?

It does for me.

it does for me too, especially if its very dirty..then i dont crave anything at all...this is probably why im going crazy, because im trying to get down the last few body fat percentages so i stopped carb ups...maybe ill start them again, but bi-weekly instead of weekly

Ah, that's why we say "your mileage may vary" and "your body, your science experiment". I'll venture a guess that you've got less estrogen circulating in your system too, so it only makes sense that what works for you won't work for me, necessarily.

After my recent bloodwork results, I am thinking about changing my diet a bit anyway. I already avoid cream and basically all nuts too, and I think I need to give myself more carb leeway during the week so I can use low-fat or even fat-free cheese to cut calories. Nothing in my metabolic panel gives any indication of insulin resistance, so I'm certain that going up to 40-50 carbs per day won't slow me down at all if it means I reduce my overall caloric intake.

marochka_raduga wrote:Ah, that's why we say "your mileage may vary" and "your body, your science experiment". I'll venture a guess that you've got less estrogen circulating in your system too, so it only makes sense that what works for you won't work for me, necessarily.

After my recent bloodwork results, I am thinking about changing my diet a bit anyway. I already avoid cream and basically all nuts too, and I think I need to give myself more carb leeway during the week so I can use low-fat or even fat-free cheese to cut calories. Nothing in my metabolic panel gives any indication of insulin resistance, so I'm certain that going up to 40-50 carbs per day won't slow me down at all if it means I reduce my overall caloric intake.

True, true. However, has the thought come across of actually adding another 500 calories per day? See what happens. You could be hungry because your muscles are screaming for food...

AntonioWright wrote:True, true. However, has the thought come across of actually adding another 500 calories per day? See what happens. You could be hungry because your muscles are screaming for food...

Yeah, when I started LC back in September, I didn't limit my caloric intake at all and I was running about 1900-2100 calories. I went from 148 on 9/16 to 145 on 10/10, and then the rest of the year I bounced around between 144 and 148. Tried going low-GI and cutting my calories some, and lost about 5 pounds in January/February, then found this site. Went back to low carb and dropped about 5 more pounds in March, but I've gained it back now. I don't mind my weight being where it's at, because I know I've dropped 9 pounds of fat and gained almost 7 pounds of muscle since October. I have a year and a half of historical caloric intake and weight change data and I know with a certainty that my maintenance calorie level is 1750 no matter what diet I follow. The only advantage low carb appears to afford me is reduced cravings and clear skin. That's fine, it's totally worth it! It's just a bit more of a challenge to cut calories when the majority of your calories are supposed to come from fats. I just can't fill my stomach on 3 oz. of meat, 1/2 oz. of cheese and maybe 10 almonds, sorry. I'm more of a 4 or 5 cups of leafy greens, plenty of low-cal dressing, several ounces of cheese and several ounces of meat kind of gal. Call me low-brow, but I'm far more willing to sacrifice quality for quantity. I'm not baggin' on the people who are the other way around and would rather have small portions of "the real thing", it just doesn't work for me.

I'm going to see if high protein, lower fat will cause me the gluoneogenesis problem and act like high-carb in my body. I doubt it will, and I think it's the best compromise for my body. At least I will never have to worry that I'm not getting enough protein!

marochka_raduga wrote: I'll venture a guess that you've got less estrogen circulating in your system too

sorry, just the benifits of being male..But I do do everything I can to naturally reduce and block estrogen and naturally boost testosterone...have you ever had your hormones tested to see if you have estrogen dominance?

BigBeck89 wrote:have you ever had your hormones tested to see if you have estrogen dominance?

No, but I don't really think I have the symptoms of it either. I hate to go running to my doctor asking for every test for every fringe illness out there that I read about online. It's already a running joke between me and my friends that "oh my gums are bleeding, I have leukemia" or "my chest hurts, must be lung cancer" and now the very popular "I have swine flu, I'm sure of it!" Don't feed my hypochondria.

marochka_raduga wrote:

BigBeck89 wrote:have you ever had your hormones tested to see if you have estrogen dominance?

No, but I don't really think I have the symptoms of it either. I hate to go running to my doctor asking for every test for every fringe illness out there that I read about online. It's already a running joke between me and my friends that "oh my gums are bleeding, I have leukemia" or "my chest hurts, must be lung cancer" and now the very popular "I have swine flu, I'm sure of it!" Don't feed my hypochondria.

Haha ok ok my bad

marochka_raduga wrote:Don't feed my hypochondria.

I first read that as "Don't feed my mitochondria!" and was going to respond like "But they are critical for ATP synthesis."

I'm such a nerd.

--Matt B.

redgiki wrote:I first read that as "Don't feed my mitochondria!" and was going to respond like "But they are critical for ATP synthesis."

Yes, please feed my mitochondria. I apparently have to eat like a hypoglycemic, so that would be helpful.