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(This is part 7 of a multi-part series on How to Tweak a Low Carb Diet . It explains the path I have traveled in my weight loss journey so far. If you didn’t read part 1, you can do so by clicking on the how-to link. Part 1 also includes links to the rest of the series.) My diet break obviously refilled my glycogen stores, since I was eating more carbohydrates, but that wasn’t a surprise. I was okay with the eight-pound weight regain because everything happened exactly as Lyle McDonald said it would. Although each of us have the potential to hold different amounts of glycogen in our liver and muscles, there was no reason to believe those eight pounds were fat. I was used to inputting everything I ate into Fitday, and that didn’t stop during my break, so it was easy to keep tabs on my daily calorie count. That helped to keep me zeroed into maintenance. Overall, my complete diet break went well, except that I took my husband’s suggestion and enjoyed a full month off from dieting that Dec

Beef Sensitivity? I’ve wrestled with myself for the past couple of days about “where” to place this post. I didn’t want to discourage anyone from entering into, or sticking with, a typical low carb diet. Atkins and The Protein Power Lifeplan both work equally well for most individuals, though they do differ in application. Honesty finally won. But since the relevancy of this topic falls across several of my blogs, I’ve decided to focus here on how my current problem relates to general low carb diets. Recently, I decided that since my weight had reached the upper limits for a maintenance phase, I would enter into Atkins Induction to carve off the body fat I’d gained – knowing that the first week’s weight loss would be mostly glycogen and water. That held true; I weighed in at 158 pounds last Friday, down almost 5-1/2 pounds for the first week. But I didn’t expect what happened next. I have one more day to go to keep my Atkins Induction commitment, but…I’m seriously reconsidering that de

The masses within the low-carb community tend to stick to about 20 to 35 net carbohydrates per day. The current perspective on Ketosis is that it takes 50 grams or less for most people to maintain that metabolic state. You’d think that asking, “How low is low carb?” would be rather silly. Wouldn’t the obvious answer be less than 50 carbohydrates per day? How Low is Low Carb? Well, maybe…but maybe not. How low is low carb exactly? Like almost anything, it all depends on which low-carb expert you ask, and how much weight you place on their theory and belief. It wasn’t very long ago that the same people who are currently trying to talk us into converting to a low protein, low carb, high-fat lifestyle (for our own good, of course) were preaching something very different. Gluten Exposure Has Resulted in Weight Gain  Understanding where the line is between a low-carb diet and something else is particularly important to me because I’ve recently found myself in the unwelcomed position of hav

dr. urban here. let's talk about wheat and diabetes, especially type 2 diabetes. it's not good news that i have for you. by wheat, i mean any food product in any form that comes from the wheat grain. diet for diabetic patient, read the labels. despite the prevalence and availability of wheat food items, the question remains, "is there a relationship between wheat food items and diabetes, that is causality? yes, there is and you're not going to like what i have to say in this video, but you do need to hear it. wheat has a high glycemic index meaning blood sugar and insulin levels rise to the high side following wheat ingestion. wheat ingestion promotes insulin release, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. as a matter of fact, whole grains offer no special protection from wheat downside. for example, two slices of whole wheat bread are toxic to pancreatic beta-cells. wheat proteins stimulates the appetite causing the consumer to eat on average, fo

How Much Protein Do I Need? The current rage beginning within the low-carb community is blood ketone meters that measure the amount of ketones in your blood, rather than your urine. The sticks are somewhat expensive, but for those who have purchased and used them, they have received a very eye-opening revelation about their low-carb diet plan. What people are discovering is not new. Both Stargazey and I have been saying this ever since we investigated and tried a no-carb diet several years ago. Stargazey has a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and her blog is LowCarb4U if you’re interested. The series starts with a post on protein intake and blood glucose levels and runs for about half a dozen more posts, or so. Make sure you read all of the comments for each post as well. Today, there are low-carb experts who say the same thing, so low carbers are beginning to sit up and take notice – especially since Ketone Blood Meters are making the problem more real. Regardless of what you want to believe,

(This is part 2 of a multi-part series on How to Tweak a Low Carb Diet . If you didn’t read part 1, you can do so by clicking on the how-to link.) When I started low carbing in January 2007, the 2002 version of Atkins was considered the bible of low carb dieting. However, even among those who proclaimed you HAD to follow that version by the book, they were using the latest Atkins Nutritionals’ (ANA) recommendations to override the book’s instructions. So if you were not eating a minimum of 20 net carbs per day on Induction and getting the greater majority of those carbs from vegetables (12 to 15 net carbs per day), you were either blasted for not doing Atkins, or you were written off as someone who was playing an I-am-on-a-diet game. You were also counseled to spend the majority of your calories on consuming tremendous amounts of fat. Those calories had to be a minimum of ten times your current weight in order to avoid starvation mode. You had to drink a minimum of eight glasses of pur

ryan: hey, hey everybody out there. this isryan from gmb. today i have the one and only nate miyaki with me. not miyagi, not to beconfused with the karate kid sensei. but nate, you are an ultimate sensei, aren’t you? nate: that’s what they say man. that’swhat they say. my dad kind of looks like mr. miyagi. i won’t be offended if you get alittle confused there. ryan: yeah. well, i’m always confused butyou know that. i will just let everybody know nate is actually my nutrition coach. he hasbeen helping me to get – i don’t want to say back on track but really solidify mynutrition and it’s great. i love working with nate. he’s a good guy. we kind of havea mutual friend over in san francisco so we’ve known each other for quite a while now butwe haven’t really even met yet. so one of these days hopefully we can meetface to face but nate and i, pretty good friends and today we’re going to be talking allabout you. so let’s just keep going with this. is that

ryan: hey, hey everybody out there. this isryan from gmb. today i have the one and only nate miyaki with me. not miyagi, not to beconfused with the karate kid sensei. but nate, you are an ultimate sensei, aren’t you? nate: that’s what they say man. that’swhat they say. my dad kind of looks like mr. miyagi. i won’t be offended if you get alittle confused there. ryan: yeah. well, i’m always confused butyou know that. i will just let everybody know nate is actually my nutrition coach. he hasbeen helping me to get – i don’t want to say back on track but really solidify mynutrition and it’s great. i love working with nate. he’s a good guy. we kind of havea mutual friend over in san francisco so we’ve known each other for quite a while now butwe haven’t really even met yet. so one of these days hopefully we can meetface to face but nate and i, pretty good friends and today we’re going to be talking allabout you. so let’s just keep going with this. is that cool man?