Posts by aazmitia4054

That sounds good! I've tried something similar with peanut butter, but almond butter sounds interesting. 

coconut oil is like the best for you though, right? I read "the Makers diet", and thats all Jordan Rubin could talk about, the benefits of organic cold pressed coconut oil :-/

Original Post by hatamoto:

You might as well ask why men have to breathe, eat or go to the washroom.

As biological entities our basic function is to spread our genetic material as widely as possible. That means we're constantly on the hunt for new targets, which means, yes, the infamous "wandering eye".

You'll never 'fix' it. At best, you can nag someone into trying their best to hide the activity, but it'll always be there.

That said, it's not a statement about you. There's not a heterosexual man on the planet who doesn't check other women out regardless of their social situation. That doesn't mean he's going to abandon his relationship or go out of his way to seek that variety that is his instinct to pursue... we have a neocortex for a reason: to moderate the urges of our more primal nature.

lol

Ok, noted. Just stated my curiosity.

If your bf% is around 23% your BMI is off. My bf% is around 28% and my BMI is currently 26.0... wierd.

It is normal, naturally on a low-carb diet (about 20 carbs per day) your body will reach a point of Ketosis where you will start to burn your body fat, and this state of Ketosis naturally makes a person less hungry, so when you say you're eating only around 800 calories, it makes sense considering you are on a low carb diet. The only thing to be weary of though is make sure you are getting your 500 calories of protein a day (lean meats, eggs prefferably), because If not on that low calorie count your metabolism will crash, you will not reach Ketosis, and you will not be hungry BECAUSE of the slow metabolism, and no one wants that. My thought is if you are eating your 500 calories + veggies, that should up your calorie intake as well as your fat burning! Hope this helped, happy low carbing! :)

5'5

SW: 164

CW: 156

BMI: 27.0 (overweight)

It's funny, though If you're wanting to learn/adapt the lifestyle I would reccommend the book "You Are What You Eat" by Gillian McKeith, it's amazing!! I've read both books, and hers is by far more informative. Though she doesn't focus on a total vegetarian lifestyle (she believes fish oils/fish/eggs can* be added if wished)- just a thought!

I think what ibez meant by protein is meat, and not muscle tissue. If you are ketotic the body maintains lean muscle, just saying.

It happens ALL THE TIME to me, sometimes I'll fluctuate between 5-7 pounds, for example, 2 days ago I was 163, today I weight in as 156, it depends on how much food you eat, eat a pound of food and weight a pound or 2 more.

To answer your question, one should never cut back on all carbs (so many people get this wrong though), because that can lead to calcium deficiencies etc. But what they are refferring to by "cutting carbs" simply means cutting diwn your carbs so low that your body is forced to use it's own fat stores as a form of Glucose, hense you are not running on carbs for energy but your own body fat. Just look at labeling, any meat (unseasoned, no additives etc.) is going to have 0 carbs, eggs and cheese have approx. 1 carb per serving, and veggies have about 5 carbs per serving. So, If you are looking to lower your carbs, I would suggest you cut out all of your breads, pastas, rices etc, and dairy such as milk, and of course some of your denser fruits, such as bananas, and ALL sugars and processed foods. Though such as any extreme diet this should be done in moderation. Basically eating only meats, veggies, and 4 oz. cheese a day. You will lose weight. The only problem with that is (sorry this is so long!) the majority of the "weight loss" you will see is water weight on this plan, and though you may lose some fat, when you start eating normally again, you will see rapid weight gain, wrether that be the water you lost, or simply your body becomes so dependant on Keloids (produced to be used in place of carbs on this plan), that an exces amount will shock your system causing over production of insulin causing you to store fat. lol Sorry this was crazy long, hope you can find some use out of this info! Luck!

You are 128, your body naturally needs less food- someone who is 150 pounds can maintain their body weight on 1500 calories without excercise, a good rule of thumb is to take your weight and multiply it by 10 for your standard caloric intake. Then, when you start adding excercise that is when your BMR increases. So I would start focusing on including more fibrous veggies into your diet, they are low cal and you will naturally eat less calories. On this site when they give you your BMR they naturally add in movement (walking, driving etc.). So, I wouldn't neccesarily go with what this site gives you ver batum. Hop that helped a little! Luck.