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Originally Posted by D-Money
Anyway, good job with the diet. Do you have to piss on the stick to see if you're in ketosis? I remember doing that, the stick turns blue or something if you're in ketosis. Pretty weird to piss on a stick every day.
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Lots of people do, but I don't bother with checking. I do get the metallic taste in my mouth often which is one of the signs of ketosis; I think as my carbs are extremely low, and I'm visually losing fat, as long as that continues I don't need to worry about using stix to check my progress.
Congrats on yours as well and yeah if keto didn't work for you to stick with, everyone si different. I'm finding this kind of diet extremely easy to eat, even eating out often.
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Originally Posted by xxweekxx
why skinless? get the damn skin in there for the chicken.. its a great source of fat.. why would u eat bacon, then not wanna eat chicken with skin??
p/s read that link i gave u.. the best way is to eat some carbs every day so that your body doesnt have to convert protein into carbs.. your brain does need some carbs and your body can make it, but its easier to provide it to prevent muscle catabolism unless you are eating a shit load of protein already
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Skinless mostly for convenience, almost every grocery store here sells them skinless; rarely do I see breasts with skin unless you buy a whole chicken OR go for some of the marinated types that I'm not a fan of (prefer to make them myself how I like).
I have read through the link you posted, it does slightly go against other stuff I have read, but I'm not qualified to really say who's right or wrong in that whole debate (and the one here between you and dyna mo / the demon) - so for the moment at least, I will stick with what's working for me.
Aside from the first few days, I actually have a lot more energy, sharper brain and am even waking up much earlier than I used to (I used to hate mornings). So it would appear at least my brain is getting the glucose it needs at this time.
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Originally Posted by The Demon
You gotta check out some of the keto recipes on the bodybuilding forum. They're phenomenal.
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I have been, have a list of some to try out
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Originally Posted by The Demon
Yea I suppose that'll work. Just watch carefully if your 2nd week of lifting isn't as "fulfilling" as the 1st. If it isn't, you'll know why. If it is, more power to you. I wish I didn't need a carb up day.
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Yeah I'll be starting the lifting next week - so we'll see after a few weeks how it goes. I plan to follow a 5x5 routine I found, increasing weight 2.5 lbs per week.
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Originally Posted by dyna mo
right on. you've got it all squared away, if i were you i would not mess with my diet in the slightest, it's working.
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The only change I am planning to make (aside from adding in the pre and post workout meals) is to try and make every meal be 65/30/5 and spread the fibre out more as opposed to lots of fat in one meal, then little in another, then lots in another, etc... just to see if that improves anything.