You have to read all my posts today to grasp it. I did I lot of writing to explain it.
I have a theory Paul. It’s only temporary,
The Big Question : The One I Can't Figure Out!
Everytime I try this it just isn’t moving me. I tried every type of fast, Micros, etc etc. Finally it was caloric
There are documented cases on the books of people eating quite large quantities of food on an ad libitum ketogenic diet, who nevertheless lost fat at the same rate as the other participants in the study.
A couple of years ago, the British trainer and food activist, Sam Feltham, put himself on a 5000-calorie ketogenic diet for four weeks. He took pictures of himself each day, and the only change you can notice is that he gets a bit trimmer. He put on a couple of pounds, but a body scan revealed that he had put on something like 9 pounds of lean mass and lost 7 pounds of fat (I’m making up the numbers, but it was something like that). Looking at the pictures, I can’t imagine that he actually had any fat to lose in the first place. Mr. Feltham conducted a similar experiment on himself with a 5000-calorie high-carb, low-fat diet, with quite different results. He discusses these results on his Web site.
What all this tells me, is that, generally speaking, we don’t need to fear eating “too much,” the way we’ve all been taught. Yes, there are always going to be outliers, for whom the general advice won’t necessarily work. But why not give things a try, instead of deciding what “should” work beforehand?
But in my warped thinking taking everything you said into account because it makes sense in logical terms - I can’t understand how at 25-30 carbs I can’t drop a pound. Remember this is NOT the first try for me Paul.
Number two how in Gods name can I then drop the caloric intake a lot, and STILL not lose a half a pound?
It’s not just been even one week, it’s more like almost three weeks following it to a tee.
There has got to be an explanation.
Ok, the carbs I get it… I’m so adapted.
But BOTH?
Which is why I did it in the first place and kept it quiet amongst those I’m on this journey with. I wanted a clean opinion without outside input.
But come on…
Now I’m speaking only about what we BELIEVE constitutes weight loss.
What we’ve come to conclude works.
My doctor can’t even explain this one.
If you really think about it… How is it possible? I’m not having an increase in anything. I’m doing total deduction mode (at a pretty high level if I may add )of BOTH.
I mean… The reason is all I want. At that time I’ll adjust to attempt another way.
It’s not even the last 20 at this point. It’s more than that.
yea internal inflammation and fat is not seen in our ‘what size pants’ do I buy as an external bloat and more.
which is why when one drops a size in clothes with no scale loss we think, WTH? but in the end the entire body is changing from internal to external and overall leaning/healing shown thru real changes we can document.
you are what you eat and how that effects all of us from 'do we do inflammation with say leafy green things? or do we do best on mushrooms/green beans as our add and function great is SO personal to the body. Which is why some go ZC and other are Ketovore and others do very well on alot more foods etc and throw in ‘external’ life we all live…one thing it boils down to, who you are, med issues, where you are and at what point and what good changes you can get thru walking a healing path suited for you ya know.
and Paul this chat I said was not all directed at your post…it is me chatting now LOL
we can’t say this won’t or will work cause if the group says it works, doesn’t mean it will for another yea even in carnivore there is massive diffs. in eating and we get that. eat for you at all times but always know when ‘things are wonky’ just go back to the most basic of eating…one can’t go wrong doing that and seeing what new adds etc they can handle.
just a walk, an acceptance of what is ME path and we all have to do it.
Food for thought
Is It Over?
Your scales might be broken.
To me, all body weight scales don’t work. They are a fear based technology.
Did anybody mention getting rid of the scales? You will lose about 2 or 3 kg of life burden instantly.
If your blood test biomarkers are healthy and you fit into your skinny jeans then you are just fine to pursue other health and happiness inputs such as social connection, a life’s purpose, lifelong learning, regular walks outdoors, preferably in the company of a good listener like a Labrador.
I’m sure someone has suggested it already, stepping off the scales and gifting them to your worst neighbour. Especially that I see that Paul and Fangs have been in the mix.
I have, done hormone and full blood panels …everything is perfect. I just went on scale this morning. Again not quarter of a pound. Almost a full month now. Or somewhere close.
I actually dropped down starting last Monday to around 25 carbs a day.
Just gonna keep going and wait and see.
May take me months to get anything. I’ve become adapted to low carbs. Common sense says it has to happen. Just a matter of when.
Thank you so much
I have a theory about this, about why some people have to restrict some calories. The body is OK with fewer calories (in terms of “metabolism”), but the feedback mechanism telling you when you are full is somewhat broken. This leads to discordance between what the body needs and what the feedback is saying.
In these people, if they cut back a bit on calories (i.e., being hungry), they actually aren’t lowering their metabolism.
Or at least this makes sense to me. (Otherwise, it doesn’t make sense.)