Wed, Feb-22-06, 14:07
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Senior Member
Posts: 333
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Plan: keto <50 net carbs
Stats: 183/163/140
BF:
Progress: 47%
Location: California
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Food combining is, well, exactly the opposite of what it sounds like.
"Food combining" is really "food separating" as in separating carbs, protein and fat, and fruit (veggies are okay with everything but fruit). There are about a bazillion plans, but the basic idea behind it is that the carbs need acidity to be broken down in the stomach and protein needs an alkaline medium (or maybe vice versa I don't remember). Anyways, when we eat carbs and protein together, we can't digest them proplerly because the acid/base combo cancel each other out. And (most) plans say to eat fruit in the morning on an empty stomach because that requires something else to digest it (sorry I can't remember too much).
I liked food combining, however, I felt like I binged too much because the plan I followed said that, like many LC diets, calorie restriction is not necessary...eat 'till you're full. But we all know that insulin messes with your "I'm full" signal so I decided to go back to low-carb.
Good luck! I think it can be a really great woe if you have more controll than me
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