Tue, Apr-21-09, 12:00
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Senior Member
Posts: 3,225
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Plan: LCHF
Stats: 74/76/67
BF:29/31/25
Progress: -29%
Location: LA SERENA, CHILE
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Martin -
I remember my own stint on VLC - prior to that I had been low-carbing (high fat) for about 2 years - carbs around 10- 30g a day. It was odd what happened, because at first I lost a little, then started gaining. Of course, it could have been for all kinds of reasons. I felt adapted in the sense that I had enough energy and the food was ok etc (no cravings). I think it was fat I gained because I developed a 'pooch' that hung over my jeans that wasn't there before-hand. There are too many variables though - stress etc to be sure it was diet to blame.
About stress hormones - I have read that cortisol rises on a VLC diet. I would think it would be high on a high -carb diet as well, but maybe going to either extreme isn't the healthiest.
Maybe it is simply a matter of being in lipolysis or not. I personally think that if you eat too much protein, not enough fat, too many carbs with too much protein (and not enough fat) then you won't be burning fat for energy enough of the time to burn your own. If though, you eat a lot of protein but no carbs and not enough fat but enough to stay out of rabbit starvation I think fat would be lost, but only because there isn't enough energy from the diet available. I have seen this happen to a zero-carber. I don't think it is healthy though, and certainly not really sustainable for most.
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