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I can't do chins normally. I started at 430ish though. Maybe more.

Pretty big change. Only thing I can say is after changing my diet I have way more focus and energy. I've also made some good progress with weights in the last month or so, but that's also to be expected since I'm a beginner. The sad part is some people don't progress on certain parts at all for months. Consider yourself fortunate. J That is me J. I will diet and scrimp for minimal change and then SHAZAM it all changes overnight. I'll hold water and not loose any weight. I try to only use the mirror, and my clothes. I weigh in once a month or less and use a tape measure just to keep it all in perspective. Loosing 70 some pounds but gaining an inch in my arms means I dropped a lot more fat than it looks like.

Only thing with that, they replaced carbs with fat. Which is good, only that's not a comparison between saturated fat and polyunsaturated fat. If you read further they cover tests where they compare sat fat also. It shows there is no evidense that sat fat makes much of a difference. However they have some study material that shows just how bad "transfat" is. I try not to use the word transfat because not all true transfats have to be labeled on nutrition cards. Any trigliceride that is altered will most likely be a bad for you fat. Linked to inflamation, cancer, diabetes, trouble loosing weight etc etc etc. My take is this, then. Cut out the bad shit. AKA transfat or hydrogenatedblablablah(circa Sean). Any fat heated past its smoking point is ruined health wise. Just don't use it. Lard/butter are more neutral if anything at all. But they are calorie dense. So if you want to look at general health eat foods high in mono/poly unsaturated fats. And that is not canola oil. Olive oil is probably the king there. If you are going to fry, use animal fat with a high smoking point.

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So due to a stomach bug, I was forced to adopt a fasting type diet Stephan. I have not lost much weight from my overall 70 lbs, but today at costco I tried to tighten my belt, and I could not as there were no more holes..... I couldn't put that belt over my gut in Dec/Jan. Roughly 10" change.

Ha! He notated it for me!!! Dutch researchers conducted an analysis of 60 trials that examined the effects of carbohydrates and various fats on blood lipid levels. In trials in which polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats were eaten in place of carbohydrates, these good fats decreased levels of harmful LDL and increased protective HDL. ( 19) More recently, a randomized trial known as the Optimal Macronutrient Intake Trial for Heart Health (OmniHeart) showed that replacing a carbohydrate-rich diet with one rich in unsaturated fat, predominantly monounsaturated fats, lowers blood pressure, improves lipid levels, and reduces the estimated cardiovascular risk. (7) Most people don't get enough of these healthful unsaturated fats each day. No strict guidelines have been published regarding their intake. The traditional Greek diet, for example, gets up to 30 percent of its calories from monounsaturated fats, mostly from olive oil. For polyunsaturated fats, the American Heart Association has set 8 to 10 percent of calories as a prudent target; there is evidence, though, that eating more polyunsaturated fat—on the order of 15 percent of daily calories—in place of saturated fat can lower heart disease risk. ( 13) Since no one eats by percentage of daily calories, a good rule of thumb is to choose foods rich in unsaturated fats over foods rich in saturated fats whenever possible. (To learn more, check out this chart, Finding Foods with Healthy Fats.)

Here is something kinda cool. Generalized though, and not a lot of numbers. http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/fats-full-story/

I am only one person and have a lot of weird quirks. I was hospitalizable high BP once on just a regular visit.... 2 weeks later I had it down 20 points or so.

Here is something interesting in a one man body of work. I went in with an insane lipid profile after a fast. So bad my doc was ready to have me on meds that day. BP too. After 4 weeks of a high fat diet that had tons of poly/mono unsaturated the LDL and HDL flipped. I was still high, but when you are loosing weight it is to be expected. I had ~6 tablespoons of Udo's oil. It's about the only product I will endorse by name to supplement users. I actually believe that a huge majority of people "dieting" don't get enough fat and that will sure help.

Argentine has a weird food profile. But they eat more fish than any culture I think. Again My body of work is all just my notes. They also drink a lot so that could modify it somewhat.

They also don't eat many carbs, I believe. Eskimo do not I don't think. But Japan lives on noodles rice and sodium.

You are testing me for referances. I have none. You wall have to believe I wouldn't lie to make a point. I'll search for it though. I know that it was mentioned in a study related to the Body for Life books. As in someone who tried it out and expanded on that body of knowledge. The only thing I know you can google search and find right away is the huge relation to eating fatty fish and GREAT lpA levels.

I great example of poly/mono fat eaters with great life results are argentinians and eskimo. With some of the richest diets in fat or salt they have the least heart issues. Japan has the next best. Also fish. It's the denatured fats like margarine that will kill you. Also why use that when butter or lard are so much better!

AHA jumped some HUGE conclusions there. You are right and I also disagree with their statement.

Gotcha. Here is what I know. They did a huge damn study where they gave people cholesterol in a pure form, saturated natural fats(lard/animal), poly unsaturated and mono unsaturated(olive/grapeseed/flax cold pressed), and denatured/hydroginated fats(basically cheep unsaturated that they made into a solid). The pure cholesterol group didn't have much change in blood cholesterol. The people who have the mono and poly unsat fats had the best lipid profile. Those that ate lard were not as bad as those that ate the altered triglycerides. All these people were on a structured diet prior and durring. They found that the action of consuming lots of the unsat fats worked better at correcting lipid profiles that RX medicine. It also could assist in making arteries more flexible and less prone to inflammation.

Yes, all cells in the body need fat, some can be made, others are essential. Shit that is processed, isn't needed. I just wrote a paper on saturated fat in regards to health, verse trans & unsaturated. I'm not aware of a way we can turn saturated fats into the unsaturated ones we need. You have a ref on that? I would be interested in reading about that cycle.

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For anyone that has seen suckerpunch, someone trained those girls how to hold a fucking gun. Better than 99.99999% of the internet comandoes.

And you need healthy fats Stephan. They love you long time!

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No need to remove grains. Just remove the ultra processed ones. If you want bread, make it yourself. Same with pasta. I can buy raw grains right at the coop, grind them in the vitamix and make whatever I want. Perfectly good for you. The classic If you need a high heat oil instead of canola use grapeseed. We have some canola oil in the house for unusually delicate baking items but otherwise don't use it. We probably go through 10 gal of olive oil a year though. Lard is also an acceptable fat. Tastes fucking yummy too. And again no reason to make this complicated. I don't care about polyblablablab, hyrdoblabla etc but if it has more than a single ingredient it makes it easy. Here are two other diets that I consider not only healthy, but eye opening and educational as well. I made these up to challenge one of my friends who tries everything but the right things. He tried both and they worked WAY better than any other BS diet or program I've seen. 1) The don't eat the same meal 2x in a month diet. This one is hard for most people, but not for me. It's how I prefer to live. My exception of course is breakfast, but that might have 3 duplicate meals in a month. 2) Eat 12 cups of vegetables a day. This might be one of the healthier things you can do. Those were both geared to my ever expanding friend who basically if left to his own eats beef, american cheese and sugar. Could certainly be challenging, but I don't see anything wrong with rotating through the same healthy foods, unless one becomes tired of the same food. I just don't like canola oil or unsaturated fat because it's not very stable, easy to oxidize. I'm sure it's not a huge deal to have here and there, but I figure even a little bit everyday adds up to a lot over a lifetime. Potatoes are my exception to grains. Young jedi, you question the details but not the meaning. The reason is simple. Most people who have dietary problems eat the same crap all the time. It isn't a problem because it's repetitive, but that it's crap. Then you repeat it. As a diet, if you can only have the crap you like to eat a lot once a month your diet instantly becomes WAY healthier. As with ANY thing you are trying to conquer in life, the best and first step is to start a log and keep track of it. Write down everything you eat. That alone may be enough of a "diet" to straighten things out. The amount of shit that goes into your stomach in the US is fucking terrible. Knowing it's happening is a start. YUP!

We will be quitting grains because it forces us to eat something better for ourselves. Sean is right, after the first week it wasn't really a problem for me. Really, the more important part to me is her workout. I really need to get her something that she can do and stick to and she honestly leaves something that gives her no choice but to do it Don't let her be a typical woman and not lift weights. That shit doesn't fly. You don't get "huge" unless you eat huge and train a specific way. Otherwise Guys like Aaron would be 312 pounds at 3% bodyfat. WOMEN NEED TO LIFT MORE THAN MEN IN GENERAL. Their bones are weaker so they need to boost.

You saying daughter and prom together makes me angry. It is good I do not have kids.