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Originally Posted by Frosty
I typed out a long response to this and then decided I don't have time to argue with a Keto True Believer. I will say that I was involved in the low carb world for 15 years and found when I got out of it that 90% of what's preached by low carb gurus is utter bullshit (including what you said about CICO). I'll leave the research up to you, though. 
You do your thing and I'll do mine and we'll see where we end up. |
I haven't been following this entire thread, but calories in vs out is pretty much all that matters unless you are somehow defying the law of thermodynamics. If you are in a deficit, you will 'lose' something.. whether its predominately fat or muscle or a combination of both will boil down to your macro-nutrient breakdown. Yes, you will lose weight on a deficit twinkie diet, however your body composition will be shit (ie skinny fat).
I have done a lot of those low carb CKD diets (anabolic diet, low carb paleo, carb nite solution, etc) back when i would lean out for powerlifting meets. In the end, my experience was calories and macro's are all that really mattered. as long as my protein was around 1g/lb bodyweight, i could fill the 'energy' nutrients with fats and carbs as long as I don't spill over.
Pretty sure you mentioned all this already, just my experience. There are also some pretty knowledgeable guys on this board when it comes to lifting & nutrition (silock, lewdog and a bunch more I can't remember).