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Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts
Pretty ****ing awesome. When I did a strict calories in vs. calories out diet, I found myself feeling deprived frequently. I sucked it up and dealt with it, but I felt that way nonetheless. With Keto, I miss nothing but pizza. So I have pizza. Without the crust. I don't miss bread, pasta, rice, or potatoes. Potatoes was a shocker. I figured I'd miss the hell out of some mashed taters. Nope. Not at all. No deprivation, no hunger, no nothing. I'm good. I eat what I want, I naturally stay in that 60/35/5 range, and I'm happy.
I'm not exercising enough. I need to get that in. Really need to get that in. But I've lost over 20lbs. Oh, and I even stay away from carbs when I'm drinking. Helps we don't have many in the house, but my mind is straight with it. Question. I'm hearing that low carb diets **** you up when your exercising. Something about the body eating muscle tissue to sustain exercise levels. Any validity?
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There is some truth to that. Exercise is fueled by glycogen, which is basically a glucose polymer stored in your muscles. When carbs are consistently kept low, glycogen levels are decreased (hence why that first week or two, you lose a lot of water weight).
You will not be able to sustain intense levels of exercise for lengthy periods. As long as the bulk of your calories comes from fat, you shouldn't break down muscle for energy. It's just really hard to recover and almost impossible to build quality NEW muscle in the absence of insulin. I know sugar gets a bad rep, but when timed correctly it is awesome. One of the most anabolic hormones your body produces.
If you start smelling like ammonia when your working out/sweating.. its a sign of muscle tissue being broken down for glucose (energy).