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Hi everyone,
i really want to understand in detail how my body works on atkins - this will help me finetune my diet - believe me I am very determined and never break a regime.
I am a male, 30y.O., 181cm (5'11") tall, currently 91kg (200lbs)
if anyone can please answer questions below I will be very grateful.
Here are some questions based on observations over 2 months:
1) is there anything wrong with the reasoning/regimes below?
2) any suggestions?
3) what's the correct explanation of the facts below?
Notes:
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a) have been doing atkins 3 years ago - was losing very quickly.
B) I gained a lot after I stopped smoking 8 months ago.
C) weight loss now is not apparent
d) all readings were taken with tanita innerscan body composition monitor (see below for available data).
E) thoughout the course of this experiment all necessary vitamins and fiber (with probiotics) have been religiously taken.
F) pure water intake has been 3+ litres per day.
G) intensive exercise 5 days a week in the morning
month 1
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i have been following a virtually carb-free (<7-10g of any carbs) diet of ca. 1800kcal a day for a month from 9 jan to 8 feb.
The foods have been chosen in such a way that the amount of fat (in gramms) in the diet was equal or exceeded the amount of proteins (in grams).
Findings:
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a) ketostix indicated a very high rate of ketosis
b) overall weight loss was insignificant - about 1kg (2.2lbs)
c) fat/muscle redistribution was significant (loss of 4kg (9lbs) of fat, gain 3kg (6.5lbs) of muscle)
at the end of the period any changes to the body composition or body weight stopped - ketostix still indicated high rate of ketosis.
My reasoning was as follows: I am burning the fat I consume instead of fat stored in my body (still showing ketones), so I should switch to protein only diet to maintain muscle mass and burn stored fat for energy.
Here is what I did in month 2.
Month 2
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again I have been following a virtually carb-free (<7-10g of any carbs) diet of ca. 1800kcal a day for a month from 9 feb up until now.
This time a typical day's foods would be:
breakfast: 3 fried eggs, beef burger
lunch: 2 lambchops
dinner: 1 porkchop or 1 chicken leg
late snack: 70g of salami
findings: see detailed data below
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a) ketostix show no or little ketosis (could be due to all ketones released from stored fat being washed out of the body with the water intake)
b) no fat loss, any fluctuations in weight due to muscle mass changes (regained over the weekend when little or no exercise)
c) perceived fitness is better (i.E. I look more muscular - subjectively)
am I doing something wrong or just reached a plateau - if so what should I do differently. What's wrong with the reasoning above?
0 - date
1 - body mass (kg)
2 - muscle mass (kg)
3 - bone mass (kg)
4 - fat mass (kg)
5 - body fat (%)
6 - body water (%)
7 - visceral fat rating (1-45 the less the better)
8 - physique rating (1-10 the more the sportier)
9 - metabolic age
10 - basal metabolism rating (kcal)
___0_____1____2__3___4___5_____6___7_8_9__ 10
------------------------------------------ ----------------------------
09-feb-07 92.6 69.6 3.6 19.4 21.0% 56.0% 7 2 34 2,162
11-feb-07 92.7 69.5 3.7 19.5 21.0% 55.0% 7 3 34 2,169
12-feb-07 93.3 71.6 3.6 18.1 19.4% 58.0% 6 4 31 2,212
13-feb-07 92.2 70.9 3.6 17.7 19.2% 58.0% 5 5 29 2,220
14-feb-07 91.1 68.2 3.6 19.3 21.2% 54.0% 7 2 36 2,113
15-feb-07 91.6 69.2 3.6 18.8 20.5% 54.7% 6 2 33 2,150
16-feb-07 91.3 70.1 3.6 17.6 19.3% 55.8% 6 5 29 2,175
17-feb-07
18-feb-07
19-feb-07 91.2 69.4 3.6 18.2 20.0% 55.2% 6 2 31 2,154
20-feb-07 91.3 69.9 3.6 17.8 19.5% 55.6% 6 5 30 2,170
21-feb-07 92.0 70.5 3.7 17.8 19.4% 55.7% 6 6 29 2,189
22-feb-07 92.4 70.5 3.7 18.2 19.7% 55.6% 6 6 30 2,191
23-feb-07 92.9 71.1 3.6 18.2 19.6% 55.6% 6 6 30 2,208
24-feb-07 92.9 71.9 3.7 17.3 18.6% 56.5% 6 6 27 2,232
25-feb-07
26-feb-07 91.7 69.9 3.6 18.2 19.8% 55.4% 6 5 31 2,170
27-feb-07 90.6 69.1 3.6 17.9 19.8% 55.3% 6 5 31 2,143
28-feb-07 89.9 68.4 3.6 17.9 19.9% 55.0% 6 5 31 2,123
01-mar-07 90.4 69.0 3.6 17.8 19.7% 55.4% 6 5 31 2,141
i really want to understand in detail how my body works on atkins - this will help me finetune my diet - believe me I am very determined and never break a regime.
I am a male, 30y.O., 181cm (5'11") tall, currently 91kg (200lbs)
if anyone can please answer questions below I will be very grateful.
Here are some questions based on observations over 2 months:
1) is there anything wrong with the reasoning/regimes below?
2) any suggestions?
3) what's the correct explanation of the facts below?
Notes:
------
a) have been doing atkins 3 years ago - was losing very quickly.
B) I gained a lot after I stopped smoking 8 months ago.
C) weight loss now is not apparent
d) all readings were taken with tanita innerscan body composition monitor (see below for available data).
E) thoughout the course of this experiment all necessary vitamins and fiber (with probiotics) have been religiously taken.
F) pure water intake has been 3+ litres per day.
G) intensive exercise 5 days a week in the morning
month 1
-------
i have been following a virtually carb-free (<7-10g of any carbs) diet of ca. 1800kcal a day for a month from 9 jan to 8 feb.
The foods have been chosen in such a way that the amount of fat (in gramms) in the diet was equal or exceeded the amount of proteins (in grams).
Findings:
---------
a) ketostix indicated a very high rate of ketosis
b) overall weight loss was insignificant - about 1kg (2.2lbs)
c) fat/muscle redistribution was significant (loss of 4kg (9lbs) of fat, gain 3kg (6.5lbs) of muscle)
at the end of the period any changes to the body composition or body weight stopped - ketostix still indicated high rate of ketosis.
My reasoning was as follows: I am burning the fat I consume instead of fat stored in my body (still showing ketones), so I should switch to protein only diet to maintain muscle mass and burn stored fat for energy.
Here is what I did in month 2.
Month 2
-------
again I have been following a virtually carb-free (<7-10g of any carbs) diet of ca. 1800kcal a day for a month from 9 feb up until now.
This time a typical day's foods would be:
breakfast: 3 fried eggs, beef burger
lunch: 2 lambchops
dinner: 1 porkchop or 1 chicken leg
late snack: 70g of salami
findings: see detailed data below
---------
a) ketostix show no or little ketosis (could be due to all ketones released from stored fat being washed out of the body with the water intake)
b) no fat loss, any fluctuations in weight due to muscle mass changes (regained over the weekend when little or no exercise)
c) perceived fitness is better (i.E. I look more muscular - subjectively)
am I doing something wrong or just reached a plateau - if so what should I do differently. What's wrong with the reasoning above?
0 - date
1 - body mass (kg)
2 - muscle mass (kg)
3 - bone mass (kg)
4 - fat mass (kg)
5 - body fat (%)
6 - body water (%)
7 - visceral fat rating (1-45 the less the better)
8 - physique rating (1-10 the more the sportier)
9 - metabolic age
10 - basal metabolism rating (kcal)
___0_____1____2__3___4___5_____6___7_8_9__ 10
------------------------------------------ ----------------------------
09-feb-07 92.6 69.6 3.6 19.4 21.0% 56.0% 7 2 34 2,162
11-feb-07 92.7 69.5 3.7 19.5 21.0% 55.0% 7 3 34 2,169
12-feb-07 93.3 71.6 3.6 18.1 19.4% 58.0% 6 4 31 2,212
13-feb-07 92.2 70.9 3.6 17.7 19.2% 58.0% 5 5 29 2,220
14-feb-07 91.1 68.2 3.6 19.3 21.2% 54.0% 7 2 36 2,113
15-feb-07 91.6 69.2 3.6 18.8 20.5% 54.7% 6 2 33 2,150
16-feb-07 91.3 70.1 3.6 17.6 19.3% 55.8% 6 5 29 2,175
17-feb-07
18-feb-07
19-feb-07 91.2 69.4 3.6 18.2 20.0% 55.2% 6 2 31 2,154
20-feb-07 91.3 69.9 3.6 17.8 19.5% 55.6% 6 5 30 2,170
21-feb-07 92.0 70.5 3.7 17.8 19.4% 55.7% 6 6 29 2,189
22-feb-07 92.4 70.5 3.7 18.2 19.7% 55.6% 6 6 30 2,191
23-feb-07 92.9 71.1 3.6 18.2 19.6% 55.6% 6 6 30 2,208
24-feb-07 92.9 71.9 3.7 17.3 18.6% 56.5% 6 6 27 2,232
25-feb-07
26-feb-07 91.7 69.9 3.6 18.2 19.8% 55.4% 6 5 31 2,170
27-feb-07 90.6 69.1 3.6 17.9 19.8% 55.3% 6 5 31 2,143
28-feb-07 89.9 68.4 3.6 17.9 19.9% 55.0% 6 5 31 2,123
01-mar-07 90.4 69.0 3.6 17.8 19.7% 55.4% 6 5 31 2,141
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