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Interesting quote from Lyle MacDonald on stubborn fat and muscle loss
In an interview here:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/215503-tom-venuto-lyle-mcdonald-stubborn-fat-and-how-to-get-rid-o
"Lyle McDonald.....ignoring the contribution from …
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Paleo Mystery. Oxalates or something else?
Hi experts.
Basic background, 43,male,normal weight, gallbladder removed 1 year ago.
Problem, intermittent burning skin sensation, burning urethra mainly before and after urinating …
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Fasting window lengths depending on goals?
I've been experimenting with this. Have followed leangains 16/8 setup for 6 months with good results (11am train fasted, 12pm feed, 7pm feed).
I'm not particularly anabolically …
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BCAA raise insulin; won’t this shut down fat burning?
BCAA raise insulin to a high degree. So if you take them pre training during a fasted workout session, would you not shut of the very process increased fat burning you are trying …
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Does adding fat to coffee on a fast cause a NET fat loss, or is it for satiety?
So, I've no problem waking at 5am, training at 11am, and eating at 12pm. Actually, adding any calories as coconut oil or whatever makes my hunger INCREASE!
I see all the bulletpr …
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Burning skin sensation?
I started eating Paleo 1 week ago. Felt awful the first couple of days but now have more energy. The one problem that I seem to be having is a burning skin sensation in my lower le …
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If you develop a tolerance to caffeine, do the fat burning effects become reduced?
Ideas?
I've finally built up my tolerance so that I don't over react to my love of coffee. I can drink it now and not become too stimulated. That's nice, but I wonder if the f …
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Is it the caffeine or catechins (polyphenols) in green tea that is fat burning?
Well, which is it? Or both? One more than the other?
Reason I ask is, I'd like to take the concentrated green tea polyphenol capsules and skip the caffeine bit....feeling too over …
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Hack my green tea fat burning experiment
I'm on Leangains, eating at 12pm and 8pm, meat and fat low calorie on rest days, lean meat and carbs and higher calorie on training days, workouts at 11am with 10g BCAA and coffee. …
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can ketosticks be wrong
Please forgive me, I am just learning how to use this site correctly and I am making a ton of mistakes. I want to know if the ketosticks say that I am in ketosis, can they be wrong …
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(fat burning) flavonoids in green tea: does cold brewing extract them?
I've read that to maximally extract flavonoids, one must use more heat and time. This draws out off flavors, so tea snobs eswhew boiling or extended brew times. However, I'm drin …
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Paleo at Burning Man / Desert Paleo
Have any of you attended Burning Man while on a Paleo Diet? It's the desert and mid-day temperature can exceed 100° Fahrenheit (38°C).
I'm on a VLC/ZC diet that helps tremendously …
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What happens to oxaloacetate production on a paleo diet?
Oxaloacetate is needed for the Krebs cycle to continue, the non-ketogenic pathway to burn fat. I sort of recall that glucose is needed for oxaloacetate production.
Other than k …