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Painted Myself into a Carb-less Corner

Over the span of 2 or 3 years, I have gradually decreased my carb intake to under 50g a day. This was not based on any protocol--it just naturally happened because I kept finding t …
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Taste buds are off - plain water tastes sweet! Why?

Ok, quick background. I'm 28, 1.75m, and before this started I was about 67kg (roughly 5ft 9 and 148lb), sedentary. Was on paleo close to whole30 standards for almost 7 months, and …
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Carbs - How low is too low?

I'm currently trying to shed fat. Like 80ish pounds of fat. I'm eating low carb, and am limiting starchy vegetables and fruits to a couple of times per week. Not too much exercise …
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My Very Low Carb Experience (with questions)

I will be honest with you - I am against eating low carb in a long run and do not think it is sustainable and healthy. However, in order to deal with my digestive problems that kee …
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long term risk low carb

I am 18 years old and Paleo I eat 150g of protein a day 150 pound body weight and do 50g or less carb with the rest of my calories from fat. Is there long term risk to this? I don' …
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LC-HF and Cellulite

I have been experimenting with very low carb and higher fat ketosis type diet. I love it and I feel great, but I have noticed that I have more cellulite on my thighs than normal. I …
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Curves and Ketosis: LC + IF + Trans* HRT?

Dear Paleo-people, Let me please start off with a few questions that I think will resonate with a wider audience. For cisgendered women and other normatively female-bodied type p …
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beginnings of paleo civil war?

wow, seems like a paleo civil war has broken out with scattered fighting in the comment sections on different blogs. i'm sympathetic to the lc and vlc adherants- i used to be one …
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Ketosis - How many days before weight loss is coming from fat and not water?

I have been eating/living/moving/sleeping paleo for approximately 6 months, getting increasingly strict with my diet. Now that I am within 5 - 7 lbs of my fat loss goal, I have de …
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Carbohydrate withdrawal?

I am on my second day of a VLC diet. I do feel more calm, so my emotions are more stable and my sleep is better. However, I feel weak. My energy level is very low, physically. B …
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Will you always look flabby without resistance training?

I am losing weight on a VLC diet (40g of carbs a day or less). My protein and fat comes from bacon, chicken, beef, tofu (apostate!), cheese and lots of eggs. My exercise consists o …
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TO VerylowCarbers What do you eat in a day?

Hi. I'm interested in what VeryLow Carbers eat in a day. And wanna see if this would fit with me. Can you list your foods you eat in a day?
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Hypertrophy on a very low carb, calorie restricted diet.

After reading this post on Robb Wolf's site I'm a little curious. What Matt Lalonde seems to be describing is a calorie restricted, low carb diet. Yet as he progressed, he reports …
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decreasing carbs in fermented drinks

Hi all, I am making my own kombucha and kefir and was wondering how to decrease the carb content while still maintaining healthy grains/scoby. I'm pretty low carb so I'm kind of a …
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Ketosis Symptoms

I was wondering what symptoms everyone has experienced in ketosis. I've heard that you can get a metallic taste in your mouth. But what about night sweats? They started for me abou …

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