Thread: What is Ketosis?

Originally Posted by NordicNacho

You can eat those on the diet just not grains, sugar, soda, stuff like that.

I am sure some areas grains were plentiful as well.

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

I am sure some areas grains were plentiful as well.

Not really before the the development of agriculture. Today shitty carbs make up most of the energy American use. Same thing with dairy its good for gaining weight but not for maintaining.

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

I wouldn't say all hunter-gather societies. The diet would be dependant on environment. For instance tribes in a tropical region would be more likely to eat fruits and vegetation. Would they not?

Right... that's why I said almost all. Keep in mind that most of humanity's (Homo sapiens that is) evolution took place in the northern hemisphere. And also, any fruits early humans would have encountered would have been nothing like what we have today... far less sugar. It would have been wild berries, mainly. And of course any edible green plants and roots and tubers... again, far less sugary than what we have today.

Originally Posted by NordicNacho

Not really before the the development of agriculture. Today shitty carbs make up most of the energy American use. Same thing with dairy its good for gaining weight but not for maintaining.

Fair enough. However I am sure some wild rice and root based plants existed as a part of some diets.

Originally Posted by Minotaur

Right... that's why I said almost all. Keep in mind that most of humanity's (Homo sapiens that is) evolution took place in the northern hemisphere. And also, any fruits early humans would have encountered would have been nothing like what we have today... far less sugar. It would have been wild berries, mainly. And of course any edible green plants and roots and tubers... again, far less sugary than what we have today.

Good point. We are spoiled with our choices of foods nowadays.

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

Fair enough. However I am sure some wild rice and root based plants existed as a part of some diets.



Good point. We are spoiled with our choices of foods nowadays.

Oh yes definitely on both points. There have always been wild grains. I'm sure hunter-gatherers plucked the stalks and seeds of wild grains. After all, we learned how to cultivate and eat them somehow.

Im on day 2 I must of had 2 pounds of top sirloin today. Its on sale for 3 dollars a pound so far so good Im digging it so far.

Keep your fat intake high, about 65% of calories... olive oil, heavy cream, oily fish like salmon. Sirloin is very lean.

will do I've been putting olive oil in my workout shakes and have been pounding the fish oil, but I guess I need to get some bacon, pork, and some fatter cuts and stuff like that.

Sounds like a plan.

In bought some chorizo Yesterday so that helping me bump up the fat cals big time plus it goes great with eggs. I've lost some weight already and its only been 3 days this is a pretty cool diet. Eat a bunch of meat and cheese and lose a bunch of fat I bought some sugar free jello which I've never had before but it tastes great and kills my sweet tooth. Im also pounding the fish oil pills and garlic pills to keep my heart healthy.