Questions about Primal Living diet, Marksdailyapple.com & Good Calories, Bad Calories

[Built]

Jugg, probably gonna try to cut up this spring.

PWO, well, when I can afford the calories I usually do a scoop of protein with half a scoop of dextrose and a teaspoon of creatine in a shake and sip that while I train. Whatever's left at the end I knock back on my way home to eat.

 

[juggernaut]

sounds like a job for.....ALL in 1!!!!

 

[ArnoldsProtege]

I have to say Built, it certainly does help. God, I was going over the macroes for a nice slab of top sirloin. Unreal. Anyone who complains about not getting enough protein oughta slosh one of those bad boys onto their plate. Nothin like 85 grams of protein for dinner.

You have given me the confidence and the assurance to continue on this path. Also, knowing that you are leading the trail on this high fat super highway, I will have a heads up if I ever notice that you stop posting indefinitely

 

[Built]

ROFLMFAO!

Google "the oiling of america". Very good read. (Oh and free!)

 

[NJ-Surfer]

.... I just cant help but feel a nagging impulse in the back of my head, from all of the contrary medical ideas out there, and the constant scrutiny of my familly and others when they see me eating a giant steak for dinner with asparagus and nothing else, that I am going to drop dead from a massive heart attack.

Make a deal with your parents that after 6 months of eating like this you will have your cholesterol tested (best indicator of heart disease). Once they see the numbers and approval from your Dr they will lay off. You can can get it tested yearly after that to keep yourself from worrying about dropping dead from a massive hear attack.

 

[Ralphie]

Why do these diets support lean meats?

I can't remember if both of the authors discussed in this thread support *only* lean meats, but I know that one of them does.

What is the reason for this?
I mean I know if the diet is supposed to mimic what a paleolithic man or cave man ate, he definitely ate fatty meat right? I doubt they were too picky about it...

 

[Built]

I don't stick to lean meat. I'll buy it, if it's on sale, but I look for well-marbled steaks and I eat my chicken with the skin on when I roast it.

 

[MCx2]

I've been following a very similar diet over the past month or so. Steaks, chicken, eggs, almonds, whole milk, broccoli and spinach out the wazoo, butter on almost everything just to keep my cals up and I have dropped a whopping 16 lbs in about 5 weeks (I'm sure a good amount was water). Not only am I not starving myself, I'm very full after meals. Like Built, I've been buying the cuts of meat that are on sale, most of the time they have decent amounts of fat on them. I have more energy and mental focus than EVER. I have no desire whatsoever for anything sugary either, in fact 2 Christmas cookies had my stomach messed up for hours.

I've been reading your praise for this type of diet for as long as you've been around here Built and finally adopted it as my own. I couldn't be more impressed with the results so far. THANK YOU!

 

[ArnoldsProtege]

I notice this too now, that high sugar/carb foods have an immediate impact in my gut. I can almost feel it wrenching around down there, asking me "wtf is going on mate, wheres the meat".

Naturally, I responded kindly to its plea.

 

[Built]

Isn't it just nuts? It's just so much more COMFORTABLE.

How did we ever get so screwed up with that low-fat bullshit? I mean, I know it's comfortable for SOME people. But looking around at all the fat people out there, it seems a whole pile of us are trying - and failing - to apply a lousy idea to our diets.

We need to eat like the French. They eat fat all day long and WE're the ones with an obesity epidemic!

 

[NJ-Surfer]

Isn't it just nuts? It's just so much more COMFORTABLE.

How did we ever get so screwed up with that low-fat bullshit? I mean, I know it's comfortable for SOME people. But looking around at all the fat people out there, it seems a whole pile of us are trying - and failing - to apply a lousy idea to our diets.

We need to eat like the French. They eat fat all day long and WE're the ones with an obesity epidemic!

What???s even crazier is I know many vegetarians that are fat. They're already challenged getting enough protein into their diets and then buy into the low fat BS and wind up eating shit processed foods that are filled with nothing but high fructose corn syrup. They???re basically slowly killing themselves with sugar.

 

[ArnoldsProtege]

Skinny-Fat Vegetarians are pretty common. My fellow primal friend encountered one the other day at the gym and engaged in a pretty lengthy discussion over it. The funny part is that the guy was advocating its health benefits and its fat loss ability, but he was jigglier then a... hmm, well, a really jiggly overweight person.

 

[FITLATINA]

I posted this on another thread. Can I have your input? Thanks

Looking to lose fat, not muscle

I'm a 46 year old female, 5'5', 175.6 lbs. (32 % BF). Most of the fat thighs, butt, and belly. I used to weigh a healthy 131 lbs about 20 years ago. I've been the typical yo-yo dieter. The last time was about a year ago, I lost 15 lbs and gained back 13. I've been reading the VPX MELTDOWN fat burner threads on here and I'm sold. I'm planning to do one cycle of MD plus cardio.

Quest#1 - How much protein, carbs, & fat should I consume in order to lose fat, not muscle? My concern is that whenever I lose weight, the first thing that I lose is by boobs and my butt.

Question#2 - Can I incorporate some muscle toning exercises right away or wait until I lose weight? Especially booty exercises....lol

Fitlatina

(I need calorie advice too)

 

[juggernaut]

Diet is the first key; dont buy the fat burners-save your money.
As for your macro ratio, are you doing low carb, keto, psmf or high carb dieting?
Your training, what does it entail?

I posted this on another thread. Can I have your input? Thanks

Looking to lose fat, not muscle

I'm a 46 year old female, 5'5', 175.6 lbs. (32 % BF). Most of the fat thighs, butt, and belly. I used to weigh a healthy 131 lbs about 20 years ago. I've been the typical yo-yo dieter. The last time was about a year ago, I lost 15 lbs and gained back 13. I've been reading the VPX MELTDOWN fat burner threads on here and I'm sold. I'm planning to do one cycle of MD plus cardio.

Quest#1 - How much protein, carbs, & fat should I consume in order to lose fat, not muscle? My concern is that whenever I lose weight, the first thing that I lose is by boobs and my butt.

Question#2 - Can I incorporate some muscle toning exercises right away or wait until I lose weight? Especially booty exercises....lol

Fitlatina

(I need calorie advice too)

 

[FITLATINA]

Low carb dieting. I just started runnning on a treadmill 30 mins. I'm not sure if I should incorporate any other exercises. (any suggestions?) I figured I should lose the fat first. I know I have to keep up my protein to prevent muscle loss.