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Decreasing insulin resistance, yes. Achieving self discipline and a new perspective towards food? Not in my opinion. Again, it goes back to that 'rewarding good eating with bad eating' and the negative relationship with food that creates. I touched on this in another thread recently but can't remember which.
i see what ur saying! :)
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Now, you have managed to be disciplined without 'fancy' dieting to a point where perhaps you feel in control enough to where you can eat like this. It's been over a year since I've eaten with strict discipline and I'm just not there now... I don't have the comfort level yet. Baby steps...
would u mind defining (elaborating) this term? :)
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Could also just be the difference between our bodies. I don't know how long you were a fat boy for (would like to know though), but I was for the better part of 16 years and I caused some major 'trauma' to myself during that time, specifically with regard to metabolic processes. I'm an extremely inefficient muscle builder, and just the opposite when it comes to storing bodyfat. The fact is it's possible I may never be able to run a diet like you are now. But you know me... I'll experiment with just about anything. However, not until I get down to 10-11% using my own tried and true regimens. Our bodies also seem to simply start processing nutrients/macros differently (more efficiently) at < ~12%. It would be foolish of me to try a diet like yours at my current condition, IMO.
i was a fat boy off and on. i would say from 25-37 i was 20%bf most of the time.. maybe 2 or 3 yrs in there when i was 14%(ish).. this was prob from 27-28..
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Did you HAVE to mention Carrabba's!?! Low blow!!! Chicken Bryan... omfg. And a few Carrabarita's!!
LOL.. sorry buddy!
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lol funny how things turn around. I remember not too long ago, you had written off fasting (granted, it was the Leangains approach, not what you're doing now) as it wasn't working well for you. Glad you found something that did!! ;)
yes! where this (ADF) differs from lean gains is i dont eat 3000 or 2500cals every day on days i fast. i eat at a pretty severe deficit actually (around 800-1000cals) which compensates tremendously and IMO affords me the luxury of eating 1000-1500cals over maintenance the other days which is awesome!!! i dont really feel the deficit though due to the fasting. to me the trade off is definitely there and worth it like a MOFO.. i was actually very surprised at how well i did cycling carbs EOD.. i didnt think itd work but i am glad i was wrong! :)