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Did it while I was in the Army.. the lack of carbs bout killed me, not literally.. it is a hard diet to stick to but if you want to drop some bf then it is a good diet along with a solid workout schedule.

I would suggest cutting carbs in half the first week to see how you react before getting to 40g a day.. it takes some getting used to

That's the thing. I don't even know how/where to start.

did it for a month...now I'm doing paleo, will switch back to keto when I want to cut again next month

keto is a great diet but it's not as easy as it sounds to stay in a state of "ketosis"...when people say you cut your carb intake down to so and so and increase your fat intake...you have to find your lowest tolerable carb limit per day for your body and keep it under that amount.

You also have to reduce your protein intake slightly to stay within ketosis limits. A side note, you should cycle off this diet in 30 days and not extend beyond that. Take 30 days off and increase your carbs to roughly 50-60g/day then get back on ketosis for 30 days.

There is a link attached for a ketogenic ratio of all the foods you intake during the day. It sounds like a pain in the arse at first but if you set up an excel sheet with the formula plugged in and I also have an app that I put all the foods I eat into and at the end of the day I plug those totals into my excel sheet to make sure I'm within keto limits. For this formula to be most effective the ketogenic ratio should be less than 1.5. What makes that happen is lowering your carbs and reducing your protein slightly while increasing your fats.

Now fats...no transient fats, cut way down on saturated fats and up your mono- and poly-unsaturated fats. Cook with olive oil, find great alternatives. Cut out the breads, and pastas and you'll see a huge difference.

Ketosis is a great fat burning diet but you have to keep your body in that state and it's hard to do for extended periods of time but good luck. If you have any questions, hit me up and I'll be glad to give my

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Ha ha. He'd be pissed if he knew that was being passed around and he's the kind of guy that scours the net for any sign of his name being brought up. He knows his stuff and explains the biochemistry for the laymen much better than I could.

Green, PM it to me too if ya don't mind

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Never tried it personally or prescribed it, but I am a fan of intermittent fasting which is a major component of Hofmekler's nutrition philosophy.

What's wrong with doing it the old fashioned way? I initially lost 40 lbs of chunky hubby, then put on 20 pounds, then lost 16, currently put on 30, and in the process of losing 22. By my mark, I've lost about 35-45 pounds of fat and put on approx 5-10 pounds of pure muscle in 6 months.

So far, so good... all good muscle adds during the bulking and cutting phases and no crazy diets. Just hard work and eating extremely well.