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Old 07-12-2013, 06:33 AM  
Si
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Originally Posted by TheSquealer View Post
A Ketogenic diet is forcing your body to burn fat as a primary source of fuel (being in "ketosis") as there is not sufficient carbs, no insulin, no blood sugar, glycogen stores are depleted etc.

The paleo diet is just another way of restricting calories as all diets are and all that will really matter in the end is what is working for you and what is sustainable for you. There is no magic answer as all diets are basically doing the exact same thing.

Without getting too far into it, it would seem to me that if you were going through that much trouble to count calories, macro nutrient ratio's etc... you might as well just figure out where you need your calories at based on your BMR + physical activity and shoot for a 500 a day deficit.


Also, its quite easy to stay below 25gr of carbs a day, as you will have virtually no appetite and no cravings and very stable energy levels
Gotcha! I think the Paleo diet is focused on fasted training and keeping insulin levels in check for long periods, not so much the ketosis aspect.

I'm giving it a shot, I'll probably end up doing partly my own thing, and maybe mixing it in with something else to make it suit me personally, and make it into a plan of what I could/would like to do.

I'm planning on doing either a website or blog to go along with this, could be interesting to write everything out.
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