Nah, they are all passes, as they are symptoms of ketosis, which is the aim of the diet.
I'm aware of that.
The fact is, your diet makes you feel lousy - you said so yourself. And as a result, sustained ketosis isn't healthy in my books. And since the the diet isn't sustainable - another thing you admit - it all gets a FAIL in my books.
BS, how can you say his methods are optimal?
Easy.
His method is the virtually the same one advocated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The American College of Sports Medicine, The American Council on Exercise, The American Heart Association, The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, American Dietetic Association and many others. In a nutshell - Steve's method advocates adopting a healthy lifestyle.
Steve's ' opitmal method ' is advocating a healthy lifestyle from 3 fronts.
- Sound nutrition : Sound practices of fuelling your body to meet it's needs - which if you read a lot of Steve's posts - usually mean eating MORE, not less. But Steve advocates being an ' informed consumer ' and being your own advocate for your health - learn about calories, learn about metabolism, learn about macronutrients. Do all that and you can eat more food with confidence - whether you want to gain or lose weight.
- Maintaining healthy lean body mass / healthy body fat levels : This speaks for itself. Resistance training - whether it be with weights, straps/ bands, or bodyweight exercises. Not only to keep your metabolism strong, but to allow you to keep active as you age.
- Maintain a good cardiovascular system : Cardio. Not withstanding all the metabolic benefits cardio gives you - you want a healthy heart. It's a no-brainer.
His method is sustainable not only for now but on an on-going basis into the future. In other words, it can be kept up day after day - all your life. Your method can't. End of story. Thus Steve's method is optimal IMO......... yours is not.
Everyone is different, there is no optimal method to fatloss.
Wrong.
If there is an ' optimal ' way to train your lactate system, an ' optimal ' way to train your aerobic system, an ' optimal ' way to train your creatine-phosphate system, and IF there is also an ' optimal ' way to train your muscles for speed, for strength, for endurance, for power, or for size - then there is also an ' optimal ' way to achieve fat loss. Read all of Steve's posts if you're curious as to what that " optimal way " is.
He isnt a super computer that knows everything about the human body.
Irrelevant - red herring - he has never made that claim.
Try talking to the millions that do Atkins then
I've tried - but they are...." f
eeling tired, dehydrated, unable to concentrate " and are too tired to talk - too few carbs I suspect.
Have taken note, but his methods didnt work with me. Some people are carb sensitive, more so than others. I think its ectomorph that is, not sure though.
His methods require doing some homework, some self-discipline and hard work....I'm not surprised they didn't work for you. Your method is much easier.
And have you heard of Tom Venuto? He is also a "professional" like Steve, yet he agrees with the low carb method, and he said it works for fatloss and works for muscle build.
There.
Yup.
You must mean the same Tom Venuto who also wrote this...
" 10 Lies About The Atkins Diet and The Surprising Truth That The Low Carb Gurus Don’t Want You To Know About " by Tom Venuto
" There "
Tom Venuto says if you dont see progress in a week, you have to change things. I hadnt seen progress for months, but now im on low carb i'm losing fat again. It works, and the symptoms i have will go once i am in Ketosis.
Tom also says.........
" If permanent fat loss were as simple as removing carbohydrates from your diet, then why has obesity surged to an all-new high in 2003 and why are there so many Atkins failures ? "
Could it be possible that dieting is the absolute worst way to lose body fat and that the proper type of exercise program combined with a more balanced approach to nutrition is the answer?
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the proper type of exercise program combined with a more balanced approach to nutrition is the answer " - translation ??? Steve's method....see, I told you so.
They've got a saying in Texas........
" when you find yourself in a hole, stop digging "
...some sound advice you might want to consider.
