08-02-2016, 02:34 PM
Ella,
Try a high protein / low carb diet, without going ketogenic.
This diet is usually used to make the body burn fat for energy instead of carbohydrates. So it causes a problem with lifting weight, or running fast. Also causes a headache for a few days, as the brain needs to switch over to running on ketones.
The closest options (Not ketogenic, just high protein) are South Beach, Atkins, Okinawan, and Mediterranean diets. Paleo is also fairly close.
And in our lovely (commercialized) world, Atkins and South Beach are just names - follow the Paleo concept whenever possible, if it comes in a pouch, box, or bag, it's NOT. FOOD. ;-)
E.G., Atkins is a Low-carb diet. But you can find "Atkins" brand granola bars (fiber). Most fiber comes from vegetable, I.E., Carbs.
High protein, good fiber, plenty of fat, to effect a mild ketogenic method of living, seems best for normal life. E.G., infants spend a lot of time in mild ketogenic state. The idea is, you'll burn the fat between meals, and re-fuel with fat and carbs at meal time. That's meant to replenish fat stores, not provide immediate energy. We've just altered the types of carbs in our diets - try finding anything without sugar. Chips, drinks, condiments, frozen foods, spices, processed meats, canned foods, soups, juices, etc, etc, etc. And all of that is VERY BAD. It's known to destroy the blood vessels (Infusion of dextrose, following damage to intestines, for example; see "roarofwolverine.com" for an example; be warned, it's graphic medical images. Click on the "about me" link.) It's also bad for the body, to be messing with insulin that way. Diseases of civilization include diabetes.
(Real) Atkins was meant to combat that.
It's a good plan, but you don't want to go "ketogenic diet" (meant to lose weight) because (Per readings on t-nation), women tend to lose fat from top - down. So, face, chest, breasts, waist, hips, legs.... Men lose from center first: visceral and belly first, then chest, back, butt, then upper arms and thighs, then forearms and calves. Might be able to tinker with that, but would likely also affect breast growth. :-P
Keep us posted how you progress. Measurements and photos will be more important than scale weight. ;-)
-Dianna
Try a high protein / low carb diet, without going ketogenic.
This diet is usually used to make the body burn fat for energy instead of carbohydrates. So it causes a problem with lifting weight, or running fast. Also causes a headache for a few days, as the brain needs to switch over to running on ketones.
The closest options (Not ketogenic, just high protein) are South Beach, Atkins, Okinawan, and Mediterranean diets. Paleo is also fairly close.
And in our lovely (commercialized) world, Atkins and South Beach are just names - follow the Paleo concept whenever possible, if it comes in a pouch, box, or bag, it's NOT. FOOD. ;-)
E.G., Atkins is a Low-carb diet. But you can find "Atkins" brand granola bars (fiber). Most fiber comes from vegetable, I.E., Carbs.
High protein, good fiber, plenty of fat, to effect a mild ketogenic method of living, seems best for normal life. E.G., infants spend a lot of time in mild ketogenic state. The idea is, you'll burn the fat between meals, and re-fuel with fat and carbs at meal time. That's meant to replenish fat stores, not provide immediate energy. We've just altered the types of carbs in our diets - try finding anything without sugar. Chips, drinks, condiments, frozen foods, spices, processed meats, canned foods, soups, juices, etc, etc, etc. And all of that is VERY BAD. It's known to destroy the blood vessels (Infusion of dextrose, following damage to intestines, for example; see "roarofwolverine.com" for an example; be warned, it's graphic medical images. Click on the "about me" link.) It's also bad for the body, to be messing with insulin that way. Diseases of civilization include diabetes.
(Real) Atkins was meant to combat that.
It's a good plan, but you don't want to go "ketogenic diet" (meant to lose weight) because (Per readings on t-nation), women tend to lose fat from top - down. So, face, chest, breasts, waist, hips, legs.... Men lose from center first: visceral and belly first, then chest, back, butt, then upper arms and thighs, then forearms and calves. Might be able to tinker with that, but would likely also affect breast growth. :-P
Keep us posted how you progress. Measurements and photos will be more important than scale weight. ;-)
-Dianna