Socrates' weight-loss log

crader · 01-17-2008, 06:03 PM

Glad you are enjoying your new toy.

Socrates44 · 01-19-2008, 11:19 PM

Thanks crader, I am enjoying it, it is still kicking my butt. Which is bringing me to my next point. Has anyone tried the Anabolic Diet? I am very interested, it sticks along the lines of low-carb, but then there is a 2 day carb load on weekends. I am very interested in it, I still love the low-carb approach, but being in ketosis for too long cannot be too great for your heart.

Diet is still good.

Had a piece of fudge, it was awesome, but that is the only deviation.

diminuendo · 01-21-2008, 04:47 AM

Hello. Keep up the good work. I have experimented with many types of diets and found 6 days extremely low carb followed by a sunday refeed to include as many carbs as I want with the caveat that each feeding can be composed of carb and protein, or fat and protein...but no carb and fat together. I have very sensitive blood sugar and found the two day refeed/recarb to be too much. After my sunday refeed I can be back in ketosis by monday afternoon with a little help from R-ALA, and Sesamin. If I know that I am going to cheat during the week, I do a workout of Tabata sets and take some R-ALA immediately after and Cheat within an hour of completion. I usually find that I can stay in ketosis if I work hard on the Tabata sets and limit my carb cheat to 150 grams. Also, you must have ketone reagent strips on a ketogenic diet. They let you know your carb thresholds, and MOST importantly, they give you visual feedback that you are pissing out burnt fat cells.
Best of Luck,
dim

Socrates44 · 01-24-2008, 11:30 AM

Not a whole lot to report guys. I ordered some DCP and some Java soap for some scar tissue. As of 2.5 weeks im down 10lbs (with a couple cheats in there). I have switched to more of an AD mind frame, rather than atkins, only ill do a one meal carb up every 10 days, opposed to a whole weekend, every weekend. Workouts are getting better, my body is getting acclimated to working on ketone bodies. Just had a really fascinating lecture today about chylomicron synthesis and cholesterol utilization. Basically without saying it, the professor was condoning low carb, moderate fat , high protein diets. By the way my professor is jacked, Chinese guy about 5'6'' probably pushing 200lbs of pure muscle. I talked to him after class and he is actually doing the AD, and has been for 5 years. He told me that asparagus, broccoli, spinach and brussel sprouts will be my best sources of carbs, and eventually i can work in higher fiber breads. So it was nice to talk to someone with good experiences in using a lower carb diet.

Socrates44 · 01-25-2008, 07:33 AM

By the by, my DCP and Java came into today, so conversely this thread will serve as a thread still for weight loss and see if java soap can battle the hypertrophic scars on my chest.

DCP will be the only weight loss supp I am running (sensitive to stims.) and on a low-carb diet I dont want too much insulin released from catecholamine stimulation. Any recommendations on the dosing?

Started: 331lbs. Now: 319lbs (12lbs so far and counting)

crader · 01-25-2008, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Socrates44

By the by, my DCP and Java come into today, so conversely this thread will serve as a thread still for weight loss and see if java soap can battle the hypertrophic scars on my chest.

DCP will be the only weight loss supp I am running (sensitive to stims.) and on a low-carb diet I dont want too much insulin released from catecholamine stimulation. Any recommendations on the dosing?

Started: 331lbs. Now: 319lbs (12lbs so far and counting)

I cant wait for the results from the soap. Will you be doing pic progress?

DCP dosing is really up to you and how much you tolerate. I take 2 in the am 4 before workout and 2 before bed. But many people are taking 3,3,3 dosing or even higher then that.

crader · 01-25-2008, 08:07 AM

Oh and congrats on the 12 lbs

diminuendo · 01-26-2008, 04:32 AM

Sesamin...get it. k-r-ala...get it. Low-carb awesomeness

Socrates44 · 01-26-2008, 12:55 PM

What doses would you recommend on the sesamin and k-r-ala

Im excited I got my cheat meal today, and screw low fat, low carb. Im getting Chinese.

Chinese was excellent, felt good to eat whatever I wanted, and I cant wait to get back on it tomorrow.

crader, with the java soap do you rub the bar directly onto the skin or use like a loofa?

**snookl187** · 01-27-2008, 04:52 PM

subbed....keep it up!!

Forsaken3400 · 01-27-2008, 09:32 PM

Yessss Goodluck

Socrates44 · 01-28-2008, 09:34 AM

Well mondays are the days I weight in and take results, I am thinking i should probably switch my day to be the day before my cheat. My last cheat kicked my ass, I havent really had time for a great workout with studying and such so my weight is 323lbs. right now. Just took my first dose of DCP and Ill post later to let you know how its going.

By the way I dont think RPN is screwing me on dosages, these caps look like suppositories, they are ginormous! They went down easy though so dont worry, reps. :-)

crader · 01-28-2008, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Socrates44

Well mondays are the days I weight in and take results, I am thinking i should probably switch my day to be the day before my cheat. My last cheat kicked my ass, I havent really had time for a great workout with studying and such so my weight is 323lbs. right now. Just took my first dose of DCP and Ill post later to let you know how its going.

By the way I dont think RPN is screwing me on dosages, these caps look like suppositories, they are ginormous! They went down easy though so dont worry, reps. :-)

LOL they are huge arent they. Hope it goes well for you. By the way beautiful pitty!

Socrates44 · 01-29-2008, 11:49 PM

Well I think the DCP is working, in some way. For some reason I feel like my skin is more dry. This could be from lack of water (i drank roughly a gallon the last two days). But I am getting interminent periods of being warm and cold. I think the cold is when I am coming off my dose and my body is telling me time for the next. I think with the first bottle I am going to see how the 2 caps tid treats me.

I think that the java soap is working, my scars dont look as red, of course it could be from me wanting it to work. Well regardless it smells wonderful and I am going to have to lock it up so my girlfriend quits using it. ha.

Diet is good, hit up BW3's today for some wings (thank goodness for low-carb diets).

Workout has been a little strained. I have a huge test on friday so i have been studying for 10-12 hours a day, so not much time for anything.

diminuendo · 01-31-2008, 01:45 AM

I would experiment with dosage to find one that is efficacious. I take one glucophase per meal while on low-carb, and I like to take an arse-load of sesamin, I am currently taking the caps from scivation. Beside for the fact that about ten caps per bottle were broken--so they are all gooey--they work just fine. I have also used avant's sesathin, which was the first I tried. I think avant's worked better, but it was quite a bit more expensive (they were the originator of supp. sesamin, so now that everyone is on the bandwagon cost has been driven down).

but that is for regular low-carb, if you are doing a UD2 style diet you would just use them for carb depletion and then use the KRALA for shuttling in your carb-up. Just depends on the style of your diet.

**snookl187** · 02-01-2008, 01:10 AM

dude I'm putting in 12 hour days right now but you just gotta get that cardio in. you just have to....it's an endo's curse...even if it's just 20 minutes. I find when I'm really heavy that low intensity is best...I'll just do it more. I want to see a lean mean machine at the end of this post!