Is ketosis bad after excercising while on a low-carb diet.?
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Being slightly ketotic is used for some people as a treatment for some conditions, such as seizures.  This is under medical guidance though.
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This is not copied from a website, it is right out of my head, and not 10 pages long.  The brain cannot burn fat or protein, only carbohydrates.  When you do not eat any carbohydrates, the brain has little food, so it goes into emergency starvation mode, where the liver turns fat into ketone bodies, which the brain can burn as energy, but not as efficiently as carbohydrates.  This is why you feel dizzy, nauseous and have killer migraines.\nThe reason you can only lose the first 15 pounds and not the last 10 is probably because your weight goal is unrealistic.  Your body does not want to get rid of all of its fat as much is needed to cushion forces at the joints and fat surrounds many large nerves from being crushed when we move.  At this point the body stops burning fat and turns back to protein as the main energy source, often tearing apart your skeletal muscles in order to use them as energy, which is why you don't feel like exercising.  You should only be on a low carb diet for about 2 weeks to avoid doing serious damage to your body.  After the 2 weeks, start adding in small amounts of carbs in the form of more vegetables and fruits.  Most people are too lazy to read the entire Adkins book, and only live the first few chapters, but by the end of the book he has you on the Mediterranean diet, eating mainly salads, olive oil and fish for the rest of your life.  Those two weeks of no carbs are just to get your insulin under control so that the rest of the diet actually works.
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In theory you can build lean muscle while low on carbs, it just is very unlikely to happen. Two things need to happen to build lean mass:\n* your muscles need to be in an anabolic state (i.e. a "build up" state), and \n* you need to provide them with the right nutrients (building blocks) to mass up\n\nWhen you're on an Atkins type diet, the second point should be no problem: if your diet is high on proteins, than your body is likely to have to building blocks necessary to construct new muscle tissue, i.e. lean mass.\nThe problem is the first point: to get into an anabolic, muscle building, state, you typically exercise. Cardio type exercise will help you loose fat. Not a bad thing, if you have to much of that. This will also help improve your body composition, as your existing muscle mass will be paired with fewer and fewer fat.\nHowever, cardio exercise will not help you build new muscle. Only strength training will do that. And herein lies the problem: you need lots of energy to do strength training. The theory behind Atkins is that you can derive energy from burning stored body fat. However, the reality is, that most people find it hard to impossible to do so. Most people on Atkins find that you can derive enough energy through fat burning to hop on the treadmill for 30 minutes, but not enough to hit the weights seriously enough to build muscles.  Only carbohydrates seem to give you the energy boost that allows you to do serious lifting.\n\nBody builders, when preparing for a contest, always face the task of having to build lean muscle, while loosing the fat they accumulated in the off season. I don't know of any such athlete who uses Atkins for that.
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The weight lost during the first part of the low-carb diet is primarily water weight.  You've lost this and now your body doesn't know what to do.  Since you're restricting what you are giving your body - its fuel - it may be trying to stock up.  Fat is the fuel reserves your body keeps to feed on in lean times.  \n\nHowever, if your body "thinks" that lean times are coming, it's going to "stock up fuel" in the form of fat.  I'd say that these two factors explain what is happening with your body.  \n\nUnfortunately there is no quick fix to losing weight - the most reliable, long-term weight loss solution is eat right and exercise.  Luckily, there are many websites with delicious low fat and low calorie recipes out there...it's not hard to eat right when there's so much yummy food!
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carbohydrates, carbohydrates and carbohydrates. If you can do some muscle building exercise, u will gain weight, because muscle is lot heavier than fat. AND if you move a little bit (not cardio, because it causes weight loss) u will be hungry even better.\n\nbut: there is an another extreme solution if you already eat a lot...\nTry to eat as less as u can for a week or two. At this period, your body will recognize that there is a calory intake deficit, and will store more energy. If u eat a lot, but cannot gain weight, your metabolism is too fast. If u try to eat only a few for one-two weeks, your system will slow down the metabolism to store fat as energy. After one-two weeks eat a lot again, and your body will stroe a lot more than before because of the slower metabolism.
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the atkins diet is a high protein, low carb diet. the idea is to cut out all the carbs (bread, rice ect) and increase your protein intake (by eating lots of meat). \nalthough this diet is very popular and usually has quick and great results, it really isn't safe to use for more than a couple months. after a little while you will go into what is called "ketosis", which has weird side effects like really bad breath, naseua, and headaches. \nI wouldn't reccommend this diet i would suggest your try something that is more well-balanced. Check out the website www.ediets.com and it can suggest a diet for you and give you a description of lots of different diet plans to try.\nGood Luck!
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I decreased mine from over 600 to about 150. Here's how: diet, exercise, supplementation. In order now:\n1) Diet. I didn't do no carb, but I did cut out all bad carbs. Eat only low glycemic index carbs. Get adequate protein. 2) Excercise. I went from being sedentary to running a full 26.2 mile marathon. While helpful, I'm sure that you can do just fine by walking briskly 5 days a week, 45 minutes to an hour a day. 3) Supplementation. Lot's of quackery to avoid here. I basically only looked at peer reviewed medical journals (JAMA, Lancet, NEJM, etc). Here's what I take, your mileage may vary: one good mult-vitatmin/multi-mineral. In addition, 3 fish oil capsules, 2 garlic pills, 1000mg non flush Niacin, 1600mcg Folic Acid, 1 buffered aspirin, 2 flax oil pills. I think that's it. If you buy your stuff at Wal-Mart, it's pretty cheap. There may be doubters, but the proof is in the pudding, so to speak. It's hard to argue with the results. Good luck.
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any of the so called 'fat burners will speed ur heart rate, that's how they work something like amphetamines. best way is to cut your fat intake and limit ur carb intake. Yes you need carbs to give you energy for the workout but by limiting them to just before the workout and not after you'll force the body to burn the fat it has stored for the energy it needs, also increase your aerobic/cardiac workout to burn that stored fat. \n   Google 'Herschell Walker' (ex-football player) and see if you can get any info on his workout schedule, he was always ripped and did it only thru diet and workouts.
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No, I wouldn't do it for longer than the recommended time frame (I believe 2 weeks). I did this, and my carb intake was restricted to like 20 per day, which is just ridiculous. I was air-headed, spacey, and lacking energy the whole time. It did work...I lost about 15 pounds during that time. I then upped my carbs to a level where i could maintain that weight (around 80/day). However, after awhile, you get sick of eating just meat all of the time...and I quit it. I would instead recommend a restricted calorie diet with exercise; small meals spread out throughout the day. This is the best method.
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eggs and bacon are high in cholesterol,  so usually not a good idea, however if you are doing this as part of a workout regimen/diet, it shouldn't be too bad for you, because your body will use it all and excersise helps keep cholesterol low.
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Ok here goes.\n\nDo NOT go on a diet pill. These make you totally hyper, and can cause joint damage.\nDo NOT go on a low carb diet. Low carb diets work by causeing your body to go into ketosis. You will be miserable. (I know from experience!)\nDo NOT eat "diet" foods made with artificial sweetners or that claim to be no fat/no sugar. These foods are not good for you, and people tend to eat more of them because they are not satisfying.\n\nDO drink lots of water. This is the only thing you should be drinking daily. Try to get it filtered (no chlorine/flouride)\nDO excerise. I know you're in a wheelchair, but if you at least do upper body excercises, you'll increase muscle there. Increased muscle means increased calories burned while at rest\nDO get enough sleep. Not sleeping enough slows down your metabolism, and tricks your body into thinking it is hungrier than it really is.\nDO talk to your doctor about your desire to lose weight. They can refer you to a nutritionist, who is qualified to give you advice.\n\nGood luck!
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Yes, love carbs!  Without them you'll have a hard time gaining muscles.
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Ketosis is not about calorie reduction, although that does play a role in weight loss. Ketosis is a state where your body switches from burning sugar (glucose) for energy and starts burning fat for energy instead. Used stores of body fat will then be broken down in order to be used as fuel, resulting in weight loss.
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20/a day for first 2 weeks this puts your body in ketosis...really hard need alot of will power to do 20/day...then you slowly can add more..about 35-40/day for the next year
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I wouldn't be concerned yet unless you feel bad/weak.\nThe Atkins Diet definitely works.\nBut it's good that you know it's bad for you. When you don't eat Carbs (your body's first used energy source) your body tells itself that you are starving, so it switches to burning protein and fats (including your body's fat stores which is why the diet works so well.) Your body does need carbs again eventually though. If you do the Atkins Diet more than once in your life or for more than about 12 weeks, you can cause slight but permanent brain damage.\n\nAnd you can definitely survive on one meal a day, but it slows your metabolism (another form of your bod's starvation compensation) so you aren't burning as many of the calories you are eating. This is ok for now but it may be difficult to speed your metabolism back up later, which is a big reason people bounce back to their old weight after dieting.
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Low carb is better than no carb. A no carb diet sends your body into ketosis and thats never a good thing. You force your body to run on fat instead of carbs and the body isnt meant to do that. Your back will hurt because your kidneys are in overdrive trying to filter out all the stuff in fat that your body doesnt need. My anatomy proffesor said that eating no carbs and making your body run on fat alone is like putting diesel gasoline into a regular car... it'll run but not as efficiently and with a lot more byproduct.
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cut carbs eat more protein and excersie but you should not worry about 1kg its only 2.2 pounds itt may be water weight