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KestrelSF replied to a thread visit to dcotor- proved a huge unwanted weight gain! Help!!! in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

I've found that my weight creeps up if I eat cheese. I really love cheese, its really easy to over eat it, and it packs a lot of calories. Same thing...

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05-16-2013, 01:16 PM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread Most nutritious fruit? (don't say berries, don't say berries) in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

The best fruits to eat are whatever fruits you like. They're almost universally great. They're pretty much the only thing in nature that literally...

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05-16-2013, 06:46 AM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread Tapioca flour -- why so little used? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Tapioca starch is just that - starch. There's nothing to it. I can't see anyone having issues tolerating it because there's nothing it to make you...

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05-04-2013, 10:42 AM

KestrelSF replied to a thread Difference between White rice and potatoes? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Donnie, can you tell us what sort of reaction you have? I'm always interested to hear other people's experiences with their n=1 experimenting. (I...

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05-04-2013, 10:22 AM

KestrelSF replied to a thread Difference between White rice and potatoes? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

From what I've read from folks on the subject of "safe starches" the main thing you should be concerned about is does the starch have any toxins. ...

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04-30-2013, 06:57 AM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread high fat + high carb ? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

It doesn't. You can't have a high carb/high fat diet really. Even if you're eating a low protein diet, you'll what, be 40-45% fat and 40-45%...

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04-29-2013, 09:29 AM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread fish oil supplements (omega 3) in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Same problems. It's higher in SFA's and fat soluble vitamins so it probably isn't as bad, but still...

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04-27-2013, 09:04 PM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread Who's joining me? Very Low Carb - Low Protein - Support Thread in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

I don't think there is an optimal path, but I am very confident that low carbohydrate diets are absolutely not optimal and that carbohydrate is a...

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04-27-2013, 09:03 PM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread Who's joining me? Very Low Carb - Low Protein - Support Thread in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

It was the other way around. The people that ate around half their calories from carbs on the same calories outperformed the ketogenic group, though...

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04-27-2013, 09:01 PM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread Who's joining me? Very Low Carb - Low Protein - Support Thread in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Huh? Inactivity is generally a side effect of obesity, not the other way around. People who are overweight are usually deficient in fat soluble...

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04-27-2013, 07:41 PM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread Who's joining me? Very Low Carb - Low Protein - Support Thread in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Do they really link low-insulin diets with good things? Or is it yet another baseless confounding factor? A "low insulin" diet would also be a diet...

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04-27-2013, 07:34 PM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread fish oil supplements (omega 3) in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Do not take fish oil supplements. You do not need omega 3. Most of civilization has been landlocked over our history as a species and we got along...

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04-27-2013, 07:27 PM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread Who's joining me? Very Low Carb - Low Protein - Support Thread in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

No it isn't. Insulin doesn't make anyone fat. It never has, it never will. What makes people fat is being sedentary and overeating. When you...

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04-27-2013, 07:24 PM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread Who's joining me? Very Low Carb - Low Protein - Support Thread in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Can you argue without a strawman? CICO deals with weight. If you want to LOSE weight, you must expend more calories than you consume. Period. End...

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04-27-2013, 03:22 PM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread ChocoTaco369's Personal Food Porn Thread in Primal Blueprint Recipes

Resurrecting this to post the massive Snickers bar I just made. Subbed almonds for peanuts. 8"x8"x2"

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04-26-2013, 09:39 PM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread Who's joining me? Very Low Carb - Low Protein - Support Thread in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

The OP stated that they were having trouble losing weight because of protein consumption because it generates insulin. That's not factual. Not only...

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04-26-2013, 09:35 PM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread Are ALL saturated fats good for you? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

There's hardly any PUFA in human breastmilk. Human breastmilk is very similar to goat milk, which has around 4-5% total calories from PUFA or so. ...

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04-26-2013, 09:33 PM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread Are ALL saturated fats good for you? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Kitava is almost on the equator. Warm water fish are generally very low in fat and therefore very low in PUFA. I just ate wild caught cod tonight...

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04-26-2013, 07:32 PM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread Are ALL saturated fats good for you? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

I don't think my outlook is strange at all. Death is a natural part of life, and our bodies age as the years go by. Aging is an outside force. Our...

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04-26-2013, 05:13 PM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread Vit. B – the hunger vitamin? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Chicken breast isn't dry. Its water content is on par with pretty much every other meat out there. Some people are bad cooks and overcook it, but...

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04-26-2013, 05:10 PM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread Who's joining me? Very Low Carb - Low Protein - Support Thread in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Misinformation is never good. In order to support someone, you make sure they know what they're getting into. Is it more supportive to let someone...

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04-26-2013, 01:51 PM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread Lets get serious about body fat - 4 weeks Steak and eggs in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

I was only around 9-10%. That was too low. Too many food cravings. My stability point seems to be about 12%, so I roll with it these days. Right...

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04-26-2013, 01:49 PM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread Lets get serious about body fat - 4 weeks Steak and eggs in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

You should keep fat as low as possible. The idea of a refeed is to eat a caloric surplus to refill your glycogen stores, boost circulating leptin...

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04-26-2013, 01:43 PM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread Vit. B – the hunger vitamin? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Except insulin doesn't stimulate hunger, it reduces it. Glucose reduces hunger more than fat. People around here think fat is satiating because...

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04-26-2013, 01:41 PM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread Are ALL saturated fats good for you? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

I believe PUFA's exist in nature because everything on Earth is supposed to age. We are born, we live and we die. I believe PUFA's are crucial to...

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04-26-2013, 11:39 AM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread Lets get serious about body fat - 4 weeks Steak and eggs in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Reminds me of the UD2. Monday 1,100 kcal, 2 hours of depletions, 20 minutes cardio Tuesday 1,100 kcal, 2 hours of depletions, 20 minutes cardio...

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04-26-2013, 11:25 AM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread Why limit the amount of nuts we eat? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Nuts are extremely fattening (more calorically dense than cheese or chocolate), do little for satiety and therefore encourage overeating, contain...

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04-26-2013, 10:25 AM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread Why are nuts and seeds okay? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Honestly, I'd prefer non-gluten grains to most nuts and seeds. Nuts are higher in phytic acid than most seeds and they come packed with lots of...

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04-26-2013, 10:13 AM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread Are ALL saturated fats good for you? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

You said it yourself. The body synthesizes palmitic acid and prefers it as a storage fat. The primary fat in breast milk is palmitic acid. It...

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04-26-2013, 10:05 AM

ChocoTaco369 replied to a thread Who's joining me? Very Low Carb - Low Protein - Support Thread in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

You burn fat and glucose at all times. If at any given point you aren't burning fat or glucose, you're dead. There is no such thing as "fat...

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