(Part 2) Top products from r/zerocarb

I know it's hard to do but I really suggest ignoring the scale because weight by itself is useless as a measure of body fat. For example, Arnold Schwarzenegger weighed around 235 lbs in contest condition which would put him in the obese category according to standard weight charts even though his body fat was around 8% during competitions. BMI is similarly misleading as a measure of body fat because it also completely fails to take into account how weight is distributed between muscle and body fat. (Schwarzenegger's BMI was around 30% when he was in contest condition, which again puts him in the obese range.)

In other words, what you are really concerned about is not your weight per se but what percent of your weight is body fat. The simplest way to track body fat percentage is to just keep track of how your clothes are fitting, for example, is it becoming easier to button your pants, is bending over in pants that were tight before becoming easier and more comfortable, etc. You can also take photos of yourself in the mirror every two weeks or so in shorts and a crop t-shirt or sports bra to assess your fat mass loss. A simple tailor's measuring tape, e.g, this one from Amazon, can also be used to track belly fat (be careful to use the same location and tape tension/tightness each time).

If you want to be more precise about tracking your body fat %, you can try skinfold calipers, for example, these from Amazon are a bit over $6 and will be perfectly adequate for your purposes. Read the instructions thoroughly, practice a bit so you get the hang of using them, then use them every week or two.

Aside from checking how your clothes fit, try to limit yourself to using whatever other method(s) you use to track fat mass loss to once every week or two because day-to-day changes just aren't going to be measurable. Also keep in mind that it is common for people to gain muscle on a higher protein diet even without trying to do so. This is especially likely to happen if the prior diet was protein-deficient. As a result, weight gain doesn't necessarily mean an increase in fat mass, indeed, it could actually represent increased muscle mass which is a good thing. Again, ask yourself how your clothes are fitting, do you feel stronger and have more energy and stamina?

Anyway, I hope this is useful. Congratulations on getting off the antidepressant and good luck to you.

You have a great smile. You look better than 95% of the 66 year olds I know; you could look even younger with a few changes.

Long grey hair makes a guy look older. So does facial hair if it's even a little bit long; but if everything else is on point, a thick, but not bushy, well trimmed moustache like that looks masculine and virile and is a plus for many women.

Your biceps are on the small side for your frame and not defined; mass and definition and strength makes a guy look much younger. Stronglifts 5x5 and running interact synergistically with the metabolic impact of ZC to create a literal 'fountain of youth' of neurotransmitters and hormones:

https://www.amazon.com/80-20-Running-Stronger-Training/dp/0451470885

https://www.amazon.com/Run-Your-Life-Without-Well-Being/dp/1101912383

Crossfit will change the way you carry yourself; it makes a huge difference in the impression of age. They have you do a huge variety of different activities that require you to move in ways that only very young, very active people move. This will improve your posture and movement from head to toe, your natural bodily expression. That's a powerfully attractive nonverbal signal women pick up on in person, and IME is one of the reasons men can meet women about a hundred times more easily in person than using online profiles. Online dating is a sick joke, a waste of time for most men.

You've made a great start; there's a 66 year old stud in there wanting to come out.

Oh well if you have a cooktop, I use a great recipe I found. I just use a regular stainless steel pan.

1. Salt generously, then let sit at room temperature for 45 minutes
   
2. Heat to med-high heat with 1 tbsp ghee, let it start to smoke just a little bit then throw on the steak.
   
3. Cook, flipping every once in awhile, generally about 6 minutes.
   
4. Add 1 TBSP of butter and cook for another few minutes. Turn down temperature if it starts smoking too much.
   
   I do this almost every day and LOVE the ribeyes I get out of it.
   
   If you want the official recipe buy this book, it's changed my cooking life.
   
   https://www.amazon.com/Food-Lab-Cooking-Through-Science/dp/0393081087/

That's very interesting. This loss of focus (brain fog) is quite familiar to me. I suspect it's a symptom of brain inflammation and I get it whenever I have eaten something I shouldn't have. Did you notice these mood changes coinciding with your meals or certain foods? From my experience, if you're indeed having reactions, those won't go away if you stick to the diet for a couple of months more. I noticed improvements within days to maybe a week after eliminating certain inflammatory foods (going gluten/grain-free, dairy-free, egg-free, nightshade-free, etc.).

This book helped me a lot understanding the connection between brain health and gut health/nutrition. The author also has a website and stuff on youtube. My knowledge about food sensitivities and stuff mostly comes from doing the paleo autoimmune protocol before going ZC (AIP). It's great for that kind of stuff, but way too high in vegetables/fiber/plant toxins to be a truly healing diet IMO. That's why I went ZC.

You are right. Agriculture based on grass fed ruminants is by far the most sustainable and environmentally benign. I’d highly recommend Defending Beef: The Case for Sustainable Meat Production by Nicolette Hahn Niman. It covers the subject thoroughly, is well written and enjoyable to read.

Interesting. I've been listening to this great audiobook while driving to work. . That warning seems wise.

Anyone interested in the relationship of dental health and diet should get a copy of Weston Price's Nutrition and Physical Degeneration. Fascinating read.

/r/meatogains might be better. Stay in ZC ketotic loveliness, and have gym gains. In the keto world Stephen Phinney and Jeff Volek wrote https://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Science-Low-Carbohydrate-Performance/dp/0983490716. Which may give you an understanding of how your body behaves when exercising heavily, and how to game the system.

check out this book - The Salt Fix: Why the Experts Got It All Wrong--and How Eating More Might Save Your Life, by Dr. James DiNicolantonio. He is highly regarded in the keto/zerocarb world.
https://www.amazon.com/Salt-Fix-Experts-Wrong-Eating/dp/0451496965/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Also, this might be helpful:
https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Weeks-Sobriety-Alcoholism-Nutrition/dp/0449002594/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_sims?ie=UTF8

Stopped eating pork after hearing this author speak:

http://www.amazon.com/Pig-Tales-Omnivores-Quest-Sustainable/dp/039324024X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453879812&sr=8-1&keywords=pigtails

• actually I pretend that pepperoni is pork free because I can't imagine a world without pepperoni pizza

Food scientists have mastered exploiting our dopaminergic reward system with processed foods.

Back when cigarettes were being demonized, Phillip Morris (a leading tobacco company) purchased Kraft and other food companies to repartition profits (and save their asses). These companies combined forces to sell people cheap and addictive convenient processed foods. As families got busier, and their incomes weren't keeping up with inflation, and the stay at home mother was an endangered species, both parents had no choice but to work, and whole food home cooked meals turned into processed convenient foods.

All the while Phillip Morris was branching out into other countries, a western diet imperialism, assailing their cultures and damaging their health getting everyone in the world hooked on processed foods. This was a recipe for worldwide health deterioration as well as a huge influx of profits for the once prominent tobacco company who now had their hands in our foods all over the world. Silent weapons for quiet wars.

The consumption of vegetables and other antinutrient foods over the decades more or less just exacerbated the already malnourished populace.

Check out the book: Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us https://www.amazon.com/dp/0812982193/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_RR9SCbA6PS64E

I found this it’s silicone

https://www.amazon.com/WaveLu-Air-Fryer-Silicone-Pot/dp/B07SVGT743/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?keywords=silicone+air+fryer+liners&qid=1562271420&s=gateway&sprefix=silicone+airfyer+&sr=8-4

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Statin-Nation-Ill-Founded-Cholesterol-Overprescribed/dp/1603587535/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=statin&qid=1564198741&rnid=1642204031&s=books&sr=1-2

A guy named Seth Roberts published a diet book called the “Shangri-La diet“ about this.

You basically drank a couple tablespoons of fat a couple of times a day and your hunger went to zero. The weight just burned off.

He recommended using extra light olive oil, but it also worked with coconut oil when I tried it.

https://www.amazon.com/Shangri-Diet-Hunger-Anything-Weight-Loss/dp/0399533168

17:20.

he's unclear about the book title.. "why statins don't work (or something) and kill you one cell at a time". Doesn't mention the author.

probably this : https://www.amazon.com/Statin-Drugs-Really-Lower-Cholesterol/dp/0615618170

"How Statin Drugs Really Lower Cholesterol: And Kill You One Cell at a Time"

>For me the pursuit of knowledge has always been a big thing. I like to make my own conclusions

That's the issue. A lot of these people believe they've found the answer, and don't want to question it. Backfire effect in full force. Skepticism is looked down upon. It's a cultural thing.

> they take your arguments to their feelings and get angry

A horrible, horrible cultural thing.

"Saturated fat is bad! Look it causes CVD!"

-Ignores that PUFAs don't change all mortality rates, and people with higher SFA intake live longer.

They believe that they can find know the cure to not die. CVD, cancer, neurodegenerative disease, one of these most likely will kill you no matter what you do. The point is to delay that occurrence, and to make the time leading up to that event as positive as possible. Personally, of the three I'd rather go by CVD. Cancer seems a horrible wasting way to go, and neurodegenerative diseases terrify me. So yeah, I'll eat my steak, eggs, bacon, enjoy life, and wait until my heart gives out.