Recent content by Vageta

Since we're on the milk issue what are everyone's thoughts on Lactaid? I don't mean the pills you pop when you drink milk, but the actual milk that's had the lactose removed? I just started to notice I'm becoming lactose intolerant at the age of 30 so I started looking for options. Found this...

I believe the answer you're looking for is that it takes about 24 hours for the T3 to effect your RMR. So you should be benefiting from it on the 2nd day. You may not notice any visual improvements for a week or so, but rest assured your metabolism will be faster after 24 hours. I've never gone...

I never suggested on cutting back carbs, only that you should eat them at important times. If you're going to eat carbs in general then definately get them post workout. It really makes no sense to eat carbs during the day but have zero after your workout. The only time you shouldn't have carbs...

I'd go no longer than 3 hours without a meal. If you ate every 4 hours you'd be lucky to get 4 meals a day. I'd suggest 5-6 spread out more evenly to keep blood sugar stable and keep a constant supply of nutrients in your body. I'd suggest a protein shake with this meal as carbs and fats...

QUOTE]What effects could this have? ...... It was a splurge day where I basically just said f... it! Most likely the reprocussions will be something on the order of.. 1. Increased leptin levels. 2. Decreased hunger and cravings during the following week. 3. Mental relief from counting and...

Reading that study would lead me to believe that the answer to the question is "yes honey is a good post workout option". If you don't have any dextrose/maltodextrin on hand then honey is much better than other sugar options. I used to use honey exclusively as my post workout carb source a...

Newskin is only interested in the fat free items for refeeds when they are appropriate. Unfortunately for him living in Portugal it's very hard to find those types of items. Also if actually read what he said you'd see that there is no more than 2g of sugar in that entire bottle of sweetener...

I love California and can't think of any other place I'd rather live. It's expensive and there are a lot of activists that congregate here but overall it's great. We really have almost everything available to us in the state. Great beaches that run along the entire state. Mountain, lakes...

Hell no these are of the devil to be sure:) I dare not go near a Krispy Kreme as I'd eat a whole dozen myself. I can't even explain how insanely addicting these donuts are. I was completely unprepared for how good they'd be when I finally tried them as I figured they were like any other donut.

I'd say your best bet is the scale, the mirror(or better yet a digital camera), a tape measure and some handy bodyfat calipers. The problem with the scale is that it can be severly misleading due to hydration levels. Go on a CKD, lose 10 pounds the first week and become a true believer...

It sucks that you don't have access to such simple things as splenda and fat free foods. I can imagine eating "healthy" in a place like Portugal that is known for it's good must look strange. I've done things like bring fat free sour cream and healthy butter into a restaurant to put on my...

Well it's better than table sugar which is the most important part. Also I highly doubt that you use anywhere near 100ml at any one time and since it's less than 1g per 100ml I don't think the fructose is an issue. I doubt it'd impact insulin in any way shape or form.

Low is a subjective term. If you're someone who used to pound down 500-600 grams of carbs or more daily then yes 250g is definately low. I eat about 150g or so a day and I definately consider my diet "low carb". In general I'd classify 250g of carbs as moderate if you were cutting. If you were...

Breakfast, lunch and dinner? With those drugs you had better be having 6 full meals a day or else don't bother. Also why is it that people always come up with this perfect AS cycle first and then worry about diet as an afterthought? Take all that energy and apply it to your diet and you won't...