tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410445500476013619.post4137244832756347362..comments2024-03-27T15:56:33.818-04:00Comments on Type 2 Nutrition: Type 2 Nutrition #410: My 300kcal “Fasting” Dietdanbrownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00119737446791634173noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410445500476013619.post-90794446010947894422017-12-11T04:39:15.567-05:002017-12-11T04:39:15.567-05:00And my energy expenditure remained high on my &quo...And my energy expenditure remained high on my "fasting" days because, while eating VLC, I had access to and could burn body fat as needed.danbrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119737446791634173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410445500476013619.post-14007883340112709132017-12-11T04:33:59.204-05:002017-12-11T04:33:59.204-05:00And when my energy intake by mouth IS very low, an...And when my energy intake by mouth IS very low, and VERY LOW CARB, I AM LOSING WEIGHT. I've lost 62 pounds in the last 10 months since I began eating this 300kcal/day diet 2 or 3 days a weeks about 10 months ago.danbrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119737446791634173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410445500476013619.post-79358151250348492272017-12-10T20:20:52.477-05:002017-12-10T20:20:52.477-05:00If your cells are taking up energy from your fat s...If your cells are taking up energy from your fat stores, then you are losing weight. If your weight is stable overall, it means you replenish those fat stores on your eating days.<br /><br />"Energy in / energy out" applies to everyone, you know.<br /><br />If your weight is stable, then your energy expenditure matches your energy intake. Reading your description of your diet, it looks like your average energy intake is very low. Then so must be your average energy expenditure.valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05234169408257579073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410445500476013619.post-49038455068303576172017-12-10T13:11:52.907-05:002017-12-10T13:11:52.907-05:00You don't get it, Valerie. My "energy int...You don't get it, Valerie. My "energy intake" by mouth is just 300kcal/day. Period. My energy intake at the cellular level, where the energy is taken up from the blood by the cells, is several thousand kcals, depending on what is called for by my activity level. If I am doing heavy yard work, it is even higher. The additional calories is provided by my body fat (triglycerides), that is broken down do fatty acids and ketone bodies. This is only possible because my energy intake by mouth of CARBHYDRATES is low enough (REALLY low) to allow my serum insulin level to drop, signalling the liver to break down fat for the needed energy. I'm not starving because my body is getting all the energy it needs from the "energy" that is stored in my body fat. And because I am leaner, and feel great, I think I am actually expending more energy the older I get and the harder I work!!!danbrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119737446791634173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410445500476013619.post-33757304338415528302017-12-10T13:01:35.231-05:002017-12-10T13:01:35.231-05:00It seems your energy intake barely reaches 1000 ca...It seems your energy intake barely reaches 1000 calories per day on average. If your weight is stable, that means you expenditure is also around 1000 calories per day on average.<br /><br />That's starvation mode to me.<br /><br />If you feel fine, good for you. But let's not pretend you are expanding the same amount of energy as you used to.valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05234169408257579073noreply@blogger.com