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Message: <blockquote data-quote="vit90" data-source="post: 703381" data-attributes="member: 141633"><p>I feel the diet should have specific benefits; reduction of organ visceral fat, lowering of appetite when off the diet, hopefully increasing insulin sensitivity. A drawback is unavoidably going to be some muscle loss - but I am addressing this and I think successfully so I actually feel my strength is increasing. After the diet I will need to build some muscle and yes I know that at 53 that will be a challenge but it can only be good to have go. I definitely want to capitalise on my motivation while I have it! I also feel that my overall cardio fitness is markedly improved thanks to the brisk walks and interval training I am doing. I will continue the diet for one more week and then ramp up to about 2000 calories per day but still moderate carbs. 60g carbs per day seems to be a good starting point. Fortunately, I have been through weight loss before and lost about 2 stone (28lbs or about 13 kilos) and it all stayed off. I think the problem was that I still needed to lose another 2 stone and I am now well on my way to achieving that. Lifestyle changes are accepted - no problem with that.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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