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<blockquote data-quote="AloeSvea" data-source="post: 1923424" data-attributes="member: 150927"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">During fasting and semi-starving regimes I do not lose my muscle, as far as I can see, and as far as I can feel when lifting heavy things (which I do on a daily basis). I have been semi starving for six weeks at the moment. My muscles have not diminished. I use them, daily, they continue to be good, big for my gender and age, and they do not diminish or depart or stop working well. In short, I don't lose muscle. Body fat yes. On my feet, on my fingers, on my face, around my neck, on my back, oh yes around my gut which is the target of course. But my muscles have not gone down. Arms, abs, and my leg muscles - my strong point - all good.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Having general energy is another thing. When eating not enough I find I have to confine physical exertion to just after I have eaten the pitiful amount I can eat. So spurts of activity. (Just like going hunting and gathering would have been like in times of food scarcity, which is what NDs/BS diets/fasting regimes is attempting to emulate in the good cause of good health and fitness.)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Hahaha, re the mammoth. I am very happy to use the phrase "ancestral diets". The Paleo diet is good for dealing with the big causes of digestive/food issues and high glucose and insulin - wheat, dairy, legumes. And for re-introducing healthy fats into diets and bodies being destroyed by the high carb low fat regime.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">And I mentioned fighting diabetes due to this being an interest group forum - for folks with diabetes. But I get your point. I assume that everyone here doesn't want to die too early, and diabetes can do that to you. Which is why the battle metaphor is used, if in the mood. I haven't eaten properly for six weeks, so I am in the mood for battle perhaps rather more than usual <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. Good thing I still have good muscles. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AloeSvea, post: 1923424, member: 150927"] [FONT=Arial]During fasting and semi-starving regimes I do not lose my muscle, as far as I can see, and as far as I can feel when lifting heavy things (which I do on a daily basis). I have been semi starving for six weeks at the moment. My muscles have not diminished. I use them, daily, they continue to be good, big for my gender and age, and they do not diminish or depart or stop working well. In short, I don't lose muscle. Body fat yes. On my feet, on my fingers, on my face, around my neck, on my back, oh yes around my gut which is the target of course. But my muscles have not gone down. Arms, abs, and my leg muscles - my strong point - all good.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Having general energy is another thing. When eating not enough I find I have to confine physical exertion to just after I have eaten the pitiful amount I can eat. So spurts of activity. (Just like going hunting and gathering would have been like in times of food scarcity, which is what NDs/BS diets/fasting regimes is attempting to emulate in the good cause of good health and fitness.) [FONT=Arial]Hahaha, re the mammoth. I am very happy to use the phrase "ancestral diets". The Paleo diet is good for dealing with the big causes of digestive/food issues and high glucose and insulin - wheat, dairy, legumes. And for re-introducing healthy fats into diets and bodies being destroyed by the high carb low fat regime. And I mentioned fighting diabetes due to this being an interest group forum - for folks with diabetes. But I get your point. I assume that everyone here doesn't want to die too early, and diabetes can do that to you. Which is why the battle metaphor is used, if in the mood. I haven't eaten properly for six weeks, so I am in the mood for battle perhaps rather more than usual ;):). Good thing I still have good muscles. [/FONT][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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