Yeah, so I have read these boards to death over the past few days, and I am basically finding that, biologically, now I am in ketosis (light pink - tested with friend's Ketostix), I should be able to eat non-carbs and remain in ketosis. And since CD works through ketosis, my loss wouldn't be affected.
Question - CD is low-calorie (well, VLC actually) so am I losing weight that way, or through ketosis (supercharged fat burning)? How would a non-carb food interfere with that?
I know, I know, the 'rules' of CD dictate 'NO FOOD - TOTAL ABSTINENCE' but aside from that rule as a psychological 'overcoming food issues' tool, does it have a biological reason too? Or, assuming you had no 'food issues' (work hypothetically here), could you add in some protein/fat when you had reached a ketotic state?
Note: I cross-posted this to the LL forum. I am on LL but nutritionally these diets are very similar, and I think they are based on the same weight loss science (albeit with LL having more of a psychological twist too).
Question - CD is low-calorie (well, VLC actually) so am I losing weight that way, or through ketosis (supercharged fat burning)? How would a non-carb food interfere with that?
I know, I know, the 'rules' of CD dictate 'NO FOOD - TOTAL ABSTINENCE' but aside from that rule as a psychological 'overcoming food issues' tool, does it have a biological reason too? Or, assuming you had no 'food issues' (work hypothetically here), could you add in some protein/fat when you had reached a ketotic state?
Note: I cross-posted this to the LL forum. I am on LL but nutritionally these diets are very similar, and I think they are based on the same weight loss science (albeit with LL having more of a psychological twist too).