Where's all the M9's at who actually do this shit?

Most people think insults are motivatiional

1st off, wb!

2nd, if you need motivation, watch motivational vids and dl some new songs to your playlist. But if you want something better, find your why--your purpose--and dig deep from there. Inspiration lasts much longer than motivation and it gets you much better results Set some goals, know why you're setting them, and connect them to other goals in your life and then get that shit done. Allow 67d for new habits to form, a.k.a., the first few months may feel forced but just trimming down again will feel good on its own and it should keep you hungry (figuratively speaking)

I'm doing a charity MMA fight in 8 weeks, so I'm thinking I had better trim some fat down, lol.
That's my main reason to cut right now, longterm weightlifting isn't for me but I do martial arts so I keep fit, just lately especially, putting on a bit of weight because of this new job.

You can just do a cut while keeping aminos/protein in a good range and not deplete yourself and get the results you want

8 weeks on keto could = losing 20 pounds without much problem if you're self-disciplined about it and count calories. But if you want to lean out and keep the weight it's a bit trickier. edit: trickier, but not impossible. Ketosis is mostly muscle sparing, at least if you have the aminos in. coq10 & l-carnitine would help.

This post was edited by RewtheBrave on Sep 7 2017 07:43am

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What's keto, the no fats one? Why does that make you lose weight faster if that's not too much of a dumb question to ask?

It's a great question to ask because people think that if you eat fat, you get fat. Keto is the opposite of no fats. Keto is, bare minimum, 60% fat / 20% carbs / 20% protein with intermittent fasting (don't eat until noon except maybe MCT oil, coffee/tea, water). Generally, the recommendation is to go to 60-75%+ fat / 5-10% carbs/ 15-30% protein.

Ketosis is a metabolic state in essence -- it contributes to your metabolism by inducing changes which your body actually prefers, probably because as we move toward a "starvation" state in nature, we need to be running smoothly so we can get something to eat. Cognition and energy improve under ketosis, and ketosis is muscle-sparing. It "burns" fat at an efficient, sustainable rate. This is because as you consume more fat and less carbs you use fat as food, and you rely less on sugar stored as glucose in your muscles.

It's more complicated than this, but this is the basic outline of what happens.

This post was edited by RewtheBrave on Sep 8 2017 11:30am

Give me some examples of food that has those macros and what kind of deficit of calories I need please, haha

My bad on the late reply, but generally you just need to worry about getting enough protein in a keto diet. Most people eat bad fat and call themselves keto champs, but that leads to all cause morbidity. I'd recommend sticking to at least 80% plant fats, with none of them being pure "cooking" oils outside of olive oil (which shouldn't actually be heated) and coconut oil (which is fine to heat).

Nuts and seeds are great but they're high calorie. Savi (sacha inchi) seeds are great on protein.
Avocados.
Eggs. If you have concerns about cholesterol, stick to 1-2 a day.
MCTs (you can get MCT oil from most health food stores).
Sea veggies.
Fish, fish oil, and shellfish, just be careful about the heavy metal content and avoid farmed fish.
Meat & poultry, ideally grass-fed, free-range, and organic.
Veggies.
Low-glycemic fruit.

That's probably a decent base. To make up for any protein issues, a 0-low carb protein is a good way to go. If you want way better nutrition, try Vega One--but it then becomes a big part of your daily carb consumption--probably worth it. Sun warrior is pretty good. Otherwise, if you don't want nutrition, go with a pure whey isolate or if you go commercial but not pur eisolate, Gold Standard is your best bet.

It shouldn't be hard to get enough fat in. Carbs are the most difficult to avoid, and protein is the most difficult to get.

A lot of people make the keto mistake of going hard on bacon and dairy, which are not only highly inflammatory but essentially toxic. If you can't resist dairy, just keep it to a minimum and go 100% organic/grass-fed sourced on greek yogurt

My suggestions are looking out for your health. Keto is WAY easier if you don't care about nutrition and you don't mind dying a little sooner

You want to burn off some fat... 1. Eat healthy calories and burn more than you consume... 2. Do cardio.