Episode 421 - Q&A with Robb and Nicki #14

We're back again with Robb and Nicki for Q&A #14!

 

Show Notes:

1. [1:36] Weights while fasting?

Ashley says:

Hey Robb! First of all just wanna say thanks for all the hard work you do to get a healthy living message out to the world. I loved your book "Wired to Eat" and I just purchased the Keto Masterclass a few days ago. Excited to learn more!

I have a question about lifting weights while in a fasted state, especially for a non-athlete. I'm fortunate enough to have a really nice gym at my office and what seems the best for me is to use my lunch hour to exercise, usually around 11 AM. I am far from what anyone would consider an athlete, but I've always enjoyed incorporating lifting weights into my exercise routines, which have been very sporadic over the years. I probably average two times a week of lifting but when I do, I try to push myself and lift heavy. Do you recommend I do this in a fasted state? What about taking BCAA's beforehand? I see these marketed mainly towards athletes. Thing is, I do have a lot of fat to lose so should I even be concerned with lifting right now? Should I focus more on HIIT type of cardio?

Also I want to start incorporating alternate days of fasting. What type of exercise would you recommend on days that I fast all day?

Thanks so much for your insights!

Ashley

2. [9:59] Keto "treats" causing mischief

Tara says:

Hi guys,

Robb, I've been a fan for many, many years. I just purchased the KMC about a month ago. It's been phenomenal! I've totally stalled on the macros chapter, avoiding it at all costs. I know I have to get into it, but it brings me back to some dark, bodybuilding days of yore when I measured and weighed my food. It became obsessive and caused some issues that I'm scared to have come back.

BUT, that's not why I write (although if you want to address that, I'm down - sneaky way to get two questions in). I'm writing because in one of the recent Q&As you guys did, you mentioned so-called "safe" sweeteners like erythritol or stevia possibly raising insulin but not raising glucose. Could you explain that a bit further for us laymen in the crowd? What is the mechanism for that and how does it play out? I was doing well on ketosis (although it took me months to become fat adapted), then I started making a keto treat here and there that turned into outright insane, nonstop binging type behaviour that left me bloated, gassy, kicked out of ketosis, riddled with inflammation and having intense cravings. So, I made more "keto treats" and my weight all piled bak on. It felt like when I used to go bonkers on paleo treats. I've been told these sugar subs don't cause this effect, but I'm not buying it. Robb, what is wrong with me??!

I grew up munching on antibiotics and spent five years of my life on tetracycline as a teenager. Maybe I'm just damaged goods that can't deal with this stuff. Like, ever. Looking forward to hearing your answer.

All the best to you both,

Tara

3. [19:43] Body fat / weight reset

Mark says:

Dear Robb and Nikki, I was reading an old podcast of Chris Kresser. He was talking about the body fat reset or bodyweight reset. I think the title was wide so hard to lose weight and keep it off. After listening to this I was wondering if there was anything new that could shed more light on how I could truly reset my body weight from where it likes to be at 300 to where it should be at 200. Thank you so much keep up the good work. Truly what you do has helped so much you can't know how much thank you

4. [22:15] Healing Gut after Giardia

Sandy says:

Robb,

I believe you have mentioned at some time in the past you tested positive for giardia. I just found out today that I did. After treatment how did you rebuild your microbiome?

Thanks,

Sandy

5. [26:13] Leafy Green Vegetables

Ryan says:

On a recent version of The Paleo Solution Podcast Robb mentioned that he didn't do well with leafy green vegetables. This kind of blew me away as I just assumed that leafy green vegetables were universally great for you. This got me thinking about my own n=1 experiences, normally about 2 hours after eating a salad for lunch I have a pretty loose stool. I had been associating it with Keto and/or the electrolyte elixer, but now I am thinking it may be the leafy greens. I will be doing a series of n=1 experiments to try to nail this down, but I wonder if Robb could share some links to additional information on this, or cover in more detail on the podcast why leafy greens may not be universally good for everyone.

 

 

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