>>Ginny Wilken wrote: >>It's easy to keep from being hungry if you eat enough fat and >protein, and >>you simply cannot gain fat that way. > >Really?! So if I do a carb depletion diet (0g carbs), then I should be able >to eat all the bacon, eggs, pork, etc I want b/c I "simply cannot gain fat >that way." Great idea!! > >The bottom line is this: If caloric intake outweighs the fat burning >mechanisms (metabolic rate, adrenaline levels, bodyheat level, hGH, etc), >then bodyfat ~will~ be added. This applies regardless of the macronutrient >ratio. As I recall, their have been several people on this list who added >bodyfat by eating too many calories even though they were doing low carb. > >Justin Hasselman What you hear in Atkins, etc. is that in ketosis you blow off ketones in the urine, breath, and sweat. I've never read exactly how much of a difference this is supposed to make. Does anybody have any idea? Mike