I have since been eating what feels like ridiculous amounts of food (and not worrying too much
about macronutrient ratios) and haven't gained a single pound, so I think my suspicion was correct.
Finding the right balance in living a healthier lifestyle can mean the difference between obsessing
about macronutrient ratios (which might lead to eating disorders) and just simply being satisfied with the fact that you're nourishing your body each time you eat a healthy meal.
After you realize there's no such thing as starvation mode, and no need to eat 6 times per day, and really no reason to worry
about your macronutrient ratios... you're not really left with much guidance.
Not exact matches
The foods that they each recommended and
macronutrient ratios may have been at very diverse ends of the spectrum, but they all shared these common threads
about what is critical to long term health and happiness:
They aren't just
about the total caloric intake or
macronutrient ratio.
This all goes back to that big picture idea of the quality of the foods we are eating, and less
about the
ratios (when it comes to
macronutrients).
Also, I am curious
about what the
macronutrient ratio of Chimp Milk is?
Because all of the diets worked
about the same, you should feel free to choose whichever
macronutrient ratio you'll be able to maintain.
Studies have repeatedly shown that
macronutrient ratios do not matter when we are talking purely
about weight loss.
The study found that regardless of the
macronutrient ratio, each group lost
about the same amount of weight.
In reality the two diet are almost THE SAME
macronutrient ratios when we talk
about a weight maintenance diet, and actually, even a fat loss diet.
There are also arguments
about food source, meal timing, meal frequency,
macronutrient ratios, refeeding, and a number of other topics.
What is interesting
about the Egg Fast, is that looking at its
macronutrient ratio, the regime resembles a classical ketogenic diet, which, in its unpopularised form, is surprisingly strict.
Many get enthusiastic
about specific
macronutrient ratios (e.g. high fat, low carb, low protein, low fat etc.).
Before you begin to think
about anything else — frequency, volume, rep ranges, 1 - rep maximums,
macronutrient ratios — be sure these «boulders» are taken care of religiously.