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This won't work very effectively. Your best bet is to fast (water fast) for as long as you can, if you can't then add protein (not carbs). Potatoes is very ri

This won't work very effectively. Your best bet is to fast (water fast) for as long as you can, if you can't then add protein (not carbs). Potatoes is very rich in carbs, your body won't go to ketosis (using fat as fuel) thus you won't see much impact. I also recommend getting smart meter and measure your fat percentage daily so you can tune your diet.

ReptileMan 6y ago
He will eat them without flavoring and salt. Chances are he will just not eat too much of the blandness. This is soylent green.
- aogaili 6y ago
  Yes, or he will quit and go back to his old diet.
jacobwilliamroy 6y ago
There is a difference between the whole carb in a boiled potato and the processed carb in something like "potato flour". The whole carb has a much lower glycemic index thanks to fiber whereas the processed carb has a glycemic index closer to table sugar. Foods with a very high glycemic index cause glycation, which is when there is too much sugar in the blood and it starts crumpling proteins and causing other bad health effects. Whole carbs are fine for this reason because they tend to be very bulky and filling, so your stomach will usually be full before you can eat enough to cause bodily harm.
stevebmark 6y ago
Yes, it will work effectively. Thinking that entering ketosis is the only way to lose weight effectively is dogmatic (and I'm very into keto).
- aogaili 6y ago
  How else would you lose stored fat if you don't burn it?
  - stevebmark 6y ago
    Ask that to the guy who did the potato diet and lost 100 pounds https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/andrew-taylor-eats-nothing-but-potatoes-for-a-year-to-cure-his-food-addiction/IHGIX6ABWGHASWCPO5KYWP7D3Q https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/andrew-taylor-eats-noth... Or ask fruitarians or vegans who don't exercise and are dangerously underweight. Also, I don't know. Maybe it's because: - The body needs fats for more than just the krebs cycle (building hormones and cell walls, namely) - In low fat diets, the body is starved of this critical macronutrient, so it uses its own stored fat to perform critical functions Or they're pooping it out for all I know. Chopping off a leg will help you lose weight without "burning" calories. Either way, the hypothesis that carbohydrates raise blood glucose which raises insulin which tells your endothelial cells to pull in fat for storage and fat cells, and that ketosis puts your body in fat storage release mode, is clearly not the whole picture.
    - aogaili 6y ago
      My guess is that potato diet guy is under large caloric deficit, the body needs minimum calories to run basic functions, once those are depleted it starts using the stored fat. But my understanding of ketosis is that it is a metabolic state during which the body uses the stored fat as a fuel and ultimately all roads must end up at that state for the stored fat to be depleted.
jbverschoor 6y ago
Actually potatoes are mostly water. They’re packed with nutrition.
- aogaili 6y ago
  It has carbs and it is usually recommended to consume before strength training workout to fuel the body. I've fasted for 35 days and lost 15 kilos in 2 weeks, I think I know how to lose weight effectively. Here is my data https://i.ibb.co/rydPXDR/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-3-07-52-PM.png https://i.ibb.co/rydPXDR/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-3-07-52-P...
  - lazyasciiart 6y ago
    Being able to rapidly lose weight and then re-gain it does not give the impression that you know how to lose weight “effectively”. That’s how standard crash diets work.
    - aogaili 6y ago
      I gained muscles, I was working out daily after the 2 weeks and dropped my body fat from 25% to 15%. After the fast, my body fat was 10% and I didn't like it, as I looked skinny. If you want to stay at the low body fat, you can just reduce the food intake after the 2 week and not bulk up again. The fact is I did lose 15 kilos in two weeks and that is effective. You could also use less extreme fast and make it gradual, but the mechanism of losing body fat became very systematic to me.
    - aogaili 6y ago
      The strategy I used was based on the research by Dr. Jason Fung and the book Why we get fat https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8727466-why-we-get-fat https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8727466-why-we-get-fat Also the countless many youtube videos on fasting how it got results. It is really hard to argue with facts.
      - lazyasciiart 6y ago

ReptileMan 6y ago

He will eat them without flavoring and salt. Chances are he will just not eat too much of the blandness. This is soylent green.

aogaili 6y ago
Yes, or he will quit and go back to his old diet.

jacobwilliamroy 6y ago

There is a difference between the whole carb in a boiled potato and the processed carb in something like "potato flour". The whole carb has a much lower glycemic index thanks to fiber whereas the processed carb has a glycemic index closer to table sugar. Foods with a very high glycemic index cause glycation, which is when there is too much sugar in the blood and it starts crumpling proteins and causing other bad health effects. Whole carbs are fine for this reason because they tend to be very bulky and filling, so your stomach will usually be full before you can eat enough to cause bodily harm.

stevebmark 6y ago

Yes, it will work effectively. Thinking that entering ketosis is the only way to lose weight effectively is dogmatic (and I'm very into keto).

aogaili 6y ago
How else would you lose stored fat if you don't burn it?
- stevebmark 6y ago
  Ask that to the guy who did the potato diet and lost 100 pounds https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/andrew-taylor-eats-nothing-but-potatoes-for-a-year-to-cure-his-food-addiction/IHGIX6ABWGHASWCPO5KYWP7D3Q https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/andrew-taylor-eats-noth... Or ask fruitarians or vegans who don't exercise and are dangerously underweight. Also, I don't know. Maybe it's because: - The body needs fats for more than just the krebs cycle (building hormones and cell walls, namely) - In low fat diets, the body is starved of this critical macronutrient, so it uses its own stored fat to perform critical functions Or they're pooping it out for all I know. Chopping off a leg will help you lose weight without "burning" calories. Either way, the hypothesis that carbohydrates raise blood glucose which raises insulin which tells your endothelial cells to pull in fat for storage and fat cells, and that ketosis puts your body in fat storage release mode, is clearly not the whole picture.
  - aogaili 6y ago
    My guess is that potato diet guy is under large caloric deficit, the body needs minimum calories to run basic functions, once those are depleted it starts using the stored fat. But my understanding of ketosis is that it is a metabolic state during which the body uses the stored fat as a fuel and ultimately all roads must end up at that state for the stored fat to be depleted.

jbverschoor 6y ago

Actually potatoes are mostly water. They’re packed with nutrition.

aogaili 6y ago
It has carbs and it is usually recommended to consume before strength training workout to fuel the body. I've fasted for 35 days and lost 15 kilos in 2 weeks, I think I know how to lose weight effectively. Here is my data https://i.ibb.co/rydPXDR/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-3-07-52-PM.png https://i.ibb.co/rydPXDR/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-3-07-52-P...
- lazyasciiart 6y ago
  Being able to rapidly lose weight and then re-gain it does not give the impression that you know how to lose weight “effectively”. That’s how standard crash diets work.
  - aogaili 6y ago
    I gained muscles, I was working out daily after the 2 weeks and dropped my body fat from 25% to 15%. After the fast, my body fat was 10% and I didn't like it, as I looked skinny. If you want to stay at the low body fat, you can just reduce the food intake after the 2 week and not bulk up again. The fact is I did lose 15 kilos in two weeks and that is effective. You could also use less extreme fast and make it gradual, but the mechanism of losing body fat became very systematic to me.
  - aogaili 6y ago
    The strategy I used was based on the research by Dr. Jason Fung and the book Why we get fat https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8727466-why-we-get-fat https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8727466-why-we-get-fat Also the countless many youtube videos on fasting how it got results. It is really hard to argue with facts.
    - lazyasciiart 6y ago