Ketosis and Fat Loss

Robb Wolf's podcast 125 had a lot of great information about fat loss and fat intake. Here are my two highlights regarding beginning fat loss and further links of my own.  There are a lot of other good stuff in that podcast, but unrelated to my topic here, so check it out.

Disclaimer:  I am not a doctor, nurse or any other health care provider licensed or otherwise.  This is my personal plan and research through the power of Google.  Consult with your doctor or nurse before attempting anything I post.

1) Ketosis

Essentially this changes the way your body uses energy from glucose to fat.  [Normally our primary energy source is glucose.]  For those who are fat like us, this is a good thing and results in the body uses our fat stores as fuel, instead of glucose.  It requires a strict diet of limited carbs (mainly veggies, almost no starch), low fat and high protein.  Supplementation is probably best to achieve this.  This wouldn't be the diet to go on forever, but it would be something good to do when one wants to lean out.

2) Supplements

To maintain proper protein, particularly for those who travel a lot or are really busy, whey protein is probably a good thing to get and helps with maintaining protein intake.  Also, BCAA (branch chain amino acids) help with the synthesis of protein.  These two items, whether eaten from food or supplements or both, will help the body maintain muscle or even build muscle, while using fat stores as energy.

These are the two I like: Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey Gold Standard Natural Chocolate or Vanilla .  The BCAAs I'll get are here.

They recommend 1 gram of protein per body weight and 30-40 grams of BCAA daily.