LE Diet Question - Why is fat a percentage ?

bluebonnet - it does take time to transition into the diet and make it work for you and it sounds like you now have a great plan to make it work for you. In the beginning I also found myself sometimes eating/drinking empty cals to get to 30% rather than 33% for example, then I realised that was crazy, I dont like the empty cal stuff and I dont care if I am on 33% because before the LE diet I was eating 40-50% of cals from fat EASILY. So even if I was doing 35% every day it would still be less and therefore fine (for me - everyone is different). As you know from reading the what are we eating thread I try for 30% a day and its usually there or thereabouts (apart from the weekend). And I have lost so many previously stubborn inches from my waist, I actually have a waist lol!

Testosterone and cortisol in relationship to dietary nutrients and resistance exercise | Journal of Applied Physiology

the link might not work, but it talks about rducing t levels by changing diet from 40%to 20% fat ... just found this info...

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Testosterone and cortisol in relationship to dietary nutrients and resistance exercise | Journal of Applied Physiology

the link might not work, but it talks about rducing t levels by changing diet from 40%to 20% fat ... just found this info...

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Super interesting, thanks for posting!

I have aboth question regarding the high carb diet. Atomic, please help me. Why does high carb diet increase testosterone levels? Is it because of the insulin levels beeing higher and causing more testosterone getting produced? would a medication like metformin help to lower insulin levels on a high carb diet?

It doesn't for everyone. For people with PCOS, too many carbs raise blood sugar and testosterone. I'm not really sure they know why that happens, actually.

It would be silly to eat high carbs and take metformin. Much better to just change your diet in a way that it wouldn't be quite so high in carbs.

My doc gave me dexamethason to reduce testosteron. Any idea if this would help concieving a girl? I am wondering since it is a cortison med will it affect CM?

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It doesn't for everyone. For people with PCOS, too many carbs raise blood sugar and testosterone. I'm not really sure they know why that happens, actually.

It would be silly to eat high carbs and take metformin. Much better to just change your diet in a way that it wouldn't be quite so high in carbs.

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Hi Atomic, do you have an indication on what percentage of complex carbs I should be eating for a PCOS pink sway? Thanks :)


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My doc gave me dexamethason to reduce testosteron. Any idea if this would help concieving a girl? I am wondering since it is a cortison med will it affect CM?

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We suspect it sways pink, but as with everything I don't have the level of data I would love to have to be able to say 100%.

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Hi Atomic, do you have an indication on what percentage of complex carbs I should be eating for a PCOS pink sway? Thanks :)


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Don't worry about counting carbs. If you follow the overall guidelines in terms of calories, protein, fat, and get the bulk of your carbs from wholegrains, fruit, veg, then you don't need to worry about it.

with regular LE Diet, you eat less protein and less fat, and thus by default are getting more cals from carbs. with a PCOS-type LE Diet, you're eating more protein and fat, and thus by default are getting fewer cals from carbs. Additionally, you're picking better carbs for the PCOS, and so it all just kind of takes care of itself without having to do a lot of complicated calculations about it.

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We suspect it sways pink, but as with everything I don't have the level of data I would love to have to be able to say 100%.

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thanks, I found one study with mice but it only sways little. 60% instead 50% female mice.....