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1- Hydration!  LMNT raw vs LMNT with sugar [10:19]
Don says:
Hi Robb!

I love LMNT and follow a LCHF diet and am focused on zone 2 endurance training for long days in the Alps (like summiting Mont Blanc recently, a 9 hour day).

Could you clarify the difference of hydrating with LMNT raw vs LMNT with added sugar (adding a carb powder). It seems all the hydration powders come with about 16g of sugar. Even Pedialyte.

Does adding sugar make one more hydrated, as they claim?

Thanks!
Don Coddington
New York City

2- Eating and training around a busy schedule [14:38]
Cathleen says:
Hi Rob,

I have been listening to your podcasts and I think they are great- tons of wonderful information. However I am having trouble taking the points that you have made about fueling before workouts and the keto diet and making them fit in my personal schedule. Due to my toddler son, the only time I am able to get into the gym is early in the morning at my 5:30am Crossfit class. I usually do not eat before my workout and just drink Jocko Discipline as a pre-workout. You have mentioned that it is ideal to eat breakfast first and then workout around mid-morning, but that isn't doable in my current schedule. I am currently eating the keto diet and taking in around 1,500cal a day. I am 5'8 and 145lbs around 18% body fat (looking to get to around 15%). My current eating schedule is : pre-workout at 5:15am, breakfast (postworkout meal) is around 6:45am when I get back from the gym, lunch around 12pm and dinner at 6:00pm. I feel like this working but I want to be sure it is ideal for me to still gain lean muscle mass. Any recommendations?

3- Favorite Junk Food, and Carnivore Nutrients [17:34]
BJ says:
Robb,

Your podcasts, books, etc have had more impact on me than the other folks in the health space.  I follow many of them, but your products have been the easiest for me to understand and implement.  Thank you!

If I may indulge, I have two issues to ask you about.  First one is relative to you.  What is your go-to cheat or junk food that calls your name the most?  How well do you fight that off?  What food/drink are you most allergic to...and do you still indulge occasionally or never?  Just curious how much we humans have in common with you.  LOL.

Second issue is about the carnivore lifestyle.  Leaning carnivore has given me the freedom to quit worrying about what I'm going to eat.  It's so simple and takes much of the weight of planning off my shoulders.  With the paleo/keto plans, the variety of foods is tougher for me to manage.  That's not an indictment on pale/keto, it's just my experience.  For some reason, the less I worry about what I'm going to eat...the more benefit I seem to be getting regarding controlling hunger, cravings, calorie intake, time restricted eating, etc.  Just for point of reference, I don't buy fad diet products.  Whether it's keto/paleo/carnivore...I focus completely on real food.

The current functional practitioner I'm working with is not up to speed on carnivore and really believes I'm missing out on important nutrients by not consuming x amount of vegetables on a keto plan.  With as many stories as you're hearing about positive results regarding weight loss and auto-immune issues...what is your opinion about the "missing" nutrients?  Are they magically showing up in people's systems?  What's happening?  Do you have an opinion on how these "crazy carnivore" folks are staying healthy?

Thanks so much for reading.  Keep up the good work.

Sincerely,
BJ David
Covington KY

4- Question on blood glucose levels [31:31]
Bodhi says:
I follow a paleo/keto diet, eating no sugar,  after eating BGL never spikes, however after a hard cardio workout BGL spiked to 162, today being the highest i’ve Seen after 36min of cardio, getting heart rate up to 150, I am female, 58yy with osteoporosis.. and think i’ve Found a clue to bone loss with spikes in BGL! Do you think eating some carbs before workout would work, maybe sweet potato?

Thanks for any input and your time on this, I am trying this next

Bodhi
 

5- Caloric Deficit % [36:00]
Kristen says:
I just completed the Keto Masterclass! I have been keto since February and recently had a stall of about a month. This course has been very helpful in getting dialed in. Fat loss has already started again.

My question is: What is the appropriate caloric deficit percentage to use in the Ketogains macro calculator?  When I do it, it auto populates at 25% deficit and when Robb did it on the video his was auto populated at 10%.  What should I be shooting for?

Thanks!