Does it really matter if you eat a high glycemic food as long as you eat it w/protein

[Dirkmcgirk]

Just curious

For instance, would a diet with nothing but chicken breast and chocolate cake be as effective as long as you run the exact same calorid deficit as a diet of brown rice/wheat bread with chicken breast?

 

[rereroids]

Twinkie diet helps nutrition professor lose 27 pounds - CNN.com
Glycaemic index is irrelevant for most healthy people | Daily Mail Online
Those are just 2 studies that I think show that what matters the most is the caloric deficit, I am a strong advocator of IIFYM dieting, but that doesn't mean I eat pop tarts 24/7. But again even if I ate pop tarts I think it would be the same, and I believe too that it depends on your insulin sensitivity, are you insulin resistant?

 

[Dirkmcgirk]

Twinkie diet helps nutrition professor lose 27 pounds - CNN.com
Glycaemic index is irrelevant for most healthy people | Daily Mail Online
Those are just 2 studies that I think show that what matters the most is the caloric deficit, I am a strong advocator of IIFYM dieting, but that doesn't mean I eat pop tarts 24/7. But again even if I ate pop tarts I think it would be the same, and I believe too that it depends on your insulin sensitivity, are you insulin resistant?

I have no clue. What's a quick litmus test to tell if i am or arent

 

[rereroids]

Just try going high on carbs whenever you diet, if you feel good, keep on loosing weight and maintaining muscle mass no need to go low carb If you struggle then go keto or low carb and see of that helps.

 

[halfwit]

Just curious

For instance, would a diet with nothing but chicken breast and chocolate cake be as effective as long as you run the exact same calorid deficit as a diet of brown rice/wheat bread with chicken breast?

It's not the protein that matters in this case, it's the fiber content - which is ultimately what determines the glycemic index. I agree with reroids, your insulin sensitivity is really what determines how you respond when cutting.

I had to take a break from my ever-going cut as I was going insane chasing that last 2% body fat, and reintroduced carbs. As I'm a diabetic, I know I'm insulin resistant, which I can see by the sheer volume of water retention and gas that I'm experiencing at a far greater rate than a healthy person. When I cut again, I'll likely have to go ketogenic once more as my body simply loves holding onto that glucose.

I hope that example kind of makes sense. Basically, if you're meeting your nutritional needs, and can lose fat with simple carbs, go for it - they just tend to have more empty calories, which we tend to avoid in a deficit.

My .02c

 

[rereroids]

Could not agree more.

 

[Dirkmcgirk]

It's not the protein that matters in this case, it's the fiber content - which is ultimately what determines the glycemic index. I agree with reroids, your insulin sensitivity is really what determines how you respond when cutting.

I had to take a break from my ever-going cut as I was going insane chasing that last 2% body fat, and reintroduced carbs. As I'm a diabetic, I know I'm insulin resistant, which I can see by the sheer volume of water retention and gas that I'm experiencing at a far greater rate than a healthy person. When I cut again, I'll likely have to go ketogenic once more as my body simply loves holding onto that glucose.

I hope that example kind of makes sense. Basically, if you're meeting your nutritional needs, and can lose fat with simple carbs, go for it - they just tend to have more empty calories, which we tend to avoid in a deficit.

My .02c

thanks well said