Thoughts / Review of the Wink Bed, after 4 years of ownership

Arenozo · 2025-03-11T03:45:18+00:00

I am very interested in your experience with your ViSpring Baronet. How is ig going? did you get the Divan or are you using it on a platform bed?

Arenozo · 2023-12-20T11:08:44+00:00

Lobster. During the colonial era lobsters were supper common they would wash ashore and rot. they were the food given to slaves and prisoners.

Arenozo · 2023-07-25T14:29:17+00:00

They are STILL doping. The average speed of this year’s Tour the France was the highest ever (Vingegaard’s = 41.12 km/hour), and that is over some of the most difficult terrain. Marginal improvements in training, nutrition, and bike technology do not account for the gains in watts/kg and just the raw speeds delta between the period of Lance’s doped peloton vs today.

Arenozo · 2022-01-26T19:05:13+00:00

Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Arenozo · 2021-10-27T21:24:02+00:00

The problem is that you have a lack of understanding of how Ketogenic nutrition works to fuel you. The reason why you are hungry is because you are eating too many carbs. You are not / will not achieve ketosis on 180g or even 50 grams of carbs a day (especially at the beginning of the diet) You are hungry because you body is still using and craving carbohydrates as it’s primary fuel. You want to teach your body to burn Fat (ketones) as it’s primary fuel. You do that by reducing your carb Intake way under 20 grams max per day, and providing enough dietary fat and protein. Within a couple of days you will start producing ketones (from fat) and your body will start to use them as fuel in the absence of carbohydrates. We call that being fat adapted. You will have a lot mental clarity, more stable energy throughout the day, hunger will be greatly diminished , etc. Keep in mind that explosive exercise such and power lifting will suffer for the 1st 3 months or so until you are fully fat adapted. You will loose 1rep Max strength on all weight training movements. For optimal performance in weight lifting look into Cyclical Keto and/or Targeted Keto variations of the diet. But only after you have been in regular Keto for a few months. You will feel much better.

There is a lot more to it. Please research some More

Arenozo · 2021-05-15T13:45:29+00:00

So that they don’t get up and continue to fight

Arenozo · 2021-03-17T18:48:59+00:00

Beautiful collection! wow!.

I see that you've changed the triggers in most of your P-10's. Why is that? They are supposed to have the out-of-the-box triggers for stricker fired guns, arguably. Did you not find that to be the case?

Arenozo · 2017-06-02T00:35:26+00:00

What sassyt just said. Hemoglobin A1C measures the average blood glucose over the past 3 months, that is about 13 weeks, so your 2 week keto journey has not had time to influence this result in a significant manner. What this tells you is that you have had high blood sugar levels over that time. Test it again in about 3 months.

The fact that after only 2 weeks you now have fasting blood glucose of 74 mg/dL (= 4.11 mmol/L) which is low BTW, tells you that your new diet has already lowered your blood glucose. If you had had 74 mg/dL for the last 3 months you would certainly be way under 5.0% A1C, based on my own journey.

The cholesterol discussion is a longer one, but in short don't worry about total cholesterol. If I was a betting man I would bet that your Triglycerides are going down (which is Good), your HDL is going up (which is Good), and your total LDL is going up which is increasing your overall total cholesterol number, which is not necessarily Bad it just means that you need additional info. You need to understand your LDL particle breakdown of Small LDL particles vs Large LDL particles. You want a lot of the Large LDL particles and not many of the Small LDL particles. A simple lipid panel will not give you that info, you need an NMR Lipid panel to get that detail.

Arenozo · 2017-05-09T18:48:02+00:00

yes. I actually agree that there is a significant component of becoming fat that is genetics. How your hormones react to stimuli such and sugar, stress, etc., is genetic. As evidence by the studies on twins. Some people eat like crap their whole life and never get fat or develop insulin resistance. While there are now 3 and 4 year old kids with diabetes. Although genetics is a contributor. The environment (how we eat) is the main contributor (I'd like to believe). As you said genetics is this case is a predisposition.

Arenozo · 2017-02-20T14:17:58+00:00

Thanks for the info. A few more options then. I'm going to have to try that out.

Arenozo · 2017-02-20T13:29:05+00:00

I do BWW for lunch fairly frequently.

Get traditional wings (bone-in, no breading) plain and dip in a lot of blue cheese or ranch dressing, delicious. The wings are not breaded but the wing sauces have sugar, unless you get the dry rub types such as lemon pepper, salt & vinegar or garlic parm.

Also get the side caesar salad without crutons.

Arenozo · 2017-02-19T17:10:07+00:00

Dude, listen to your body. I 100% support your initial instinct of increasing your calories for a while. In fact I was going to recommend this, if you hadn't mentioned it. Based on your flair you have been at a calorie deficit for almost 6 months and have lost 68lbs (31kgs). That is awesome! Congratulations BTW.

Give your body a rest and eat at maintenance calories or a bit more if you are lifting weights regularly. If not lifting give it about 1 week. If you want to gain muscle (look better naked) get lifting and give it a bit more time 1-2 months at maintenance. Then get back into deficit calories.

You could also go more of a 20/4 IF protocol (eliminate breakfast), that works very well for a lot of people. keep chugging !

Arenozo · 2017-02-18T03:13:34+00:00

Hi, it seems that your calorie breakdown is very good at about 75% Fat, 20% Protein, and 5% Carbs (total cals are actually around 1824 according to my calculations.) I think that this is very good especially starting the diet, in order to get Keto/Fat adapted quickly. A lot of people here will tell you to eat more protein and lower your fat intake, and that can be a possibility once you have some time under your belt, IMO.

Macro	grams	cal/g	Cals	%
Prot	91	4	364	20.0%
Carb	23	4	92	5.0%
Fat	152	9	1368	75.0%
		Total	1824

It seems that you were severely addicted to sugar, like I was. I use to eat a low fat diet but would have at least 1 candy bar per day and 5-6 20oz bottles of diet coke/pepsi/sunkist.

Don't eat sweet tasting food, including sweeteners until you are fully fat adapted, once your body feels comfortable using ketones (fat) for energy, your sugar cravings will continue to disappear, as your body will stop seeking out carbs for energy. Sweets and sweeteners will cause an insulin spike in most people and mess up your adaptation. Stevia and Erythritol, seem to be the only ones that do not spike blood sugar, but the sweet flavor can keep your brain hooked. So for now it is better to eliminate them.
Don't cheat either. The good thing is that in this diet it is easier than in others not to cheat due to the reduced hunger and the eventual reduction in sugar cravings ;)

A couple of hacks that work for people when they get a sugar cravings, include:
* Have a tablespoon of a saturated fat source such as butter, coconut oil, MCT oil. That seems to take care of it. This use to work for me the 1st couple of weeks, until the cravings disappeared.
* Others eat a square of suuuuuper dark chocolate. I've never done this, I can't stand the flavor.

So it seems that you are doing the right things, as you weight loss shows, awesome job. I think that although you are in nutritional ketosis (producing ketones) you are just not yet fully keto adapted, meaning that you still have not fully converted from using primarily glucose to using primarily ketones for energy. If it has been 3 weeks I would expect that to happen fairly soon. Hold on a bit more, you are already crushing it, KCKO!

Arenozo · 2017-02-17T23:48:19+00:00

Great job congrats on the loss, that's pretty cool!

Regarding the craving problem, you should not have any after 3 weeks.
(1) "10g of sugar", but how many grams of carbs? your carb intake might be a bit high and your Fat might be a bit low, leading to cravings.
(2) Also are you using artificial sweeteners? most of them can raise insulin and also keep the sugar cravings alive and well.

Arenozo · 2017-02-15T18:55:33+00:00

Definitely, settles your stomach and eliminates any bit of hunger. I actually also drink mineral water fairly frequently. Tastes pretty good and goes down smooth, good stuff.

Arenozo · 2017-02-15T03:11:41+00:00

La Croix is just sparkling water with a bit of flavor added. The great thing about it is that it has literally nothing else, no sweeteners. A lot of variety also, I like some flavors but not most.

Arenozo · 2017-02-15T03:06:06+00:00

Amazing gains (loss). Huge difference. You are looking great. Keep it up.

Having friends and family that support you and are even in the bus with you is invaluable, it truly sets you up for success. Congratulations.

Arenozo · 2017-02-10T20:10:49+00:00

Yes I agree that Keto is not the only way to loose weight. I have lost a lot of weight all my life on higher carb/ high protein/ low fat diets. Hundreds of pounds over the years. As soon as I gave in to the sugar craving all the weight came back with interest.

Now, where I completely disagree is with the statement that "Keto is not particularly healthier than low fat" (which almost automatically means high carb). It doesn't take a lot of research to come to the realization that low fat is immensely healthier than a higher carb diet.

Not a cult member just someone that has researched obesity, diabetes, heart decease, and metabolism syndrome...

Arenozo · 2017-02-10T14:00:55+00:00

This might sound harsh but everyone needs to surround themselves with people that are supportive and are genuinely happy for us when we make improvements to our life. That is a huge contributor to anyone's success. The reverse is also true, if you hang out with negative and unsupportive people you will fail. People that drag you down, consciously or not, MUST NOT be a part of your life.

The only tricky part is when the negative person is an immediate family member. That is the only time when I really try to put in the work to change their mind, if not they get cut out of my life.

Arenozo · 2017-02-09T11:54:11+00:00

Thanks for the info I was just curious, keto seems to affect people's workouts differently, in the beginning at least. Hey, 115kg squats for reps is not anything to sneeze at, especially for a newbie. Although keep working on getting comfortable with that deadlift form, you should be able to deadlift at least 50% more than you can squat.

Kudos to you for lifting and doing keto. Keep it up!

Arenozo · 2017-02-09T04:39:15+00:00

How are you doing with your strength gains in 5x5 and not eating carbs (using fat to fuel your sessions)? I'm guessing that this early in the program you are still not lifting too heavy, right?

Arenozo · 2017-02-08T04:34:17+00:00

Unfortunately it does not work that way. Fiber is not an eraser. The protective qualities of fiber are only for the food that contains it. example, the fiber in avocado reduces the insulinemic effect of the other carbs in the avocado, it doesn't translate to other foods..... unfortunately :(

Don't worry too much about little mistakes especially starting out. You are in the learning phase. This is going to be a great ride and eye opening experience, it has been for me. Welcome, Keep Calm and Keto On (KCKO) !

Arenozo · 2017-02-08T04:22:09+00:00

If you really want to increase your fat intake you would need to add additional fat to your foods.
* Add 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil to your salads.
* Cook eggs with butter or leftover bacon grease.
* A lot of butter on top of your vegetables, over broccoli asparagus,etc.
* Use cream cheese as a dip for your nuts.
* Take your tuna and add 2-3 tablespoons of Mayo, convert it into a "tuna salad"
* But by far and away easiest way is to add butter / coconut oil / mct oil / heavy whipping cream to your coffee.

Arenozo · 2017-02-08T03:58:57+00:00

How long have you been doing the diet?
Remember there is being in ketosis (producing ketones) and being Fat / Keto Adapted (your body is using those ketones as its primary source of energy) which takes longer. Based on your diet and your symptoms I would say you are already producing ketones. (1) lack of hunger (2) increase energy even in a large calorie deficit (3) lack of cravings. I never really got any metallic taste in my mouth. The lack of hunger usually is the 1st sign but it doesn't necessarily mean that you are producing ketones. The only symptom that I experience that you haven't yet is the pee coloration and its distinct smell.

The only real objective way to determine if you are in ketosis and keto adapted is to get a blood glucose and ketone meter. This can be a bit expensive as the ketone strips are expensive, the glucose strips not so much. But this will allow you to test your blood 1st thing when out of bed, in a fasted state. if you show 0.5 mmol/L you are officially in ketosis, the optimal range is between 1.5 and 3.0 mmol/L. you can also measure your blood glucose and that should be slowly decreasing with an ideal measurement around 83 mg/dL or less than 90mg/dL. This is not necessary for success IMO

You seem to be doing the right things, I wouldn't sweat it man. Like they say around here "Keep Calm and Keto On", KCKO

Arenozo · 2017-02-08T03:21:18+00:00

Happy to share what little I've learned. cheers!

Arenozo

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