Saturated Fats

[Scott Stevenson]

Gotcha, I'll give a little more context on my personal situation to make it easier to answer.

I'm 24 years old, 6'0'' 176 lbs at roughly 13% BF starting my first blast of FT. The noteworthy medical info here is that I'm type 1 diabetic, and I've noticed in the past that saturated fat intake tends to inversely correlate with my insulin sensitivity. My glycemic control is pretty good for a T1D though. This is also a reason I'm hesitant to include lots of Peri-WO carbs: keeping close track of blood sugar while consuming high-glycemic carbs, dosing insulin to cover them, and exercising at the same time is difficult. I can really try and hammer the carbs post-WO though, I seem to have glossed over the fact that your calorie recommendations are significantly higher for training days the first time I read through the program.

Yes, you have a pretty unique situation here, of course, and, if I were you, I'd definitely not use sat. fat sources as a main means of increasing kcal, given what you notice in terms of insulin sensitivity.

It sounds like post-WO carbs makes the most sense, of course. A standard intra (or one that you only would change very irregularly - not something fluctuating during the week) seems like it would be the most controllable.

Never had problems with lipid profile, I'm susceptible to High BP if I get lazy with exercise and diet though (I've got some family history of this as well).

Didn't want to give too much specific info just because I feel like an asshole asking you to evaluate my specific situation if I'm not paying for coaching, but if you have any immediate thoughts here I'd love to hear them. Think I'll buy your book too depending on how my first few blasts of FT go, I've listened to many of your interviews and I respect your approach and knowledge-base a hell of a lot. Thanks again!

Glad your lipid profile's in order (and that you've got BP under control).

I appreciate you not wanting a "free consult," too! Sometimes, giving a general answer can be more time-consuming, as in this case. (That's really a large reason why I've written my books in the way I do - to have all the info. there as a resource./ baseline source of information.)

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Have you ever intentionally manipulated your insulin admin. with the intent of using it for it's anti-catabolic / anabolic properties, rather than more purely for the purposes of glycemic control?... (Also wondering if you've ever used it, i.e., reduced use, to help with body fat loss...)

-S