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Have you ever asked yourself how to lose fat faster? Or how to build muscle way faster without putting on a ton of sloppy fat?
Most idiots on this forum think the only way to get a chiseled jawline and hollow cheeks is to starvemaxx. But if you have a round, bloated face despite being lean, starvmaxxing won't fix it.
If your Insulin Sensitivity is garbage, every carb you eat bypasses your muscles and turns into straight water retention and fat in your face.
Before i beginn i want to thank @BigBallsHisty for making a Thread about this Topic because it isnt talked about enough here.
Why High Insulin Makes You Ugly
When your insulin is constantly high, it tricks your kidneys into saving salt and water instead of peeing it out. This water doesn't go into your muscles, it goes straight into your face, burying your jawline and Zygos. Also, high insulin literally locks your fat cells. As long as insulin is high, it is scientifically impossible for your body to burn the fat under your chin or in your cheeks.
Bloated vs Chiseled Face
The Molecular Levers
To drain the water from your face, we need to force your body to absorb food without using insulin. There are two main ways to do this: Activation of the cell's energy sensor (AMPK) and moving your muscles to absorb sugar directly (GLUT-4).
The Strong Stuff (Pharmaceuticals & GDAs)
You can use specific stuff to force your blood sugar down and make your cells sensitive again.
Metformin or Berberine:These are the holy grail. They force the AMPK switch to turn on. Your muscles suck up the carbs, your insulin stays flat, and the water drain from your face begins.
Injectable L-Carnitine:Makes your muscles hungry for carbs so they don't get stored as fat or water.
Retatrutide: Retatrutide is a "Triple Agonist" (GLP-1/GIP/Glucagon). It drastically improves insulin sensitivity, forces your pancreas to release insulin only when actually needed, and the Glucagon part aggressively fires up your metabolic rate to burn stubborn fat.
Vitamins & Minerals
If you lack basic minerals, your insulin receptors stop working. Fix it with these:
Chromium Picolinate: Acts like oil for the lock. It helps insulin open the cell doors with zero effort. Dose: 200-400mcg daily.
R-ALA (Alpha-Lipoic Acid): Cleans the rust out of your cells so they can process food properly. Dose: 100-200mg before carbs.
Magnesium Glycinate: The base mineral for blood sugar health. Without it, you will stay bloated. Dose: 400mg before bed.
Everyday Hacks (For Brokecels)
Stop Eating Carbs All Day: Eat 80% of your daily carbs only before and after your workout. Your muscles are empty then and will absorb them instantly.
The 10-Minute Walk Hack: Walk for 10 to 15 minutes immediately after you finish a big meal. Do not sit down, do NOT LDAR!!! Walking forces your leg muscles to contract, opening the GLUT-4 doors and sucking up the sugar before your body can even release face-bloating insulin.
Discuss.
Most idiots on this forum think the only way to get a chiseled jawline and hollow cheeks is to starvemaxx. But if you have a round, bloated face despite being lean, starvmaxxing won't fix it.
If your Insulin Sensitivity is garbage, every carb you eat bypasses your muscles and turns into straight water retention and fat in your face.
Before i beginn i want to thank @BigBallsHisty for making a Thread about this Topic because it isnt talked about enough here.
Why High Insulin Makes You Ugly
When your insulin is constantly high, it tricks your kidneys into saving salt and water instead of peeing it out. This water doesn't go into your muscles, it goes straight into your face, burying your jawline and Zygos. Also, high insulin literally locks your fat cells. As long as insulin is high, it is scientifically impossible for your body to burn the fat under your chin or in your cheeks.
Bloated vs Chiseled Face
Hyperinsulinemia: Constantly elevated blood insulin levels.
The Aldosterone-Sodium Axis: The hormone pathway that forces your kidneys to retain fluid and bloat your face.
HSL (Hormone-Sensitive Lipase): The master enzyme needed to burn fat, which is completely blocked by insulin.
The Aldosterone-Sodium Axis: The hormone pathway that forces your kidneys to retain fluid and bloat your face.
HSL (Hormone-Sensitive Lipase): The master enzyme needed to burn fat, which is completely blocked by insulin.
The Molecular Levers
To drain the water from your face, we need to force your body to absorb food without using insulin. There are two main ways to do this: Activation of the cell's energy sensor (AMPK) and moving your muscles to absorb sugar directly (GLUT-4).
AMPK Pathway: The master metabolic switch that forces cells to take in nutrients and burn fat without needing insulin.
GLUT-4 Translocation: Doorways in your muscles that open up only when the muscle moves, sucking up sugar directly from your blood.
GLUT-4 Translocation: Doorways in your muscles that open up only when the muscle moves, sucking up sugar directly from your blood.
The Strong Stuff (Pharmaceuticals & GDAs)
You can use specific stuff to force your blood sugar down and make your cells sensitive again.
Metformin or Berberine:These are the holy grail. They force the AMPK switch to turn on. Your muscles suck up the carbs, your insulin stays flat, and the water drain from your face begins.
500mg Metformin or 500mg Berberine 10-15 minutes before your biggest carb meal.
Injectable L-Carnitine:Makes your muscles hungry for carbs so they don't get stored as fat or water.
200-400mg injected daily (ideally before your workout).
Retatrutide: Retatrutide is a "Triple Agonist" (GLP-1/GIP/Glucagon). It drastically improves insulin sensitivity, forces your pancreas to release insulin only when actually needed, and the Glucagon part aggressively fires up your metabolic rate to burn stubborn fat.
Standard research chemical dosing protocol (subcutaneous injection once a week).
GDA (Glucose Disposal Agent): A compound that mimics insulin to clear blood sugar.
Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain (Complex I): The cellular engine that Berberine/Metformin slightly slow down to trigger the AMPK weight-loss switch.
Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain (Complex I): The cellular engine that Berberine/Metformin slightly slow down to trigger the AMPK weight-loss switch.
Vitamins & Minerals
If you lack basic minerals, your insulin receptors stop working. Fix it with these:
Chromium Picolinate: Acts like oil for the lock. It helps insulin open the cell doors with zero effort. Dose: 200-400mcg daily.
R-ALA (Alpha-Lipoic Acid): Cleans the rust out of your cells so they can process food properly. Dose: 100-200mg before carbs.
Magnesium Glycinate: The base mineral for blood sugar health. Without it, you will stay bloated. Dose: 400mg before bed.
GTF (Glucose Tolerance Factor): The natural shield Chromium creates to boost receptor efficiency.
Tyrosine Kinase Activity: The exact chemical reaction inside the insulin receptor that requires Magnesium to function.
Tyrosine Kinase Activity: The exact chemical reaction inside the insulin receptor that requires Magnesium to function.
Everyday Hacks (For Brokecels)
Stop Eating Carbs All Day: Eat 80% of your daily carbs only before and after your workout. Your muscles are empty then and will absorb them instantly.
The 10-Minute Walk Hack: Walk for 10 to 15 minutes immediately after you finish a big meal. Do not sit down, do NOT LDAR!!! Walking forces your leg muscles to contract, opening the GLUT-4 doors and sucking up the sugar before your body can even release face-bloating insulin.
DeFronzo, R. A. (1981). "The effect of insulin on renal sodium metabolism. A review with clinical implications."
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7028550/
Meijssen, S., et al. (2001). "Insulin Mediated Inhibition of Hormone Sensitive Lipase Activity in Vivo in Relation to Endogenous Catecholamines in Healthy Subjects."
https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/86/9/4193/2848727
Hardie, D. G. (2004). "The AMP-activated protein kinase pathway--new players upstream and downstream."
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15509864/
Kennedy, J. W., et al. (1999). "Acute exercise stimulates GLUT4 translocation in skeletal muscle of insulin-resistant humans."
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Zhang, Y., et al. (2008). "Treatment of type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemia with the natural plant alkaloid berberine."
https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article-abstract/93/7/2559/2598635?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Jastreboff, A. M., et al. (2023). "Triple-Hormone-Receptor Agonist Retatrutide for Obesity — A Phase 2 Trial."
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2301972
Ringseis, R., et al. (2012). "Role of carnitine in the regulation of glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity."
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00394-011-0284-2
* Cefalu, W. T., et al. (2004). "Role of Chromium in Human Health and in Diabetes."
https://diabetesjournals.org/care/a...e-of-Chromium-in-Human-Health-and-in-Diabetes
Jacob, S., et al. (1999). "The antioxidant alpha-lipoic acid enhances insulin-stimulated glucose metabolism."
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/8690147
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7028550/
Meijssen, S., et al. (2001). "Insulin Mediated Inhibition of Hormone Sensitive Lipase Activity in Vivo in Relation to Endogenous Catecholamines in Healthy Subjects."
https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/86/9/4193/2848727
Hardie, D. G. (2004). "The AMP-activated protein kinase pathway--new players upstream and downstream."
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15509864/
Kennedy, J. W., et al. (1999). "Acute exercise stimulates GLUT4 translocation in skeletal muscle of insulin-resistant humans."
Acute exercise induces GLUT4 translocation in skeletal muscle of normal human subjects and subjects with type 2 diabetes - PubMed
Total GLUT4 content in skeletal muscle from individuals with type 2 diabetes is normal; however, recent studies have demonstrated that translocation of GLUT4 to the plasma membrane is decreased in response to insulin stimulation. It is not known whether physical exercise stimulates GLUT4...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Zhang, Y., et al. (2008). "Treatment of type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemia with the natural plant alkaloid berberine."
https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article-abstract/93/7/2559/2598635?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Jastreboff, A. M., et al. (2023). "Triple-Hormone-Receptor Agonist Retatrutide for Obesity — A Phase 2 Trial."
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2301972
Ringseis, R., et al. (2012). "Role of carnitine in the regulation of glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity."
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00394-011-0284-2
* Cefalu, W. T., et al. (2004). "Role of Chromium in Human Health and in Diabetes."
https://diabetesjournals.org/care/a...e-of-Chromium-in-Human-Health-and-in-Diabetes
Jacob, S., et al. (1999). "The antioxidant alpha-lipoic acid enhances insulin-stimulated glucose metabolism."
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/8690147
Discuss.
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