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On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 17:31:46 +0000 (UTC), Donovan Rebbechi
wrote: In article , tcomeau wrote: Doug Freese wrote in message . .. Lyle McDonald wrote: No, don't check out Atkins book, it's a piece of ****. Get Protein Power by the Eades. It only has one or two errors in it. Oh no, toss them both out and try the Cabbage Soup or was that dingleberry torts? Save your money, add exercise and eat a balanced diet less simple carbs. well duh.... the whole debate is about what is a balanced diet. according to the mainstream it is 60 plus percent carbs, according to the low-carbers it is 40% or less. But I guess it doesn't matter as long you deeply believe it is a truly balanced diet then the belief will be enough to make you healthy and thin, eh? And you say eat less simple carbs, eh? So complex carbs are acceptable even if the GI-load or the calorie count is significantly higher than some simple carbs? On both recomendations, you've completely missed the mark. He didn't make those recommendations. Your argument is dishonest at best. P.T. was right. The mainstream has been pushing the low-fat/low-calorie idea for 100 years and we have never been fatter. A lot of things have happened over the last 100 years. Most of those things did not cause the current obesity epidemic. Cheers, I blame the TV remote as much as anything, LOL! Cynthia 262/228.5/225 |
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Lyle McDonald wrote:
this depends on a host of factors such as duration/intensity length of adaptation Quite true. your argument is simplistic at best. You're using fairly active individuals to your average obese person. Of course I am because exercise MUST be used in tandem with food to control weight. Those that try to control their weight by food alone have at best short term results. If you sit in on a name_the_sport forum, the primary reason they start a program is some state of extra weight. When I was 39 I had a 38 inch waist. I took to running because I could do it all year around. At 40 my mid line was 34 and I now hover at 32-33 depending on my training level. My caloric content remains fairly constant all year to include my Heineken. True they're active but they did this knowing they needed take some action which is the first step. This in not unlike AA where you must admit you are an alcoholic before any corrective action can happen. When people like tcomeau suggests stagnation and Atkins, I find it very poor if not dangerous advice. It's a form of denial. Forget about runners (or athletes of any color), what about the average person who may be exercising not at all or only minimal amounts (either because they are unwilling, or because they are too heavy)? It's impossible to maintain weight without exercise and to try usually leads to the notorious yo-yo effect. I'm suggesting that exercise is not an option but a necessity if one cares about quality of life. Say walking briskly for 30' three times per week. 30 minutes X 3 is a great start. If one is too heavy a walking program is one of the best exercises. Biking, swimming are also good but hard to maintain all year in most states/countries. How many carbs do they need on a daily basis to sustain that? It's still a calorie game. If you walk 30 minutes and average 15 mph you are burning off roughly 200 calories. Now 200 is better than zero but a cookie or two and you have broke even or possibly lost ground. One needs to work up to 45 or an hour a day AND take some necessary steps to eliminate some calories. I'm not suggesting elimination of fat but to cut it DOWN to maybe 30%. If your also health conscious and not just weight conscious then can the bad fats. Simple carbs is a good place to start, with bad fat a good second choice. Understand that while doing your exercise all at once may be easiest but there are lots of ways to include it during the day. Park your car in the far corner of the lot, or take the stairs, rake your leaves not blow them, go for walk at lunch time. In all honesty, most people know what they need to do to lose weight yet hold out for the magic pill or the next fad diet with the remote control in their hand. It's not so much a diet or exercise change but a lifestyle change that includes diet and exercise. Once you adapt to an active lifestyle you can then play with carb/pro/fat ratio. Even as an exerciser one still has to be careful of what they eat. I can exercise enough to stay thin and live on pure simple carbs. This makes me thin but not necessarily healthy. The newer pyramid as noted in http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritio.../pyramids.html with exercise at the bottom and brandishes balance IMO is way to go. Then again as some contend the Harvard folks are part of this evil conspiracy paid for by big money. Probably funded by Osama... -- Doug Freese "Caveat Lector" |
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On 12/16/2003 5:19 PM, tcomeau wrote: I've noticed that since I've been pointing out on-going and consistent conflicts of interests on the part of researchers that consistently publish studies that attack low-carb diets, people conveniently omit the names of researchers whenever they reference any studies or research. How strange. References and likes were conveniently provided for your reading pleasure. How strange that you missed them! -- jmk in NC |
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Donovan Rebbechi wrote: runner are a bunch of pussies? See ya at the endurance weenie Christmas party, Lyle. Keep an eye out for us runner -- we're the guys with hairy legs who are eating your portion of Xmas pudding while you agonise over the carbs in the apple sauce that comes with your serve of pork(-; Didn't you just tell me to be nice to Lyle? The ? at the end suggests Lyle was busting on TC. -- Doug Freese "Caveat Lector" |
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On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 12:33:00 GMT, Doug Freese
wrote: Lyle McDonald wrote: this depends on a host of factors such as duration/intensity length of adaptation Quite true. your argument is simplistic at best. You're using fairly active individuals to your average obese person. Of course I am because exercise MUST be used in tandem with food to control weight. Those that try to control their weight by food alone have at best short term results. Bull****. Those that try to control their weight by food alone just fine if they have any willpower. If you sit in on a name_the_sport forum, the primary reason they start a program is some state of extra weight. Non sequitur. When I was 39 I had a 38 inch waist. I took to running because I could do it all year around. At 40 my mid line was 34 and I now hover at 32-33 depending on my training level. My caloric content remains fairly constant all year to include my Heineken. True they're active but they did this knowing they needed take some action which is the first step. This in not unlike AA where you must admit you are an alcoholic before any corrective action can happen. When people like tcomeau suggests stagnation and Atkins, I find it very poor if not dangerous advice. It's a form of denial. Forget about runners (or athletes of any color), what about the average person who may be exercising not at all or only minimal amounts (either because they are unwilling, or because they are too heavy)? It's impossible to maintain weight without exercise and to try usually leads to the notorious yo-yo effect. I'm suggesting that exercise is not an option but a necessity if one cares about quality of life. Quality of life is one thing, and I'd agree with you that being physically active is ideal. Weight control is something completely different, and has very little to do with physical activity. Say walking briskly for 30' three times per week. 30 minutes X 3 is a great start. If one is too heavy a walking program is one of the best exercises. Biking, swimming are also good but hard to maintain all year in most states/countries. How many carbs do they need on a daily basis to sustain that? It's still a calorie game. If you walk 30 minutes and average 15 mph you are burning off roughly 200 calories. That walker must have incredibly long legs. |
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Anglea Woollcombe wrote:
I have the atkins book and was thinking about giving it a try. I have read it and he does have some good ideas and points in it. Don't let any one who has been on the diet or read his book tell u that it no good there a support gorup u can check out to more advice here it is alt.support.diet. low-carb alot of the people there are on the diet and have lost alot of weight and can give u advice on it. hope this helps this is *super* advice coming from someone who couldn't manage to follow atkins for more than a day or two and who cried like a baby when the asdl-c meanyheads told her to clean up her spelling. |
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On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 12:33:00 GMT, Doug Freese
wrote: It's still a calorie game. If you walk 30 minutes and average 15 mph you are burning off roughly 200 calories. Now 200 is better than zero but a cookie or two and you have broke even or possibly lost ground. One needs to work up to 45 or an hour a day AND take some necessary steps to eliminate some calories. I'm not suggesting elimination of fat but to cut it DOWN to maybe 30%. If your also health conscious and not just weight conscious then can the bad fats. Simple carbs is a good place to start, with bad fat a good second choice. Alternatively, you could lift weights, add a little muscle, and burn more calories all the time, even happily sitting in front of the TV. Beats the hell out of running 45 minutes a day. That sounds awful. |
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If you walk 30 minutes and average 15 mph walking? |
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On 12/17/2003 9:36 AM, rosie wrote: If you walk 30 minutes and average 15 mph walking? :-) I missed that one. Good catch! tee hee! -- jmk in NC |
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