Diet/Exercise/Health/Wellness Support Thread

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<p>PlantMom:</p>

<p>That’s one of the $40,000 questions.</p>

<p>If sugar is a contributor to insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome, would other carbs be harmless without the sugar?</p>

<p>Yudkin was asking that question 40 years ago. We still have no idea because, for 40 years, all of the research money was spent trying to prove that eating fat is linked to heart disease. The research on dietary factors contributing to insulin resistance has simply not been done and trying to do it was a career-killer. Basically the stuff of crackpots.</p>

<p>My guess, putting 2 and 2 together is that there is a genetic component to all of this. Some of us are more or less likely to develop insulin resistance or develop it to different degrees.</p>

<p>Without insulin resistance (aka being “young”) we can handle all the carbs we want. Eat carbs, a little insulin is release, body responds instantly. When we become insulin resistant, the problems start because eating the carbs keeps our insulin levels high all day and high insulin levels over time cause all kinds of problems – not the least of which is making us store body fat.</p>

<p>It seems quite likely that sugar (actually the fructose in sugar) is the dietary factor in insulin resistance. Yudkin noted in the 1960s that increased triglycerides (the almost universal marker of insulin resistance) appear in weeks after increasing sugar consumption (even in young people) and go down again within weeks after cutting sugar.</p>

<p>But, it sure would be nice to have seen science look at this stuff for the last 40 years, especially since the last gasp effort, the recent Women’s Health Initiative Study, was probably the final nail in the coffin of studies attempting to show some correlation between eating fat and heart disease. That’s pretty much officially a dead end as far as research goes.</p>

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<p>The formatting is messed up no matter what device I use to view the thread - iPhone, iPad or my Dell laptop with IE.</p>

<p>It feels so good to be able to move and play with my metal toys! I could not do much exercise prior to March 16 because I got swamped with work (I feel the pain of tax pros who have to do this every year before April 15!), and then we moved on. The next hotel where we were staying did not have a gym. They gave us a pass to a health club that was a 1/2 mile down the street - the place was a zoo. Running on the streets was out of question, since I was not prepared for the sub-freezing temperatures and icy sidewalks. And then the cold… I thought I came down with a nasty case of kidney infection, but apparently, thank goodness, it was all viral. The pain disappeared after 3 days of misery, phew.</p>

<p>Good to be back home and to see my fellow CCers doing well. :)</p>

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<p>Formatting is fixed. Thank you, CC!</p>

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<p>Got my fancy new [REI</a> soft shell hiking shorts](<a href=“http://www.rei.com/media/ii/771df7ad-98cf-4ed9-941e-a66334c7cc68.jpg]REI”>http://www.rei.com/media/ii/771df7ad-98cf-4ed9-941e-a66334c7cc68.jpg). These things are da bomb. A little thinner version of the stretchy soft shell material in the [Marmot</a> Scree pants](<a href=“Marmot: Outdoor Clothing & Gear Made for Adventure”>Marmot: Outdoor Clothing & Gear Made for Adventure) I’ve been wearing all winter.</p>

<p>Funny how times change. I never thought I’d be raving about stretch polyester pants! Isn’t that what they used to make [leisure</a> suits](<a href=“http://images.halloweencostumes.com/green-leisure-suit-zoom.jpg]leisure”>http://images.halloweencostumes.com/green-leisure-suit-zoom.jpg) out of?</p>

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<p>30 minutes of elliptical. Plus core/stretch/strength/weights on my new knee!</p>

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<p>Way too much yard work yesterday. I can barely bend over to pick up my keys.
Still went to water aerobics today though, but now I am contemplating cleaning out the Jeep so my D has room to throw her camping equipment in it before she runs a 1/2 marathon tomorrow.
I hope they have someone else to keep times, that was exhausting!
( her last race I ended up writing down the times & H called out the #s)</p>

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<p>I’m guessing it was more exhausting doing the running. :D</p>

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<p>My exercise thus far today has consisted of farmer carries (groceries and cat food) and yard work.</p>

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<p>Ohio, I’m glad to hear the shot has brought relief.
BB, you’re back! Yay!
MOWC, good luck this weekend!
Sabaray, hope today’s run went well and that the toe is not causing you any pain.
Bromfield, sounds like the walk this year will be no problem at all. Keep us posted on the ValSlides. :)</p>

<p>I know I haven’t covered everybody, but I have read your posts! Have a great weekend everyone, especially those of you celebrating!</p>

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<p>Thanks- my double is next weekend. Tomorrow I run long- maybe 17 or so. I plan to go really slowly and it will be a supported training run except that most of the runners are really fast. Daughter is running about 11 of it with me.</p>

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<p>A take-it-easy kind of day. Two miles of walking, early evening, 75 degrees. I am definitely sore from yesterdays core workout. </p>

<p>Sending positive thoughts to all of the knees out there (and the Sabatoe!). </p>

<p>Regarding Idad’s polyester pants link…I had a prom date one year that wore a lime green (probably polyester) Tux kind of like that. So NOT a good look :frowning: </p>

<p>Doesn’t it seem like it would be a relatively simple piece of information to find in this day and age of such various “dieting”, whether or not an abundance of sugar with or without other simple carbs causes such an array of diseases? </p>

<p>Repeating Deborah T’s wishes for a great weekend!</p>

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<p>Airdyne intervals to work up an appetite before dinner! </p>

<p>Time to dig back into the Airdyne archives for some “fun” intervals. A little of this. A little of that… I’m not as young as I used to be, so I only did four intervals per round instead of the six I used to do – back before I decided that 30+ minutes at a time was too damn long on the Airdyne.</p>

<p>So, today’s workout:</p>

<p>*3 minute easy warm up</p>

<p>10 seconds hard
50 seconds easy
10 seconds hard
50 seconds easy
10 seconds hard
50 seconds easy
10 seconds hard
50 seconds easy</p>

<p>Rest 'til my heart rate recovered (to 70% of max)</p>

<p>15 seconds hard
45 seconds easy
15 seconds hard
45 seconds easy
15 seconds hard
45 seconds easy
15 seconds hard
45 seconds easy</p>

<p>Rest 'til my heart rate recovered (to 70% of max)</p>

<p>20 seconds hard
40 seconds easy
20 seconds hard
40 seconds easy
20 seconds hard
40 seconds easy
20 seconds hard
40 seconds easy</p>

<p>Rest 'til my heart rate recovered (to 70% of max)</p>

<p>2 minutes easy cool down*</p>

<p>The trick, of course, is to figure out how hard you can go at each length interval, make it to end of each interval, and string four of them together.</p>

<p>My game plan was to try to hit 90 rpm on the first intervals (actually hit 95 - 97), hit 85 on the second round (actually hit 88- 90), and hit 80 rpm on the final set (actually hit 83 to 87).</p>

<p>Really good workout, but not ridiculous. Max heart rate 94% on the last set. 21.5 minutes on the Airdyne. First workout of the year in shorts and a t-shirt.</p>

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<p>Particularly with how quickly blood lipid markers change with diet, it should be pretty simple to get answers to a lot of these questions. But, there has been zero funding for carb-restricted diet research for the last several decades. The only way to study it was to slip it into a research proposal that looked likely to bolster the low-fat hypothesis.</p>

<p>What you would like to so are some studies that hold calories the same and switch between carbs and fat. And some studies that hold carbs the same and switch between sugar and starch. But, all of those proposals would be viewed as “low carb” studies and they aren’t going to be funded.</p>

<p>Part of the reason is that the sugar lobby organization has been very successful, dating back to Yudkin’s days, at maneuvering to prevent research that answers these questions. They hang their hat on “inconclusive” research on sugar and on the ideal that a calorie is just a calorie and everything is OK in moderation:</p>

<p>[Big</a> Sugar’s Sweet Little Lies - Mother Jones](<a href=“http://www.motherjones.com/print/197151]Big”>http://www.motherjones.com/print/197151)</p>

<p>General Foods doesn’t make million dollar donations to fund buildings for the nutrition department at the Harvard School of Public Health for nothing… It’s pretty eye-opening to see how the nutrition policy panels have been stocked with sugar/food industry funded scientists. Of course, that nutrition public policy in turn steers research funding.</p>

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<p>Another 3.5 miles. Felt like I could run another 3.5, but was short on time. Need to grab dinner (chicken-barley soup made earlier), and then I’m off to a meeting.</p>

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<p>Got my last C25K for week one completed; I won’t embarrass myself by reporting times, but I can report that I have gotten steadily faster and have increased distance each day (that seems logical, doesn’t it?). Tomorrow will be a gym day. PlantMom, I LOL’d at the sabatoe. I’m sure I’ll live; the toenail probably won’t. Probably TMI! </p>

<p>Costco trip this afternoon; am making Greek chicken and potatoes for a somewhat non-traditional Easter dinner. Needle finally starting to move on the scale again.</p>

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<p>Great to see BB, again.
busdriver, BB may conquer the Rock and Roll, but I don’t think I will be taking on half marathon training. I fear it will sideline my current goal.</p>

<p>Kettle Bell class for me early this morning. Lots of good stuff, major focus on technique – it’s amazing how many subtle things go into what looks like a single movement.</p>

<p>Hopped on the treadmill at 22% incline. 1500 vertical feet in 36 minutes. Tried ohio’s 4.0 pace at 15%, but couldn’t hold it for long.
Followed it all with the meditation app in sauna. Finally had to leave and face reality.</p>

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<p>2.5 miles. I got back late and wanted to do another 2 but my wife made a great spread for dinner (jerk chicken, zucchini, sweet potato fries) and I was really hungry - so just 2.5.</p>

<p>Played 85 minutes of singles. 6-3, 6-0. I had a lot of mis-hits as I hadn’t played for two weeks and my timing was a little off. I’ve been inspired by that geezer, Tommy Haas this week and worked a lot harder on my footwork.</p>

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<p>I am finding that a lot of the technique stuff becomes much more important as I try to swing a heavier weight. I always thought the whole setup/start position of the RKC instructors was a little over the top, but I’m finding that’s the only way to get the darn thing swinging. So now, I do that whole setup, including getting my butt up in a hip hinge deadlift stance and loading up the hamstrings before starting. I can’t just give it a little swing to get it going unless I want to murder my back.</p>

<p>Watching two hours of video of Neghar Fonooni teach the kettle bell swing to Mike Boyle’s trainers gave me a lot of stuff to work on!</p>

<p>This video is pretty good at pointing out some common mistakes:</p>

<p>[Common</a> Kettlebell Swing Mistakes - YouTube](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftb1TuJoddA]Common”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftb1TuJoddA)</p>

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<p>Yay… That’s what we like to hear!</p>

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<p>I think form is really crucial with the kettle bells. A class would be good. The DVD that came with my bell is good and I use it for my workout. I really can’t hold form on the swings with the 15. I’m good with the 10.</p>

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<p>idad - I think you would love this class. (Except that the instructor doesn’t look like Neghar. Rather is a young Scandinavian guy-- but I’m not complaining :wink: He does recommend her videos, though. And I scored extra points by being familiar with her already)</p>

<p>Protein shake with chia seeds, steamed kale and bunless chicken burger.</p>

<p>Cals 1175
Fat 72 g
Carbs 53 g
Fiber 8 g
Protein 91 g
Sugars 21 g</p>