<p>No, not a chemist or chemical engineer.</p>
<p>I remember reading about the glycogen(carbs)/water thing and realizing that it matched up with 5+ pound losses immediately after a long endurance event (not in a state of dehydration).</p>
<p>Ok…just smart then. :)</p>
<p>I find I’m a pound or two “heavier” the day after I eat take-out Chinese food. I assume it’s the sodium.</p>
<p>It’s the fortune cookies.</p>
<p>4.5 miles, 8:38 pace, cue Dexy’s Midnight Runners.</p>
For those statins, the higher the dose, the more diabetes, though we don’t have enough data yet to say with precision at which dose excess diabetes showed up for each drug. What we do know is that diabetes showed up. The numbers increase to one in 167 for patients taking 20 milligrams of Crestor, and up to one in 125 for intensive statin treatments involving drug strategies to markedly lower cholesterol levels. Let’s just round this off and say that one in every 200 patients treated with any of the three most potent statins will get the side effect of diabetes. That’s quite a conservative number because diabetes was not even being carefully looked for in most of the trials. And we have data for only 5 years of treatment; it might be worse with longer statin therapy.
<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/05/opinion/the-diabetes-dilemma-for-statin-users.html?_r=1&ref=opinion[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/05/opinion/the-diabetes-dilemma-for-statin-users.html?_r=1&ref=opinion</a>
<p>Two good days of workouts–spin class on Monday; today I did a hard workout in the morning: TRX squats, rows, lunges, KB swings (one-hand and two hands), KB stair climbing 3X, lunges on TRX holding 25 lb. KB in one hand (it was harder with a lighter KB). Did some planks using the TRX–really hard–and did some triceps work on TRX (difficult as well). </p>
<p>Talked to my doctor on test results–her view was similar to IDad’s (good call, IDad) said that my total cholesterol, while borderline high, was mitigated by high HDL, low triglycerides, good CPR (test for inflammation), and Pattern A (large, buoyant LDL particles). To get LDL down to optimal level (I’m 10 mg/DL over) she suggested life-style changes–lose some more weight and keep exercising. Said didn’t think it was necessary to consider taking medication for the high total cholesterol. I was happy to hear that.</p>
<p>Blankmind–congratulations on your race. Third place in your age category is a nice accomplishment.</p>
Nature | News
A trip to the gym alters DNA
A bout of exercise sees methyl groups removed from metabolic genes.
It is not just pounds you stand to lose when you hit the gym — your DNA also loses chemical modifications in the form of methyl groups, according to a paper published online today in Cell Metabolism1. Moreover, a similar effect is seen in cells given a high dose of caffeine, hinting at a possible trigger for the process.
[A</a> trip to the gym alters DNA : Nature News & Comment](<a href=“http://www.nature.com/news/a-trip-to-the-gym-alters-dna-1.10176]A”>A trip to the gym alters DNA | Nature)
The article didn’t mention what the modified genes do but I suspect that this will be a big area of research in upcoming years.
Ok…I got off work. I felt good. I had to go to a bank. I decided to walk. 8 miles. 2 hours and 40 minutes. I feel good and tired.
<p>Holy cow – 8 miles!!!</p>
<p>burpee fusion + workout for me.</p>
<p>Each set, starting one exercise every 60 seconds for a total of 6 minutes:</p>
<p>12 swings (40 lb)
6 burpees (with pushup)
18 med ball overhead slams
12 swings (40 lb)
6 burpees (with pushup)
18 med ball overhead slams</p>
<p>Rest til my heart rate falls to 60% of max and repeat. Total of three sets.</p>
<p>Felt great. This is the “easier” of the two versions I do because the med ball slams aren’t quite as challenging as an extra round of swings and burpees. But, 18 overhead med ball slams (full force) is no walk in the park.</p>
<p>22 minutes. Max heart rate 86%, which doesn’t really convey how gassed I am in the third set. I do feel a lot stronger now than when I first started doing these a year ago.</p>
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<p>I’m kinda sad tonight. I left for a house showing yesterday at 5 pm and both kitties were in the house (they have never been outside). When I got back at 7 pm, my little feral girl kitty is nowhere to be found and I haven’t seen her since. I’ve scoured the house, opening every drawer, every closet, even the washing machine. No sign of her. I can only guess that the real estate agent left a door open while they looked around the garage or the attic or something and the cat got out. Strangest thing. Usually the cats bury themselves under beds or in the back of closets with strangers in the house. The agents have never even SEEN the cats.</p>
<p>Interesteddad…hopefully your cat will come home when she is hungry. </p>
<p>VeryHappy…it’s not that hard…except for a minute during the walk I had to tie a shoelace and I was so stiff…I had to sit down to tie it. That usually does not happen to me.</p>
<p>BC:</p>
<p>That is a REALLY interesting article. Exercise changes DNA linked to energy metabolism and only DNA link to energy metabolism. Further, higher intensity exercise changes the DNA the most. And, the mechanism is muscle contraction, not some other aspect of exercise.</p>
<p>I’ve thought for a while now that the fat loss benefit of exercise was going to prove to be changes in metabolism rather than burning calories. It’s exciting that there is research looking at these mechanisms.</p>
You could try Bank of America - they probably have a few more branches.
4.5 miles, pace was probably around 8:40. Only four hours of sleep last night so no weights - just an early to bed. Got the second round of 5 inch shorts from Road Runner Sports yesterday. They are dark blue (I prefer light) but what do you expect from a closeout? The third batch should arrive Friday. Then no more issues with shorts.
<p>idad, the cat will come back. Guaranteed. Put some tuna fish outside and keep your fingers crossed.</p>
<p>You might get all of the cats in the neighborhood with that approach.</p>
<p>iDad- I’m so upset about your kitty. I hope she comes back. I bet she will. One of our Ragdolls got out during a showing (Waylon Jennings- tried to escape). He didn’t get far and hid under the back porch and we had to drag him out.</p>
<p>“You could try Bank of America - they probably have a few more branches.”</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>MOWC:</p>
<p>Anybody who names their cat Waylon Jennings is OK in my book! That’s hard core. I thought I was being edgy naming my boy kitty:* Little Bubba, Jr.* Should have seen my yankee vet writing that down!</p>
<p>I’ve been a Waylon Jennings fan since my college days. I was lucky enough to see him live back in the 70’s.</p>
<p>My favorite is [Black</a> Rose](<a href=“Waylon Jennings - Black Rose - YouTube”>Waylon Jennings - Black Rose - YouTube). The devil made me do it the first time; the second time I done it on my own…"</p>
<p>We have Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings- both Ragdoll cats. I named previous cats after basketball players and Bobby Knight. </p>
<p>After another not very pleasant run this morning (4 miles of the scheduled 6), I got back out after work and forced myself to go slow and be a slave to the hr monitor. I told myself that if HR got to 145 I would have to walk. I was on a flat path, so I was able to do it. 10:30 pace, but it felt great! Saw 9 deer and the temp was about 61 and very dry. I did 4 miles with ease.</p>