<p>Lustig was on 60 Minutes (radio) this past weekend and he said that people should shoot for 37 or fewer grams of sugar per day. I can do that but I’m going to have to cut out Clif bars which have 25 grams. I don’t really think that there are any energy bars out there that don’t have a moderate amount of sugar - anyone know of any?</p>
<p>I’d have to go back to nuts or oatmeal or something similar.</p>
<p>o.k. There are some really scary things on the web. They say that of a 200 lb person, about 120 lb are water.</p>
<p>Apparently, for sports with weight classes, there are extreme ways to “cut weight”. They could lose about 20 lbs in 18 hours. Of course, there are people gone from doing this too far. </p>
<p>Now I know how could that one person lost 5% body weight in one week. Going to try some of the tricks tonight. 10 lb is all I need to get ride of. </p>
<p>Wish me luck.</p>
<p>Seriously…just got stung multiple times by some yellow jackets when I stepped on a nest in the mulch. Swelling up so on my way to get meds. Ouch!!! :(</p>
<p>This will change my workout plans…</p>
<p>DadII…you want to lose TEN pounds by tomorrow morning? Sorry but that’s not going to happen.</p>
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<p>I think wild foot shaking in an effort to remove clinging yellow jackets should count for something. Elevated HR, right? :eek:</p>
<p>Hope your foot feels better soon. Maybe some seated tai chi or qigong…
(mostly to distract you from the aching foot)</p>
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<p>[url=<a href=“http://www.miralax.com/miralax/products/index.jspa]Miralax[/url”>http://www.miralax.com/miralax/products/index.jspa]Miralax[/url</a>]. Massive doses mixed with Crystal Light. Just like prepping for a colonoscopy. It will be hell all night, but you’ll drop three or four quick pounds. That’s what they do on The Biggest Loser.</p>
<p>I don’t recommend it unless there is a big cash prize.</p>
<p>northminn:</p>
<p>Ouch. That hurts just reading about it. You aren’t supposed to do burpees in the mulch… :)</p>
<p>sabaray:</p>
<p>Good to see you. If I recall, this whole thread is your fault!</p>
<p>Well, that was an absolutely glorious day. Drove up to the Kangamangus Highway (Google Loon Mountain). Arrived about 11 after a stop at Starbucks and Mickey D’s. Beautiful deep blue sky. Not a cloud all day. 74 degrees out when I started. 78 degrees when I got back to the car just before 4 pm.</p>
<p>3.75 mile hike to Franconia Falls. Basically flat, just slightly uphill. Wide smooth trail most of the way. You could probably trail run it. People were biking it. Just a walk in the woods. Nice break from the mountain climbing.</p>
<p>The falls were fantastic. Acres of big flat sunny rock. Perfect spot to sit and enjoy the weather.</p>
<p>Did take my first tumble on the outbound leg. Tripped over a root. Other than a scrapped knee and elbow, no harm no foul.</p>
<p>And, yes… I did go down the flume slide. A bunch of teenagers were standing around trying to decide whether to try it and I finally just said, I’ll go. Plopped myself down in the stream and took off. I wasn’t as cold as I expected. Cold, but not stop your heart, take your breath away cold.</p>
<p>[YouTube</a> - Franconia Falls waterslide](<a href=“Franconia Falls - YouTube”>Franconia Falls - YouTube)</p>
<p>Climbed out, sat in the sun and ate my lunch (apple and cashews) before hiking back to the car. 7.5 miles round trip. Just an awesome pleasant hike, that was easy enough to really enjoy the scenery and the woods. I’ll definitely do this one again.</p>
<p>Oh wow, that looks like a ton of fun!! </p>
<p>On another note – it appears we have a deal on our house. Gulp.</p>
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<p>Yay! Crossing my fingers for you. </p>
<p>Now, is when the whole move thing starts to get real… :)</p>
<p>I know. I’m starting to get a tad nervous.</p>
Wow! Some great stuff. Love the water slide!
DadII please be careful. I had friends who were stewardesses back when they were still called stewardesses do crazy things for the weigh-ins. Trying to drop a lot of water weight in a short period of time is never healthy.
I had 2 aborted missions in as many days.
Yesterday was supposed to be a big mountain bike ride. Flat tires on the mountain bike and determined the tubes were too ancient to patch. So rode the road bike to the bike store and back (12 miles), but by then thunderstorms were approaching, so the mountain bike outing was off.
Today’s hike turned out to be different than planned. The trail was overgrown, so there was a lot of breaking through the brush, then when things started to look better the “bridge” over the river turned out to be a simple log with nowhere to hold on to. I never did get very high marks on the balance beam and this crossing was so high that falling would have been very bad. Initially, I didn’t give it too much thought since the log was wide enough for two feet side by side and started to cross. Almost midway through, panic set in. I was now paralysed with fear and couldn’t bring myself to continue, because I knew I would have to cross it again on the way back. But I am now close to hyperventilating and have to travel backwards. Managed to do that, fighting back the tears and turned back. All in all 5 miles, but disappointing.
<p>NorthMinn – ouch on the wasp bites.
So sorry that happened.</p>
<p>Question on the Lustig comment about 37g – is that for sugar per se or for carbs, in general?</p>
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<p>I encountered one of those last week. Only one log wide and the hand rail was missing. I would have just made a dash across (there was a post for the missing handrail at the halfway point), but it was also soaking wet and slippery as ice. So, I went back, scrambled down the bank, across some rocks, and up the other side. That’s when it dawned on me that I really need to get some waterproof boots.</p>
<p>I think if you really get stuck, the alternative is to straddle it and basically inch your way across.</p>
<p>Bushwhacking through overgrown trails doesn’t sound like my cup of tea. I try to pick well travelled trails. I’m a wimp!</p>
<p>I haven’t seen the Lustig quote, but he’s either talking 37 grams of sugar or (possibly) 37 grams of fructose, which would be 75 grams of sugar. He would not be recommending 37 grams of total carbs. He doesn’t think that low carb (overall) is necessary for all people and that getting the sugar under control is the key.</p>
<p>That’s sugar (table, fructose, honey, etc.). 37 grams of carbs per day would be very, very low. Lustig is anti-sugar. I don’t recall whether or not he is low-carb.</p>
Except for my Saturday breakfast (45 grams of sugar) I usually have about 30 grams of sugar a day, mostly from fruit and milk. On Saturday it’s blueberries (or other fruit) and maple syrup.
I wish Franconia falls were closer to my Mom’s. It’s a good two hours away.
<p>GUPTA (voice-over): Dr. Lustig agrees, we need a balanced diet. But his idea of balance is a drastic reduction in sugar consumption. To that end, he co-authored an American Heart Association report recommending men should consume no more than 150 calories of added sugar a day, and women, just 100 calories. That’s less than the amount in just one can of soda.</p>
<p>[CNN.com</a> - Transcripts](<a href=“CNN.com - Transcripts”>CNN.com - Transcripts)</p>
<p>It took me close to 2 hours to drive there. Lincoln is pretty far north on I-93.</p>
<p>Here are a couple more photos that show the sunning rocks. A nice destination, whether you go for a dip or not:</p>
<p>[Franconia</a> Falls](<a href=“http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/4/5/0/8/highres_146177672.jpeg]Franconia”>http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/4/5/0/8/highres_146177672.jpeg)</p>
<p>[Franconia</a> Falls 2](<a href=“http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/b/6/c/8/highres_145606792.jpeg]Franconia”>http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/b/6/c/8/highres_145606792.jpeg)</p>
<p>I must say, a cool swim was really refreshing in the middle of a hike.</p>
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<p>And what does “added sugar” mean?</p>
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<p>Not an energy bar but I like the Nature Valley protein bars: 190 cal, 14 g total carb, 5 g fiber, 6 g sugar, and 10 g protein.</p>
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