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Vitamins are roughly divided in two camps: hydrosoluble and liposoluble. The former can be dissolved in water. As a result, if you take an excess you simply pee them off. They are of very little concern. The others can be problematic (like vitamin A hypervitaminosis for those that eats lots of liver, like the inuit). If…
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Sincerely, I highly doubt that. I'm not a runner but a cyclist. I found it impossible to do quality cycling workouts if doing leg weights. I still did other things, mainly core workouts. It actually corrected muscle imbalances since cycling (and running) are so lower-body focused. Most coaches around here will recommend…
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It is a lot of work. So it becomes a matter of priorities. Are you managing your weight to your expectations? If so, don't change. Do you wish to improve your weight management? Then improve the process. The simplest (not easiest) thing to do is to make your intake estimates more accurate i.e. weigh your food.
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well done!
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Just a note on "spicy". They are not necessarily mexicanized. Argentineans (and Chileans too) use chimichurri, a parsley/wine sauce. Sometimes it has chiles in it. Perfectly legitimate. I had awesome ones in Tucuman, quite spicy. Anyway - your problem might be the language barrier. This is the top entry in google. Use the…
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Based on that logic, I think 125 for the OP is not ambitious enough. I know plenty of women aiming below 100. Don't sell yourself short, OP - you can do it! / End Sarcasm.
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there's dozens of variations on nuts and seeds. Tell him ball players eat sunflower seeds :)
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Paraphrasing Roosevelt: "I'm doing what I can, where I am, with what I have - your suggestions will be duly considered".
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Yup. And acclimatization! The first hot days in the summer I feel terrible when working out hard, but I don't sweat as much or as early. When I'm used to it, I start sweating almost right away - and also seems to be less salty (no streaks). All sports physios I've seen recommend using pee color as a guide. Of course this…
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This is interesting to me and have been thinking about this, but I forgot to post- sorry, I'm not intending to hijack the thread. Most people want to "lose" weight (or manage their weight, rather). They set goals, follow a process, etc. But they really have it all wrong. Because their goal is not to lose weight - is to…
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Cheating... CHEATING??? So what did she win? What did she take from you? What glorious accolade was snatched from your deserving hands, to be ignominiously delivered to the usurper's hands? Oh yeah, your weight loss. Your OWN weight loss. Mind you, if you had wagered something significant, ignore my attempt to ridicule…
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My most successful weight loss period was supported by lots of diet soda. 5 kg in 2 months (I've not been substantially overweight in a long time, always below 20% body fat). It is not very good for endurance training, though. So I consume less now. It does not dehydrate you simply because it contains 95%+ of water. If you…
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Good grief. Did you read the rest of my post, the part about "live a little, diminishing returns, fractions of percentage difference" ? I drink. I have no problem with it. Do I consider it performance food? No. Do I think it hinders my athletic progress? Very little, and not inherently (it just makes it harder to balance…
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The truth is not mean. Or cozy. It's the truth, simply. Or with regard to nutrition, supplements, etc, not even, simply the state of science as currently stated. It's simply the best explanation we have so far for things. Saying "the pills are poison" is not the truth. Going on a huge tangent "just count your calories" is…
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Actual measuring spoons/cups? Those are at least standardized to a known volume. Not as good as mass due to compaction issues, but at least is better than a tablespoon of oil of unknown volume.
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Nah, not really. See the twinkie diet experiment. I think I'd be miserable doing that, but you'd still lose weight. http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/index.html Also anecdotally, the super size me movie by Spurlock. He interviewed lots of guys, some fat, some downright obese. And one skinny dude…
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No, they are not. You don't need to lie and exaggerate to make your point. The reality is, there is some moderate "help" from using some ergogenic and thermogenic aids in weight loss. Caffeine and ephedrine are two common stimulants that actually have some positive effects for weight loss. They don't really help you burn…
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Must be a misundersanding. There are lots of low/zero fat carb sources. Rice, corn, bread (esp. pita and other no-fat-added flatbreads). Any grain. Most legumes. Any fruit minus perhaps coconut and other few exceptions. Potatoes Gatorade, beer. Sugar. Honey. Jam. Jelly. Anyway, that's the answer to your question. I don't…
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Define bulking up. Is it mass (any) or muscle specifically? Alcohol has catabolic effects. So you are not as efficient at assimilating and resynthesizing protein while metabolizing alcohol http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0088384 That said - I think we should all live a little. are you an…
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Coffee is one of the few proven, competition-legal performance enhancing substances: http://home.trainingpeaks.com/blog/article/caffeine-and-the-endurance-athlete That said, most people don't really like coffee... they like coffee flavoured drinks like frapuccinos, mochachiattos, and similar stuff with cream, milk, and…
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Fly 6, combination rear camera and tail light specifically designed to capture traffic incidents. Just note that the camera merely captures the incident, doesn't make your bones less brittle. That said, living in fear is unpleasant. I ride every day in an urban area. I have had my share of car incidents, including three…
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Delicious food. Great places to visit, too. In my opinion, the weight loss from this diet stems from portion control. These guys don't normally supersize their lamb skewer (for example). They eat a moderate amount. When they can, they eat consciously, at a table, enjoying the company and not just gorging themselves with XL…
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is exercise an option?
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Not sodium. Most likely carb storage in the form of glycogen. What happens is that when you're in loss mode your glycogen stores are low - which makes sense, you're trying to lose weight by restricting your calories. So you have less than a "full tank". Then you eat more. Your body stores the extra carbs as glycogen (not…
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Get better friends :) Seriously, though, maybe just a different circle. We had an overweight guy join us for some bike rides. He stuck to it despite starting at the back and really slow, has lost some weight, and has gained 20+ riding partners / "friends" in the process. So if your friend activities consist of funnel cake…
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Unlikely. What causes fluctuations in weight is not so much the level of sodium but the fluctuations. For example, when reaching the "show", some bodybuilders will consume more sodium leading to competition and then reduce drastically to eliminate more water. That makes them artificially more defined through dehydration.…
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Indeed. Most of the "failures" to manage weight are just due to inaccuracy. Inaccuracy estimating intake, expenditure, metabolic rate, actual daily activity, etc.
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The answer is really simple (honest but harsh). Barring a genuine hormonal disease (<1% population), you're simply eating more than you're burning. Yes, it might be organic, low fat, fair trade and taste like cardboard. "eating more" is rarely the solution to lose weight - the "starvation mode" is completely misunderstood:…
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Never an issue like this. I do feel the desire to eat more sweet things when I consume anything sweet, irrespective of calorie content.
