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No way. It does not resemble a herbivourous g.i. tract at all. It is actually very comparable to a carnivore's system

I love Panda Puffs:laugh: It's one of my guilty pleasures. I have a bowl before my long runs on the weekends. These treats sound like a more fun way to have a pre-run snack.

If you are running a lot, you can't go really low on your carbs without your running suffering.Many low-carb diets have an 'induction' phase, where you go really low on carbs for at least a 2 week period before starting to work carbs back into your diet. Runners should probably just go straight to phase two, where you're…

Actually, a yearling calf is not fat. The 300% weight gain is due to 'growing upwards" and not 'sideways' (to borrow your terms), so it is really quite comparable. A market steer is usually about two years old - you have to feed them the second year to get 'sideways' growth. But, we digress.

Agreed. And I am not saying we 'need' dairy. Obviously, if you are lactose intolerant or dairy allergic, you should avoid it. But, if you do tolerate it, it can be a useful part of your diet, eaten appropriately.

Not to be confrontational, but to say that people should avoid eating dairy because calves grow 300% in a year has got to be the most stupid argument ever. Human babies triple their weight in a year too; it's called growth. Birds grow even faster that that, and they don't even get milk. If you want to argue that you should…

Thanks Jess - sounds great!

I like Detour bars

Gels are best taken with lots of water. Otherwise, they are a bellybomb for me. Like Rybo said, experiment during your long training runs to see what works for you, and stick with something tried and true for race day.

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The cereal looks interesting. Don't see where the whey powder is listed as gluten free.

Jarrow makes GF whey protein powder. The unflavored stuff requires some doctoring - haven't tried the flavored stuff yet.

:laugh: I was almost afraid to open this thread after following the Paleo thread over the weekend. My take on it - you need a certain number of calories, and you need a baseline of protein, so the debate is how you balance the fat / carb ratio. Carbs, especially high glycemic carbs, will spike your blood glucose, with the…

thanks Jess!!

I'm not talking about Celiac's, I'm talking about people (like me) who are non -celiac but gluten-reactive. When I am not on a GF diet, I can eat a slice of bread without having a particular 'reaction'. When I have been strict about being GF, and I get some accidental gluten, at a restaurant for example, I really notice it.

You may find, after swiching to GF, when you get incidental / accidental gluten, you have a much more noticable reaction than when you were eating it all the time. Being without it may increase your sensitivity.

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Actually, I would think about a protein shake, or something like Boost or Ensure if you need to make up that many calories. Fruit juices are high in simple sugars, so not necessarily the best way to make up a big calorie deficit. Making sure you are getting enough fats will also help you make up some of those calories. You…

To put things in perspective, the average person burns about 100 calories per mile running. Even if you walked nonstop for the four hours, you would only cover about 16 miles (1600 calories). So your HRM is probably significantly over-estimating your calorie burn. Some moniotrs have calibrations where you set your age,…

Thank you! Running barefoot is not necessarily the best thing for everybody. The proper shoes may be the best thing for you. Stretch, stretch and more stretching. Take some ibuprofen if it's really bad, massage it with the frozen water bottle or a tennis ball, they make socks or boots that you wear at night to stretch you…

My favorite shorts for my long runs are made by Nike - sorry, don't know the name - but they are 6-9 inch inseam and semi-loose fit (for all those modesty issues), but they have a compression spandex) liner, so they don't chafe. Don't even need my bodyglide

You cook it just like rice (2 parts water, one part rice / quinoa, so they could be pretty much interchangable. I cook mine in chicken stock all the time. Inca Red has a lot more flavor than white quinoa. I use Ancient harvest brand - doesn't need to be pre-washed.

What, you're not up for a few 100 mile weeks?:laugh: You still have five weeks.

I know I already said it, but I'm still impressed. Great run!:drinker: Track Monday:noway: :ohwell: did 400, 800 and 1200 m intervals at 7:45-8:00 minute pace. trying to get revved up for work, but feeling kinda tired.

So, I did manage to get my six mile tempo run in yesterday, then I ended up doing seven hours at the office, so the rest of my day was kind of a bust. Had football tickets and completely missed the game. Had to skip lunch, so that helped with the diet! Accountability time: Weight 168:smile: Last week 168.5 (because the…

Does it involve blind folds and silk ties? Just asking! :wink: You can make gluten free stuffing if you use GF bread and make it from scratch. A lot of GF bread gets really crumbly, so if you want to cube it, you have to get one with the right texture. I make a wild rice stuffing with dried apricots and cherries with…

Your throat hurts from the bruising:noway: What kind of work outs have you been doing?? Leash - sorry to hear about your accident. I always end up super sore from head to toe the next day after a crash like that. Hope you're not too messed up.:flowerforyou: Competetive thought for the day - the boys are bickering about…