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@sarabushby Seems to me that you are more than ready to go. The challenge might be more about feeling comfortable in Open water, in vast amount of water, with marine life, and dealing with surf or currents. You def seem to have the endurance. 2.5k distance per swim seems doable. Plus if it s a vacation swimtrek (vs. a race…

52. Started here at 49. First lost on a combo of calorie intake reduction, and increase in calorie expanded. That worked for while ( 60lbs lost) then it stopped working, even after adjusting my TDEE w new data (increased activity level and new body comp due to weight loss) The only way that seems to be working for me now…

Try lifting. And swimming (water acts as natural bras)

How to handle the salt water? by exposing yourself to it regularly I guess. By building the habit? If anything salt water is much easier to manage than chlorinated water for me. A good thing as this is the reason why I started swimming in the ocean. 3-5 times a week. Loving every bit of it. Plus am getting my electrolytes…

Swimming won't make you lose weight nor will other exercises. It's mostly diet that will. However, swimming will help you sculpt a gorgeous body (as long as the fat on top melts over time) Swimming is like any other exercise: more intensity, more fuel/energy used. If you want to make your swim intense, freestyle and…

Low carb is a tough regimen to go into without getting educated first. The good books out there can be a bit challenging to understand. Patience. Start with "Why we get fat" by Gary Taubes (available in libraries) and the reddit keto forum. I personally would not start as low as 50g carbs/day unless I was already eating…

The very first skill to develop when open water swimming (assuming you're already breathing both sides) is sighting. Just because you no longer have a black line to guide you to help u swim straight and also because you are now swimming in a wild environment, with possible unexpected events, unlike the usual flat, safe…

Of course, it has to be anarchy! How else can it be? It's mathematically not possible to have lanes. This would limit the number of ppl fitting in a pool within a given time window. A luxury ppl in China don't have given the extraordinary high number of Chinese citizens. Unless more pools are built, of course. Hats off to…

^This. Plateau is a sign that the body is adjusting to the new lighter weight, all part of the process and likely to hit the folks like us who have 60+ lbs to lose. I figure, it took me 10+ years to put on 70+ lbs. I'm a winner if I get rid of them in 3. And I did. Patience. and measure.. Looks like you're overdoing both…

If for whatever reason you can't do squats, do these: Hip thrusts: http://youtu.be/A8nFGuY77CE Dolphin kicks with a fin: http://youtu.be/GzBBaOSsUaM

A question Number 6 has asked long before.

Ok, to your point, correction of my statement "Seems gluten intolerance is pretty rare amongst people who don't suffer from celiac disease." Of course the experiment was made on ppl with gastroinstestinal symptoms. Why would you conduct them on ppl who are healthy? As for you mother, tjere cld be any gazillion reasons why…

Seems gluten intolerance does not exist in people w/o celiac disease. Keep eating at home peaceful by stopping your diet. If you nevertheless want to stay on it, Doesn t have to be pricey. You can keep it low cost by eating meat, veggies and fruit bought in reasonably priced grocery stores. Some links of why gluten free…

After weight lifting, his is the best I found to build muscles in the back of the legs, with glutes and abs as an added bonus. They only started to show, sticking out, more defined, as I lost more fat though. Good luck. http://youtu.be/GzBBaOSsUaM

Can u believe it Jerry? that same day u and I posted about that, my ortho doc tells me exactly that "listen to your body", obviously referring to my arm injury. I just thought that was too funny of a coincidence. Thanks everyone for your comments. I do listen to my body. Doesn t mean I necessarily agree with its needs and…

This is not sound advice. Form is important from day one, for 2 main reasons: 1/wrong form leads to injury eventually 2/wrong form will need to be un-learned to be replaced with proper form, which is more work in the end. 1.Take a 10-sessions class at your local Y or similar to master breathing/stroke/rotation technique 2.…

Curious to read the response of those marathon runners who are keto-adapted, if you have a nutrition plan you don t mind sharing. Also, have u experienced superstarch foods? http://www.generationucan.com/super.html

Wow! Amazing. 2 totally different persons, in expression and in physique. Your friend Jackie shld consider going back to school to do the same as you cuz she seems to be ideal for the job, given her success at helping u drop almost 360lbs! Now u just add swimming (u have awesome lake swims near where u live!) and u r ready…

Read that book, that should help. The Art and Science of Low Carb Living. Wishing you success. http://www.ebook3000.com/The-Art-and-Science-of-Low-Carbohydrate-Living_164438.html

I am actually very intrigued by the fact that Mayo is conducting research on nutrition (LCHF in particular) in relations to the development or reduction of tumors. Hope your hub is doing better.

Jerry, someone just posted this on their wall. Thought I would share as it s likely to be the stuff you were asking to read/hear. http://vimeo.com/61215449

Thanks. No acid reflux here. No epilepsy either. Never had regular stomach burn except when I was pregnant. Overall, I am pretty healthy. The only reason why I would like to be supervised is because there's a bunch of tests that can be performed that can be useful to track progress. Plus, frankly, I don't want to mess with…

Thank you all. I'd like to send u FR's if ok with u. Again, thanls. The vid is awesome. The book seems like a must have. I have heard it mention in several LCHF forums out on the web.

It looks like you are not giving up on swimming after all, Emma. Glad to hear that! U shld try posting your question on DYST, you'd get more responses. To answer your question, No, never heard of it.

Sorry to hear about this. I hope he gets better soon, with or w/o keto. Wishing you lots of strength.

From what Dr Attia says, and that's only for LCHF, there's very little research done on it, hence the NUSI initiative. In other words, the jury's still out.. As for Paleo, Christina Warinner 's research seems to argue that it's just a fad. Watch her Ted video here: http://youtu.be/BMOjVYgYaG8

Jerry, of all the stuff I've seen out there, that DrDiet site is one of the more interesting ones I found. I'm personally heading towards a LCHF diet. In all the stuff I read, It's the one that seems to make the most sense for me only because I'd like to swim long distances w/o feeding often and avoid bonking and GI…