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You should throw in some laxatives and see who returns :pac:

Pete, the field of sugar substitutes and insulin-related health is fascinating.

For instance, I discovered today that Xylitol (used in chewing gum) may be fantastically healthy in humans in even in large quantities (being metabolised without any insulin response, and possibly preventing diseases like Alzheimers through maintaining gum health) but is absolutely deadly for dogs in very small quantities, as in them it triggers a huge insulin kick which sucks all the real sugar out of the blood causing fatal hypoglycemia.

I'm slightly tempted to start experimenting with low-GI energy drinks. The only downside is the possibility of severe gastric distress.

Somehow I missed all this thread. I have not read through it all, but I have gone down this direction for about 9 months now. I was very aggressive towards LCHF for an athlete during the winter and it worked very very well. My FTP went up by about 5% (big increase for me) - I also noticed that it was a very anabolic diet - I could easily put on upper body muscle by doing a little body weight exercise (I stopped doing it - don't want any more muscle on my arms!)

As an example for folks who say you can't perform well on LCHF - this was performed on <50g of carbs the day before and a 3 egg omelette with bacon, butter, creme fraiche and almonds for breakfast. http://app.strava.com/activities/41114262

It took me months of adapting to be able to do something like that - it is a process...

Racing in Asia - being able to keep a good diet was extremely difficult - it wasn't good for me. I have to make adjustments to be able to deal with that in the future. There is only carbs there and little quality meats/fats.

Carbs are still a chunk of my diet mostly from rice, sweet potato, veg and fruit (only around training). I still use gels during races. If I was an ironman type athlete, I would probably go down a more full ketogenic route.

Food - as was mentioned before, the type of foods/meals I eat now are much much more tasty than what I did in the past. Butter tastes good. Tonight, a huge rib-eye will be going on the pan.

Here is an example of what I ate in February while training hard:

9am breakfast - omelette, bacon, creme, butter, tomatoes, coffee

10:30 - 15:30 big training, food from 2hrs in, mostly home made bars etc... I follow my body, not eat by schedule - sometimes I would eat little, sometimes lots.

15:30 rice + eggs + sardines + lots of salt - big meal

19:00 huge salad with a fatty cut steak, bowl of vegetables mixed with butter, glass of wine

21:00 some nuts/olives/salami/meat cuts

I have been vegan, vegetarian, pesciterian, high carb, high protein, went down almost all different types of diets for significant lengths of time. What I'm doing now has me feeling the best I ever have been. I weigh about the same (maybe a tiny bit more), I'm about the same leanness - but my energy levels post training as just gone through the roof - I used to be trashed every afternoon. Sometimes I still am, but much much less.

ryan_sherlock wrote: »

but my energy levels post training as just gone through the roof.

If your strava account stops working or goes missing..






..it wasnt me :pac:

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

So the rest of us can expect even more Strava humiliation!

Well, I actually mean more off the bike. Chronic endurance (what I do), probably isn't the best thing for long term health - I think the higher fat, more paleo diet supports my body a lot better than the other things I did before. Junk food has not been a regular part of my diet for many many years, so when I was vegan etc... it was always the best, most unprocessed foods I could find.

5th day in this madness. I am dying not to eat any sugars. I am craving all kind of junk food, mainly jelly beans and cheesy puffs, which I don't usually eat. Maybe it wasn't my most brilliant idea to start this just before I go off to holidays.

I am struggling with breakfast, I am having only eggs and bacon so far. Everyone around thinks I 've gone full retard.

Made some oopsie bread and as you could expect it feels or tastes nothing like bread, it's more like a soufflé. It's not bad tasting though. Last night I had to eat some sugar, so I stuffed my face into slices of watermelon. It could have been worse.

petethedrummer wrote: »

Joe Friel is a member.

http://www.joefrielsblog.com/2013/08/aging-my-race-weight.html

Have we reached tipping point yet?

No.

And this is the cover of the current National Geographic:



So there might be some sort of awakening to how wrong we've been getting things.

Then again, don't cultists often feel that while they are the vanguard of some new, profound, and still marginally believed truth, that truth is so wonderful that it is always about to become universally accepted?