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| Introduction | This is a difficult page to write. If you read Computers &
Machines, you have an idea of how marketers manipulate our decisions. In
nutrition, it's even worse, because they manipulate the information itself, and
the average person is HELPLESS to make an informed decision. Information, it
seems, is anything that is asserted to be true! And, how do you know this is true? Eventually, I will spend more time and energy actually trying to convince you, but for now, I am just stating the facts, ma'am. I also try to explicitly label my opinion as such. Nutrition is so profoundly complicated, that even nutritionists and biochemists hesitate to stray too far afield. Why? Because they too become helpless! What is the solution? Short of draconian legislation, I don't know. Exploring this site, I suppose! I am going to lay out some strategies for you that are GUARANTEED to work, or you get your money back! |
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The New Order: |
Rule #1: You should never spend a dime on dieting aids,
diet books (unless mine comes out), or diet foods. Rule #2: Spend your dimes cautiously on exercise equipment. Remember Post-Purchase Negligence Syndrome (see TOC). |
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| Priorities in Weight Loss | Here are the generally accepted priorities in weight loss. 1. Excess calories is usually NOT the issue. Lack of activity is. 2. Eating HABITS can affect your calorie intake more than the simple (and questionable) purchase of low calorie foods 3. Overall calories are more important than types of calories (fat, carbs). 4. I do agree with the following pop statements: a) The "diet" you adopt today should be for life, if it is any good. b) Weight gain occurred slowly; Weight LOSS should occur slowly (IMO, 2 lbs/month, long term, 4 lbs/mo, very short term). Even 2 lbs/mo is faster than most people ever gain long term! |
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| Throw the bums out... | Most paperback diet and health books have more value as fuel in your fireplace than as space on your bookshelf. Most of these authors should be JAILED and fined! |
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| Calorie Density and Intake | Formal studies have shown that simply eating non-creamed
soups before meals can significantly reduce calorie intake. Followed by a salad
and more fluids, there is in fact not much room left! You are automatically
hydrated. |
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| Eat what you want!! Hear that before? | But just do this:
1. Put small portions on a plate (or, have someone do it for you), and use smaller plates! 2. Eat slowly. Watch the dreaded "second wind" of appetite! 3. Keep microwave-able leftovers handy, so that you know there is food for later. This reduces the sense of urgency to fill up now. 4. Eat smaller more frequent meals. This has enormous benefits all the way around. Nibbling rice and sipping Evian all day, however, is obnoxious. Make sure this "frequency" does not add up to more calories than before! 5. Avoid restaurants and alcohol. |
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| Other stuff | Yeah, broiled is better than fried. Low-fat, OK.
Veggies over meat? Of course. Fat burning nutrients, that is, chemicals? They're great, if you live! Fat burning foods? Give me a break. |
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| How Biochemists Lose Weight | True story. Each morning we are in an obligatory ketotic state, which means that we are literally starving in the morning, and are burning pure fat--and a little muscle. A well known biochemist took this to heart and implemented the following. Since he was already in a pure fat burning mode, he reasoned, Why not extend this and run in the morning, on an empty stomach (only water)? Great Idea!! The exercise probably stabilized further muscle loss (which is inconsequential anyway), and consumes virtually 100% fat for the duration of the run. Now here is the kicker: When you finally eat, 1. You may very well experience appetite suppression, which further aids your cause; 2. Your food goes exclusively toward replenishing glycogen, not fat stores. Thus, you have found a ratcheting mechanism by which to burn exclusively fat, and replacing none of it! Each and every morning! As with any technique, you have to make sure it does not backfire: eating wildly, etc. But this is an EXTRAORDINARY technique, in its biochemical validity, as well as its simplicity. But, like anything, it is not for everyone. But it's free! |
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| The bottom line to sports nutrition | Another marketing hype. Sports nutrition is simply complex carbs, moderate to low fat, high hydration, some vit/min supplementation, and exercise. That's it! I just saved you 250 pages of soft-cover pap. | |
| If you never do anything else | NEVER buy a "sports drink." It's not that it will harm you. It's just a total waste of money, and it will hurt your chances of getting into heaven. | |
| The future | Eventually, I will be posting HUNDREDS of techniques, and providing gruesome details about the validity of various diets. | |
| to be continued...in detail | ||
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