Exercising without a gym

[Sunnycrowe]

how do i get a flat tummy? no need nice six pac but a flat one...

 

i do clutches every nite for the past month but no visible results so far..

[Topgun]

how do i get a flat tummy? no need nice six pac but a flat one...

 

i do clutches every nite for the past month but no visible results so far..

 

The 6 packs are there, believe you me.

 

It's the fats that's covering them. Just crunches or sit-ups will never work without eating right - you have to get rid of the fatty layer then not only you've a flat stomach, the 6-pack will show uninvited even

 

[Chickenbackside]

Question to forumer Chickenbackside,

 

 

I encountered one serious problem on today early morning, around 2.20am, here's how it goes

 

 

1) I ate quite a lot of chicken meat, a small amount of luncheon meat, eggs & vege around 10.20pm for dinner yesterday

 

2) Around 12plus am today, i ate 4 small teaspoon of Farmers Union Greek Yoghurt, let my stomach digest first for about 15 minutes, then go to sleep

 

3) Around 2.20am i suddenly woke up, cannot sleep, head very giddy, felt like vomitting...suffered for about 1 hour. Within the 1 hour, i tried to go toilet clear bowel via forcing, but still cannot. Then my wife gave me a small piece of white bread to eat, followed by drinking a few sip of ice milo. It was then, i slowly felt much better (giddy slowly goes off). My wife told me that i suffered low blood pressure because last few days i forced my bowel 2 times within this week (Constipation occured) & also my body lack of sugar & carbohydrate

 

I continue to sleep till today morning 6.40am then wake up healthily.......

 

 

I have been on low carbo diet since last week, almost everyday felt slight giddy. Only today midnight was the worst one

 

 

Do you know what really happened ? Is it i eat yoghurt that cause it ?

 

Can anyone explain my situation ?

Again, you need to go through the entire thread. Your questions have been addressed a few time over.

 

It NOT a high protein diet. It's a HIGH FAT, MODERATE PROTEIN, LOW CARBOHYDRATE diet. Chicken meat is lean and full of Omega 6 fatty acids. Not the best source of meat. Eat grassfed beef or lamb. The fattiest cuts you can find.

 

As mentioned before, your body will take time to adjust. It tool around 1 whole month for me. Some people take 3-4 months. During this time, your body will do everything it can to make you eat sugar and carbs by displaying symptoms of low blood glucose. Your body just does not know how to burn fat. You have to train it to do so by giving it no choice.

 

Constipation? You're not eating enough fat. Exercise also helps keep you regular. For me, fibre is does not keep me regular. It just makes my stools harder. Fat is what keeps me regular.

 

Strive for 70% fat, 20% protein and 10% carbs in terms of calories.

 

Use this tool to gauge: http://www.fitday.com/

 

Everyone who has answered you has made valid points. Heed their advice and you will be along your way.

Edited April 24, 2010 by Chickenbackside

[Chickenbackside]

http://nephropal.blogspot.com/2010/04/mode...-by-billye.html

 

 

MODEST WEIGHT LOSS REVERSES DAMAGING CHANGES IN TYPE 2 DIABETES IMUNE CELLS

By Billy E-patient advocate and health science buff over the last 50 years

 

 

In an article in Science Daily (Apr. 20, 2010)

[Chickenbackside]

Perfect BMI but got a tummy? Better get rid of it...

 

http://www.drbriffa.com/blog/2010/04/23/fo...id-of-your-gut/

 

 

Forget the BMI, and concentrate on getting rid of your gut

Posted on 23 April 2010

 

 

The body mass index or ‘BMI’ (calculated by dividing someone’s weight in kilograms by the square of their height in meters is the most commonly-used weight-related measure of health. The problem is, though, it’s virtually useless for this purpose. This is for two main reasons:

 

1. It tells us nothing about body composition. It is therefore possible for two individuals to have the same BMI, though one is strong, fit and heavily muscled, and the other is quite low on muscle and big in fat. According to the BMI these individuals have the same health status, but in reality they are wildly different.

 

2. If someone does happen to be carrying excess fat around the body (and therefore has an elevated BMI), it tells us nothing about the distribution of this fat. This is important because fat the accumulates in and around the internal organs (so-called ‘visceral fat’) is quite strongly associated with enhanced risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes, while fat under the skin surface (subcutanenous fat) is, generally speaking, not.

 

I was interested to read a study published last week on-line in the journal Obesity which looked at the relationship between ‘obesity’ and other measures and markers for health. It’s focus was men and women with BMIs of 30 or above (who, technically, fulfil the criterion for being ‘obese’).

 

Study subjects were assessed for the presence of ‘metabolic syndrome’. This syndrome is characterised by excess weight around the middle, along with other potential features such as raised levels of blood fats called triglycerides, raised blood sugar levels, raised blood pressure and low levels of ‘healthy’ cholesterol (HDL-cholesterol).

 

It turned out that about a third of the study subjects, although ‘obese’, did not fulfil the criteria for metabolic syndrome. In broad terms, these people could be described as being ‘metabolically healthy’. In other words, for a significant proportion of the population, being ‘obese’ does not at first sight appear to be such a bad thing in health terms.

 

Why? Well, it turns out that ‘obese’ but ‘metabolically healthy’ individuals tended to have less visceral fat, and more subcutaneous fat. This is an expected finding, but also highlights again why the BMI is a quite-useless marker for health.

 

Why is visceral fat so dangerous? This study also found that those fulfilling the criteria for metabolic syndrome (and therefore more likely to have excess visceral fat) were found to have generally higher levels of the ‘inflammatory’ substances interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-α, and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1. There is emerging evidence that, for whatever reason, visceral fat is associated with or encourages a ‘pro-inflammatory’ state, and is now quite well established that inflammation is a key (perhaps the key) underlying process in the development of chronic diseases including heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

 

What does all of this boil down to? To my mind, it means the BMI is not to be relied upon. However, if you’ve got a bit of a gut, it will probably pay to get rid of it.

 

 

References:

 

1. Koste A, et al. Body Fat Distribution and Inflammation Among Obese Older Adults With and Without Metabolic Syndrome Obesity 15 April 2010 [epub ahead of print]

 

Edited April 24, 2010 by Chickenbackside

[Chickenbackside]

For those interested in the topic of fasting, here's an informative series:

 

Part 1: What Happens To Your Body When You Fast?

[Xtrocious]

Don't know if you guys saw an article on the ST Saturday or not...

 

Apparently reproduced from NYT, it claims that eating a high-fat diet will cause memory to fail faster and lead to brain atrophy

 

[Skunk]

and what did u say, again?

 

LOL

[Xtrocious]

Strive for 70% fat, 20% protein and 10% carbs in terms of calories.

 

Use this tool to gauge: http://www.fitday.com/

 

Cool website...

 

Plugged in the meals that I have over the past 3 days, my average calorie intake is about 1500 but am able to keep my fats at 70-75%

 

Weight loss after 3 weeks of zero carbo (no rice, no noodles) and no sweet stuff - 5.5kg

 

 

[Xtrocious]

and what did u say, again?

 

LOL

 

I haven't got a clue old boy...hahah

 

 

[Skunk]

Cool website...

 

Plugged in the meals that I have over the past 3 days, my average calorie intake is about 1500 but am able to keep my fats at 70-75%

 

Weight loss after 3 weeks of zero carbo (no rice, no noodles) and no sweet stuff - 5.5kg

 

Wah u can survive on so few calories? No wonder your weight loss is so large. I've been losing around 1kg a week.

 

If i eat only 1500 calories, i think cannot even stumble around LOL

 

My breakfast today is 300grams of beefsteak and 400grams of cod. So u see where all my money is going lol

[Xtrocious]

Wah u can survive on so few calories? No wonder your weight loss is so large. I've been losing around 1kg a week.

 

If i eat only 1500 calories, i think cannot even stumble around LOL

 

My breakfast today is 300grams of beefsteak and 400grams of cod. So u see where all my money is going lol

 

I suppose the other 1500 calories are coming from my fats...hahah

 

Strangely enough, I don't have that giddy feeling - have been exercising as before...

 

But it was tough resisting all the nice smelling carbos for the first week...

 

I used to be a sucker for pop corn but the other day, my wife couldn't finish her popcorn at the movies, left about 1/4 bag, I threw it away...hahah

 

Better lighten your wallet than shorten your life bro

 

 

[Topgun]

I haven't got a clue old boy...hahah

 

Huh say what?

 

 

 

[Topgun]

I suppose the other 1500 calories are coming from my fats...hahah

 

Strangely enough, I don't have that giddy feeling - have been exercising as before...

 

But it was tough resisting all the nice smelling carbos for the first week...

 

I used to be a sucker for pop corn but the other day, my wife couldn't finish her popcorn at the movies, left about 1/4 bag, I threw it away...hahah

 

Better lighten your wallet than shorten your life bro

 

When I started, I also went all out, except for my morning kopi with some sugar, I abstained from evrything that I know had carbo. My transition was pretty OK. In fact, initially I still exercise as per normal went for my usual runs 5-6 days per week of 45 min duration. I had some days of hunger pangs during the day, but no headaches at all. i guessed different experience for different folks. Then even the hunger pangs went away after 2-3 weeks. Nowadays, even if for dinner, the food served on the table not 'paleo' and I'd share the meats with my famile, my dinner could be very small, I don't have any urge to have supper during the night or feel hungry at all.

 

The other day, i was very tempted when I'd breakfast with my family at our favourite carrot cake stall. The smell & fragrance of the steaming carrot cake brought to the table was overwhelming, I was salivating, really. So I thought well, maybe I cheat. I took 2 mouthfuls, then I thought, eh, it's not as nice as I remembered it to be, or even as nice as it smelt, so I stopped. I don't know whther it's the guilt, or is it really my taste buds have changed....

 

 

 

[Chickenbackside]

Don't know if you guys saw an article on the ST Saturday or not...

 

Apparently reproduced from NYT, it claims that eating a high-fat diet will cause memory to fail faster and lead to brain atrophy

No wonder we humans became more an more stupid after millions of years of eating a predominantly high fat diet...

[Chickenbackside]

The other day, i was very tempted when I'd breakfast with my family at our favourite carrot cake stall. The smell & fragrance of the steaming carrot cake brought to the table was overwhelming, I was salivating, really. So I thought well, maybe I cheat. I took 2 mouthfuls, then I thought, eh, it's not as nice as I remembered it to be, or even as nice as it smelt, so I stopped. I don't know whther it's the guilt, or is it really my taste buds have changed....

 

I think it's a combination of both physiological change and guilt.

 

It has happened to me so many times that I seldom even bother to try eating something I know is tasty poison anymore. It never turns out to be as nice as I remembered it.

 

[Xtrocious]

No wonder we humans became more an more stupid after millions of years of eating a predominantly high fat diet...

 

Yup, we are entering the Age of Stupid...hahah

 

Nice movie by the way but scary if it comes true

[Chickenbackside]

Anyway, I just read the article. The study was done on rats. I'm not sure what the natural diet of rats are, but I highly suspect they're not meant to eat high fat foods all their lives?

 

In any case, by eating high fat millions of years, we made it to the moon. I don't think low fat eating rats can even figure out a way to escape the lab...