Getting really healthy, quickly
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LordGrover said:
That's exactly the kind of rubbish I'm taking about. Based on absolutely nothing diagnosed as dehydrated. Jeez, expected better from you, hoofy.
ETA. Sorry Hoofy, I wasn't awake and shouldn't have been so terse.
Still think my point stands - there is no evidence that I or the chap above are dehydrated - that's a medical term. To say 'probably' is just ridiculous, but we see it said everywhere these days. It's rubbish.
If your piss isn't clear (which typically isn't if you wait until you're thirsty), then you're dehydrated. I could go all day without drinking much but then I will notice it the next day as my skin will be dry.ETA. Sorry Hoofy, I wasn't awake and shouldn't have been so terse.
Still think my point stands - there is no evidence that I or the chap above are dehydrated - that's a medical term. To say 'probably' is just ridiculous, but we see it said everywhere these days. It's rubbish.
Edited by LordGrover on Monday 22 December 08:47
crossy67 said:
I'd really disagree with that one. I have to force my self to drink water, I just don't feel thirsty and can go days with just a cup of tea for breakfast. It causes me lots of problems with head aches and really bad sleep. The rest is gospel
.A couple of years ago as a result of threads on this forum I:
stopped drinking alcohol
cut right back on bread, cereal, pasta, rice
try to walk at least 10,000 steps a day
started eating more meat and eggs
The result of this after two years is that I feel fantastic and have lost a load of weight. Very rapidly in the beginning, and then it settled to a more gradual decline.
I have just had my second "healthy man" check at the docs. All measurements were fine (glucose was a touch high - I attribute this to an increased sweet tooth since stopping drinking, so I am trying to cut right back on sugar too) and I weigh 15kg less than I did a decade ago!
I was worried about my cholestrol due to the amount of eggs I eat (at least two a day) but it was fine.
So in short I would echo the advice given earlier. From my own experience it really does work.
stopped drinking alcohol
cut right back on bread, cereal, pasta, rice
try to walk at least 10,000 steps a day
started eating more meat and eggs
The result of this after two years is that I feel fantastic and have lost a load of weight. Very rapidly in the beginning, and then it settled to a more gradual decline.
I have just had my second "healthy man" check at the docs. All measurements were fine (glucose was a touch high - I attribute this to an increased sweet tooth since stopping drinking, so I am trying to cut right back on sugar too) and I weigh 15kg less than I did a decade ago!
I was worried about my cholestrol due to the amount of eggs I eat (at least two a day) but it was fine.
So in short I would echo the advice given earlier. From my own experience it really does work.
funinhounslow said:
I was worried about my cholestrol due to the amount of eggs I eat (at least two a day) but it was fine.
My MiL always warns me about this whenever I am trying to bulk and am having 5 eggs every morning for breakfast. AFAIR there is no link to eating eggs and raised cholesterol. Anyway, it is more the ratio between HDL and LDL rather than exact numbers that cause the issues. R8VXF said:
My MiL always warns me about this whenever I am trying to bulk and am having 5 eggs every morning for breakfast. AFAIR there is no link to eating eggs and raised cholesterol. Anyway, it is more the ratio between HDL and LDL rather than exact numbers that cause the issues.
I read this a few times in various articles but couldn't quite bring myself to believe it until I saw the results of my tests. Good job too as I find a breakfast of two boiled eggs keeps me going right through to early afternoon
funinhounslow said:
My MiL always warns me about this whenever I am trying to bulk and am having 5 eggs every morning for breakfast. AFAIR there is no link to eating eggs and raised cholesterol. Anyway, it is more the ratio between HDL and LDL rather than exact numbers that cause the issues.
The entire fat -> cholesterol -> heart disease hypothesis is junk science. Even Ancel Keys admitted so, and he was the father of it all. More specifically, the stuff about eggs and cholesterol was pushed by the Cereal Marketing Board after the success of the "Go to work on an egg" campaign by the Egg Marketing Board. Marketing and the mainstream media, not science. But that's what drives the public's buying habits. See also polyunsaturated fats.grumbledoak said:
funinhounslow said:
My MiL always warns me about this whenever I am trying to bulk and am having 5 eggs every morning for breakfast. AFAIR there is no link to eating eggs and raised cholesterol. Anyway, it is more the ratio between HDL and LDL rather than exact numbers that cause the issues.
The entire fat -> cholesterol -> heart disease hypothesis is junk science. Even Ancel Keys admitted so, and he was the father of it all. More specifically, the stuff about eggs and cholesterol was pushed by the Cereal Marketing Board after the success of the "Go to work on an egg" campaign by the Egg Marketing Board. Marketing and the mainstream media, not science. But that's what drives the public's buying habits. See also polyunsaturated fats.
king awful fiction pretending to be science. I drink a litre of gold top a day and add grated cheese and olive oil to all hot meals and have never felt better!Stevanos said:
jsmjsm said:
Go road cycling or mountain biking. will make a big difference.
I'd like to do this, I'm in Sweden so it's not so practical where I am, maybe in the summer months. grumbledoak said:
Apologies, I re-edited that until it looked more one-dimensional than I intended.
The end result of those three changes over two years is that I am down several stone ofFosters fat, have a clearer complexion, and blackheads I thought would outlast me are closing up. I sleep well, and wake up easily at 6am feeling great.
I would spare you the two years experimentation, and recommend you just go for all three from the off.
What is the issue with caffeine when dieting? The end result of those three changes over two years is that I am down several stone of
I would spare you the two years experimentation, and recommend you just go for all three from the off.
Hoofy said:
LordGrover said:
Believe what you will. We can all find 'evidence' to support our opinion.
Maybe I shouldn't have said clear, but for most people they could do with drinking more.
i do agree people probably need to drink more, people also need to accomodate the water intake from food as well.
Hoofy said:
R8VXF said:
Hoofy said:
Is there an issue with caffeine when dieting? I thought diet pills contained caffeine?
Caffeine is fantastic for dieting. Research ECA...BoRED S2upid said:
Stevanos said:
I get eczema and think I don't think it helps.
It doesn't I used to have eczema. Swimming is very good exercise but not too great for the eczema. LordGrover said:
Hoofy said:
Maybe I shouldn't have said clear, but for most people they could do with drinking more.
Why? I've seen zero evidence to support that oft parroted 'advice'. CLICK.
There is absolutely no way I could drink 8 glasses of water in a normal day. I drink between 4 and 5 and, at times, I can be in and out of bed three times during the night because my bladder cannot hold it in any longer.
8 glasses during the day would be an absolute nightmare for my sleep pattern!
I am sure that there are some that need it, I am not one of them...
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