Now that's a diet...

[Okie Boarder]

Anyone else see or hear about this?

By the way, microman, were you involved in the writing of this article? It reflects a certain twinge of your style.

[pyrocasto]

Yeah makes sense. It would be really interesting though to see a larger study done with complete blood work and such done before and after. Weight is simple. Intake less than you burn for long enough and you'll get rid of some weight. I'm fat because I love food, not because I'm stupid.

[ky1e]

pyrocasto, you can have a lifetime runner on a healthy diet who has never touched a twinkie in his life come in and have very high cholesterol levels. It has a huge genetic influence. Yes the guys triglycerides would be elevated as that is a direct measure of fat in his blood but with a 27 pound weight loss, i can almost guarantee his LDL and total cholesterol were lower. Now I'm not saying low as in the normal range but with an 1800 calorie diet, i would bet his numbers were not awful. The first thing we recommend when someone comes in with high cholesterol is diet and exercise. We just want them to cut the calories because it is the excess calories that drive up the cholesterol. At 1800 calories a day, your body is burning most of that for energy.

[Okie Boarder]

[smokedog2]

% bags of chips and a shake - nuts. I need a better plan.

[Ohioboarder]

while I'm recovering from my knee surgery and not running, I'm trying lowcarb. So far I've done pretty well, been full, and lost one pound per week.
Considering I'm lighter than I was last winter when I had just backed down on my mileage, I'm happy so far.

Dave

[Blindside_137]

27 pounds in 2 months?

Do we know his % body fat difference? By calorie counting like that and I'm assuming no exercise, seems like you would lose a lot of muscle as well. If your goal is weight loss thats cool, but I think % body fat is just as important a number as any.