tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post2904190258949946414..comments2023-12-14T01:25:00.917-05:00Comments on Recover Your Stride: Intermittent Fasting TrialsJim Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10350710709762823429noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-83451987320301469752010-01-29T08:53:35.399-05:002010-01-29T08:53:35.399-05:00Steve,
I was sorely tempted to eat a bowl of Alpha...Steve,<br />I was sorely tempted to eat a bowl of Alpha-Bits this morning as one of my kids left a box out and just the sniff made me hungry. Of course that would have led to three bowls of eating. I decided not to eat anything at all, so I can send you some Alpha-Bits. Do you like this cereal, too? You can spell things with the letters. It can be fun food in the morning!<br />JiJim Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350710709762823429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-75164686932014709352010-01-29T07:48:48.830-05:002010-01-29T07:48:48.830-05:00I have an idea - how about I just eat all the meal...I have an idea - how about I just eat all the meals you don't want?<br />Please don't eat breakfast...that's my favorite :-)Jedi Dadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10366099879750641360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-2495416745593305212010-01-29T07:30:47.679-05:002010-01-29T07:30:47.679-05:00Thanks Tina,
I'll have to look into that book....Thanks Tina,<br />I'll have to look into that book. I haven't really read a whole lot about IF, so it would be interesting to get more facts and ideas surrounding what seems like a sensible way of eating.<br />JimJim Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350710709762823429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-50513283270905208582010-01-29T06:07:43.307-05:002010-01-29T06:07:43.307-05:00Hi everyone
I recently read a book on the topic c...Hi everyone<br /><br />I recently read a book on the topic called The Handbook of Intermittent Fasting by a martial artist in England called Idai Makaya. <br /><br />This book is quite brief but it covers all the methods of intermittent fasting quite well and explains how you can design a programme to suit your routines. There was also a section on fasting and exercising which I found interesting.<br /><br />The Warrior Diet you mention is actually also a form of intermittent fasting and this was confirmed in the book I read. <br /><br />People think fasting is unhealthy but it is actually the way human bodies are designed to work best. There are even studies which explain why moving away from a diet of intermittent fasting has led to the increase in diabetes from 3% of societies where food is eaten irregularly to 33 percent where people drip feed themselves all the time.<br /><br />Fasting has been working well for me the last 3 months, it's well worth a try.Tina Davidsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-5656002513753731962010-01-28T19:58:16.790-05:002010-01-28T19:58:16.790-05:00...and I think I've found the secret to beatin......and I think I've found the secret to beating you that so many guys are looking for. We just have to take you out to eat a lot and fatten you up!<br />JimJim Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350710709762823429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-16679696643404083772010-01-28T19:56:33.974-05:002010-01-28T19:56:33.974-05:00Steve,
I made a new post on Nolan Shaheed. I hope ...Steve,<br />I made a new post on Nolan Shaheed. I hope that I entertain you some more with this one! Can't you tell I am getting antsy to train. I am getting back to being injury free soon and then training away. My goal is to run outdoors on my achilles this weekend and hopefully try a little bit of speedwork on the track Tuesday with a slower group. Of course, all without hurting the achilles.<br />JimJim Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350710709762823429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-14936190632892811692010-01-28T19:06:10.824-05:002010-01-28T19:06:10.824-05:00Jim, if nothing else you're entertaining :-)
W...Jim, if nothing else you're entertaining :-)<br />We're not that different. I swear I gain 5lbs every day I DON'T run. I like to live on the edge. I love to run, but I also love to eat the foods that I WANT to eat. I don't think there's a magic formula out there...just another way for someone to make a living (and money), the American Dream. For every example of some exceptional athlete who eats foods that are 'good' for you, I can name another who eats like crap and does just as well. I wonder if I ate a little better if it would make a difference in performance but in the end...food wins. I'm not looking to set any records or be famous.<br />There's enough common sense things you can do without having to experiment with some new wizbang diet. <br />But, in the end you need to do what makes YOU happy. I'm not here to try to change your mind, just offer my opinion, which I am told isn't always correct (can you believe that??).<br />Hope I see you out there soon!Jedi Dadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10366099879750641360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-18791936192913561852010-01-28T16:31:50.878-05:002010-01-28T16:31:50.878-05:00Hi Steve,
I am being patient and can't wait to...Hi Steve,<br />I am being patient and can't wait to run healthier than I have in years. I know the diet thing can seem pathetic and senseless, but if I want to be the best I can be (which isn't that good at this moment) I have to be willing to do the things that seem out of the ordinary. I am the poster child of a junk-food eater. I wonder how much better I would have been in college if I didn't live so much on cookies and ice cream. I wonder how much better I would have done when I did triathlons if I didn't rely on fast foods and TV dinners for nourishment. It has taken me this late in life to figure out what healthy eating even is, and that is only because I can't burn off what I eat anymore. <br /><br />I can't cook or put meals together and don't like the idea of "dieting". The past year I have learned that dieting isn't just eating less, but eating healthy. I am learning to like fruits and veggies and "good" foods. I also like the feeling I get when eating well, (like I did when I was eating Paleo). <br /><br />I also realize that being able to run lots of miles and marathons may not really be a sign of being "healthy". There are things that endurance sports do to harm our bodies, and not just mechanical injuires, but long term health stuff and I have been running and racing for a very long time! I guess it is time to think about health beyond running and think of the body as a whole and what is good for it. Some suggest distance running is not good at all, but I can't live that way though (even though if I reflect on myself it hasn't always been healthy for me).<br /><br />I guess with the Paleo and now my trials with Intermittant Fasting, I am thinking about what goes into my body as opposed to just "calories" or eating less. Once I start eating cookies and ice cream, or bread and pasta, or chocolate or anything else that is good (but bad) I don't stop. When I was doing Paleo, I basically got rid of my cravings for those things and I ate extremely healthy (and enjoyed it) and felt great! <br /><br />The intermitant fasting sounds way out there, but I am experimenting with it to see how it goes and the science behind it makes a lot of sense. To modern Americans it sounds sort of strange, but cultures and religions have been doing fasting for years. I don't think too many people in long ago times sat down to 3 solid meals a day, plus snacking when they were just trying to find food to eat. So I am playing around with it and seeing what effect it has on my body. When you think about it, what diet plan would really advocate eating "nothing" because after all there is nothing to sell! When I did the two trials there was a lot of food (some good, much bad) that I didn't eat at all. I suffered no loss of energy (I actually felt better -even when I "jogged" 5 miles) and the next day I felt great too. There are a lot of benefits to fasting if you read about it.<br /><br />It wasn't hard and if it keeps me eating healthier and away from unhealthy eating I am not putting 'damaging" food in my body. If it turns into a shortcut to get some extra pounds off before Boston then that will be great, particularly when I can't put many miles in at this point. <br /><br />I still am intigued with the concept and have to read more, but I like to go by how things "feel" and this feels easy and healthy at this point. <br /><br />I think I will research Nolan Shaheed a bit to see what he does. He is the guy who just became the first 60 year old to ever break 5 minutes indoors in a mile (just last week) which also breaks the outdoor record. I think I read something last year on him (he is a famous musician too). I think I recall he only eats one meal a day. If that is true, for whatever his reasons, it seems to work for him.<br /><br />This guy: http://running.competitor.com/2010/01/news/masters-runner-shaheed-named-usatf-athlete-of-the-week_8040<br /><br />And just wait, Steve, each year it gets harder and harder to maintain weight. You'll be where I am soon. <br />JimJim Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350710709762823429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-17115733483696390652010-01-28T13:50:31.090-05:002010-01-28T13:50:31.090-05:00Fasting as a training aid just doesn't make an...Fasting as a training aid just doesn't make any sense to me. Heck, fasting for weight loss doesn't make any sense either. Getting the flu will probably result in weight loss but I wouldn't suggest that either. Although at a high level weight loss is a function of calories in vs calories out, the type of calories is probably more important. "Dieting" should to be about what types of foods to eat rather than how much. You don't need a diet, you need to get healthy enough to enjoy running again. You'll get there Jim, patience.Jedi Dadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10366099879750641360noreply@blogger.com