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To: Pogeu Mahone who wrote (16559)7/23/2024 3:17:55 AM
From: Yorikke  Read Replies (1) of 17051
 
I believe it is the entire starch/sugar complex of foods that throws us into excess weight, poor physical and mental health, and sets the traps for the common diseases Americans' fall prey to.

Like Pogeu, I came to this conclusion some time ago. First I cut the booze, then the sugars, then many of the common starches in my diet. It has been an interesting seven years. I'm down from a 'high endurance' competition weight of about 200 @6'1" to my current weight of about 180. Most of that was organ belly fat. My gut has shrunk, and I'm wearing 34 pants sizes, down from a tight 36 at the end my Ultra Running Career. I have not worn a 34 since my 'starvation days' in some god forsaken Pacific Pairadice in the seventies.

To be honest, the competition weight was in part because my body needed to pack in reserves for those Ultra-runs where it could use fat rather than rely on me to eat my way through the trek. It allowed me to eat indiscriminately and drink plenty beers and still be relatively fit. Once I pulled back on the treks I gained weight in fat and also lost some muscle mass. What woke me up was when I realized I was drinking like I was 25 but too old to suffer through the madness of the booze.

I find the low carb and sugar diet very difficult to maintain. I crave sugar constantly. I'm not so much into processed crap, but can get into chocolates, honey, and Japanese style rice sweets. Ice cream is nirvana and I suffer every time I pass the coolers. I was for many years a vegetarian, but am now pretty Keto.
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