Posted on 10/17/2019 8:20:03 AM PDT by Valk Rider
I recall back in the 80% I would try to rip up using the "FDA "food pyramid" low fat/high carb percentages and I would get to a point between 18-20% body fat that I could not get under without almost starvation level portions of food. Of course, this was impossible while still exercising at a high level. Switching to low carb changed everything. (not no-carb but low carb.)
Your experience is similar to mine.
Agreed. But be careful. An overweight, obese, person running can be harmful to them (their joints). Injuries are very likely to happen.
I used to run distance in High School and was a bean pole. My metabolism has changed and I can no longer maintain a low weight by exercising. It is impossible. Besides, massive amounts of exercise is not healthy for older folks.
How many of these countries have disease ridden maggots sneaking in and dying when they get here?
“An overweight, obese, person running can be harmful to them (their joints). Injuries are very likely to happen.”
Lots of low-impact exercises.
Because we got those delicious fries cooked in transfat. Nothing will ever be that good again.
BTW, carbs (grains mostly and sugar) are very easy and cheap to grow and produce.
We have sure gone fat.
But...but...sub Saharan Africans eat insects and lots of grains, and they are the picture of health! We must all eat like people in third world countries! That’s the idea behind that food pyramid, which was created by a man WHO HAD NO MEDICAL OR NUTRITIONAL TRAINING OF ANY KIND! (I’m not yelling; I’m being emphatic. Which is the best I can do on my kindle).
You just have to be a smart shopper. Fresh meats and green vegetables. Fresh fruit but not to much at a time. Butter rather than margarine (but not too much). Whole grain bread when you eat bread. Brown rice when you eat rice. I drink water or coffee. When you do eat starchy carbs, keep the portions small. Avoid fast food. Cook at home rather than eat out as much as possible. Avoid all processed foods. If it comes in a bag or box it's probably best avoided. (except for a bag of pistachios - I do like pistachios and they are good for you.
IF you are older and obese, water aerobics is an excellent form of exercise. Very low impact. As is simple walking.
“Besides, massive amounts of exercise is not healthy for older folks.”
How much is massive?
It does take time and effort to eat healthy but cooking your own meals is the best.
And apparently the food pyramid has its origins in the federal bureaucracy — the FDA. Classic story of the federal government deciding what is best for us versus what is actually healthy for us. Grains are cheap to produce and would have less impact on the Food Stamp program.
Different sources are going to have different numbers. The two are not that far off.
That depends where you are at in your level of fitness. If you are just getting started then you are correct for many reasons. I'm 61 and have been a gym rat for a long time. I do massive amounts of exercise and I love it - and I'm quite healthy. Yes, you do need to protect your joints. This becomes more critical as you get older. Maintain good form. But my typical work out is two hours of intense weight training followed by a 5K run or 25 minutes of swimming. I do this 3 or 4 times a week. That's what I consider "fun". But I spent well over a decade working up to this.
Anything more than a walk around the park for an elderly person. Hiking maybe.
A person who is 20 lbs overweight should not be running a marathon until they have lost the weight. Training for a marathon requires 10 mile runs or longer with the feet and legs and body slamming against the pavement for hours at a time. That extra 20 lbs beats down on the joints.
Heck, even sitting on a bike seat may seem low impact but I believe that it is no coincidence that my serious back problems were the result of my very long rides that summer. Sitting for 3-4 hours on a bike seat is not good for the back.
Now if you are in fit and muscles are strong then the muscles will hold the frame together. That might have been my problem — my abdominal muscles were not strong.
Unfortunately, I sit in front of the tube all day which is not conducive to exercise. I do get up and walk and walk in the evenings.
I took a major hit when I had back problems a few years back. Had the surgery but never really recovered completely. No drugs which is a huge plus.
I used to love my bike rides. Rode all over the city. The bike trails and walking paths are connected all over the city. You can ride your bike 80 miles in one direction all staying on walking paths. And I'd hike the foothills and open-space in the area. There was a very nice trail right at the base of the mountains and was 7 miles. I'd load up my day pack.
USA: USA; life expectancy 77.7 males/82.2 females; infant mortality 5.8 per 1000 live births.
Afghanistan: life expectancy 50.3 males/53.2 females; infant mortality 110.6 per 1000 live births
Burkina Faso: life expectancy 53.8 males, 58.0 females; infant mortality 72.2 per 1000 live births
Somalia: life expectancy 50.7 males, 34.9 females; infant mortality 94.8 per 1000 live births
Guinea-Bissau: life expectancy: 48.9 males, 53.1 females; infant mortality 85.7 per 1000 live births
Haiti: life expectancy 61.6 males, 66.8 females; infant mortality 46.8 per 1000 live births
Swaziland: life expectancy 52.7 males, 51.5 females; infant mortality 48.4 per l000 live births; HIV rate 27.2%
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