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I'd like to get a sample of that.
Bryan "The Monk" Chaisone Stealth Pilot wrote in message I brew my own ginger beer. Stealth Pilot |
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Rich S. wrote:
I scrounged through the recycle bin until I found last month's Reader's Digest (July) and re-read the article on "Beating the Urge to Eat" by Peter Jaret. Several interesting items caught my attention. 1. A hormone called leptin signals the brain to supress appetite - "Hey, Dude, quit eating. You're full!". 2. 85 to 90 percent of obese people DO NOT have a deficiency of leptin. Their bodies have become resistant to its effects. This is much like Type II diabetes where the body has plenty of insulin but is insulin resistant. 3. An excess of triglycerides may contribute to leptin resistance. 4. An enzyme called SCD-1 - controlled by leptin - is used by the body to create fat cells. Delete the gene that makes SCD-1 (in mice) and they can pig out on Twinkies and beer without gaining weight. 5. Another culprit that may make you chubby is a virus, AD-36. 6. Base level activity can vary up to 500 calories/day. Notice how some people constantly twitch? Low or high metabolism is hereditary, but they're working on metabolism boosting substances. The article closes with, "Patients used to blame being overweight on glands and hormones, and we doctors would say, 'It's not hormones, it's calories,' " says Banks. "Now we know hormones *are* involved." . . ."People can diet and lose 10 or 15 pounds. But real obesity isn't a willpower problem,. It's a medical problem." I still don't buy it. If it is a medical problem, why did it just occur in the last 20-30 years and not 500 or 1000 years ago? I believe it is our sedentary lifestyle combined with simply eating for recreation rather than sustenance. Matt |
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Hey, now! You've gone from preaching to meddling!
Your portly pastor, Fr. John "JSoar" wrote in message om... Good topic. I have heard a rule of thumb for airplanes is that every 15 pounds is worth one horse power. So if you can knock 60 pounds off your plane's gross take-off weight it would be like adding 4 hp, a good percentage increase for an ultralight. The safest and easiest gross take-off weight you could possibly get rid of is the ugly fat around your gut. I weighed 220 pounds many years ago and thought it was mostly muscle. Now I weigh an average of 165 pounds, and that muscle turned out to be useless fat. I ride a bike 3 or 4 times a week for at least an hour, or walk about the same in the winter. I watch very carefully what I eat. Just enough protein, like a little bit of fish, no red meat, and a lot of vegetables, fruit, cereal grains. No junk foods, candy, ice cream, soda, etc. It was easy, the exercise habit replaced the snacking habit. Now I have to eat more than I really want in the summer to not get too skinny. My blood pressure is way down and my resting heart rate is in the 40's. A word to the wise, Jerry Booker |
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"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
... I still don't buy it. If it is a medical problem, why did it just occur in the last 20-30 years and not 500 or 1000 years ago? I believe it is our sedentary lifestyle combined with simply eating for recreation rather than sustenance. Well Matt, you must have some definitive evidence for your firmly held belief. I would be glad to read about it. Perhaps you could give us some reference, assuming it is not a divine revelation. :-) Rich "Willing to listen" S. |
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Rich S. wrote:
"Matt Whiting" wrote in message ... I still don't buy it. If it is a medical problem, why did it just occur in the last 20-30 years and not 500 or 1000 years ago? I believe it is our sedentary lifestyle combined with simply eating for recreation rather than sustenance. Well Matt, you must have some definitive evidence for your firmly held belief. I would be glad to read about it. Perhaps you could give us some reference, assuming it is not a divine revelation. :-) Nope, simply observation over time, knowing from labor statistics the kinds of jobs we have now compared to 30 or 40 years ago. We have fewer farm, manufacturing, heavy labor, etc., jobs and more desk jobs, service jobs, etc. Also, I've yet to see any evidence that humans have evolved genetically in a dramatic way in such a short period of time. Also, our society in general seems to be much less inclined to take personal responsibility for anything and wants to blame someone else for all of their ills. Look at the proliferation of law suits regarding insane things like spilling coffee in your lap, getting fat on Oreos, smoking cigarettes, etc. I think obesity is the same way. People simply are eating too much (myself included) and exercising too little (again, myself included) and that is why we are fat. However, few want to admit that and take the action required to address it. It is much easier to blame something or someone else. I'm trying to address it and having some success. I joined a health club 6 months ago and began a weight and cardio routine. I have been slacking a little now that it is summer, however, I've been adding bicycling. I rode 25 miles yesterday over hilly PA roads (took nearly two hours). I've lost about 14 lbs. in 6 months, which is painfully slow to me, but my doctor suggested that 2 lbs. a month is about right and lets your body slowly adapt to the new weight. Like he said, "You didn't gain the weight in 6 months so you shouldn't expect to lose it in 6 months." Matt |
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Nope, simply observation over time, knowing from labor statistics the kinds of jobs we have now compared to 30 or 40 years ago. We have fewer farm, manufacturing, heavy labor, etc., jobs and more desk jobs, service jobs, etc. Also, I've yet to see any evidence that humans have evolved genetically in a dramatic way in such a short period of time. Matt +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ My observations over time... 1. IF YOU EAT MORE THAN YOU BURN.... YOU WEAR IT. 2. Exercise is great for cardiovascular improvement, but one can easily eat more than can be exercised away. 3. My doctor sez.... Put whatever you desire on your plate, then slide half of it off and you will lose weight. Barnyard BOb - |
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Matt Whiting wrote:
Nope, simply observation over time, knowing from labor statistics the kinds of jobs we have now compared to 30 or 40 years ago. We have fewer farm, manufacturing, heavy labor, etc., jobs and more desk jobs, service jobs, etc. All true, but how do you explain skinny people that are sedentary and don't diet? Although rare by comparison, they do exist in measurable numbers. I know a woman who is about 40 years old who, to this day, constantly has to show ID to buy any kind of alcoholic beverage. She looks like a 16 year old girl. She diets, but it is a special diet to try to GAIN weight. She has as much trouble gaining as most everybody else has losing. She doesn't have anorexia or the like, she's just plain skinny. There is no question that a sedentary lifestyle is a factor, but its not the only factor. The odds are, most of the people reading this know of a person similar to the woman described above. Dennis. Dennis Hawkins n4mwd AT amsat DOT org (humans know what to do) "A RECESSION is when you know somebody who is out of work. A DEPRESSION is when YOU are out of work. A RECOVERY is when all the H-1B's are out of work." To find out what an H-1B is and how Congress is using them to put Americans out of work, visit the following web site and click on the "Exporting America" CNN news video: http://zazona.com/ShameH1B/MediaClips.htm |
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On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 08:46:21 -0700, Rich S. wrote:
and lose 10 or 15 pounds. But real obesity isn't a willpower problem,. It's a medical problem." You'll notice the above statement, that's the key to understanding to entire article. I'm not saying there aren't people who have a real medical problem, but I am saying that 2/3's of our population do not have a real medical problem. As has been pointed out, keeping the weight off is a lifestyle change not a diet. I know that and even though my official diet is ended I still maintain my standards for eating and right now I'm trying to figure out how many calories to add so that I maintain my weight and not gain it back. I can live with my diet because it's healthy and merely requires me to reduce my sweet tooth during the day. No extra work is needed beyond eating the suggested portion sizes. The one thing my Doctor told me that makes sense, those that lose the weight slowly over time do better in maintaining it vs those who lose it quickly by some fad diet. The why is simple, one is a lifestyle change, the other is a quick fix that as soon as you remove the fix the weight comes back. |
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4. An enzyme called SCD-1 - controlled by leptin - is used by the body to
create fat cells. Delete the gene that makes SCD-1 (in mice) and they can pig out on Twinkies and beer without gaining weight. Haaaaa! Thats me to a "T" Eat, drink ANYTHING I want and never gain a pound! Eat (your low carb) hearts out guys Of course looking like a mouse doesnt help the dating scene though take care Blll |
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