davetapson

Had a Vitality assessment at the gym this morning. Told the vampire lady that I was LCHF and that my cholesterol would probably be high. "Oh yes, says she, everyone who is LCHF'ing has high choleterol". Anyway, your cholesterol on their test is supposed to be 5 in a fasted state. I was kind of fasted - had had a cup of tea with milk, and ate what was left on the spoon after giving my daughter double cream yoghurt for breakfast. She reckons that a cup of tea will push the reading up by .5. Mine was 5.39 - that with tea and a bit of double cream yog. I'm quite chuffed with that. (Even tho' it's a pointless exercise as it doesn't measure specific cholesterol types etc etc...)

Life happens. Just keep on keeping on. A year down the line this will mean nothing. We often eat out on Friday nights - normally always the Spur (having young kids will do that to you...) So, I've stopped stressing - Spur, I eat a steak, have it with veg (the veg probably has added sugar to make it palatable), have a beer or two, maybe dessert - whatever. Doesn't seem to do any damage. You do have to be careful the next day tho, as those carb cravings can come back. If you do this, you have to deal with the fact that you will probably have to deal with carb cravings. Which leads to the second part of your question - the odd carb is not going to make a huge diffs - except, that it will probably trigger carb cravings, and you'll be keeping yourself in a constant state of carb craving. Me, I'd not go there.

I've ramped up my training and doing some low rep heavyish weights to gain a bit of strength (dunno what you call it - deadlift straight into miltary press - i.e. pick up a barbell from the floor and lift it above your head at a weight that you can't do 3 x 5 rep sets). My normal steady state weight is 76kg - up and down within 76kg. From my training, I'm getting leaner (in that my belt is slightly looser) and gaining some muscle (this is relative mind you - I'm not exactly a hulk) in that my pants legs feel slightly tighter. So I read that I am losing some fat, and gaining some muscle. My understanding is that muscle is heavier than fat. My weight is gradually dropping despite this - now my normal range revolves around the exact 76kg mark - so instead of being 76.something, it's now 75.something to 76.something. I'm not sure there is a point to this, but just detailing what I'm finding... But definitely, ramping up your training does decrease body fat from your steady state and normal food consumption. Not sure you should use weight as a measure, but rather changes in how your clothes fit you.

Yeh - it's amazing. Noakes early on said that he thought that carbs may be addictive. I remember thinking "Prof, I have a huge amount of respect for you, but you're reaching a bit on this one..." But... just like you say - to turn down a slice of toast is way harder than you'd ever imagine it should be. He might just be right...

Unless you're looking for an excuse to buy a new bike just use the mtb. My experience is that tyres don't wear hugely. If one really wants to get pedantic, it's unlikely you'll recoup the cost of the bike in tyre savings - particularly as you'll be buying tyres for the new bike anyway.

I'm not sure the carb value is the whole story with beer (or booze in general). Yep, for sure drinking Castle light will give you less carbs than full fat beer (and less taste, but that's my opinion ) but it still has 5% or so alcohol. The alcohol breaks down to provide energy as well - can't quite remember the process, but essentially energy is released. I normally drink red wine most evenings ('cos Dale says I must ) and leave beer for Friday nights or the odd social occasion. I wouldn't say I don't miss it, but I don't miss it quite as much as I thought I would!

Hard to say, but I suspect that maybe you are just going out a bit hard a bit early into your adaption. I think that if you give it time, it will stabilise and you will become bullet-proof energy wise. I had some miserable rides during my adaptation time. Maybe for long rides make sure to supplement with a bit of energy just so that they are not too miserable. I'd not take a recovery feed after them to force the adaption to happen a bit quicker. But that's what I'd do, not a blanket recommendation.

Too much speed for the corner? What corner?. Looks more like a flat or something?

This is Oz? They seem to have a thing for drowning LandCruisers...

fatchake or fatchoke?

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I'm reading this on my phone so can't see where you are from. I got mine from Boschveld chickens at Bela Bela. He has created a mixture of indigenous Venda, Matabele and Owambo chickens so they are hardy and robust. They lay like hell too - I'm getting just about 100% from them - I.e. an egg per day per chicken.

Ja. The main problem with this argument being that what does one mean by GMO? If it means selecting for nicer looking/tastier apples, or breeding for positive characteristics in livestock, then one can't much argue with it. Or possibly even more explicit genetic modification to add favourable characteristics. However, when it comes to creating crops that you can spray with Roundup, which that crop then stores up in vacuoles so that that chemical then gets added to your food chain (maize, soya etc) then I begin to wonder. Personally, I think that food that does not contain Roundup is probably better for me that food that does contain Roundup. And that's what I mean by GMO in the above post Taking this argument on - cattle get fed Roundup Ready maize, and we then eat them, or drink their milk - or as in the post above, that you can't readily get non-Roundup Ready maize for chicken food. In the way of food chains, a little of something at the source gets concentrated as it moves through the food chain and the ultimate consumer (in this case, us) gets the concentrate. There are the rumours of studies being quashed by Monsanto that indicate that Roundup Ready crops are less than ideal as food. I'd not be surprised if this was the case, esp. as with all that has come to light with the sports drink industry and the whole Prudent diet vs LCHF issue. But, until folks get explicit about WHICH forms of GMO they are against, the debate will remain confused and weak. And I was perpetuating that...

Eskimo Hut in Bullies...

And that the cigarette ad's were sometimes better than the movie. Remember the Camel Man?

Problem with eggs is that the chickens have to be fed something to make the eggs - and as Sniffie has said in the past, non-gmo maize is not readily available in SA. I bought a couple of chickens so at least I had some idea of what they are eating (most of the garden, my basil bush, my chilli plants, the flowers amongst other stuff) but am in all likelihood feeding them with gmo maize in their feed. Read Farmer Angus's issueswith trying to get non-gmo chicken feed... That all aside - I eat eggs. First choice are mine, second is Woolies (because they are quite strong on proper farming techniques), third is Boschveld eggs but they are not so easy to get hold of if you don't live in Bela Bela otherwise whatever I can get. Eggs is better than no eggs in my view. I'd prefer they weren't produced by chickens eating gmo maize (read: I'd rather not be eating eggs produced by chickens that excrete dung that contains Rounduptm.)

I suspect that most of Woolworths food has 'other stuff' in. Food doesn't look that perfect with some assistance. Eg. the Greek Yoghurt doesn't much separate - it probably has some form of stabiliser in it, and that stabiliser is probably some form of starch. I'm pretty sure that most of their meat is 'brined', and I suspect that the brine may contain some sugar. How do you know something has sugar in it - it tastes more delicious than you expect it to. Bought some real free-range chicken the other day, and it wasn't much like Woolies chicken... Edit: Speaking of which... stabilizers and a even a brochure Another edit: And there's even an industry around producing additives that don't have to be put on labels - 'Clean Label' additives...

Hmm. I think this is worth pursuing. Need to figure out logistics.

I bought some coconut milk for the Real Meal Revolution fat shake. Seems you can't buy plain coconut milk - they put stuff in it to preserve it, and I think, to make it that bright white colour. I don't really like the idea of the chemicals so haven't much bought any more. Tend to stick to coconut oil as that seems pretty uncontaminated with chemicals.

Yeh, out of interest, got a price for us? What do you call a med size coolbox? Can you post a pic or estimate size? Edit: Do you have an idea of what weight a 45kg sheep dresses out at?

Here's one I use now - I eat avo most days. A while ago I tipped some avo oil into my avo container by mistake instead of balsamic vinegar as the bottles look identical (and it was 5:30 in the morning.) What the hell, thought I, I'll just try it like that. Couldn't tell any diffs - so if you want to add some extra oil to your morning snack, add some extra avo / olive oil to an avo/salt/pepper/balsamic vinegar mash. I whack in the salt too, to help make up my salt intake for the day. I find i often forget to eat my lunch when I have this as a snack. Or if I do, I only eat half of it... Lekker stuff. Anyone got a supply of bulk karoo lamb - esp. from source? Been thinking of buying a half lamb and stocking the freezer. Unfortunately it's a town freezer not a country freezer so it won't fit a whole lamb.

Do we have a repository of folks gps routes? I'm thinking: Harkerville Clearwater Estates Van Gaalens Heia Safari Groenies Edit: Jonkershoek Drakensberg Tokai Rietvlei Thaba Trails Fountains Various Cape Town trails. Your favourite holiday destination routes Be great if when you get to a new place that you could download some tracks... If this is a duplicate, please point me to the original.

Baggies and tight lycra jersey? No. Just no.

I see your poi'r and raise you Little Harlequin... (de-embedded as some may find it a little nsfw - you have been warned) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ1T8Eq41WQ

Interesting. Bottom line is we're still figuring this stuff out as we go along. Dunno if you guys listen to the Ask Prod Noakes podcast but I went through a couple on the way to work this morning. Apparently margarine was kicked off by Messrs Proctor and Gamble who were candle manufacturers. They hydrogenated vegetable oils to produce solid fat for candles. Then in 1912 along came electricity and away went the candle market. So what did they do? "Hey let's use this hydrogenation technology and sell it as food. We'll call it Crisco and say that it is healthier than butter and lard." And there you go. Proctor&Gamble is born and our diet begins to be shot to hell.