Helpmytrap

Or you grow a pair and ride a 26-34 like me.

That study is flawed. Never mind that ice-cream is far from high fat, and in the case of this study, some other studies and media, people blame "high fat" foods but are referring to cakes and chips which are high carb. (edit: mainly high sugar which drives appetite.) Plus, they never said any of these mice over ate nor that they gained weight as a result of this "desensitizing of the brain." Personally I think that you can't take studies conducted on mice that are then projected onto humans as if we are one in the same seriously. Because we are far from the same! Sure in this case both mice and humans have the same response BUT our body is a system, not a single process. Food for thought.

Only pre-LCHF, I'm too scared to try it out now.

Where is that Wyatt?

Interesting turn of events. Measured + ketones last night and NONE this morning. I then went for a hard 40min ride as I'm tight on time this morning. NEVER FELT BETTER!! Today was the first time that the legs weren't sore when riding and doing short intervals. Not sure what the blood ketones are doing but it was a relief to have power in the legs again.

Yebo As far as I understand, everyone has to do the first and last 70km?

Don't ask such hard questions! A small amount of fructose, such as the amount found in most vegetables and fruits, is not a bad thing but fructose bypasses the appetite signaling system, so appetite-regulating hormones aren't triggered... Some studies show that it *could* also lead to insulin resistance. That is just fructose and you could do the same with all others but the best way to label sugars is as "potentially bad." So be sure to limit added sugars in the diet which includes those in cool drink and cereal but don't be worried about veggies and fruit. edit: sp

If you you'd like to know the different sugars. Simple carbohydrate (sugar) refers to mono- and disaccharides; Complex carbohydrate refers to polysaccharides such as veggies. Sucrose (glucose+fructose), found in sugar cane, sugar beets, honey, and corn syrup; Lactose (glucose+galactose), found in milk products; Maltose (glucose+glucose), from malt. The most common naturally occurring monosaccharide is fructose (found in fruits and vegetables). Dextrose is used to refer to glucose. Added sugar refers to sucrose or other refined sugars.

And while on the GI topic, wheat is in the same GI range as sugar (sucrose)!! So don't think that you are doing yourself any favours with "whole wheat" bread, crackers or provitas etc. Correction, it is half glucose half fructose. edit: sp

Far from low GI since it is either stuck together with HFCS or syrup.

From what I read in the first link I sent, they say that growth hormone is what is behind the "Dawn Phenomenon." So it varies from person to person. Personally I don't think meds are necessary (not that I am a doc). Preferably you'd want to get @htone's opinion as he is a diabetic and knows a whole lot more on the subject but he is a little preoccupied with work at the moment.

Sure was, I was quite surprised to see that Day3 would have 800m ascent more in reverse. That's quite a difference. When I heard Glen saying in the Sani video that for the 10th ed. he might do it in reverse, you could hear it was a joke, nothing more. It would be a whole lot tougher but just wouldn't make sense. I am interested in hearing what the plan is going to be as well as what Mandy has install for us re the goodie bags.

Your pedal body looks a little worse for wear. And I take it that you have done a bit of walking on those cleats. Ask one of your mates that also rides Shimano to take a spin with his shoes (or borrow his shoes) and see whether or not it still squeaks. If the squeaking stopped, then you know that buying new cleats will sort out the problem. EDIT: if not, buy new pedals.

Yes, that is what he said and then later said that his budget was 20k max. @Dorpie saying "His budget is 20k not 200k" was in reference to your recommendations of the Storm, Rudy gear etc. which would have come in way over budget. He said the Vida was 15k excl, which would mean that it would be 16.8k and leave a max of 3.2 for gear. Not too much for shoes, helmet, gloves and bibs/baggies. Not much but doable...

He was referring to when you said get a Storm which retails for about 20-25k and then you still need to add all the other items which would total way above 20k.

Wise man. You'll be very happy with the purchase.

I actually have no idea to be honest. I don't even know how much the bike weighs.

Although my Storm 1 is lying in pieces at the moment, I just need to resemble after maintenance and having wheels rebuilt. It is the best bike that I have owned to date, I put 11000km on it within in a year with smiles all the way. edit: sp

Here. Ignore the one at the bottom, that was a ride I did before Sani.

Like anybody sticks to their budgets when buying bikes.

Christy Parkin, MSN, RN, CDE, responds: In the early morning hours, hormonal changes in your body will naturally cause blood glucose to rise. For people who don't have diabetes, the increase in blood glucose is offset by increased insulin production. For people with diabetes, this can be a problem. There are a couple of things going on that make your glucose rise in the morning. One of these is insulin resistance—a condition that means your body's muscle and fat cells are unable to use insulin effectively to lower blood glucose. However, insulin resistance also affects how your liver processes, stores, and releases sugar, particularly at night. The liver is supposed to release small amounts of glucose when you're not eating. But in type 2 diabetes, the liver dumps more glucose than is needed into the bloodstream, especially at night. So, while your hormones are causing a natural rise in blood glucose, your liver is releasing even more sugar into your system. And because your insulin resistance prevents your muscle and fat cells from using the sugar, your blood glucose level rises. http://forecast.diabetes.org/magazine/ask-experts/why-my-blood-glucose-so-high-morning

The reason for this is a normal alteration in hormones experienced by many people not just people with diabetes. It is called "Dawn Phenomenon." What Causes Dawn Phenomenon? The body prepares for waking up by secreting several different hormones. First, between 4:00 and 6:30 a.m. it secretes cortisol, epinephrine, and norepinephrin. You may recognize these as the hormones involved in the "fight or flight response." In this case, their job is more benign, to give you the energy to get up and moving. Besides giving you a burst of energy, these hormones raise blood sugar. You aren't going to be able to make any kind of energetic response if you don't have fuel, and after a long night's sleep, the fuel your body turns to to get you going is the glucose stored in the liver. So after these stress hormones are secreted, around 5:30 a.m., plasma glucose and, in a normal person, insulin start to rise. Though the normal person gets a rise in insulin to help cells use the morning glucose, people with diabetes don't, so instead of giving their cells a dose of morning energy, all they get is a rise in blood sugar. http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/17561156.php

You can never have too much bike, only too little.

Great bike and will last a lifetime. Do. It.

The easiest way to get enough and not too much calories is to listen to your body, your body knows what it needs. So if you are hungry, eat and if you feel you are full, STOP. All this goes hand in hand with eating the right types of food, wholesome food. It doesn't help you eat Coco-Pops at breakfast when you could be eating last nights leftovers of meat and veggies... A good way to consume enough calories is to eat good fats like olive oil and avos, even the fat on your meat (EDIT: and nuts but not peanuts, a peanut is a legume not a nut.) Good fats play a very important role in nutrient absorption as well as overall health. But vegetable oils are bad, ie oils high in Polyunsaturated fats (Poly fats cause inflammatory responses on your system) so opt for saturated fats and Monounsaturated fats specifically. So eat right and the rest will sort itself out.