Sniffie

Whow! That climb was hard enough where it was! To have it right at the end now is surely a killer! Have you by any chance done our 2 River Challenge in Bothaville yet?

Hi Gen With regards to dirtmax, where is the new venue? I must say I find it strange that you guys don't enjoy the bit on the island. Best part of the race for me especially when it is dry. I must admit it can get very muddy and mucky when wet. You talking about the first climb being 3 km from the end now. Is that the one in the game camp with the loose rocks you are talking about? I suppose the owners of Shilo Shalom got gatvol of the mtb'ers washing their bikes in the swimming pool and that is why dirtmax was kicked out?

I am a maize farmer, don't let any one tell you BS about GMO free maize products in SA. It does not exist. Go to any grain silo in SA and ask the manager where they store the GMO free maize. He will be amazed by your dumb question. (Pun intended) I am not aware of any of the big agricultural businesses who has a separate handling and storage facility for GMO free maize. GMO and non GMO maize are all mixed up in to one pool.

Milking cream from your local agricultural co-op same thing and even cheaper. If it works on a cow's udder just think how well it will work on your bum.

Not sure who at credeoils gave you that information. They do bulk, try mailing Amore @ credeoils:http://amore@credeoils.com.

The last bulk order I did from crede worked out at less than R90/l, shipping included, and I am in FS. That was for the more expensive organic virgin oil. Get a mate or 2 together and order 25l, you wont regret it. I split my 25l with a friend and it lasts us about 6 months. With regards to the flavour, it is quite strong but I just love it! As I said in a previous post I think coconut is one of those tastes you either love it or hate it.

I just love the wind! In this flat part of the Freestate it is our only uphill! Head down slightly heavier gear and look behind you to see the suffering faces in the gutter.

I am just wondering what the coconut oil in the mayo would be like once you put it into the fridge? Would it not turn the mayo into a strange solid state?

Welcome to the hub and especially welcome on the most informative thread on the hub!

Have not tried this myself but Dave this one is for you. Will try it this weekend.

I am not the boffin on this thread, but I think Happy Martin is right the 10g would be other forms of carbs like starch and fibre for example. The sugar would be sucrose, fructose, maltose and lactose. And yes you are right if you are counting carbs you should add 50g in the example you mentioned.

Hey Lucky Luke! Cool down cowboy. Posting for the first time on a forum and calling the regular participants names like ******* stupid and daft a bit harsh don't you think? Put away that six shooter of yours for a minute and do some proper reading of this thread. You will then see that most, if not all of the cowboys- and girls on this thread started to experiment with reduced carb intake to try and cure some kind of illness or medical problem. If you do take the time to read through the thread you would see that a lot of people have such a high level of carb intolerance that cutting out most carbs was the only solution. If someone's health improves by cutting out something from their diet is daft according to you... then sorry cowboy no one here is going to take you seriously again.

Totally agree with TF. If you want to call yourself a serious mtb'er this is the kind of basic maintenance you should be able to do. Crappy shifting like Ruan are describing here are most likely caused by dirt working its way into the cable housings and causing a lot of extra friction which messes up the shifting. Loosen the cable bolt on the RD, remove cable, clean housings with some alcohol or similar (aerosol can of quick start works the best). Blow the gunk out of the housings with compressed air. Replace housings and if the RD cable looks damaged or frayed replace with new one. You will have crisp gear changing again.

@ Deanbean "There's no shortcut Sniffie, I have a maid that comes in every two weeks or so and makes butter. It takes the whole day, as I'm very particular about getting the butter clean, she flushes it out 3 times. It goes rancid very quickly if it isn't properly cleaned." Thanks man! I was sure there was no shortcut. Just wanted to confirm with the pros. For those that don't know washing the butter gives you a good upper body workout.

Whow! 6,8 kg from 2 Jan, that is impressive. Even though a lot of the weight loss during the first 2 weeks are water you are putting up some impressive numbers. How are you feeling at the moment with regards to the dreaded carb flu?

Have you tried biltong? It gives you wings man!

For every scientific study "proving" that LCHF is harmful I can provide another "proving" the exact opposite. If high saturated fat diets are as harmful as the popular media and conventional wisdom would like us to believe the Inuit people should not reach the age of 20. (Their diet is roughly 80% fat and 20% protein). I am more inclined towards a paleo type of diet. I eat lots of leafy green vegetables and salad, covered with butter or olive oil. I consume coconut oil and fish oil on a daily basis. I try to eat grassfed beef and mutton with all the fat. I also eat liver and afval (tripe) on a regular basis. I eat lots of free range eggs from my own flock of hens. In winter I make biltong and droë wors from beef and venison. I don't eat any kind of grains or grain products. I eat a limited amount of fruit and stick mainly to berries in season. At the moment I also include some figs, prickley pears and pomgrenates since they are in season and grow almost wild and organic on the farm. I treat all fruit as natures candy and restrict myself. I would eat fruit only after a workout. At the moment nothing beats an ice cold and sweet prickley pear after a hard and warm ride. My ratios on this diet is roughly 60 F; 30 P; 10C on a calorie basis. My lipid profile improved, my weight dropped, energy levels improved, pain due to hiatus hernia vanished, heartburn gone, mood improved, energy levels constant through the day, sleep improved. (Should I continue?) How could this be bad for me? I don't follow a dogma. I started to experiment with reduced carbs about 18 months ago and after about 6 months I stumbled upon the original LCHF thread on the hub and started to incorporate the principles. I am convinced that a diet high in good quality fat, natural green leafy vegetables, meat, fowl and eggs are much healthier than conventional wisdom's low fat processed carb diet. It has been said over and over on this thread: "Not all carbs are bad and not all fats are good" A last word on conventional wisdom, it is always conventional but not always wise. After all according to conventional wisdom of 400 years ago the earth is flat and at the centre of the universe.

I also like my morning coffee a lot, so I don't do the full bulletproof thing. I find about two tablespoons of organic virgin coconut oil and a teaspoon or two of heavy cream to enhance and bring out the taste of my home roasted brew.

@ Deanbean With regards to the homemade butter making process. How do you get the remaining buttermilk out of the butter? We wash it out with cold water and a wooden butter paddle. Is there a shortcut to this? As this is the part of the process my wife complains about the most.

Lot of people on this thread better qualified than me to answer your question but here is my 2c worth.1. A calorie is a calorie with regards to weight loss, even on LCHF. With the possible exception of MCT oils like coconut. 2. For weight loss you want a 500 kcal daily deficit. Only way to make sure about this is to count calories in vs calories out. Apps like myfitnespall very handy in this regard. 3. Are you eating enough green vegetables and salads? I find my greens cooked with butter or drenched in olive oil very satiating. Hang in there! Remember what Stephen Covey said: "Nothing tastes as good as thin feels"

No neither will regress to HC again. Both healthy and active thanks to their lifestyle.

Same thing that happened to Tombeej if you know what happened to him. We all miss both of their valuable input.

Two things that worked for me:1. You don't mention dairy so maybe not applicable to you but, milk or cream in coffee and tea and some Greek yoghurt and a few chunks of hard cheese quickly added "unnoticed" calories to my diet. 2. Might want to check your daily calorie intake with the help off an app like myfitnesspal. Only way to make sure if you are under or over eating. Hang in there the weight loss will kick in soon. Any way as htone used to say, weight loss is actually only a small part of the health benefits of LCHF.

I never noticed more sweating when I went on LCHF Jan 2013, but I certainly had to pee a lot more. Even to the point of getting up once or even twice at night. Can't quite remember how long this carried on? About 3 or 4 weeks I think. I am also much lighter on water on the bike these days.

Leave them. If I had to pull out every thorn and duwweltjie after every ride... eish! Lots of duwweltjies between the maize fields and in the veld.