Dietitian's corner

[Sports Certified Dietitian]

Thanks Craig - which of the many certifications they offer do you have? and on what basis does this institution offer that certification/where do they receive a mandate from to offer such certification?

 

And finally - does the Health Proffessions Council in SA recognise such certification?

I completed the CISSN (Certified Sports Nutritionist from the International Society of Sports Nutrition).

 

The ISSN is a non-profit academic society dedicated to promoting the science and application of evidence-based sports nutrition and supplementation.

 

Please feel free to read more on this society at: http://www.sportsnutritionsociety.org/about-us.html

 

You can read up about the people who manage the society at:

http://www.sportsnutritionsociety.org/Board-of-Directors.html

 

Prior to completing the CISSN, I applied through ADSA (Association of Dietetics in South Africa) for CPD (continued professional development) points, and this was approved and accepted by the HPCSA.

 

In South Africa Dietitians can’t call themselves a “Sports Dietitian” or “Renal Dietitian”, but rather a Dietitian with an interest in sport, or in my case I said sports certified dietitian.

 

I trust this answers your question fully. 

[BarHugger]

Yeah... I know. Not easy with a 3 year old and a desk job. Only time I can reliably train is after 8h30 p.m. and before 6am. Calorie restriction I'm (mostly) fine with, but the extra training in the morning (which is what I've been trying hard to do) needs more work.

 

 

No way getting around that.

 

Edit: calories restricted to 1750 max per day. Any exercise I do is a bonus

+1 (apparently this worthy of a Mod vingertik if not accompanied by a verbal diarrhoea session)

 

Same here........currently including primary school exams.

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

+1 (apparently the is worthy of a Mod vingertik if not accompanied by a verbal diarrhoea session)

 

Same here........currently including primary school exams.

Lol. Good luck!

 

Also doesn't help that I don't have an mtb at the moment (no, my hardtail doesn't count as I can't do any distance on it, and my roadie is permanently on the idt- which I loathe)

 

Gonna have to give the IDT some love though. Bah!

[Sports Certified Dietitian]

H-squared sounds very impressive.........but it is actually reversed engineered Body Mass Index calculation. It is a well known fact that BMI is not such an accurate tool when it comes to anthropometry and body composition analysis......especially among very physically active individuals.

 

Can much rather use %LBM or even %MM to guide any recommendations.

I agree with you fully. I avoided using BMI as a rough guide for this forum as, even with myself, it is highly inaccurate. H-squared should just be a guide to defining, or moving in the right direction with one's weight. Body composition is a much better and more accurate way to determine an acceptable body weight. Next week I shall address body composition!

[BarHugger]

I agree with you fully. I avoided using BMI as a rough guide for this forum as, even with myself, it is highly inaccurate. H-squared should just be a guide to defining, or moving in the right direction with one's weight. Body composition is a much better and more accurate way to determine an acceptable body weight. Next week I shall address body composition!

Will be interesting. Side note.......do a search on the Hub thread topics........think there are at least two/three threads on the topic. Might save you some time and serve as guide to answer questions raised in the threads.

[velomonatiCT]

Well said MTBeer!! I thought this was a cycling forum where we all share our experiences and not a mumbo jumbo forum for pedantic "scientists".

 

I do have records and stats and so do the others. We all have power meters and Self Loops can verify my loss of form but why do I have to try and prove myself -  take our word for it - BANTING DOES NOT WORK FOR CYCLISTS!!

 

geez chill with the generalisations there buddy

ive been paleo for two yours

im faster now than I was in my twenties

and do 2-3 hour training rides on water ....

 

maybe you where just doing it wrong

[Sports Certified Dietitian]

if you can't even spell your own profession correctly, who in their right mind is going to come for business?

 

Whoops my bad, so dietician might be the normal spelling, but dietitian is also acceptable. My apologies

Americans spell it like this: dietician. South Africans spell it like this: dietitian. Even reputable companies in the food industry in South Africa use the American spelling sometimes. Overall...I don't think it makes a difference.

[Sports Certified Dietitian]

Will be interesting. Side note.......do a search on the Hub thread topics........think there are at least two/three threads on the topic. Might save you some time and serve as guide to answer questions raised in the threads.

Thanks shall do.

[Sports Certified Dietitian]

I always knew , but there's only so much weight one can lose.

You right. Everybody has a set point at which their body/brain is comfortable at. One has to work very hard to be further away from that set point. When conditions like diet and exercise normalise for a person, then one generally moves back to the set point.

[Sports Certified Dietitian]

Interesting, JVZ

 

Craig, I'm very interested in what you have to say. For background, I'm a 32 year old male weighing in at 6ft dead and 105kg. At my fittest, cycling 200-400km per week and gymming most days I was at 85kg.

 

At the moment I'm running a calorie restricted diet (not subscribing to any sort of diet regimen such as LCHF / Mediterranean etc) trying to get in as much exercise as possible through gym and IDT work (though sickness over the last 2 weeks has put a stop to that till today)

 

I cycle recreationally at best, but am looking at increasing my time on the bike substantially in order to get back to my "fighting weight" of 85 by the end of the year.

 

I'll definitely be following this topic, but would greatly appreciate the support of scientific research and evidence in order to guide me in my own journey to better health...

Thanks. I hope I can be of assistance and good luck with your challenge. You've done it before and so there is no reason you can't do it again!

[Sports Certified Dietitian]

It's all about balance in my books, I don't go crazy on the carbs but I do take them particularly post work outs and while racing. Even Noakes recommends higher carb intake for those that engage in high intensity training or racing.

Agree fully with your approach.

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Thanks. I hope I can be of assistance and good luck with your challenge. You've done it before and so there is no reason you can't do it again!

Lol. Okay. More background. I was 5ft5 in matric. Only got to 6ft when I was 22. So I'm stocky (had to be to survive) so I'm a bit if a special case. Longest I've held to a particular weight was when I was in the UK (21 to 24) and that was 85kg...

 

Then I got back to the land of mom's cooking and no exercise at all. Been steadily climbing to where I am now. Been 105 for about a year.

[Sports Certified Dietitian]

Lol. Okay. More background. I was 5ft5 in matric. Only got to 6ft when I was 22. So I'm stocky (had to be to survive) so I'm a bit if a special case. Longest I've held to a particular weight was when I was in the UK (21 to 24) and that was 85kg...

 

Then I got back to the land of mom's cooking and no exercise at all. Been steadily climbing to where I am now. Been 105 for about a year.

I think generally from our middle 20's onwards it becomes much easier to put weight on. That coupled with your moms yummy cooking and no exercise...that did the trick. You'll get back into shape by getting back to healthy and moderate eating, coupled with lots of good exercise like cycling. 

[BarHugger]

Lol. Okay. More background. I was 5ft5 in matric. Only got to 6ft when I was 22. So I'm stocky (had to be to survive) so I'm a bit if a special case. Longest I've held to a particular weight was when I was in the UK (21 to 24) and that was 85kg...

 

Then I got back to the land of mom's cooking and no exercise at all. Been steadily climbing to where I am now. Been 105 for about a year.

 

 

Hiiieeeelllooooooo Buffalo Brother........176cm (5foot 9inches) and 105kg.......BMI of 33.9 (apparently morbidly obese en ongeskik)

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

I think generally from our middle 20's onwards it becomes much easier to put weight on. That coupled with your moms yummy cooking and no exercise...that did the trick. You'll get back into shape by getting back to healthy and moderate eating, coupled with lots of good exercise like cycling.

100%

 

Kids also at fault. From being able to ride in to and out from work and gymming to nada...

 

Still trying to juggle it

[Sports Certified Dietitian]

Thanks for your input. I was very sceptical about this banting thing and also had my reserves. However I have just heard too many good testimonials to ignore it. At this moment I cut out any form of carbs even "good" carbs like oats, brown rice and rye bread.

 

at this mo my HIIT training is at a lower intensity, but I'm still extremely exhausted after a session, so I reckon I still get some valuable training.

 

The plan is to continue like this until mid July and then start introducing "good" carbs in order to up the training. It seems that there are people that live a fully LCHF lifestyle but do use carbs when racing.

 

I fully believe that we are all unique and what might work for one person will not necessarily work for the next.

 

I would love to hear Craig's opinion on this

We all carry different combinations of genes which make us more or less suitable for different dietary and exercise methodologies. Cards on the table - I don't believe strict Banting is good for us. I think it can facilitate weight loss, especially in the beginning, but long term effects still remain to be clarified. Cutting out food groups and being so restrictive is not healthy. I do believe though that, based on studies, saturated fat is not the devil we once thought it was in terms of cardiovascular disease, but saturated fat is still pro-inflammatory, as is sugar. And hence both need to be moderated. Eating excessive amounts of protein/fat like bacon, which has carcinogens from curing and smoking the meat, is suicidal in my opinion, even if current thinking says it is okay on a Banting level. I agree that at the end of the day we are all unique, and hence have to find what works for us individually. But looking after one's health should be a priority for everybody most of the time.