Read time: 2 minutes
Over the years I’ve heard the word food being replaced by the word fuel. Coaches say it. Personal trainers say it. Weight loss experts say it. “Did you get enough sleep? Did you get enough fuel?” It’s not so much a matter of changing semantics but of changing mentality.
And the mentality that food [...]
Entries from December 2009
December 28, 2009
Food As Fuel (Or Fueling Obesity)
December 22, 2009
Ghrelin: It’s OK to be Hungry
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In a recent post I said that it’s important to suppress the release of the hormone Ghrelin so that hunger is minimized during Intermittent Fasting (IF).
With that said, I have to be clear that Ghrelin still has its value and should not be completely villainized. (A hormone rarely acts by itself or exerts [...]
December 20, 2009
Photo Update – 12/20/09
Maintaining body composition. Paleo Diet + Intermittent Fasting. Can’t be any easier.
Height: 5′8″
Body weight: about 155 lbs.
Body fat between 5% and 8%. Probably closer to 5%.
December 19, 2009
How to Make Intermittent Fasting Easier
Read time: 2 minutes
Intermittent fasting (IF) has many health benefits independent of fat loss and weight management. That’s why I use IF.
There are two main reasons why some people may have difficulty fasting.
1. Wildly fluctuating blood sugar from carbs in the last meal
2. Ghrelin, the hunger hormone released at habitual mealtimes
Fluctuating Blood Sugar
A meal that [...]
December 16, 2009
Fasting Hypoglycemia?
Read time: 4.5 minutes
Last week I made myself a guinea pig. But I’ll tell about that toward the end of this post.
As many of you know, I use intermittent fasting (IF) as part of a healthy lifestyle because there are way too many health benefits independent of fat loss and weight management. (You can click on those [...]
December 9, 2009
Low-Carb (Ketogenic) Diet, Safe!
Read time: 30 seconds
Just stumbled upon this study from 2006, showing that a low-carbohydrate diet is safe for long-term use in obese test subjects with high total cholesterol. Furthermore, in these same subjects, the body weight and body mass index, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and blood glucose all decreased significantly.
What gets me is that [...]
December 8, 2009
Q & A
Read time: 5 minutes
It’s been a few days since I lasted posted. I’ve been super busy with other projects but it’s always good to return to stuff I enjoy, like writing in The Lean Saloon.
I want to return by answering several of the questions that reader Mark asked:
Good Morning,
Great blog. It is very encouraging to [...]
