To grain or not to grain, that is the question.

[mexitucky]

If you consider it a lifestyle or diet it is good. Only place I was going with it.

 

Haven't heard good things about the 30 days drop a bunch or weight, drink a lot of shakes and than go back to old diet. Not familiar with Paleo.

 

Not a fad or a diet. You don't really do any ing other than drop grains, make up for calories lost from grains with healthy fats and vegetables, keep protein moderate to high. It is a change in how you get your calories.

[woodsrider]

Not a fad or a diet. You don't really do any ing other than drop grains, make up for calories lost from grains with healthy fats and vegetables, keep protein moderate to high. It is a change in how you get your calories.

It really teaches you how you should eat at the basic level. Then you adjust according to your lifestyle and activity level. Americans do not know how or what your supposed to eat.

[ThrillVille Cardinal51]

My buddy went to a paleo(mostly-sorta) diet and started hitting the gym. He was all of an average scrawny guy a couple years ago. He is chiseled now. I wouldn't mess with him lol

[mexitucky]

Down to 211 for the first time since 2002. Feeling great. Still at 2600 calories/day.

[NEERFAN]

Keep us posted. When did you start and at what weight?

[mexitucky]

Finally started reading Grain Brain. If 1/2 of what he links gluten too is true, America is in for a major financial shock in about 20 years.

[mexitucky]

Tournament is Saturday. Sitting at 207 currently. I will be at 205 by Saturday. We are getting in grouped in 5s, so hopefully there will be 4 other guys within 5 lbs of me. Don't feel like getting in with a bunch of 235 lb meat heads.

[mexitucky]

Keep us posted. When did you start and at what weight?

 

Started first week of August at 219

[StrongSide]

Finally started reading Grain Brain. If 1/2 of what he links gluten too is true, America is in for a major financial shock in about 20 years.

 

A little more detail about the financial shock??

[mexitucky]

A little more detail about the financial shock??

 

The book theorizes that the body's reaction to gluten causes inflammation. Seeing as people eat a TON of gluten every day, that equates to chronic inflammation. This inflammation, the book states, leads to the development of many neurological diseases. Additionally, once grains break down and are converted by the liver into glucose, insulin is released to get it out of the blood stream. As muscle stores, and then fat stores are filled, the constant release of insulin leads to insulin resistance causing obesity and/or Type 2 diabetes. There is a correlation b/n Type 2 Diabetes and senility and/or Alzheimers. Welp, the # of people w/ Type 2 Diabetes is increasing at a sharp rate. Eventually, if the relationship is true, they will develop Alzheimers and need full time medical assistance that many won't have the savings for.

[StrongSide]

The book theorizes that the body's reaction to gluten causes inflammation. Seeing as people eat a TON of gluten every day, that equates to chronic inflammation. This inflammation, the book states, leads to the development of many neurological diseases. Additionally, once grains break down and are converted by the liver into glucose, insulin is released to get it out of the blood stream. As muscle stores, and then fat stores are filled, the constant release of insulin leads to insulin resistance causing obesity and/or Type 2 diabetes. There is a correlation b/n Type 2 Diabetes and senility and/or Alzheimers. Welp, the # of people w/ Type 2 Diabetes is increasing at a sharp rate. Eventually, if the relationship is true, they will develop Alzheimers and need full time medical assistance that many won't have the savings for.

 

Thank you! I was having a hard time connecting the financial shock to grains lol