When he first told me he wanted me on a high fat diet I laughed at him. After he explained what it's going to do to my body it made sense. The down side is that I HAVE to remain physically active and I probably can't change my diet ever again (medical needs not withstanding). I felt like crap most of the week as I detoxed and changed fuel sources. My body was CONSTANTLY hungry because it lived on simple carbs. I cut it's main fuel source and was just ravenous all day. Now if I eat an 8oz steak with some olive oil drizzled on top I'm good for 3 hours.
I still eat carbs. I get them from veggies and white sweet potatoes. I'm also not a diet nazi. I cheated last night at the movies and had some candy.
Your going to think I'm kooky but protips:
Watch your skin, if your body doesn't like your new diet it will let you know:
Fungus issues like athletes foot, cysts by your armpits and wound healing speed
Boating and stomach sensitivity needs to be monitored
Frequency and amount of urinating is indicative of testosterone levels
Make sure your getting enough electrolytes as well
I just agreed to run a half marathon with my mom. I luckily have until the spring to prepare. It will be a great motivator to not be slower than my mom's half of the race.
I'm getting into some 5Ks and 10Ks, but I'm probably going to avoid the half-marathons and marathons. I believe that I could do it, especially now that I've come this far, but I'm more concerned with the long-term toll on heart muscle, body, etc.
I ran 13+ in some HS cross-country training runs.
I'm relatively certain that will never happen again.
A 5K is a nice goal....but I like running in the woods (Hartwood Acres and Schenley Park were my favorite WPIAL meets) and most of them don't cater to that.
I'm a little worried since I will be training on the flat earth of Ohio and might not be prepared for the hills for the actual marathon. I hate using treadmills, but I'm guessing I will have no choice in using them to train.
I'm a little worried since I will be training on the flat earth of Ohio and might not be prepared for the hills for the actual marathon. I hate using treadmills, but I'm guessing I will have no choice in using them to train.
Mountain climbers are a good exercise that can help. Ill see if I can find a youtube video.
Here ya go. If you don't have hills this exercise will help strengthen the muscles that you will use more when going up hill. She says to keep your head looking down but don't put it all the way down. Try to keep your spine straight. Always keep your head above your heart.
I'm a little worried since I will be training on the flat earth of Ohio and might not be prepared for the hills for the actual marathon. I hate using treadmills, but I'm guessing I will have no choice in using them to train.
Where are you doing your half?
I did the opposite. I trained using the hills around my neighborhood and did my half in Ohio because I knew it would be flat. As much as I liked the half that I did since the hills were minimal and it was a cool way to tour Columbus, the Pittsburgh Marathon is the same weekend. There's no way I can do both in the same weekend.
I'm a little worried since I will be training on the flat earth of Ohio and might not be prepared for the hills for the actual marathon. I hate using treadmills, but I'm guessing I will have no choice in using them to train.
Where are you doing your half?
I did the opposite. I trained using the hills around my neighborhood and did my half in Ohio because I knew it would be flat. As much as I liked the half that I did since the hills were minimal and it was a cool way to tour Columbus, the Pittsburgh Marathon is the same weekend. There's no way I can do both in the same weekend.
So I was gluten free all week and felt great. I decided on Saturday night to have some regular pasta because, ya know, I had done so well all week. Big mistake. I think I may have an actual gluten intolerance I was unaware of. It made me violently ill. Just to make sure I didn't have a bad piece of meat or something with the pasta we had pizza yesterday evening. Same result. It's kinda nice knowing that if I break my diet I will end up writhing in pain for a few hours. It's a nice way to stay with it.
So I was gluten free all week and felt great. I decided on Saturday night to have some regular pasta because, ya know, I had done so well all week. Big mistake. I think I may have an actual gluten intolerance I was unaware of. It made me violently ill. Just to make sure I didn't have a bad piece of meat or something with the pasta we had pizza yesterday evening. Same result. It's kinda nice knowing that if I break my diet I will end up writhing in pain for a few hours. It's a nice way to stay with it.
What happens if you drink a wheat beer?
The same result?
So I was gluten free all week and felt great. I decided on Saturday night to have some regular pasta because, ya know, I had done so well all week. Big mistake. I think I may have an actual gluten intolerance I was unaware of. It made me violently ill. Just to make sure I didn't have a bad piece of meat or something with the pasta we had pizza yesterday evening. Same result. It's kinda nice knowing that if I break my diet I will end up writhing in pain for a few hours. It's a nice way to stay with it.
What happens if you drink a wheat beer?
The same result?
Oddly enough I had a DFH 90 Minute Friday night and didn't feel bad. It was only 1 beer and maybe there is so little gluten that makes it into the beer that it didn't effect me. Maybe I got very unlucky and ate 2 bad meals in 2 days.
I tried a gluten free beer on Friday night as well. Not bad but not very good either. The rice gives it a sake esque aftertaste.
So I was gluten free all week and felt great. I decided on Saturday night to have some regular pasta because, ya know, I had done so well all week. Big mistake. I think I may have an actual gluten intolerance I was unaware of. It made me violently ill. Just to make sure I didn't have a bad piece of meat or something with the pasta we had pizza yesterday evening. Same result. It's kinda nice knowing that if I break my diet I will end up writhing in pain for a few hours. It's a nice way to stay with it.
What happens if you drink a wheat beer?
The same result?
Oddly enough I had a DFH 90 Minute Friday night and didn't feel bad. It was only 1 beer and maybe there is so little gluten that makes it into the beer that it didn't effect me. Maybe I got very unlucky and ate 2 bad meals in 2 days.
I tried a gluten free beer on Friday night as well. Not bad but not very good either. The rice gives it a sake esque aftertaste.
Hmmm....does Rolling Rock work for you?
The reason I am asking is that beer seems to be affecting my guts more and more....I'm not happy about that.
That doesn't really make sense...if you had gluten sensitivity, you would have been experiencing symptoms over a long period of time, especially if it made you violently ill. My brother-in-law had lesions (a common symptom) for a long period of time before he realized it was gluten.
I think you might have just gotten unlucky. The beer would have initiated the same symptoms.
That doesn't really make sense...if you had gluten sensitivity, you would have been experiencing symptoms over a long period of time, especially if it made you violently ill. My brother-in-law had lesions (a common symptom) for a long period of time before he realized it was gluten.
I think you might have just gotten unlucky. The beer would have initiated the same symptoms.
That's not true. Gluten intolerance, much like lactose intolerance, can be gotten "used to". How much better I felt and how much better my....er....bodily functions were after going gluten free are a good indicator that I very well MAY be gluten intolerant (NOT celiac). I rid my system of it and then introduced it again suddenly. I am going to wait 2 more weeks and then I'm going to eat a simply piece of bread and see what happens.
