Congrats, Bob. That's a nice story-- keep it up! (or down?)
On Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 3:27:31 PM UTC-5, Statrixbob wrote: > > I recall about a year ago I was getting really tired of all this talk of > primal/paleo/low carb/let's eat better talk around here. In fact i was more > or less avoiding the topic altogether. Can anyone imagine why? :-) > > Then last April I had my left hip replaced (documented here to some > degree) and decided that as long as I had to up my non-cycling exercise, > walking, stretching, and core stuff suggested through PT, I might as well > take off some of the lard I was carrying around. > > My surgery was at the end of April and in May I was recovering and > frankly, eating garbage as a treat for my recovery (not a good way to > recover I might add - now). Still it was on my mind. Once I was fully > mobile I decided I'd try eating at least a bit healthier and stopped > bringing sweets home, switched to salads at work, and cut way back on carbs > (not in line with any particular plan, just cutting back). > > I noticed some improvement in both health and weight and started paying a > bit more attention to the threads on the topic here. I made a few more > modifications but still was only losing weight only gradually. > > When Grant's book came out I figured, why not? At least I would supporting > him and such. Well it made sense to me and as I'd already cut way back on > carbs it wasn't particularly difficult physically to go further (though > mentally I still wanted a bit of pie from time to time). > > That's when the weight more or less started falling away and my health > improved noticeably, not just to me but to other folks as well. > > I've lost about 50 lbs. since surgery, much of it in just the last three > months, though not an unhealthy pace. My energy is great and I don't bonk, > at least not on anything shorter than 60-65 miles (haven't gone longer than > that recently). > > I just got blood work back and compared it with numbers from fall with my > doctor yesterday. He was very impressed and happy that "at least one of my > patients takes my advice." I didn't tell him that while, yes, he had > recommended very low carbs, my change had little to do with his advice and > more to do with a bunch of folks who ride bicycles a lot. In any case I can > report: > > 1. My blood sugar A1C number which had been 'sweet' though not diabetic is > now just high normal. I expect that will continue to drop as does my doctor > given what I've told him. Since the A1C is a long term number, my drop > doesn't represent just a change for that particular hour or time of day, > but rather a real change over time. > > 2. My overall cholesterol was up, but still very safe. However my HDL went > up about 50% and my LDL only a little so my overall risk factor has > dropped. My doctor was not concerned about overall numbers and was very > pleased about the changes. > > 3. I've lost as much weight in the last three months as I did in the > previous six. In addition, during those first six I was depriving myself of > stuff that now I don't even think about. > > My friends have all noticed the change (losing the equivalent of a six > year old around your waist is, um, noticeable). In fact a couple of my > friends bought me new shirts in smaller sizes for Christmas saying I really > needed to change my wardrobe. 'm still holding off on shopping because I'm > not at my goal yet and don't want to spend a lot 'in-between.' > > To top it off my riding had really improved. As I said I really don't bonk > now (at least not under 65 miles). And after training for years with a 50 > lb. weight around my waist and a bad hip, hills are much, much easier, even > fun. My overall speed (never really a concern) is up over distance as well. > > My good friend who has always pulled away from me going up hills is now in > my mirror (we don't race, but have always agreed that we need to ride up > hills at whatever pace works best for us). He's also acquired Grant's book > but admits he hasn't really followed directions as well as he might though > now that he's seen my results I suspect he'll pay more attention. > > Well that's my story. I sort of wish I'd payed attention earlier but it's > true that we're never ready till we're ready. :-) > > Aloha, Bob > > > > On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 5:06 AM, Deacon Patrick <lamon...@mac.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Yeah, it took me a couple of years to be able to go full time ketogenic. >> I possibly could have shifted sooner, but it took my body a while to >> strengthen it's ketogenic capacity to the point I could go full time. From >> all I've read, unless you have a medical reason to go full time ketogenic, >> low carb and occasional intermittent fasting is a brilliant way to go >> (that's what I did for two years to get to full time ketogenic -- have no >> idea what I was doing as there was so little info on details of how to do >> it). >> >> At home, I sleep on a wool blanket, if that helps you feel better, BB. >> Grin. Bikepacking and camping, it's a foam pad, though I'd prefer a denser >> one. The Thermarest is too bloody soft and frilly for me. Grin. >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Robert Harrison > Honolulu, HI > rfhar...@gmail.com <javascript:> > statrix.com > Wu Name: Tha Eurythmic King of Nowhere > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. 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