On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Michael_S <[email protected]> wrote: > Interesting article though I am not a proponent of the Primal diet I > may just get the book.
I watched an interview with Taubes, the author of the book Grant is recommending. I found it infuriated. Taubes says that standard restricted-calorie and lowfat diets don't work for weightloss, because people get hungry and don't follow them. He says exercise doesn't work for weightloss, because it makes people hungry. His answer? A low carbohydrate, high fat diet. OK. In what universe does a low carbohydrate diet not require willpower? I don't know about you guys, but I never met a noodle I didn't like, and I have a fondness for cookies too. If I followed his diet advice, I'd lose weight I'm sure, but then again, if I followed anyone's diet advice I'd lose weight. So how is his diet better than the other diet down the block? And how does a low-carb diet work for long bike rides? I didn't eat enough yesterday on my brevet, but if I had been restricting my intake to steaks and olive oil I'd have been even worse off. Also, in my experience, some kinds of exercise DO reliably cause weightloss. In my experience, everyone, absolutely everyone, who does a long unsupported bike tour loses weight. -- -- Anne Paulson My hovercraft is full of eels -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
