The table came with the lady not sure. Hahaha. I'll look into it now though.
What's for Breakfast?
I've got an appointment with my Primary Care doctor next week and I want to talk to him about my blood pressure and diet. I am slightly younger than you are. I have been doing some light bodybuilding and increasing protein with less fat and carbs, losing weight while building muscle, and I also go for lengths of time without eating that alarms people----like skipping lunch! My doctor and I are going to talk about his recommendations. He trained in India, of all places. I don't want to go all-in keto because I don't have the attention span to pay stick to any program, but, I do thinks that watching my macro nutrients and eating appropriately is important. Knocking around my house doing exercises and not eating out during the pandemic has taught me this.Middle Earth wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:15 amI have him and another Opetator in my YouTube Subscriptions
I actually do have a breakfast of sorts
A cup of coffee which keeps my fast going with zero hunger. and does not break the fast.
Pushing into my 60s I had to make some changes. Should have made the changes long ago, but really it is almost never too late from what I have seen.
After 8 to 12 hours into the fasting period your body runs out of glucose/liver glycogen.
Many/most go into ketosis at that point. This seems to allow cellular and cognitive regeneration and promotes the burning of fat. You can get similar results with a good diet and no fasting, but it works for me.
[mention]Jlando19[/mention] appears to be full-on keto and very physically active.
I am whole food/plant based and active
Both seem to work well
There are potential health benefits
In addition to enhancing weight loss, 16/8 intermittent fasting is also believed to improve blood sugar control, boost brain function and enhance longevity.
But you need to carefully watch your macro nutrients, especially getting enough protein to avoid muscle loss.
For me personally, I have lost a lot of weight and my blood pressure went from 132/85 to 116/62 in six months. I am astounded at that. Want to get below 110 systolic. Getting there.
My triglycerides went way down as did my bad LDL cholesterol which is way down.
Fantastic results for me. Want to get LDL down to 85, or less. Getting there.
I asked my doctor at my last physical about my blood work and the positive physucal changes:
"Could any prescription medication lower my blood pressure like that?"
"No"
"Could any medication lower my cholesterol like that?"
"No"
"Then why don't most doctors just recommend diet and exercise and avoid prescriptions like statins, ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, etc ?"
"They should"
To his credit, my doctor has always encouraged me in this non-prescription journey.
That said, though I don't have a sweet tooth, I like Butterfinger candy bars. 250 calories of pure sugar per bar. I like the texture and how the "peanut butter" sticks in my teeth---creating a whole other dental problem! I restrict my Butterfinger intake to whenever my wife brings one home for me and she's forbidden to do it anymore because I can't help myself if there is one in the house.
I'd be happy to have a Butterfinger for breakfast if one happened to be around.
-- The Rhinestone Dandy.
I really want a butterfinger now. Well there's my early afternoon excuse to get on my bike and go for a ride. I think the best butterfingers are all the way on the other side of town! Haha.Citizen B wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 3:17 pmI've got an appointment with my Primary Care doctor next week and I want to talk to him about my blood pressure and diet. I am slightly younger than you are. I have been doing some light bodybuilding and increasing protein with less fat and carbs, losing weight while building muscle, and I also go for lengths of time without eating that alarms people----like skipping lunch! My doctor and I are going to talk about his recommendations. He trained in India, of all places. I don't want to go all-in keto because I don't have the attention span to pay stick to any program, but, I do thinks that watching my macro nutrients and eating appropriately is important. Knocking around my house doing exercises and not eating out during the pandemic has taught me this.Middle Earth wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:15 amI have him and another Opetator in my YouTube Subscriptions
I actually do have a breakfast of sorts
A cup of coffee which keeps my fast going with zero hunger. and does not break the fast.
Pushing into my 60s I had to make some changes. Should have made the changes long ago, but really it is almost never too late from what I have seen.
After 8 to 12 hours into the fasting period your body runs out of glucose/liver glycogen.
Many/most go into ketosis at that point. This seems to allow cellular and cognitive regeneration and promotes the burning of fat. You can get similar results with a good diet and no fasting, but it works for me.
[mention]Jlando19[/mention] appears to be full-on keto and very physically active.
I am whole food/plant based and active
Both seem to work well
There are potential health benefits
In addition to enhancing weight loss, 16/8 intermittent fasting is also believed to improve blood sugar control, boost brain function and enhance longevity.
But you need to carefully watch your macro nutrients, especially getting enough protein to avoid muscle loss.
For me personally, I have lost a lot of weight and my blood pressure went from 132/85 to 116/62 in six months. I am astounded at that. Want to get below 110 systolic. Getting there.
My triglycerides went way down as did my bad LDL cholesterol which is way down.
Fantastic results for me. Want to get LDL down to 85, or less. Getting there.
I asked my doctor at my last physical about my blood work and the positive physucal changes:
"Could any prescription medication lower my blood pressure like that?"
"No"
"Could any medication lower my cholesterol like that?"
"No"
"Then why don't most doctors just recommend diet and exercise and avoid prescriptions like statins, ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, etc ?"
"They should"
To his credit, my doctor has always encouraged me in this non-prescription journey.
That said, though I don't have a sweet tooth, I like Butterfinger candy bars. 250 calories of pure sugar per bar. I like the texture and how the "peanut butter" sticks in my teeth---creating a whole other dental problem! I restrict my Butterfinger intake to whenever my wife brings one home for me and she's forbidden to do it anymore because I can't help myself if there is one in the house.
I'd be happy to have a Butterfinger for breakfast if one happened to be around.
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Two donuts and a cuppa coffee.
"I realized I had the gift of seeming to know more than I actually did." -A.J. Cronin-
Butter on the kaiser.Bruyere_Royale wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2020 8:03 am Just inhaled a fried egg sandwich on a kaiser with country ham, onions and peppers, salt, pepper and ketchup.
-- The Rhinestone Dandy.