It’s summer time. And with summer comes plenty of fresh fruit readily available at (slightly more than usual) reasonable prices. In fact, as I write this I have a big bowl next to me that is full of blackberries that I picked and froze last autumn mixed with juicy strawberries, picked up from a market [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Carbohydrate'
Blog-watch: low carb diets
July 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Diet
I had a rant on a links post the other week about the misguided concepts that people have over what constitutes low carb or high carb diets. One of the most common questions I get from people is that carbs are a necessity and how do I cope with no carbs in my diet. Misconception [...]
Exercise for weight loss – other considerations
June 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Training
Weight loss – part 8 This is the eighth part in a series about weight loss including diet, exercise, measuring your success and keeping the weight off when you stop. This is the final post of three about exercise for weight loss, wrapping up a couple of final thoughts, ideas and studies before we move [...]
Lessons learned: side-effects of building muscle
May 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Training
I mentioned the other week that I had some interesting side effects from the cycle touring holiday. In particular my legs really suffered. I thought I’d set out here what happened and what I believe caused it. You can let me know if you agree with me. Exercise on the holiday The holiday involved a [...]
Low carbohydrate diets
May 19th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Diet
Weight loss – part 4 This is the fourth part in a series about weight loss including diet, exercise, measuring your success and keeping the weight off when you stop. So far we’ve looked at the principles of calorie deficits and some specific foods that should ideally be avoided in order to improve weight loss, [...]
Lessons learned: the benefits of being fat-adapted
May 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Diet, Training
I promised yesterday that I would do a post about the benefits of being fat adapted. It is a subject that is close to my heart and something that I consider to have provided me with the most freedom to truly enjoy the outdoors. What is fat adaption? Popular belief is that the human body [...]
Tags:Carbohydrate
Foods to avoid to lose weight
May 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Diet
Weight loss – part 3 This is the third part in a series about weight loss including diet, exercise, measuring your success and keeping the weight off when you stop. Last week we looked at the idea of creating a calorie deficit, the laws of thermodynamics and touched on the idea that, despite the simple [...]
Tags:Carbohydrate·Diet·weight loss
Top ten tips for writing a weight loss diet
March 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Diet
I’ve just been helping Chris write his diet for his weight loss cycle which will start at Easter. I’m also going to be following a short weight loss cycle to keep him company. Since we do our workouts together and also eat similar meals it is convenient for me to follow a weight loss regime [...]
Tags:Carbohydrate·Diet·Fish oil·Goals·Supplements·weight loss
Blog-watch: low-carbohydrate diets
March 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Diet
I’m on holiday this week and have set up the blog to provide you with some reading in my absence. However, that does mean a bonus blog-watch rather than the usual Wednesday article. I’ve often mentioned that I follow a low-carbohydrate diet. I find it helps me to control my figure and was, to a [...]
Tags:Carbohydrate·Diet·Paleo diet
Lessons learned: low-carb diet for endurance exercise
March 8th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Diet, Training
Two things happened over the last fortnight to get me thinking about whether it is beneficial to convert to being low-carb if you are an endurance athlete. The first was a question on one of my old posts from someone who wanted to know how I dealt with the problem of being glycogen starved while [...]
