70 miles a week wrote:
high school xc coach wrote:
I am 40. I am fine.
You recently said you run 70 miles a week.
That’ll help.
high school xc coach did say he isn't as concerned because he knows it will be used as fuel. If and when he is no longer running 70 mpw I am sure he is aware the red meat, cheese, and bun won't get burned up as efficiently.
Stoppit Smith wrote:
The human body does not process nicotine as an essential nutrient.
Nicotinimide? Sure
But not nicotine.
Cigarettes are not a requirement to life.
Food-based nourishment is.
Ergo, it's not the same.
You used the example of yourself being healthy but not eating that healthy. Your point is that is did something that you were not suppose to do but you were healthy anyway.
My uncle example, he did something you are not suppose to do but was healthy anyway.
Apples to apples.
high school xc coach wrote:
for myself, i am thin enough. I think a burger is healthy. it is meat. It is bread. it is cheese. all things the body can use for fuel.
I'm with coach on this one.
I don't smoke, I don't do drugs. I don't drink in excess. I wear my seatbelt. So damnit, if I'm running 60 miles per week to boot, you can bet your arse I'm gonna eat a cheeseburger once in a while, if I damn well please.
I'm not going to claim he burger's going to extend my lifespan, or anything like that. But I'm not going to sweat it, either.
The idea that in order to succeed in athletics one must be some kinda Ascetic is ridiculous.
ImpaIa31 wrote:
2600 bro wrote:
Have you got the vaccine yet?
Have you stopped fearmongering yet?
Have you got the vaccine yet?
Runner10287 wrote:
Stoppit Smith wrote:
I'm not even going there about the difference between eating humus and eating hummus because that would make this thread crappy..
Anyway...for the last over 20 years, I have eaten what I wanted..healthy, unhealthy, good, bad, small, large and my weight variance has only been in a range between 172-186, all at different times within the time period.
As long as you stay remotely fit and sweat some, it's really not necessary to eat like a Spartan except for maybe a goal time at a goal race.
I'm 47 and have never been hospitalized for a severe health problem at any time
The last time I had a medical issue at any time was ingrown toenail surgery in 2003.
Prior to that, a broken leg at age 11.
Sometimes people sweat the concept of eating too much.
Too bad you are beyond terrified over a strain of the flu virus.
570,000 people died in the span of a year and a few months of Covid. Only a fool would ignore that.
Let phrase this differently for you. 570,000 who were alive are dead now due to Covid.
But who cares right. Donald Trump doesn't care so it must be okay.
Hopeful LRC poster wrote:
question... wrote:
What the heck is a healthy diet anyway?
The least amount of processed food possible, lots of fruit and vegetables.
Get educated question... before it's too late.
It was a rhetorical question. In other words you don't know the answer but you think you do.
Bad Wigins wrote:
Few vegetables have many calories. Those that do tend to be grain-based and overload on carbohydrates.
What???????
One of us is confused wrote:
Bad Wigins wrote:
Few vegetables have many calories. Those that do tend to be grain-based and overload on carbohydrates.
What???????
This is the cognitive dissonance I was on about. Here are some examples, from nutritiondata dot self dot com.
1 medium head of iceberg lettuce: 74 calories
1 large spear of asparagus: 4 calories
1 cup of raw radishes: 18.6 calories
1 cup of raw green peas: 117 calories
Now if those peas look relatively energy rich, imagine eating 32 cups = 2 gallons of peas every day just to get the caloric requirement of a normal active lifestyle. Bad strategy. That activity will mostly be running to and from the toilet.
Calorie rich parts of grasses formed the cheap and ensilable basis for civilization. But those who think it's a "healthy" staple food - as opposed to one merely good enough to sustain a modest reproductive lifespan - are fooling themselves. That their high carb content is mostly converted to fat isn't bad, but they're deficient in protein and vitamins.
The intelligent use of crops is as animal fodder, not human consumption. Feed the grass to the animal with 4 stomachs, and then eat the animal with your 1 stomach. About 60% of your calories should be from easily-digested animal fat.
true story wrote:
570,000 people died in the span of a year and a few months of Covid. Only a fool would ignore that.
Let phrase this differently for you. 570,000 who were alive are dead now due to Covid.
False. Some of those would have died regardless. Your general point holds, but the specifics are inaccurate.
Wowzers wrote:
true story wrote:
570,000 people died in the span of a year and a few months of Covid. Only a fool would ignore that.
Let phrase this differently for you. 570,000 who were alive are dead now due to Covid.
False. Some of those would have died regardless. Your general point holds, but the specifics are inaccurate.
Likewise, you don't have specifics to accurately render a percentage.
35% of COVID deaths were in long term care. Most of these would be dead already. 80% of COVID deaths were age 65+, presumably including almost all of the 35%. Significant number of these would have croaked anyway, too. Also sharply up in 2020, car crash deaths (+8%) and drug overdose deaths (+15%). On the other side of the ledger, aggressive ventilation in the early days of the COVID epidemic proved to be not so good. Many of the COVID dead, had they had benefit of the treatments we now use, would have survived.
Stoppit Smith wrote:
Wowzers wrote:
False. Some of those would have died regardless. Your general point holds, but the specifics are inaccurate.
Likewise, you don't have specifics to accurately render a percentage.
Speculation is not evidentiary support.
You have no proof of these final timelines for any of the people in question sans Covid.
Car crash and drug overdose deaths are not relevant to the Covid statistics.
Mimosas... The liver can metabolize alcohol.
Fried food.. the liver cannot metabolize transfat from it. Just collects in arteries or organ tissue . Most fast food places have this in the bread so it lasts longer on the shelf
If you want to eat healthy, you really have to learn to read labels on food packaging. Learn what every one of those items in everything you want to consume are.
This is especially true if you're struggling to cut that final 5 or so lbs before a big race. The added sugars and crap that is in most everyday products will blow your mind.
I would get to know this guy a bit. He's not perfect but he's a good start with cleaner eating.