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In Episode 13 of “Jimmy Moore Presents: Ask The Low-Carb Experts,” we were excited to have fitness and nutrition expert Dr. Cassandra Forsythe with us to discuss the featured topic “Low-Carbing Women & Weight Lifting.” Cass is highly-qualified to discuss this topic possessing a [...]]]>

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In Episode 13 of “Jimmy Moore Presents: Ask The Low-Carb Experts,” we were excited to have fitness and nutrition expert Dr. Cassandra Forsythe with us to discuss the featured topic “Low-Carbing Women & Weight Lifting.” Cass is highly-qualified to discuss this topic possessing a PhD in Exercise Science and Nutrition from the University of Connecticut (under the tutelage of former ATLCX podcast guest Dr. Jeff Volek) and a Registered Dietitian (RD). As you can see, she has the educational background to address this critically important subject that is far too often misunderstood or misinterpreted by well-meaning people. Additionally, she is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a Certified Sports Nutritionist (CISSN) which means there’s experience there to back up her book knowledge. Cass owns and operates her own gym called Fitness Revolution Vernon in Vernon, CT which in March 2012 won a Readers’ Choice contest for “Best Place to Work Out” in that area. She is very well-known for her expertise in low-carbohydrate diets (co-authoring numerous scientific studies on the subject while a student at the University of Connecticut), nutrition for fat loss, and all aspects of female health which is why she was the perfect one to address listener questions on this topic. I had her as a guest in Episode 154 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show” several years back and we appreciated having the expertise of Dr. Cassandra Forsythe joining us on ATLCX answering listener questions about low-carbing women and weight lifting in EPISODE 13 on April 12, 2012.

Listen to Cassandra Forsythe address “Low-Carbing Women & Weight Lifting”:

  • Women are scared of lifting…but more women now do it
  • There’s an advantage to low-carb when you lift weights
  • Her gym is not a traditional one, but “fun stuff” instead
  • When you use equipment you have to use your whole body
  • First-time lifters should seek out a certified trainer
  • Someone should show you how to do it properly for safety
  • Teaches women how to hit a tire with a sledgehammer
  • Women like to “hit things” to let out the stress
  • Some women can accrue muscle mass easily at any age
  • The hormonal changes can impact how much muscle is put on
  • Metabolic and confidence improves even beyond strength
  • Be sure not to overeat when you are weight training
  • Your carb tolerance will increase if you lift weights
  • Whether a sweet potato would be a great post-workout food
  • There is a benefit from consuming carbs after lifting
  • The study she did on low-carb and exercise performance
  • You have to be cognizant of your calories going too low
  • The role carbohydrates play on hormones in women
  • Decreases in estrogen can make fat loss more difficult
  • She has seen post-menopausal women to see results
  • You have to be patient to produce the changes on low-carb
  • There’s “metabolic slowing” that takes place as you age
  • Adrenal issues exist if cortisol is high in the morning
  • High intensity training not recommended with high cortisol
  • If you’re stressed out, do activities that make you happy
  • Eating protein/fat within 30 minutes of working out
  • Don’t workout if your blood sugar is dropping
  • Do mindful meditating work focusing on liking yourself
  • Counting calories and being way too strict is bad
  • Obsessing about the food you eat will stress your body
  • There’s a lot of “mind work” at play with women and food
  • She requires clients to say nice things about themselves
  • The benefits of HIIT happen when you’re not sitting after
  • Maybe group fitness can help motivate an exercise hater
  • Get inspired by an exercise DVD at home
  • Doing anything is better than doing nothing
  • Perhaps go rock climbing, swim or something you like
  • You can even get a good workout from cleaning houses
  • You can’t workout in the exact same way your whole life
  • When you lose menstrual cycle on low-carb/weight lifting
  • How she lost her period for seven years and got it back
  • When you become too strict with your plan, relax a bit
  • The stress will prevent you from menstruating properly
  • Keep eating Paleo low-carb but stop being “neurotic”
  • After a lot of “nourishing” she got her period back
  • Strong isn’t the new skinny, skinny is the new skinny
  • Stop being controlling, eat when you are comfortable
  • Don’t go off the deep end and eat crappy foods
  • Macronutrient refeeding research is inconclusive
  • Become “less insane” about exercise (take a day off)
  • You won’t get fat if you miss a day or two of exercise
  • Women are so hard on themselves from body image issues
  • Figure models are naturally thin or sacrificing fertility
  • When you have kids, you miss the gym from time to time
  • Like yourself because no one else will like you either
  • Creatine is not needed if you eat a very low-carb diet
  • If you are a powerlifter will creatine become an “edge”
  • The Insanity DVDs are just “stupid stuff” with jumping
  • DVDs at home can work “very well” for some people
  • P90X can help people make “really awesome body changes”
  • Jillian Michaels has excellent exercise ideas
  • You can be successful on low-carb, but don’t cut calories
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  • You can’t really accurately count calories anyway
  • Varying absorption rates of calories with each individual
  • Go by “am I too tired” to move, think and exercise
  • Counting calories makes you “neurotic” about your diet
  • You can’t quantify how many calories the body is using
  • Check in and see what your hunger/fullness is like
  • If you eat real food regularly, you’re doing a good thing
  • Eat a protein and three times more veggie than fruit
  • Using a fat like nut butter, butter or other natural fats
  • When you eat right, it takes the stress away from food
  • Fat/protein aren’t addictive until you add carbs to them
  • Doing CrossFit is intense, so you need more carbs/fat
  • Adding in a post-workout sweet potato to prevent cravings
  • Refeeding with just carbs can stoke intense binge sessions
  • It’s possible it may take 6 weeks to become keto-adapted
  • Fatigue on endurance eating low-carb may need carbs
  • Weight lifting is “perfect” when you are eating low-carb
  • Fruit can “shoot right through” you but starchy carbs better
  • Volek/Phinney’s new Art And Science Of Low-Carbohydrate Performance
  • Dr. Stephen Phinney is an amazing asset to low-carb science
  • Abdominal exercises that a larger woman can do standing up
  • 7-second VIDEO: How To Do A Pallof Press
  • New Rules Of Lifting For Abs by Lou Schuler
  • Weight lifting is good for shedding weight
  • You probably don’t need to do any cardio at all
  • Anti-sitting helps you find the benefits of weight lifting
  • Stand-up desks are a great way to improve your fitness
  • Whether L-Carnitine helps while lifting weights or not
  • It works better for endurance capacity than fat loss
  • Powerful antioxidants can help tremendously with recovery
  • Whether she still likes using glucomannan now
  • The “gut issues” she experienced using glucomannan
  • A good multivitamin and Vitamin D can make a difference
  • Fat burners and carb blockers “don’t really work”
  • If you are in great shape, you should be grateful for it
  • Hip/butt/thigh fat is very indicative of a woman’s body
  • Your body will hold fat in various areas for no reason
  • Keep on keeping on at doing the right things for you
  • We don’t all have to walk around in bikinis
  • The images of women with amazing physiques “isn’t real”
  • The menstrual cycle impacts carbohydrate metabolism for women
  • Women can do better eating fat when craving carbohydrates
  • Women can eat more carbs right after their period
  • Women shouldn’t eat more carbs 14 days before their period
  • Everyone is different and you shouldn’t generalize
  • What’s on the horizon in the future for her life
  • The book on pregnancy & weight lifting she wants to write
  • Her work with bio-identical hormone testing
  • She would like to do research again sometime
  • She enjoys applying the research she learned with clients

    There are four ways you can listen to Episode 13:

    1. LISTEN LIVE ON THURSDAY NIGHTS AT 7PM ET by calling (712) 432-0900 or on Skype at “freeconferencing.7124320900″–whether you call or Skype, be sure to use the access code “848908.” You can listen and even participate on the topic discussion by asking your questions directly to the featured expert.

    2. Listen at the iTunes page for the podcast:

    3. Listen and comment about the show at the official web site for the podcast:

    4. Download the MP3 file of Episode 13 [73:11m]:

    If you cannot join us LIVE on the podcast on Thursday nights at 7PM ET, then you can still ask your questions of the expert guests in two ways. First, you can visit AskTheLowCarbExperts.com and fill out the form along the right-hand side of the page under “Submit Your Question” to input your name, e-mail address, the name of the expert you want to ask, and your question for them. These questions will be asked LIVE on the show airing on Thursdays. Or, for your convenience we have set up a way for you to e-mail us your questions directly to AskTheLowCarbExperts@gmail.com. Be sure to include your name, the name of the expert you want to ask your question to in the subject line, and your question on the specific topic of discussion. This is a golden opportunity for you to tap directly into the wealth of knowledge and experience on all things related to healthy low-carb living featuring the best and brightest experts in the realm of health!

    Did you have any feedback about what Dr. Cassandra Forsythe shared about “Low-Carbing Women & Weight Lifting?” Share your thoughts about it in the show notes section of Episode 13. Visit Cassandra’s awesome web site at CassandraForsythe.com. Next week in EPISODE 14 on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 7PM ET we are very privileged to welcome another bona fide low-carb health expert in neurosurgeon Dr. Larry McCleary addressing the topic of “Diet And The Three A’s: ADHD, Autism and Alzheimer’s.” Dr. McCleary is the retired Acting Chief of Neurosurgery at Denver Children’s Hospital. His latest book Feed Your Brain Lose Your Belly examines the close interconnection between the role of gut health, nutrition and the health of your brain (listen to my interview with Dr. McCleary about this book in Episode 463 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show”). His special areas of expertise involve the neurological system and metabolic medicine which makes him highly-qualified to address the role that diet plays on mental health ailments such as ADHD, Autism and Alzheimer’s. Can these be prevent or even reversed through the use of nutrition? That’s what we’ll be exploring in greater details with Dr. McCleary. Feel free to go ahead and start submitting your questions for Dr. Larry McCleary about the role diet plays in ADHD, Autism and Alzheimer’s disease by using the “Submit Your Question” form (on the right-hand side of the web site) or e-mail your name, the name of the expert you want to ask your question to in the subject line, and your question on the specific topic of discussion to AskTheLowCarbExperts@gmail.com (please keep your questions limited to the specific topic for this episode). If you have any burning questions related to the impact that diet has on ADHD, Autism and Alzheimer’s, then be sure to tune in LIVE on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 7PM ET to ask your question directly to Dr. Larry McCleary.

    Here are the upcoming experts and topics we’ll be covering on #ATLCX:

    EPISODE 15: April 26, 2012 | Dr. Eric Westman | “Exploding The Low-Carb Myths”
    5-3 to 6-6: NO PODCASTS
    EPISODE 16: June 7, 2012 | Maria Emmerich and Valerie Berkowitz | “Low-Carb, Pregnancy & Kids”
    EPISODE 17: June 14, 2012 | Sarah Fragoso and Jason Seib | “All Things Exercise (Exercise 101)”
    EPISODE 18: June 21, 2012 | David Getoff | “The Truth About Sweeteners”
    EPISODE 19: June 28, 2012 | Julia Ross | “How To Beat Carbohydrate Addiction”
    6-29 to 7-18: NO PODCASTS
    EPISODE 20: July 19, 2012 | Dr. Jonny Bowden | “All Things Vitamins (Supplements 101)”
    EPISODE 21: July 26, 2012 | Nora Gedgaudas | “Are Starches Really Safe?”
    7-27 to 8-15: NO PODCASTS
    EPISODE 22: August 16, 2012 | Dr. Kaayla Daniel | “The Truth About Soy”
    EPISODE 23: August 23, 2012 | Dr. Stephen Phinney | “TOPIC TBA”
    EPISODE 24: August 30, 2012 | Dr. Donald Layman | “All Things Protein (Protein 101)”
    EPISODE 25: September 6, 2012 | Fred Hahn | “All Things Slow Lifting (Slow Burn 101)”
    EPISODE 26: September 13, 2012 | Robb Wolf | “Transitioning To The Paleo Diet”

    Spread the word about this podcast: PLEASE REVIEW THE SHOW ON ITUNES!

    ]]> http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/ask-the-low-carb-experts-episode-13-low-carbing-women-weight-lifting-dr-cassandra-forsythe/13963/feed 6 The LLVLC Show (Episode 488): Kurtis Frank On Supplements And Fitness; Darlene Kvist Is ‘Dishing Up Nutrition’http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/the-llvlc-show-episode-488-kurtis-frank-on-supplements-and-fitness-darlene-kvist-is-dishing-up-nutrition/11310 http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/the-llvlc-show-episode-488-kurtis-frank-on-supplements-and-fitness-darlene-kvist-is-dishing-up-nutrition/11310#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:16:54 +0000 Jimmy Moore http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/?p=11310 PLEASE VISIT AND SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: GET FREE QUEST BAR SAMPLES NOTICE OF DISCLOSURE: http://cmp.ly/3

    In Episode 488 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore,” we’ve got two fantastic interviews to share with you surrounding the subjects of supplements and fitness as well as healthy low-carb nutrition. First we’ll hear briefly [...]]]>

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    In Episode 488 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore,” we’ve got two fantastic interviews to share with you surrounding the subjects of supplements and fitness as well as healthy low-carb nutrition. First we’ll hear briefly from a 21-year old man who hails as a dietetics student from The University of Guelph near Toronto, Ontario Canada named Kurtis Frank from the “SilverHydra” blog who is one of the editors of a fabulous new Wikipedia-styled web site dedicated to the subject of supplements called Examine.com. They invite users to submit their own information about supplementation and then they’ll follow-up with the information provided to make sure it matches the latest science and research. Listen to Kurtis discuss the knowledge he’s acquired about supplements and his own personal experience with intermediate advanced bodybuilding.

    Listen to Kurtis Frank share about supplements and fitness:

  • His interest in supplements spawned by bad information about it
  • The quality research that has been done on things like Vitamin D
  • What his thoughts are about the move to ban vitamins
  • The 24 vitamins and minerals that people should be taking
  • Why he’s no fan of taking a multivitamin
  • How he got hooked up with Sol Orwell who founded Examine.com
  • Why he loves to supplement with creatine on a daily basis
  • How weight lifting can reverse obesity and disease
  • Why he likes to lift very heavy weights as fast as he can
  • His response to the dangers of lifting too quickly
  • One of the fastest forms of weight lifting out there
  • The “Cheat Mode” concept he promotes with IF and carb backloading
  • Why consuming carbohydrates around a workout is beneficial
  • His current plan of eating fat, protein, and veggies
  • Why he disagrees with keto-adaptation for heavy weight lifters
  • When carbohydrates can have a lot of power (or misused)

    Next up, we hear from a nutritionist who is a staunch defender of healthy low-carb living named Darlene Kvist from the Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN-based Nutritional Weight & Wellness. She is the host of a fantastic weekly radio show that you can hear on iTunes called “Dishing Up Nutrition” (I’ll be a LIVE guest on that program this Saturday, July 16, 2011). You’re gonna LOVE what you hear from Dar as she tells us all about the great work she is doing as a psycho-nutritional consultant.

    Listen to Dar Kvist reveal her passion for low-carb nutrition:

  • The admiration she has for my “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb” work
  • How her psychology background morphed with her nutritional interest
  • The series of family health concerns that ignited her passion
  • The primary immune deficiency she was a carrier of
  • Why people aren’t making better choices for their health
  • What psycho-nutritional counseling is all about
  • Her story about a client who thought she was an “emotional eater”
  • Why emotional eating issues are usually blood sugar problems
  • Why people turn to carbohydrates when they feel bad
  • The community education classes about low-carb her team teaches
  • Why aging makes staying at a healthy weight more difficult
  • The vital importance of educating people about what good fats really are
  • How Dr. Oz could make a tremendous difference in public health
  • The fear of cravings that prevent people from starting low-carb
  • The neurotransmitters that are found in animal proteins that raise seratonin levels
  • How she balances out the bacteria in the intestinal tract
  • Why it’s probably not a good idea for people to have a “cheat day”
  • Why nutrition does not necessarily mean weight loss
  • Her story about a client who didn’t lose any weight the first year
  • How she was able to help this client start losing in the second year
  • How her “Dishing Up Nutrition” radio show has given her credibility
  • Why there’s no hidden “agenda” behind the information she provides
  • The dietary differences she sees between men and women
  • How she got her own radio show after being a guest on another show
  • Why she does her radio show/classes as if her mother was listening
  • The influence she thinks the work of Gary Taubes is having on our culture
  • Why she thinks Gary Taubes looks healthier than Dr. Oz (who is younger)
  • Her impression of Taubes’ appearance on The Dr. Oz Show
  • The “Nutritional Weight & Wellness” classes she teaches
  • How they try to make the information fun and educational
  • Another client story about how low-carb reversed heart health issues
  • How she was named to the MN Board of Dietetics and Nutrition Practice
  • The licensing process for being a nutritionist in Minnesota
  • Where real nutritional change is going to come from

    There are three ways you can listen to Episode 488:

    1. Listen at the iTunes page for the podcast:

    2. Listen and comment about the show at the official web site for the podcast:

    3. Download the MP3 file of Episode 488 [80:56m]:

    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FINANCIALLY SUPPORTING THIS PODCAST! If these twice-weekly podcast interviews from the most provocative and thought-provoking diet, fitness, and health experts have helped you in any way over the past few months and years, then help us keep it going by clicking on the DONATE button on the official podcast web site. We love making these exclusive interviews available to you at no charge so that the positive low-carb message can get out there to the people who need to hear it the most. We are so grateful for your generous donations of any amount so we can keep this going all throughout the second half of 2011 and well beyond. Brand new interview expert guests are constantly being lined up for your listening enjoyment in the coming months and I can’t wait for you to hear them share about what a healthy lifestyle change looks like! Go to PayPal.com and you can give your gift of any amount to the e-mail address livinlowcarbman@charter.net. Your continued financial support and listenership is essential to keeping this podcast alive and well and we THANK YOU so very much for your support!

    What did you think about what you heard from Kurtis Frank about supplementation and bodybuilding? How about what you heard from Dar Kvist regarding low-carb nutrition? Tell us about it in the show notes section of Episode 488. Check out Kurtis Frank’s “SilverHydra” blog as well as the new Wikipedia-styled web site dedicated to the subject of supplements called Examine.com. Then check out more about Darlene Kvist at “Nutritional Weight & Wellness” and subscribe to her hit weekly iTunes health podcast called “Dishing Up Nutrition.”

    DON’T FORGET: There will NO PODCASTS airing the week of July 18th, but we will return with a brand new episode on July 25, 2011 featuring Conquer Diabetes & Prediabetes: The Low-Carb Mediterranean Diet author Dr. Steve Parker and an enthusiastic low-carb lover and anti-Mediterranean diet man from Italy named Paolo Costa. We’ll see you again week after next!

    If you have something to share about what you heard on “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show,” then drop us an e-mail at our dedicated podcast e-mail address–LLVLCShow@gmail.com. We’d love to hear from you about what you think about the show, interview guest suggestions (although keep in mind I’m fully booked up for the rest of 2011–see the full schedule here), show topics, and anything else you want to share! I LOVE hearing from my listeners, so share what’s on your mind.

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    ]]> http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/the-llvlc-show-episode-488-kurtis-frank-on-supplements-and-fitness-darlene-kvist-is-dishing-up-nutrition/11310/feed 0 My 2011 Pursuit Of 230 Challenge Update With Peculiar Blood Sugar Testing Resultshttp://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/my-2011-pursuit-of-230-challenge-update-with-peculiar-blood-sugar-testing-results/9921 http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/my-2011-pursuit-of-230-challenge-update-with-peculiar-blood-sugar-testing-results/9921#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 21:57:40 +0000 Jimmy Moore http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/?p=9921 Since January 3, 2011, I’ve been on a newfound journey to revitalize my low-carb lifestyle in a major way like I haven’t attempted since my original 180-pound Atkins diet weight loss in 2004. Like that year when I was a man on a mission to get my 410-pound body healthier once and for all, [...]]]> Since January 3, 2011, I’ve been on a newfound journey to revitalize my low-carb lifestyle in a major way like I haven’t attempted since my original 180-pound Atkins diet weight loss in 2004. Like that year when I was a man on a mission to get my 410-pound body healthier once and for all, I’ve been gung ho with a specific strategy for making it happen this time around. Since I’ve already experiencing the health benefits of this way of eating for many years now and I am very well acclimated to shunning sugar and starchy carbohydrates with ease, it really hasn’t been that big of a struggle for me to take on the challenge of eating primarily grass-fed beef, pastured eggs and coconut oil in my diet (with just a little dark chocolate at the end of the day for good measure). You’ll recall I’m also avoiding soy, artificial sweeteners, wheat and dairy, engaging in purposeful intermittent fasting, and not really obsessing over calories but being careful not to over-consume them for the energy needs of my body.

    The results so far in just about a month of doing this have been utterly amazing. As of my latest weigh-in on February 4, 2011, I’ve lost a total of 20 pounds on the way to getting back down to at least 230 pounds again. Of course, I’m not gonna stop there if there is still weight to be shed, but it’s my short-term goal to strive for by April 1. Whether I actually hit that goal by then or not is not really as important as seeing movement happen in the right direction again which I’ve struggled and toiled with over the past few years. It seems that struggle has come to an end as I’ve found the right mix of things to do to make fat loss happen again in a way I haven’t seen since 2004. This whole process has made me really examine closely what made me so successful seven years ago as I try to replicate those habits in 2011.

    I have noticed something about myself during this new journey that I didn’t really know before. While I knew I was super-sensitive to consuming carbohydrate, it seems that at least for me I have to go very low-carb along with my high-fat, moderate protein intake to experience weight loss. I’ve long thought I could get away with 20-30g carbohydrate daily, but even that seems to be problematic for someone like me. Taking in less than 10g carbohydrate per day seems to be the magic number for me because the weight is moving downward and I’m actually getting smaller, too, as I’ll share in the photos below. And although I’m not counting calories as part of my new routine, they are naturally being reduced as a result of the satiating properties of both the fat and protein I am consuming without the insulinogenic effects of carbohydrate in my diet. This combination is my current recipe for success!

    Check out these one-month before and after photos to see how quickly the fat is melting off of my body:


    If there’s THAT much of a difference in how I look after just one month, can you imagine the changes that will be seen in three, six or even twelve months from now if I keep this up? It’s extremely exciting for me to see such progress and this is motivating me to continue on for as long as it takes to get the body I want and deserve. And it’s not just my low-carb eating habits that are helping me with these changes–I’m still doing interval workouts twice a week, strength training twice a week, a couple of yoga classes for stress management twice a week, and competitive volleyball once or twice a week. I love my active lifestyle and feel myself getting stronger, faster, and more energetic than ever before! Well, imagine that considering I’m consuming so few carbohydrates (what conventional wisdom says is the food we need for fuel) in my diet. If I’ve proven nothing else with my experiment so far, you certainly can’t say eating a very low-carb diet makes you lethargic, fatigued and depressed. Far from it!

    Since I’ve been on this extraordinary new very low-carb, real foods-based weight loss plan for success for just over a month now, I thought it was time for me to take a snapshot of what’s going on with my blood sugar levels throughout the day. As I noticed during my “eggfest” experiment in 2010, my blood sugar issues that included bouts with reactive hypoglycemia seemed to vanish quickly. And with my previous apprehension to intermittent fasting a few years back, I didn’t think I’d find myself trying it again. But maybe my body is ready for it now more so than it was back then. Whatever it is, I’m able to eat my last full meal of the day around 2:00pm and not eat my next full meal until around 9:00am the next morning without any hunger or weakness of any kind. This is a complete 180 from what I experienced doing IF in 2006. But I’ll take it! I really didn’t know what to expect from my blood sugar readings, but I know the diet I’m currently consuming is all about keeping insulin production as low as possible in an effort to allow fat-burning to commence. This trend should easily show up in my blood sugar readings and I think you’ll notice very quickly how effective my high-fat, moderate protein, very low-carb nutritional approach is working to make that happen with the results of my testing the past couple of days:

    MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2011
    10:00AM–Overnight fasting blood sugar–65
    Breakfast–3 pastured eggs cooked in 1 Tbs extra virgin coconut oil
    10:15AM–Blood sugar–73
    10:30AM–Blood sugar–74
    10:45AM–Blood sugar–71
    11:00AM–Blood sugar–73
    11:15AM–Blood sugar–84
    11:30AM–Blood sugar–80
    11:45AM–Blood sugar–70
    12:00PM–Blood sugar–73
    12:15PM–Iced tea sweetened with stevia
    12:30PM–Blood sugar–79
    12:45PM–Blood sugar–75
    1:00PM–Iced tea sweetened with stevia
    1:15PM–Blood sugar–72
    2:00PM–Blood sugar–66
    Lunch–1/2 pound grass-fed ground beef cooked in 1 Tbs extra virgin coconut oil
    2:15PM–Blood sugar–69
    2:30PM–Blood sugar–75
    2:45PM–Blood sugar–69
    Iced tea sweetened with stevia
    3:00PM–Blood sugar–75
    3:15PM–Blood sugar–73
    3:30PM–Blood sugar–73
    3:45PM–Blood sugar–74
    4:00PM–Blood sugar–75
    5:00PM–Blood sugar–82
    6:00PM–Blood sugar–69
    Take my daily supplements/fish oil
    7:00PM–Blood sugar–72
    Begin playing competitive volleyball
    8:00PM–Blood sugar #1–104–Blood sugar #2–96
    8:45PM–Took sleeping supplements (magnesium, L-Trytophan, and GABA)
    9:00PM–Blood sugar–81
    9:15PM–Consumed two ounces of sugar-free dark chocolate
    10:00PM–Blood sugar–68
    11:00PM–Blood sugar–69

    How’s that for a wild day? First the good news: My blood sugar levels before meals, after meals and in between meals was relatively constant. This is something Dr. Richard Bernstein talks about quite often is that your blood sugar levels really shouldn’t fluctuate that much even after eating a meal–if they do, then you’re eating too many carbs. Even the iced tea with stevia I drank at midday didn’t have any negative impact on my blood sugars. Some people have hypothesized that even natural sweeteners like stevia can raise blood sugar levels, but that clearly isn’t the case with me. I was most impressed with my blood sugar control after consuming a half-pound of ground beef cooked in coconut oil. Pretty darn steady!

    Now for the “bad” news (don’t know what to make of it): What the heck happened during volleyball? Without consuming a single morsel of food my blood sugar spikes 30 points in an hour? I thought it was a bad reading, so I washed my hands again, cleaned my finger with an alcohol swab and tested again. The reading was lower, but still statistically higher than it should have been. I’m still scratching my head on that one. If anyone has a theory about why blood sugar would rise simply by playing a game of bump, set, spike, then I’m all ears. The day ended with blood sugar levels right around where they were when I woke up that morning. All in all, I’d say it was a good day. It was so much fun doing that testing (yes, I had lots of holes in my fingers!) that I decided to do it one more day to see what would happen:

    TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2011
    8:45AM–Overnight fasting blood sugar–80
    9:45AM–Blood sugar–78
    10:45AM–Blood sugar–75
    Breakfast–3 pastured eggs cooked in 1 Tbs extra virgin coconut oil
    11:00AM–Blood sugar–79
    Iced tea sweetened with stevia
    11:15AM–Blood sugar–78
    11:30AM–Blood sugar–76
    11:45AM–Blood sugar–74
    12:00PM–Blood sugar–75
    12:15PM–Blood sugar–73
    12:30PM–Blood sugar–77
    12:45PM–Blood sugar–82
    Iced tea sweetened with stevia
    1:00PM–Blood sugar–80
    2:00PM–Blood sugar–81
    3:15PM–Blood sugar–72
    3:30PM–Lunch–1/2 pound grass-fed ground beef cooked in 1 Tbs extra virgin coconut oil
    2:45PM–Blood sugar–69
    Iced tea sweetened with stevia
    3:45PM–Blood sugar–77
    4:00PM–Blood sugar–65
    4:15PM–Blood sugar–81
    4:30PM–Blood sugar–81
    4:45PM–Blood sugar–80
    5:00PM–Blood sugar–79
    5:15PM–Blood sugar–80
    5:30PM–Blood sugar–80
    5:35PM–15-minute weight lifting, 20-minute interval training
    6:15PM–Blood sugar–63
    Iced tea sweetened with stevia
    Take my daily supplements/fish oil
    7:30PM–Blood sugar–71
    8:00PM–Consumed two ounces of sugar-free dark chocolate
    8:15PM–Took sleeping supplements (magnesium, L-Trytophan, and GABA)
    8:30PM–Blood sugar–77
    9:30PM–Blood sugar–71
    10:30PM–Blood sugar–72

    Another fascinatingly peculiar day of blood sugar testing! The thing that really stood out the most to me on this day more so than Monday’s readings was how stable the blood sugars remained all day long. And they stayed really low with the highest reading of the day only measuring 82. There are some people who would kill to have that as their fasting blood glucose number in the morning! Other than the 63 reading that happened right after I finished exercising (riddle me this Batman–why would weight lifting and interval training DROP blood sugar when doing volleyball would raise it?), my low for blood sugar today was just 71. That’s only an 11-point difference in my blood sugar from the time I woke up until the time I went to sleep. WOW! That’s what I call controlled blood sugars, baby!

    The take-home message I get from all of this finger-pricking, blood drawing over a two-day period is this: my eating and exercise plan is keeping my blood sugar levels (and ostensibly insulin levels) steady so that my stored body fat can be used as fuel for my body, melt away excessive body fat accumulation, and allow me to experience tremendous weight loss success on the scale. With my exercise, I know I am gaining muscle mass while burning fat and it’ll be exciting to watch all of the physical changes happen in the coming months (and from the dramatic change in demeanor on my face from the before to after pictures above, it’s obvious this is also having a tremendously positive psychological effect on me emotionally as well). You can follow my daily progress in my diet and exercise routine by visiting my low-carb menus blog where I am chronicling my weight loss with weekly weigh-ins on Fridays. Will I make my goal of 230 pounds by April 1, 2011? You’ll just have to tune in to find out!

    Special THANK YOU to Tropical Traditions for providing me with the grass-fed beef, pastured eggs, and coconut oil during my current challenge. Shortly after they read about my challenge last month, they said they’d like to supply me with the food I need to be successful in this endeavor. THANKS so much Tropical Traditions!!!

    ]]>     http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/my-2011-pursuit-of-230-challenge-update-with-peculiar-blood-sugar-testing-results/9921/feed 92     The LLVLC Show (Episode 422): Michelle Gaulin And Jack Taylor Prove Natural Fitness Is ‘Ageless’http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/the-llvlc-show-episode-422-michelle-gaulin-and-jack-taylor-prove-natural-fitness-is-ageless/9441 http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/the-llvlc-show-episode-422-michelle-gaulin-and-jack-taylor-prove-natural-fitness-is-ageless/9441#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:18:30 +0000 Jimmy Moore http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/?p=9441 PLEASE VISIT AND SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: NOTICE OF DISCLOSURE: http://cmp.ly/3

    In Episode 422 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore,” we hear from Canadians Michelle Gaulin and Jack Taylor from Ageless Fitness and Health who well into their 50s have become competitive world-class natural bodybuilders. One of my listeners told me [...]]]>

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    In Episode 422 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore,” we hear from Canadians Michelle Gaulin and Jack Taylor from Ageless Fitness and Health who well into their 50s have become competitive world-class natural bodybuilders. One of my listeners told me about this incredible couple and what a story they have to tell! Listen to them talk about how they got started in fitness, Michelle’s interest in bodybuilding after seeing a professional bodybuilder in a magazine, her first physique competition experience, her surprise that she’s continued this into her 50s, Jack’s introduction to weights at the age of 16 and then into competition, his determination to do bodybuilding naturally without the use of steroids, his disappointment in the steroid culture that seems to be accepted in the bodybuilding industry, his passion for the younger generation and Michelle’s role working with older people, why most of fitness and health comes down to nutrition, the body-typing diet plan that they advocate leaning towards a Paleo/low-carb approach, why they prefer not to call the eating plan a “diet,” the insanity of carb-loading for bodybuilding, why doing hours of cardio is futile for weight loss and is “defeating what you’re trying to accomplish,” what “Ageless” means in their business, why most people are “living short and dying long,” what role cardio exercise plays in fitness, why Jack is no fan of a spin class, why it’s ideal to do a 55% cardio “conversation-paced cardio” exercise routine for optimal fat-burning, and what their thoughts are about the super-slow lifting movement for strength training.

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    How did you like the power couple Michelle Gaulin and Jack Taylor talking about natural bodybuilding? Tell us your thoughts in the show notes section of Episode 422. Be sure to check out their web site AgelessFitness.ca. Coming up in the next podcast, we’ll have Deborah Williamson from Farmer Girls who has created a program to help bring fresh, local foods from various farms in Northern Virginia to the consumer–something she hopes will spread across the country and around the world.

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    ]]> http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/the-llvlc-show-episode-422-michelle-gaulin-and-jack-taylor-prove-natural-fitness-is-ageless/9441/feed 0     ‘Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show’ Episode 239: ‘Super Slow’ Exercise And Low-Carb Diet Advocate Dr. Doug McGuffhttp://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/%e2%80%98livin%e2%80%99-la-vida-low-carb-show%e2%80%99-episode-239-super-slow-exercise-and-low-carb-diet-advocate-dr-doug-mcguff/4149 http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/%e2%80%98livin%e2%80%99-la-vida-low-carb-show%e2%80%99-episode-239-super-slow-exercise-and-low-carb-diet-advocate-dr-doug-mcguff/4149#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:14:26 +0000 Jimmy Moore http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/?p=4149 Dr. Doug McGuff recommends “super slow” weight lifting for muscle growth

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    Dr. Doug McGuff recommends “super slow” weight lifting for muscle growth

    One of the emerging exercise trends in recent years, especially within low-carb circles, has been the idea of training your body slowly to fully exhaust and rapidly fatigue the muscles. We’ve heard this concept quite prominently from people like Fred Hahn previously, but now it seems more and more people are getting on the “slow burn” bandwagon. Today’s podcast interview guest is yet another member of this growing community.

    In Episode 239 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore,” we hear from fitness expert Dr. Doug McGuff who wrote an outstanding new book entitled Body by Science: A Research Based Program to Get the Results You Want in 12 Minutes a Week. Like Hahn, Dr. McGuff understands the integral connection between diet and exercise for weight and health management as well as body sculpting. As he puts it, eating a low-carb diet turns off the faucet of glucose but “super slow” exercise pulls the plug out of the drain. Hear him discuss why hours of exercise a week is completely unnecessary biologically and how you can indeed get all the exercise you need in jut 12 minutes a week. If you think it sounds too good to be true, then listen to what he has to say about this controversial, yet scientifically-based program he uses with his clients. ENJOY!

    There are FOUR ways you can listen to Episode 239:

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    Next week, I’m super-excited to share two amazing stories of personal health triumph with you. On Monday, we will hear from Dr. Mary Newport who I first heard about in this news story about her husband who has been able to improve his Alzheimer’s disease by adding coconut oil and MCT oil to everything he ate. It’s one of the most incredible stories I’ve ever seen and I KNOW you’re gonna be encouraged by this podcast. Then on Thursday, I’ll have Katie Jay who recently started on her own low-carb journey after going through weight loss surgery and founding an organization called the National Association for Weight Loss Surgery (NAWLS). She authored a book about her weight struggle called Dying To Change: My Really Heavy Life Story, How Weight Loss Surgery Gave Me Hope for Living and I’m sure her newfound low-carb lifestyle will be the subject of a future book.

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    ]]> http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/%e2%80%98livin%e2%80%99-la-vida-low-carb-show%e2%80%99-episode-239-super-slow-exercise-and-low-carb-diet-advocate-dr-doug-mcguff/4149/feed 10     ‘Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show’ Episode 202: Fred Hahn Encourages Low-Carb ‘Slow Burn’ Fitness For Childrenhttp://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/%e2%80%98livin%e2%80%99-la-vida-low-carb-show%e2%80%99-episode-202-fred-hahn-encourages-low-carb-slow-burn-fitness-for-children/3023 http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/%e2%80%98livin%e2%80%99-la-vida-low-carb-show%e2%80%99-episode-202-fred-hahn-encourages-low-carb-slow-burn-fitness-for-children/3023#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:41:04 +0000 Jimmy Moore http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/?p=3023 Fred Hahn says strength training is essential for childhood development

    Although I don’t personally have any children of my own, most of my friends and blog readers do. One of the most popular questions I hear from these parents is this: How can I get my child to be fit and trim? It’s a [...]]]>
    Fred Hahn says strength training is essential for childhood development

    Although I don’t personally have any children of my own, most of my friends and blog readers do. One of the most popular questions I hear from these parents is this: How can I get my child to be fit and trim? It’s a GREAT question and it can be broken down into two parts–what’s a good diet for my child to be eating and what kind of exercise does my child need to be doing? Both of those questions are emphatically and thoroughly answered by one of the leading voices in the low-carb fitness community today. His name is Fred Hahn (author of the bestselling The Slow Burn Fitness Revolution with Drs. Mike and Mary Dan Eades) and his new brand new book Strong Kids, Healthy Kids is dedicated to this very subject.

    In Episode 202 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore,” Fred Hahn explains why strength training along with a healthy low-sugar, low-carbohydrate nutritional approach is indeed the healthiest way for your children to grown into the healthy, strong adults they were intended to be. He hits on all the major points about how to make your kids happy and healthy–the low-carb way! As a passionate father and fitness professional, Fred is committed to educating people of all ages to make better choices in their diet and exercise routine. If you have kids or grandkids, then you owe it to yourself to listen to today’s interview.

    There are FOUR ways you can listen to Episode 202:

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    How about what you heard from Fred Hahn in today’s interview? Are you convinced a healthy low-carb diet and “Slow Burn” strength training program will work for your child? Discuss what’s on your mind in the show notes section of Episode 202. Pick up copy of Strong Kids, Healthy Kids as well as The Slow Burn Fitness Revolution and be sure to visit Fred’s “Slow Burn” blog. Also, read my blog interview with Fred last year and these 20 effective fat-loss tips he shared in a recent post.

    We’re just getting started with the podcasts this week. Come back on Wednesday when I’ll share my interview with “The Spiky Haired Girl” Cameo Watkins–a low-carb videomaking superstar on YouTube. Then on Friday we’ll share a unique and relaxing interview with Eve Kennedy-Spaien, an occupational therapist who helps people lower the stress and distractions in their day-to-day routine. THANKS so much for listening!

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