Miscommunication I think. I'm saying I don't eat like my grandparents used to.
You'd be surprised how much people do eat like their grandparents. 50 years ago the average American consumed 2.5 lbs. of sugar. Today it's well over 125 lbs. If you eat out, eat processed foods, you're probably consuming way more than your grandparents.
We had a family friend who ate like that, rolled his own cigs & drank like a fish also, all the way up to the end. He made it to 95 but I have no idea how.
Probably because hand rolled tobacco is far more healthier than the prepackaged smokes. Who knows how long he would have lived if he hadn't taken up smoking and drinking?
I blessed with a career where I'm not chained to a desk 40+ hours/ week and still involves a good amount of physical activity, plus I'm not a couch potato in off hours. I think that's a big part of the obesity problem in this country.
It's definitely a factor, but the prime factor is diet. I lost 150 lbs doing pretty close to nothing in the way of exercise.
Everything is packed with sugar, people eat too much then binge a whole season of a show on TV. I just looked it up, average size in the US for a 20 year old male in the US 5'9" tall, 198 lb with a 40.2 inch waist size. I just hit 50, would fall on the larger side of the NBA small forward spectrum, and I'm still below the average waist size so I think I'm OK.
It's better to look at what your waist should be than look at the average among obese males in the US.
Typical Saturday morning for me is wake up, eat a small breakfast, stretch for 15 min and put anywhere from 20-40 miles on my bicycle. Challenge accepted.
If you really want to lose weight, do the bicycle ride before eating anything. That way you're burning fat rather than what you just ate. However, after 50 it does matter when you eat protein when working out. You don't want to lose any more muscle mass than necessary.
I never claimed distress from an empty stomach. Are you confusing me with someone else? I'll check out the leptin thing though.
You were talking about having trouble fasting. You should have no problem fasting for days at a time. Nausea, dizziness, etc. from fasting are serious signs of health issues.
Yearly physicals. Last year cholesterol dropped 28 points, triglycerides as well as all other markers well within normal.
It's good to get regular physicals, but western medicine is pretty close to clueless when dealing with cholesterol, triglycerides, hormone levels etc. I've got a friend who is around 75 now, and looks like he's not a day over 40. He spent years studying diet, aging, etc. and western medicine hasn't scratched the surface.
I was a high-performing athlete into my mid-20's until a severe injury de-railed things. I'm well aware of proper diet & exercise practices, and try to do the best I can but not get hung up on it. I don't think anybody gets to heaven and says "man I wish I ate more kale"
The goal of a good diet and exercise isn't to get to heaven. Those who don't get hung up on their lifestyle usually get to heaven sooner rather than later.
Absolutely, if one doesn't take care of themselves and eats improperly all the time things go bad. Then again, if I'm on vacation and there's Key Lime Pie on the menu I'll just put an extra 5 miles on the bike when I get home & not worry about it.
I cut out sugar completely so I feel no compulsion to eat it, nor to justify it with more exercise afterwards.
20 years ago I was on eight pills twice a day for BP, heart rate, blood thinners, etc. etc. etc. Now I'm on a grand total of none.
If you're peddling 20 to 30 miles even a few times a week, you shouldn't have a problem with blood pressure. I dare you to take a peek at the side effects of that BP med you're taking. You're blood pressure may be stable because of those meds, but they might destroy your kidneys or liver in the process.
Western medicine treats the symptoms, not the underlying problem. Deal with the underlying problem, and the symptoms will disappear practically overnight.