Adequate blood sugar is needed for clear thinking...has nothing to do with grains.

I dont have a one size fits all plan, so no, low-carb is not something i promote very often. However on occasion if i get the impression that someone is a carb addict I'll advise that they re-introduce carbs into their diet from scratch.

Why? Well some people feel a lot better and healthier when they remove carbs from their diet for a while. Especially those who eat carbs without adequate protein. Sometimes this 'feel good' sensation of more energy for a week or two acts as a catalyst for long-term changes in carb intake, and then the weight takes care of itself.

I know personally that I always feel 10x better when I limit my carb intake. Which is why im so grumpy right now. Lol.

Michael

As an aside, I'll be doing a permutation of a PSMF this next cut..... ketosis here I come.

Have you ever tried a protein sparing modified fast or something of the sort, Michael?

Ok.

I do watch carbs as well - but that's so that I get a balanced diet. My husband is diabetic. So I know a lot about blood sugar levels. And he does very well controlling his diabetes with proper nutrition - which includes carbs. More of a carb monitoring way of eating than a low carb way of eating.

Just by your first statement and some other comments you made it sounded like you were advocating a low-carb diet.

Soups can be fairly high in sodium - unless they are making their own from scratch. But I doubt that. Breads can be high in calories too, but you can get reduced cal. bread that tastes pretty good - and for like 2 slices you only get a maximum of 17 g of carbs. Which is great if you are monitoring carbs.

I guess that's why I was asking. Sometimes simple answers are best, but sometimes it doesn't really help when someone has a question that needs a little more meat in the answer.

I don't find this to be the case for everyone, btw.

PSMF is interesting. It's one of those things that conceptually sounds good. I certainly don't think it can hurt. Lyle has lots of great ideas. As for the blood sugar comment, ya, I know. I just sometimes like to throw out generic advice.

Being extremely comfortable with my class schedule has left me lots of time to start working on some training protocols. I'm working on two. One is an ideal training protocol and the other is an ultra-simple but effective plan.

I took out ACSM's advanced exercise physiology text from health sciences two days ago. I need to review a couple topics to sort out some of Alan Aragon's thoughts. I like his book...but...

hmmm, just musings. When i flesh it out more i'll let you know.

Michael

Certainly keep me posted.

And I am envious of your free time.

ETA: PSMF, yea, conceptually sounds great. I've been leary of trying it. However, I know 2 people personally who did it last winter with a boatload of success, figured it's worth a shot. I'd rather deal with a lot of 'pain' in short period of time than a little 'pain' over a longer period of time.