Comments on: No Sugar, No Salt, No Caffeine, No MSG, No High Fructose Corn Syrup

By: Muscle And Fitness

Muscle And Fitness — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:30:39 +0000

Muscle And Fitness…

I couldn’t understand some parts of this article, but it sounds interesting…

By: Lazy Man and Health

Lazy Man and Health — Wed, 09 May 2007 14:02:30 +0000

When I started reading this, I was wondering what you ate since even a lot of healthy foods contain sugar. In fact if you avoid sugar, you technically avoid high “fructose” corn syrup.

Most likely, the article on needing 10 classes of water to flush a can of soda is due to it’s high acidity. The theory is that in order to balance this, you need to drink something equivalent in “alkilinity.” Unfortunately, for this to work, it has to be alkiline water. It’s fairly controversial overall… For more info see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_ionizer

By: Christina

Christina — Tue, 08 May 2007 22:31:38 +0000

Congrats!
Also, doing your running in increments like you did can help you meet your fitness goals faster. Doing interval training where you work intensely for short spurts and recover for long spurts greatly increases cardiovascular fitness and fat-burning during workouts (even future, non-interval workouts!) There was a great article about it in the NY Times recently, you should read up on it!

By: Beth B.

Beth B. — Tue, 08 May 2007 17:59:47 +0000

@Amber: yeah, it’s not unusual to get headaches when you stop consuming caffeine, especially if you drink a lot. Try switching to black tea (no sugar if you can take it) to cut down on the amount of caffeine you are ingesting. If you don’t get headaches when switching to tea, you know it’s the caffeine you are hooked on, not the aspartame. At least black tea has a few antioxidants. Diet soda has nothing going for it. And a teabag is cheaper than a can of soda any day too!

By: Amber

Amber — Tue, 08 May 2007 17:21:38 +0000

HFCS is nasty stuff. It’s in everything too, and in giving it up I’ve lost a bunch of weight simply because 50% of the food in the grocery store contains it. Any loaf of bread without it is the needle in the proverbial haystack.

But I can say this, after 2 weeks of no HFCS, my body felt completely different in a really good way. I had only lost a few pounds but I felt so much “lighter.” I dunno, hard to explain, but exercising was easier, sitting up straight at my desk all day was easier, everything just felt BETTER.

Now I’ve got to give up diet soda or at least cut down. I drink at least six cans a day of diet Coke. TOTALLY ADDICTED. I’ve tried giving it up before only to suffer horrible migraines. I don’t know if I’m addicted to the caffiene or the aspertame more. But it’s a bad, bad deal. Just like a junkie, I have to make sure I have a couple cans nearby. When I go camping, I have to make sure to bring diet Coke! It’s bad.

By: shawna

shawna — Tue, 08 May 2007 17:11:09 +0000

ah, I love using the elliptical at the gym. I discovered it a few weeks ago.

And I agree with your conclusion that food with unhealthy additives doesn’t fill you up. I’ve noticed that when I eat junk, it just makes me hungrier, but if I eat fruits & veggies I get full and stay that way for longer.

By: Dr Fence

Dr Fence — Tue, 08 May 2007 15:38:34 +0000

I started cycling a few years ago and I have never felt better. Last night I got on my indoor trainer even though I was super tired and worn out (having a 1 year old does that). I actually had more energy (perhaps from the oxygenation) after my session on the bike. There’s nothing better than a great cardio workout. If you get the chance outdoor cycling is SO much fun. Last year I did organized group rides in town, exercise in a group doesn’t seem like exercise.

By: Beth B.

Beth B. — Tue, 08 May 2007 13:22:52 +0000

I agree wholeheartedly that soda is junk. Tons of sugar and no nutritional value. However, I can think of at least one beverage that has acid in it that is pretty nutritious… Orange juice. Lots of Vitamin C (in the form of ascorbic acid) and potassium. Fresh apple cider has tannic acid too and I wouldn’t hesitate to give it to my kids.

Kudos for the workout! Just don’t push yourself so hard that you injure yourself and then have a setback. No pain, no sprain!