A small unconventional fitness pamphlet which I hope will convince the unhealthy

Re:A small unconventional fitness pamphlet which I hope will... by runjake on Tuesday May 27, 2014 @05:44PM (#7807059)

The only thing I immediately disagree with is your recommendation of avoiding beans. While they have starch, they are a great source of fiber (for that feeling of fullness and digestive regularity) and slow-burning carbs (for energy).

It's pretty hard to maintain energy throughout the day just with your "good" list and maintain some sort of digestive regularity.

If you get sick of beans, drown them in some Safeway brand salsa or a dap of lowfat sour cream plus some Sriracha sauce.

Anyway, great project, even if it only inspires one other person. That should be reward enough.

Source: I've been a little overweight, a weight lifter, mountaineer, and ultramarathon runner, so I have food science down for my body.

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Re:A small unconventional fitness pamphlet which I hope will... by _ykl9 on Tuesday May 27, 2014 @06:45PM (#7807359)

Nothing wrong with beans in a low-to-moderate-carb diet; I just wouldn't recommend them to someone on a ketogenic diet. Personally, I get most of my fibre from my bread (there are other similar products out there, but the one I linked basically replaces digestible starch with fibre and resistant starch).

As far as energy levels, I personally feel great, but YMMV I suppose.

Thanks a lot for the positive feedback! This document is actually a slightly expanded version of some notes I emailed a friend a few weeks ago (which got him on LCHF, so it's already made a difference in at least one person's life).

(You'd be shocked at the vitriol I received when I tried to share this on reddit, simply for (god forbid) including my affiliate tag in the Amazon links on the off chance that it would help recoup some of the cost of that expensive .ht domain; granted, I already knew it was taboo there so I won't pretend that wasn't a faux pas on my part.)

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