Calorie Restriction Weight Loss Program For Longevity

Posted by Former Fat Guy dot Com - December 12, 2007 on 9:17 pm | In Diet, Former Fat Guy.com, weight loss | Comments Off Since the 1930’s studies show (in rodents, dogs, cows, mice, worms, spiders and monkeys at least) that by restricting calories, we can extend life. Calorie restriction also reduces the incidence of virtually all diseases of aging such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, auto-immune disorders, neurological decline and diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. (source)

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No tests have yet to be done on man, however, in 1991, quite by accident, 8 scientists sealed themselves up in a giant airtight terrarium in the Arizona desert for a 2 year experiment on self sustaining ecosystems called Biosphere 2 and quite quickly found that indeed, they could not grow enough food to support themselves.

Roy Walford, the team’s physician, had been studying calorie restriction diets for a number of years and convinced his fellow scientists to give it a try.

I don’t really think they had a choice.

When their project ended and they exited the bubble …

tests proved them healthier in nearly every nutritionally relevant respect than when they’d gone in


Walford is the author of The Anti-Aging Plan: The Nutrient-Rich, Low-Calorie Way of Eating for a Longer Life--The Only Diet Scientifically Proven to Extend Your Healthy Years, but himself passing away at the age of 79 from Lou Gehrig’s disease. Ironically however, caloric restriction may have accelerated the course of ALS for Dr. Walford, as mice genetically engineered to develop ALS experience faster disease course and shorter lifespan when placed on a calorically restricted diet

I’ve done my own bit of calorie restriction as part of an experiment of ABCDE, Anabolic Burst Cycling of Diet and Exercise I did back in 2003. ABCDE is about two week cycles of diet and exercise. Two weeks of double caloric intake plus 1000 calories along with heavy lifting 3x a week and no cardio. This is immediately followed by two weeks of lower calories (in my case, 1800 per day) along with cardio and light weight training just enough to keep the muscle built during the first phase.

The idea behind ABCDE was presented to my by Bill Phillips during an interview he did with the ABCDE designer and I followed this program for 2 months. In a way, I experimented with a version of the calorie restriction program.

Calorie Restriction Test


What would it be like to follow this program for 2 months?

That’s the premise behind a story done by New York Magazine writer Julian Dibbell who did an entire 2 months on a calorie restricted diet. Her account leaves her 20 pounds lighter, an improved sex drive, dreams of immortality and, well, hungry.

I’m not sure if it’s worth it really.

I enjoy food and I always have.

I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy the junk food I ate when I was younger, but have now come to love whole foods, imported beer and great wine.

I’ve often said that the reason I train so hard is because I like eating. I love training hard for all the benefits it provides both physically, mentally and emotionally and then I get to eat more too.

Is calorie restriction something you do or would consider doing? Read the Ultra Extreme Calorie Restriction Diet Test and make up your own mind. Personally, I’d like the freedom of earning my food because of the work I put in.

But hey, that’s just me.

 


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Posted by Former Fat Guy dot Com - November 23, 2007 on 7:43 pm | In Diet, Former Fat Guy.com | Comments Off The perfect beverage for dieters and people on weight loss programs. When normal beverages aren't enough, there's this...

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When all other marketing schemes have failed, the drugs, the pills, the creams and they still need to make more money and create packaging for it...

Diet Water!!!!

OMFG!

 


Anna’s Healthy Breaky Tips!

Posted by Anna - June 4, 2007 on 8:42 am | In Diet, Fitness Gear, healthy diet, weight loss | Comments Off Your momma was right! Breakfast is the MOST important meal of the day . Eating after 6 or more hours of fasting (which is what is happening when you sleep) is absolutely key to maintaining a healthy body weight. Making breakfast a daily ritual will help set your metabolism (your fat-burning furnace) for the entire day, and help you refrain from those mid-morning junk food binges, or pulling into the first fast food drive in on your way to work in the morning. Here are my top foods for a healthy breakfast...(read more)

 


What are the sodium-rich culprits in your diet?

Posted by Anna - May 17, 2007 on 5:00 am | In Diet, Fitness Gear, weight loss | Comments Off Your doctor has given you a stern warning – cut down the sodium in your diet! So you start adding just a pinch of salt to your vegetables at dinner time. You think you’ve cut the sodium in your diet in ½ right? Wrong! Unbeknownst to you, the processed foods in your diet contribute a whopping 77 percent more sodium to your daily diet – and that’s even before you added that pinch of salt! True, your body does require a certain amount of sodium to function properly. Essential sodium maintains the fluid...(read more)

 


Check out these great Problogger posts - Day 3

Posted by Anna - May 10, 2007 on 9:24 am | In Diet, Fitness Gear, weight loss | Comments Off Happy Thursday fitness freaks! I have some great health and fitness-related posts from the Problogger writing project to share with you today. I will be sharing Problogger submissions with you until tomorrow (Friday), when I will choose my own Top 5 faves. Top 5 Special Health Tips -Part 1 by Doris Chua Top 5 Reasons Why I Will Never Be Able To Get Rid Of My Beer Belly. by Ah Pek Top 5 Ways To Stop Being a Perfectionist by Krista Top Five to Do While You Live by Mark Five ways Shiatsu has changed...(read more)