Wind it up, folks. I've tried to be tactful. Don't make me regret trying to avoid the quick/curt path.
Take it to that Dr's discussion forum if you want. I suspect there's a lot to learn, but it's not bikes and it's not FJR.
Actually this type of discussion is perfect for this Forum Bounce. Look at some of the members we have on this forum. Some pretty impressive LD riders. One of the many things I've noticed when I've met a few is they take their riding so seriously that their diets appear to be just as important as the farkles they put on their bikes. Obviously exercise is just as important. As for myself, perhaps a discussion such as this might just be enough for me to kick my arse in gear - again.
About a year and a half ago I did something very much like what Gyrobob is talking about. 2 months and 28 lbs. less. Lasted for about 5 months and then I got lazy about my eating habits again. And oh by the way, during that revamped diet period, I was still enjoying a beer/night.
Now I would like to do some much longer rides than I have previously done, and the only way I can see doing them is for me to once again revamp my diet. Less weight above the seat = less weight on the seat (and handlebars for that matter). And obviously once again, one can not overstate the importance of more exercise to the regiment.
Thanks Gyrobob for bringing this is up, tis worthy of discussion. I just wouldn't present it as though wheat was the worst calamity known to mankind.
Of course JMHO.
Valid comments, TripperMike. I'm sure you won't be surprised that I have some comments on your comments, eh? ;-)
This is not a diet as much as it is a realization we have made a huge mistake by building our existence around wheat and other grains. You said, " I just wouldn't present it as though wheat was the worst calamity known to mankind." That is not all that far from the truth. I realize for 99% of the folks out there, this sounds crazy, but 9,000 years ago, when we invented agriculture. arthritis, heart disease, diabetes, tooth decay, and a host of other maladies showed a huge increase over the next few generations, and has kept getting worse from there. Wheat IS one of humankind's calamities. The way to prove it to yourself is to eat no wheat, no grains, no sugars for a couple months and see what happens. I guarantee you the difference in your life will be impressive, even if you think you are in fine health now.
"One of the many things I've noticed when I've met a few is they take their riding so seriously that their diets appear to be just as important as the farkles they put on their bikes." I can back this up. My yearly jaunt to Daytona is about 9 hrs actual riding time. Over the past several years up until last year, the trip was getting more and more uncomfortable. I not only had to plan out the eats (where to stop, what to carry, etc.), I was having to stop for breaks more often just to give my senior-citizen bod a chance to free itself of the aches and pains from sitting on the bike for so long.
In Oct 2011, I discovered how badly wheat was bothering me. I stopped with the wheat/grains/sugars, and ate only single-ingredient food. The next trip in 2012 was heaven in comparison.
-- The only thing that caused me to stop was to get gas and to pee.
-- I didn't need to eat for the whole trip since I was free of the appetite stimulants in wheat.
-- My joints didn't hurt.
-- No headaches anymore.
-- The tinnitus was less.
-- Lower back pain gone.
The 2012 and 2013 trips were completely different than the previous 10 or 15 trips. I would think the iron-butt rally types would really like to know about this.
You mentioned you tried something like this before, but that you fell off the wagon, so to speak. If you eat absolutely no wheat or any other grains, you really do lose a lot of the cravings. Wheat is loaded with appetite stimulants, some of which are actually opiates. Eating wheat makes you want to eat more wheat. Stop eating wheat, and after your eating habits wither away, you'll be surprised how little you feel like eating anything at all most of the time. My point?,... after a month or two, you will have no desire, no craving, no need to go back to being a wheater. You will literally have no motivation to do that. You would have to toss yourself off the wagon,.. falling off just doesn't happen for two reasons:
-- you have no desire,.. will-power is not required
-- eating wheat after being off of it for a while causes unpleasant reactions. This is one of the disadvantages of this system. Once free of wheat, your bod gets back to normal. When you get wheated, you will react unpleasantly one way or another. For me, I can tell when I get ambushed by the low-grade headache I have for a few hours. For arthritics enjoying the disappearance of joint pain, sometimes their joints will ache like before for several hours. Anyway, once you are wheat free, there is some negative motivation to not wheat yourself again.
Again, weight loss is not the main goal. It usually happens to heavy folks, but the main thing is to stop stuffing this harmful stuff into your face because of the "unhealth" it causes.
