Re: I'm an extreme Endomorph

[Guest guest]

I am an endomorph too. I got the hips, thighs, you name it. But I lost a

LOT of weight when I walked and jogged.

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In a message dated 8/20/2004 2:25:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, lblantin

@comcast.net writes:

<<How much do you plan to lower your carb intake?>>

I'm not sure. I'm probably going to have to play around with it some. Tom

mentions The Zone, but that's higher in carbs than BFL. The Zone does seem

to focus more on fruits & veggies so maybe that's going to be the trick for

me. I definitely need to cut out all pasta and really stick to brown rice,

oatmeal and yams as much as possible.

Lori

[Guest guest]

<<How much do you plan to lower your carb intake?>>

I'm not sure. I'm probably going to have to play around with it some. Tom

mentions The Zone, but that's higher in carbs than BFL. The Zone does seem

to focus more on fruits & veggies so maybe that's going to be the trick for

me. I definitely need to cut out all pasta and really stick to brown rice,

oatmeal and yams as much as possible.

Lori

[Guest guest]

I think everyone does this from time to time. It is part of the zig

zag keep your body guessing process. You're better off instead of

lowering carbs dramatically, sticking to low glycemic carbs. Stay

away from white anything. Eat lots of veggies, beans, sweet

potatoes, and oatmeal. No more than one whole wheat bread item a

day. High fiber fruits.

Another take on the idea is to only lower carbs for your last two

meals. Often I won't have ANY carbs for meal 6 and sometimes very

few for meal 5. Most of my carb intake is pre and post workout. I'm

a mesomorph and have to do this to stay lean because I guess my

metabolism isn't what it used to be in spite of the muscle mass. I,

too, sit at a computer most of the day(working from home) so my

workouts are my main activity. Weekends are more flexible for more

strenuous additional exertion but weekdays are fairly sedentary

otherwise. I have to do cardio Monday thru Friday in addition to the

weightlifting because of this.

As long as you have enough fuel in the form of carbs for your

workouts I don't see that it will matter much if you do additional

cardio.

Stasia

[Guest guest]

I'm sure it's been discussed several times BUT, what is the name of

this book?

> I just read the section of Tom Venuto's book that talks about body

types. I

> am an endomorph personified. I knew in my heart that I was going

to have to

> work much harder to lose body fat than I have been....but I was in

denial.

> It's going to take 5 - 6, 30 minute+ cardio sessions a week and a

much

> greater reduction in carbohydrates for me to be succesful. While

> discouraging, at least I've faced the truth. I also really need to

work in

> more " unofficial " exercise into my day. I sit at my computer for a

minimum

> of 9 hours a day and since I work from home, there's not a lot of

motivation

> for me to get up much. Unless you count the hundred times a day I

get up to

> go to the bathroom. You gotta love that water! So, I'm going to

revamp my

> training and eating plan and closely monitor my results each

week. Anyone

> else found they have to add more cardio and reduce carbs?

>

> Lori

> aka Swivel Queen Wannabe