Exercise on the BSD

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  • posted by Ian Spencer
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    I discovered that my blood glucose is in the pre-diabetic range on 2/1/18. I’m using the BSD to get this down & lose weight. I weighed 93.6kg with a BMI of 25.9. This thing is that I run about 40 miles a week. I find it hard to stick to 800 calories a day & still run. I’ve modified the BSD by having unsweetened porridge for breakfast but I’ve finished some races feeling quite faint. Any suggestions? Should I just add more complex carbs?
    I plan to get my weight down to 79kg, to overcome, what I suspect is insulin resistance, then switch to the 5:2 diet, to maintain that weight.

  • posted by SaltySeaBird
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    Hi Ian, I’m no expert but if you take a look at Mark Sisson on Mark’s Daily Apple, he talks a lot about ‘chronic cardio’. As I understand it, after a certain level of exercise/heart rate, you no longer burn fat so he suggests moderating exercise levels. Mark was a marathon runner and iron-man competitor and his Primal way of living sits very well with the BSD.
    Good luck with everything.
    SSB

  • posted by Ian Spencer
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    Thank you SSB. That sounds interesting. I’ll do that. The good news is that I’ve lost 3kg in the 1st week 😊
    Best wishes, Ian

  • posted by SaltySeaBird
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    Hi Ian – that’s amazing! 😊. Fab news.
    SSB

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    …you could also take a look at Mark’s book – The Keto Reset – it’s low-carb but going into ketosis, which may not be where you want to be at the moment, however, Mark never separates diet from life-style so, again, some great advice about exercise.
    Please believe me, I’m not promoting Mark – I just find his approach very sensible and I originally came across him through one of MM’s books.
    SSB

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