spEEdfrEEk

Not actually true under a low-carb high-fat regime. Only true during the glucose-ketone metabolism switch period. In fact, low-carb is VERY anti-catabolic. That can get you in trouble healthwise very quickly. High glycemic stuff is horrible for humans and the #1 contributor to diseases of degeneration. (and will make you super fat too ;-) ) Fats are much higher in calories than carbs (9 kcal/gm. vs. 4 kcal/gm.) and fiber and fat combined is the best way to keep you feeling full. Not to mention that ketones are appetite supressive. If you have to eat sugars, eat low glycemic foods, and mix in fats to drop the G.I. even further. Weightlifting + low-carb is the best way to shed pounds and improve health.. :cool: TJ :cool:

Do0d! Canola and a coffee filter is all ya need! Ya dopes! :cool: TJ :cool:

I'd be tempted to do this (VFR bars) but am afraid of the extra costs of having to get the VFR adapter for my throttlemiester.. Anyone deal with this issue yet? Curious.. :cool: TJ :cool:

Sounds like you need to adjust it more... I had to tweak mine alot before it worked they way I wanted. Now it's perfect. When it's off -- it's totally off. And when it's 100% on -- it's locked solid! :cool: TJ :cool:

Love the NRA sticker on your screen bud! :grin: Never change! :cool: TJ :cool:

throttlemeister - it's the only one worth the money.. (and the bigger bar ends reduce vibration as well) Stay away from VistaCruise - it's absolute junk. the one I had lasted about a month before the hinge/lock in the system wore out.. :cool: TJ :cool:

And oh yeah, you get a free dyno run with the kit too.. :cool: TJ :cool:

It's a bit more complicated than that.. 1) It also comes with replacement springs for the slides 2) It also comes with a drill bit to enlarge the slide holes. I can tell you what kind of main jet you need, but I didn't see any markings on the needle (and you also need the e-clips and second pair of washers) I have no idea how to even describe the springs as they are in my bike right now and I ain't takin' 'em out! ;-) If someone else wants to risk trying this with Honda needles and jets I can give you the diameter of the drill bit (or even mail off the bit itself..) I wouldn't screw with that though. The kit is worth it even at twice the price.. :cool: TJ :cool:

Happens, to some degree, on most bikes with CV carbs (judging from what I can gather). It's certainly nothing I'd experienced on MX bikes with direct cable-to-slide carbs.. :cool: TJ :cool:

>>Temporary water weight gain up to about 5 lbs. > >I am happy to say you are totally wrong on that one... :grin: >I'm 2# lighter today than when I left for the trip. Amazing. Super kewl! >It's really back down to the lifestyle thing, since I'm not >stuffing myself with bread, potatoes, and other shit on >every meal, I can overeat/over-drink here and there with >no effect. Or actually, it seems, a good effect. True, but only usually if it's constrained to a short time period (like one or two consecutive meals). If you carb all day, for example, (and really do it up right) you'll pick up a little short term water weight -- it does go away quickly though.. This gets more pronounced the more years you dedicate to the low-carb lifestyle. This water weight gain can also be used to your advantage in the gym.. I remember once, about 4.5 years ago, I put on 14 pounds in two weeks due to massive water weight gain (on purpose) to see the effect it would have on my training. Pretty nice little way to bust a strength plateau but really hard on the system! (bloating, etc.) You would not believe how many donuts I ate all at once it too.. ha ha UGH! Like I said, I like to play guinnea pig ;-) :cool: TJ :cool:

>exactly 203.8 miles for the 'entire' tank on a '02 bird Much better than I've ever gotten. My best yet is around 170 for casual day-to-day ride conditions. 150 when I push it.. T

I have an HT-202 that I picked up for $67.75 delivered (can get you the same price, most likely) and it's been great. On-key remote, variable sensitivity, great features and really easy to install in a bird. let me know if you want more details. :cool: TJ :cool:

It was me.. And yes, K&N is selling their jet kits for dirt cheap. The K&N kit IS the dynojet kit and they work very nicely. You even get a free dynorun. I like the one in my bird so much that I picked up one for my 1000F (for $35 from K&N) It's worth it if you want a great performance upgrade for under $50.0 delivered to your door. https://secure.oc-net.com/ecomm/kn/jf.cfm :cool: TJ :cool:

My fuel economy actually went up slightly when I added the jet kit (under normal riding). Then again, it's probably because I've been cruising alot lately and when I do that I generally run about 5K - 5.5K RPM in 5th gear. My guess, it's the leaner main jet that comes with the dynojet stage one that I have. (136 mains, I gotz no aftermarket exhaust on... yet..) :cool: TJ :cool:

>Hey spEEdfrEEk, Thanks for all the info!, No sweat bud! ;-) >Its great to see so many guys having success on this diet Yep, mostly because it's how human beings are supposed to eat (from an evolutionary point of view) >You were saying you know a few "tweakes" for the diet, >do you have any modifications for weight training for >muscle mass (as well as fatloss)? The diet is really excellent for weight training. It puts your body in a really anabolic (muscle growth) state. Testosterone is elevated, cortisol (and other catabolic agents) is inhibited, and insulin is supressed, slowing any potential fat gain. In short, you can eat more food (low carb) to put the extra nutrients needed for muscle growth into your body without worrying too much about fat gain. A really good regime to add to the diet if you plan to lift regularly is something I call the "post workout recovery shake". Basically, after a hard session in the gym, you can load some glucose and protein to aid in recovery (which is essentially what steroids do). Immediately upon completing your lifting, drink 1 cup of 100% pure grape juice (no fructose syrups) and 25g of branched chained amino based protein (egg or whey) and the plop down on an exercycle and pedal slowly for about 15 mins. Do this only 1-2 times a week. The cycling is just to keep your heart rate up for a few extra minutes while your body loads the glucose and protein. Do not wait any more than 30 mins after lifting or the effect of the shake is lost. This scheme works because the cells in the active muscle tissue are capable of loading glucose as muscle glycogen (anabolic) without the use of insulin, which can bring on fat storage. The cell walls become "permeable" and, thus, your pancreas doesn't have to work to produce the insulin. The "post-exercise" body is really interesting and I have alot of hypothesis on the foundation of why our bodies respond the way they do after intense an-aerobic exercise. >Thanks Again You're welcome! ;-) :cool: TJ :cool:

>Got a charlie horse during sex after that. Twice. Hopefully it was the sex you had twice and not the charlie horse, ha ha. >Today my knees are killing me, I thought from >riding so hard on the bike today (staying out of >the seat, over the tank, and hanging off). Well, if you're usually that sore after such a ride then it's probably natural. If not, and this seems really out of place, then you are having more of the negative side effects of crashing out on sugar after being low-carb for a long time. >What else should I expect? Temporary water weight gain up to about 5 lbs. It will dissappear in about a day or so. >Let me guess, after 72 hours my dick explodes... That only happens if you load viagra in addition to the sugar, heh heh heh :cool: TJ :cool:

>> (and wake up with a hang over, more on >> this later) > >Oh, so THAT'S what happened to me this weekend! Since I >was at the annual busa party (showing them how to ride, >see other post), I said screw the diet. I had sandwiches >and 9 beers on Friday. That's not normally much for me, >and I was not trashed. Next day, all day, I was SO hung >over. I mean, just fucked up, want to lay in bed hung over. >Could hardly bring myself to ride over 100 up some great >twisty roads. I never considered it could be the sugar >rather than the alcohol. Yep, you got it.. It was the sugar. Pretty massive hangover eh? ;-) Many people argue that hangovers are due to the diuretic effect of alcohol. IE: you drink too little water and urinate too much, etc. However, I have come to hypothesize that you experience "hangover" symptoms whenever the brain is forced into switching metabolism. When you drink too much, you shift primarily from glucose to ethanol/glucose metabolism. And when you carb from long term ketosis, your brain is switching from ketone bodies to glucose and back. Like I said, I am eventually going to write a paper on the links/similarities between the effects of alcohol and sugar. >>It's fun to cut loose >>and it gives you negative reinforcement for sugar >>subconsciously. > >Fuck no. That sucked. I felt like ass. >Even today I'm still feeling tired, and I'm totally off ketosis. >Won't do that again. See what I mean about good negative reinforcement? ;-) (plus, at the time, you enjoyed the food and beer, eh?) >>Here's what you can expect after a major carb blowout >>when you've been doing this strictly for a few years: > >All of those were exactly right this weekend. I was SO >exhausted. Just unable to function type of exhausted >after that party. And there was no reason for me to be. >Well, normally there would be no reason. Ahh, but you see, this is how your body has always felt on a high-carb/sugar/grain diet. You just have had nothing else to compare it to. Basically since you (like me and everyone else) spent the vast majority of your life eating the higher-carb diet, you never really knew how _good_ it feels and how healthy it is to live a low-carb life. You only truly notice how bad the high-sugar American-type diet is after you have weened yourself off of it long enough to see the difference. (kind of like how smokers don't realize how affected their resperatory system and sense of taste and smell is affected by the smoking until they quit for a long enough period).. >It wasn't even midnight and I normally stay up until >2-3 am. Never considered this effect, which should >have been obvious after the cheesecake incident. Just be glad you didn't get some of the other side-effects: the massive muscle soreness and the joint pain and arthritic type effects. Sugar is one bad mutha. Just be glad you have broken the sugar addiction at such a young age. If you wait too long, the damage done by diseases of degeneration (due to the high-carb diets) can be unrepairable.. :cool: TJ :cool:

>I've been on this diet (or really, I call it a lifestyle now, I will >never go back to a carb-rich life) That's the healthiest mentality you can have. It IS a lifestyle and the fact that you've made it such means that you will be healthier, happier, and better off forever. (and outlive all of your high-carb friends..) >First, the thing I noticed was the extra energy I had and the >lack of "sleepy times" throughout the day. Yep, you're not on the glucose roller-coaster. (when you run on sugar, you're only peppy around meals, etc..) >Also I'm almost never hungry any more; I literally have >forgotten to eat for an entire day a couple times. Be careful with this. You need to eat atleast a little something everyday or you will get catabolic and lose muscle mass, bone density. etc. etc. >I used to want to crash in the afternoon and evening, but >no more. I also sleep fewer hours. This may be hard to believe, but once every 3 months you should have an all out carb day and crash out. There's alot of reasons why, but the most prominent effect is that you will sleep like a BRICK for a whole day (and wake up with a hang over, more on this later). Do it on family birthdays, or special holidays.. It's an excellent way to screw up the body's homeostasis, and you see how crappy you feel when you run on sugar the next day, etc. It's fun to cut loose and it gives you negative reinforcement for sugar subconsciously. Sounds goofy, yes, but I've been at this for 7 years and it's primarly been to improve my athletic performance rather than to "look good". So, I look for any way I can use the diet to "mental advantage" as well. I could probably spew out 20 little tidbits on ways to play with the diet for certain effects, but I'd prefer to do it when the need arises rather than to just throw them out all at once ;-) >Of course, that came after the first week or so, when I >was still trying to get over my sugar addiction. the addiction totally dissipates over time. However, when you do have an "all out" carb day, the cravings will resurface for a day (afterwards). >Then one day you're just not hungry any more. Ketone bodies are appetite supressive. This is why people on fasts eventually lose their appetite after a while. >Then I stalled. Thanks to TJ, I learned that not only >CAN you eat some carbs, but you should. I started >having an occasional carb-loaded meal, but kept the >rest very low-carb. That's the way to do it. Strict as much as possible, with one good solid blow-off meal on the weekends. It's good medicine for the thyroid. ;-) >Note that this is TOTALLY different from just >incrementing the carb count for all/most of your meals! >After I "cheat," the next day my Ketone levels go up and >I lose more weight. Yep, unfortunately that's the one thing that Atkins missed. True Atkins only works for a little while before you hit brick walls that your own body puts up.. >On the other hand, huge cheats made me feel kinda >crappy. For example, I had half a slice of real >cheesecake, and 20 minutes later I was ready to fall asleep. Oh yes, and it gets worse the longer you are low carb. Here's what you can expect after a major carb blowout when you've been doing this strictly for a few years: 1) Instant crash out, fatigue, and lethargy. (it's a mental thing as the brain switches over from ketone to glucose metabolism) 2) Hangover - the next day you will feel as if you've had too much to drink. Believe it or not, the effects of sugar are very similar to alcohol. It makes sense when you think about it, because all of the alcoholic beverages we drink are created from the breakdown of carbohydrates (rum - sugar cane, whisky - corn, beer - barley, etc.). Sugar also has the same issues: it's physically addictive, too much can damage your pancreas (like too much booze damages your liver), etc. etc. I plan to someday write a paper on this effect, when I have had more time to tie the two together more completely.. 3) If you lift or exercise regularly you will experience severe muscle sorness and arthritic effects. The arthritic effects can be attributed to the gluten in any grains you may consume -- I've seen research linking grains to several types of arthritis. The muscle soreness is due to the influx of stored muscle glycogen and subsequent build up in lactic acid that happens when you become active the next time. >I went through the usual blood sugar issues. However, >when I have a couple real beers, or some complex carbs >with a meal, it doesn't have a major effect on me. If you have a carb that you like that bothers you, try eating it with some other fats. It will lower the actual glycemic index and help you load the glucose without so many negative effects. >One of the hardest types of restaurants to go to is Mexican. Fajita meat my friend --> all varieties ;-) YUMMY! <rubs tummy> >Hope this helps. I've never really believed in special diets, >but I'm now sold on this as a long-term comittment. >The life improvements have been too huge to deny. It's just the fact that this diet parallels more closely with the diet that human beings have spent a majority of evolutionary time with. (more on that later too ;-) ) >Please don't hesitate to ask if I can help you with this. Carlos, you and EVERYONE else doing this are doing an excellent job and I commend you. I love hearing all of your results and successes, because it reminds me of me way back when I started this. You guys make me proud! <rubs tear from eye> Seriously though, good job all! :cool: TJ :cool:

How about some side shots and instructions? :grin: Thanks! :cool: TJ :cool:

>How the HELL is anyone supposed to reach ANYTHING >under the tank? Do what I did. Go an buy a very long and thin straighthead screwdriver. Then take a grinder and make the blade end even thinner. I've done this and can actually reach the 1-2 screw. The 2-3 screw and 3-4 screw are easy to reach with the airbox on (and taking it off risks getting junk down into the cyl.) Warm up the bike then kill it. Stick the ground screw driver in and use a flashlight to see until you get the blade into the screw. Then start the bike and let it run as you sync. nos. 1-2. After done, kill the motor. Then put the screwdriver on the 3-4 screw and start it up. Now adjust 3-4. Then keep it running and sync 1-2 & 3-4 with the center screw. After that, you're done. I was able to do it with just the fuel left in the carbs and no tank connected the last time. Just be careful, and make VERY fine adjustments on the screws. Turn it too much, too quick and you may foul a plug (like I did the first time ..) :cool: TJ :cool: Is it acceptable to do a carb sync with the air filter housing off? Can I sue Honda when I burn all my fingers off trying to tweek the mixture screws? I already have a knot on my noggin from trying to get a peek at everything & bashing into the frame. Any advice on how to do this, or is this a definite dealer-do? TIA chad

>Ahh.. That explains it. I am pretty sure I am down to less >than 20%. When I was at my fittest, I was at 5% body fat >at 178, so I would guess that I am 20 lbs (10%) from that >now. Time to start hitting the gym harder, me thinks! In general, whether it's fat loss or muscle gain, when your close to max limits it gets harder and harder to make progress. Just like "muscle memory", it's fairly easy to return to a previous bodyfat level. Much harder to go lower. When you get within about 18% bodyfat, you really do need to hit the gym to make any further _significant_ progress unless you've been below that in the past. (IE: you are genetically pre-disposed to low bodyfat levels) You guys are doing great! I have to congratulate you all!! :cool: TJ :cool:

>If I get what you are saying is I should cheat (a little) but go right back >to little carbs and I should start losing weight again. Yes? Yep, that's what we're saying. Keep in mind, though, that weight loss will naturally start slowing as you get leaner (you have less to lose). When you get under 20% body fat, weight loss drops to less than 1 lb/week but never the less still happens each week. I'm under 15% (somewhere) right now and my loss is about 1/2 lb/week. :cool: TJ :cool:

>Can any one of you guys put together a guideline for the diet again? >A friend of mine wants to start this, but needs the basics to get going. Here's a link to a website that archives a support list I used to run, it's got alot of info on it (with my comments, for what it's worth ;-) ) This specific link is a "how to do the diet" page.. http://www.cythrawl.org/ketosis/howto.shtml :cool: TJ :cool:

>A couple days ago I noticed my pants, same size I've >been wearing for years, are much looser than they >ever were. I dug out an old size, and they fit. Woohoo! It's hell on the wardrobe at first (gotta keep droppin sizes..) but then it levels off when you can yank out the old stuff.. I've been in my high-school 32-33's for the last decade now, ha ha.. >>This can be defeated by consuming a minimum >>of 50g of glucose periodically. > >I am still staying away from all simple sugars and all fruits. >What do you think, does it make a difference? To be honest, it really depends on the person. It sounds like you've found what works best for you. For me, I "load" 2 different ways. I allow myself a blowoff meal on sunday night with the family. Also, I power down 1 cup of grape juice + 20 g. of egg protein after each lifting session. The latter is an incredible way of speeding recovery in the gym without a massive insulin secretion (and hence fat storage activation). Under that regime, I've dropped from 217 (powerlifting weight) to 185 (competition motocross weight) without losing ANY strength/power/stamina. In fact, I am now experimenting on ways to cut weight even further while increasing power.. (power/weight ratio is a big thing to me ;-) ) >I have not touched any sugars since Jan 2. My only >"cheat" items have been beer, bread, potato (small >quantities), etc. Sounds good to me. Those are all fairly complex, so obviously the more complex carbs work better for you. If it works, stick with it ;-) >Also I'm pretty sure I'm going well over the 50g when >I do. I mean 2-3 pints of good micro-brew stout must >be way up there, I would think? Yep, but the 50g is a minimum. I've toyed with these numbers for a while and found that I could consume quite a large amount of carbs once a week before breaking/slowing any weight loss. I can't reinforce the fact that everyone is different (to some degree) though. If you've got a working plan, run with it! ;-) ;-) :cool: TJ :cool:

Don't forget about the fiber value of raw/mixed nuts. They have an incredible ability to keep one "un-corked" ;-) ;-) :cool: TJ :cool: