In old films (heck, in current films) overweight people are just not hired, unless the script calls for the character to be overweight (often if s/he’s a slob or another negative stereotype).

I just started Atkins and I heard on another web site that you (specific you) don’t count carbs if they’re fiber. For instance, if something is listed as having 5 carbs but 4 of them are fiber, you’re only ingesting and count 1 carb. Really? That’s interesting to me so I went looking for more information, which led me to this web site. I’m going to buy your book to see what else you have to say. I’m enjoying reading your blog.

Vickie

Hi Vickie–

Hope you enjoy the book.  Let me know what you think of it after you read it.

Cheers–

MRE 

(I am so speechless. I feel like I need some brain bleach. Wow. Just…wow. OK no…I feel like I did after seeing the video of Leonard Nimoy singing “Bilbo” only worse.)

Yes, but now you have a complete understanding of protein synthesis.  What knowledge did you gain from watching Leonard Nimoy sing?

Cheers–

MRE 

Thanks

Hi Freddy–

I don’t know why sodium would slow down fat burning.  There is no biochemical reason for it to do so that I’m aware of.

Best–

MRE 

Your comments about the students reminded me of a documentary I saw on PBS called Tupperware! Every year, Tupperware would have this huge convention at its headquarters in Florida for all the saleswomen. The scenes shown were from the 50-60′s and I was struck at the time when watching how trim all the ladies were. Here and there in the huge crowds of women were a few that in those days were probably refered to as “stout” and that was about as large as they got.

Hi Esther–

You can see the same thing in old movies.  Almost everyone is thin as compared to today.  Remember Jackie Gleason, aka The Fat Man?  If you go back and look at him through today’s eyes, he wouldn’t stand out in a crowd.  Today he would be called a ‘little overweight’ whereas back then he was The Fat Man.

Cheers–

MRE 

Uh oh…does that make me old at 36? I remember that sound well.

Hi Victoria–

Yes, it makes you very old. And before your time, too.

Cheers–

MRE 

Hi Sharon–

Thanks for the info.  I remembered that he was a Nobel laureate as soon as I read your comment, but I couldn’t have come up with his name.

Best–

MRE 

Hippies?  Go back and take a look at Initiator Factor Two.  I knew hippies; hippies were friends of mine. She is no hippie. 

Cheers–

MRE 

Sigh.

Ah, weren’t they though. Reminds me of a gravestone I once saw of a woman who had died at an advanced age. Underneath the name and dates of birth and death were these words:

You are now as I once was
I am now as you will be.

Hi Freddy–

If I were you I would increase my protein intake, especially of meat.  Building lean body mass requires the branch chain amino acid leucine in doses of from 8-12 grams daily.  Meat (and egg protein too, for that matter) contains about  8% leucine, so 100 grams of meat protein will give you the 8 grams of leucine that you need.  70 grams provides just a little over 5 grams of leucine, not quite enough.  Whey protein isolate has a much higher percentage of leucine than meat even, so a shake made with that will help. (I’ll try to get up a blog about this whole idea sometime soon that will explain more better the function of leucine.)

Cheers–

MRE