Hi Steve, thanks for your warm welcome! The trouble is that people, like myself, who deal with insulin resistance cannot tolerate too many carbohydrates, plain and simple. I need to keep my intake quite low to avoid pre-diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and those diseases related to metabolic syndrome.
That's your n=1 though.
And you're right, IR is an issue that impacts a lot of people. My point was that the assumption being made to a general poster here on the community, right off the bat, shouldn't be that they're eating too much sugar or that they're IR.
I've been coaching people for a long time and I've encountered my fair share of people who have hundreds of excess lbs who don't eat a lot of sugar.
I'm a firm believer in assessing the person on an individual level.
Promise, I'm not looking to nitpick. If you changed me mind, I'd be a happy man. I do love learning.
I think we should be open to whatever works. I have supported the weight loss of quite a few people with metabolic disorders over the last year and sugar is part of that equation. The other 2 main areas of importance are protein and fat intake. The three work together for some really amazing results for those who want to lose weight, improve their sporting performance or improve their health markers.
I've been at this for going on 16 years. And I can say beyond the shadow of a doubt that the way to approach this is on an individual level. I've had the fantastic opportunity of working with nearly 1,000 people over the years between my gym, my online coaching, my teams, and my group coaching. It simply seemed to me that you have a hook that you intend of sticking everyone on based on your experience rather than assessing things objectively, is all.
And I'm not so sure I'm against your hook, per se. Just the notion that everyone should have the hook dangled in front of them right off the bat before learning more about them.
I feel that food should be your medicine, not a not a source of guilt.
Absofreakinglutely. As I've said to you in another post... I think we're much closer to being on the same page than apart. This notion is a cornerstone of my philosophy.
