Re: Remarkable CR effect

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Thanks Suzanne for your input!

Friday evening I did probably my most intense workout since

starting after doing CR. On Saturday my diet was as restricted

as before working out (with added protein powder) and without

my late-afternoon snack (a hand full of nuts) and yet I was not

hungry at all. When I did some water with protein before bed,

I was not even hungry then. I even walked for a mile during

the day. I would not have thought I could do weight lifting

and also walking without having to increase my intake.

Of course my current observations have to take into account

that I still have a supply of fat that my body is consuming,

so that could (??) reduce hunger. But then again, the body

does not want to burn its stored fat, and would likely call

for more intake with hunger rather then burn its store fat.

So I think the evidence points to increased caloric efficiency.

Last summer I felt that I had to eat more after I starting

lifting for a few months then, in fact, I had to eat a lot

more. What used to fill me did not fill me. So the current

observation of stable intake is really surprising. I think it

suggests that during the six months of CR before starting to

lift again, my body changed in some important metabolic ways.

http://IanGoddard.net

Fat to Thin: http://IanGoddard.net/me-cr.htm

> Ian, thanks for taking the time to share your weight training

successes with us. This has essentially been my experience, too,

combining CR with weight lifting. For me, extensive CARDIO training

DOES provoke increased appetite, but heavy lifting does not

appreciably affect my appetite. I also really agree with your

assessment of how good it feels to get stronger and tighter from

lifting. Gee...you've really renewed my motivation to practice good

CRON. All the better to build muscles!

>

> You wrote, " My thinking is that weight-lifting might actually

facilitate

> CR efficacy. If you can increase muscles that demand more calories,

yet keep your intake stable, you force your body to maximize caloric

efficiency. " Yep, that's how it works. I strongly believe that weight

training should ESPECIALLY be done by individuals on low calorie diets

for just that reason. The benefits of lifting for prevention of

osteoarthritis and osteoporosis have been discussed here before at

length. But I'd also like to add that strength-training in the

elderly can prevent injuries resulting from accidents--something else

for us to think about since we're going to live so long on CR.

>

> However, unlike you, I " ve been getting delayed onset muscle soreness

much more often recently. This soreness seems to occur totally

irrespective of the intensity of my workout. It hadn't crossed my

mind that something in my diet could be making the difference, so I'll

monitor that. Maybe I can spot a correlation there. Until you

brought it up, I'd been blaming it all on female hormones (or lack

thereof.)

>

> Suz

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I reported a similar experience on the other list:

crsociety/message/13811

I still get sore much less often in general. This is a dramatic change for

me. I have greater stamina and more energy as well.

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wrote:

> I reported a similar experience on the other list:

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> crsociety/message/13811

>

> I still get sore much less often in general. This is a dramatic

change for

> me. I have greater stamina and more energy as well.

IAN: Wow, very similar to my report! And I like your hypothesis!

I'm also doing acetyl-L-carnitine. I really did a strong workout

on Friday evening and I could lift again today. Last summer before

doing CR, even after lifing for several months, I always had to

take two days off after a workout of almost any intensity. It was

a sad example that I had grown older in a measurable way from my

20s. Everything I'm observing after doing CR dramatically points

to a genunie increase of youth. I would never have believed it

before I started. I only wish I had done a battery of blood tests

before I statred. I did have some tests done last summer just as

a general health check. I should look into what they covered. As

I note in my May progress report, the increased energy is amazing;

I would do CR even if that was the only benefit I might expect.

In a world filled with anti-aging claims, I think those of us

doing CR are the very few who actually have the real thing! But

there are still a few things that have not cleared up. One is my

eyes get so dry every night while sleeping I have to wake up and

put eye drops in one to three times a night! This started in my

early 30s and has been continuous for about seven years. I was

hoping it might clear up with CR, but it seems to be persistent.

It may have gotten a little better, but it's hard so say for sure.

http://IanGoddard.net

" To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals. " Ben lin

Caloric Restriction: http://IanGoddard.net/cr.htm

Fat to Thin: http://IanGoddard.net/me-cr.htm