Re: 8 weeks on the 1kg-omer

On 4 Oct 2006 08:24:25 -0700,
in article <1159975465.636406.253900@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups. com>,
tunderbar@hotmail.com wrote:

>
>Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD wrote:
>> tunder...@hotmail.com wrote:
>> > Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD wrote:
>> > > tunderbar@hotmail.com wrote:
>> > > > Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD wrote:
>> > > > > tunder...@hotmail.com wrote:
>> > > > > > Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD wrote:
>> > > > > > > tunderbar@hotmail.com wrote:
>> > > > > > > > Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD wrote:
>> > > > > > > > > Ros wrote:
>> > > > > > > > > > Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD wrote:
>> > > > > > > > > > > Ros wrote:
>> > > > > > > > > > > > I've lost 7 lbs since starting the 1kg (2lb) maximum daily eating
>> > > > > > > > > > > > amount. Everything is looking good and the loss is noticeably in the
>> > > > > > > > > > > > middle area. Admittedly, I have been eating less than the 2lbs a day
>> > > > > > > > > > > > because I want to lose weight, then when I'm down to my desired weight,
>> > > > > > > > > > > > I'll continue on the daily 2lbs.
>> > > > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > > > Your eating less than 2lbs per day is the 2PD-OMER Approach.
>> > > > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > > > > Though what I am wondering now is if there is any chance I'm losing
>> > > > > > > > > > > > muscle as well as fat?
>> > > > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > > > The abdominal rectus muscle is **not** bulky so that the inches you are losing
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > Please note **correction**. Sorry about my error. Please forgive all
>> > > > > > > > > my iniquities.
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > > > from the waistline is definitely VAT and not muscle. This has been
>> > > > > > > > > > > borne out in studies that have found the waistline to be the best
>> > > > > > > > > > > indirect measure of VAT.
>> > > > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > > > If your healthy appetite is either intact or enhanced (ie no
>> > > > > > > > > > > hyperketonemia), this would serve as another reassuring sign that you
>> > > > > > > > > > > are not breaking down muscle, which would occur for gluconeogenesis
>> > > > > > > > > > > when there is not enough carbohydrates for running the Krebs cycle to
>> > > > > > > > > > > supply the reducing equivalents that are needed for the efficient
>> > > > > > > > > > > breakdown of fat without hyperketonemia.
>> > > > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > > > > My only exercise is walking about three days a
>> > > > > > > > > > > > week for an hour or two, and just purchased a little stepper, hoping
>> > > > > > > > > > > > this will help with my osteoporosis.
>> > > > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > > > Again, the main benefit of exercise is not for weight loss but for
>> > > > > > > > > > > fitness and general sense of wellbeing.
>> > > > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > > > May GOD continue to heal our hearts, dear sister Ros whom I love
>> > > > > > > > > > > unconditionally.
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > <snip>
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > > I googled hyperketonemia but still not sure what it means.
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > It means excessively high ketone levels in the blood. Acetone would be
>> > > > > > > > > one of these ketones. Excessively high ketone levels stimulate the
>> > > > > > > > > breakdown of muscle and accelerates atherosclerosis by increasing lipid
>> > > > > > > > > peroxidation:
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > http://groups.google.com/group/alt.s...2f34357a9f7e7?
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > > However, I
>> > > > > > > > > > usually go to bed feeling hungry and sometimes still feel a little
>> > > > > > > > > > hungry after meals during the day. So I take it that is a healthy
>> > > > > > > > > > appetite?
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > Yes, most assuredly without doubt.
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > "Blessed are you who hunger now for you will be satisfied." -- LORD
>> > > > > > > > > Jesus Christ (Luke 6:21)
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > Amen !
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > Laus Deo ! !
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > > On my bathroom scales, my lowest BMI is 31 (which goes up at different
>> > > > > > > > > > times of the day). As my weight is 119 lbs and height is 5'1", is this
>> > > > > > > > > > BMI unhealthy?
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > Depends on how many pounds of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is
>> > > > > > > > > included.
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > > If it is, what would be my ideal BMI.
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > When you have lost all the VAT.
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > Even just one ounce of VAT is harmful:
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > http://groups.google.com/group/sci.m...2da8faa245013?
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > > Thanks
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > Thanks be to GOD.
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > Laus Deo !
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > May GOD continue to heal our hearts, dear sister Ros whom I love
>> > > > > > > > > unconditionally.
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > Hey Asshole.
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > Name-calling simply shows that you remain lost.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > board certified quack moron.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Again, name-calling simply shows that you remain lost.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > May GOD continue to keep your heart beating, dear neighbor whom I love
>> > > > > unconditionally.
>> > > >
>> > > > You may not have noticed, but your constant religious references are
>> > > > *offensive*.
>> > >
>> > > Sorry my choice to remain openly Christian offends you. Please forgive
>> > > all my iniquities.
>> > >
>> > > May GOD continue to keep your heart beating, dear neighbor whom I love
>> > > unconditionally.
>> >
>> > Then shut the fuck up.
>>
>> Your heart would stop beating if I stopped praying for you.
>>
>> Again, may GOD continue to keep your heart beating, dear neighbor whom
>> I love unconditionally.
>>
>> Prayerfully in Christ's amazing love,
>>
>> Andrew <><
>> --
>> Andrew B. Chung
>> Cardiologist, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
>> http://HeartMDPhD.com/HolySpirit
>>
>> As for knowing who are the very elect, these you will know by the
>> unconditional love they have for everyone including their enemies
>> (Matthew 5:44-45, 1 Corinthians 13:3, James 2:14-17).
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/sci.m...da2d26da0ab97?
>
>You are an offensive prick of the first magnitude.
>
>TC


I would like to ask a favor of everyone who responds to Chung, to
please put his name in the Subject line, so I can automatically
kill-file threads that contain his posts.

Thank you


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