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The Two-Week Test marks a period of time in which your insulin levels are moderated because your carbohydrate intake is decreased. It is not the purpose of the test to restrict calories or fat. It merely restricts moderate- and high-glycemic carbohydrates. Nor is its purpose to avoid all carbohydrates, or go into ketosis (a metabolic state where chemicals called ketones are produced in the body due to an extremely low carbohydrate intake) like other low-carb diet regimes. And there’s no need to weigh food or count grams or calories. Most importantly, this is not a diet. Just eat what you’re allowed and avoid what should be avoided, properly snack, and don’t get hungry, all for two weeks. The Two-Week Test is best performed during your aerobic base period, and periods when you’re not competing or involved with anaerobic training. However, many athletes have successfully completed the test during these phases of training without problems. Before you start the test, ask yourself about the signs and symptoms of carbohydrate intolerance described above. Write down the problems that you have from this list, along with any and all other complaints you might have. This may take you a few days as many people are so used to certain problems they can’t recall them all at once. This is very important because after the test, you will review these complaints to see which ones have improved. Next, weigh yourself before starting the test. During the test you may lose some excess water your body is holding, but you’ll also go into a high fat-burning state and lose body fat. I’ve seen some people lose only a few pounds during the test, and others twenty or more pounds. This is not a weight-loss regimen, and the main purpose of weighing yourself is to have another sign of how your body is working, especially after the test. ARE CARBS ADDICTIVE? Carbohydrates, especially sugar, can be addictive. Some people have trouble accepting this notion because, surprisingly, there are no clear scientific studies to demonstrate that claim. Many health-care professionals have struggled to help patients who could not reduce or eliminate sugar despite its unhealthy hold on them. While we don’t have a clear scientific study that shows addictive properties of sugar or other refined carbohydrate foods, studies do show that sugar and high-glycemic foods can trigger the brain’s reward centers. These are the same brain areas stimulated by cocaine, nicotine, and other widely accepted addictive substances. The fact that sweet-tasting and so-called comfort foods can be addictive is well accepted—and even proven—by the very companies who employ marketing as a powerful tool to sell these products. Food advertisers who spend billions of dollars each year know very well about addiction and how to tease and tempt you with foods that can end up killing you. These ad campaigns are especially successful with teens and children, and they are not unlike those used by the tobacco industry for so…
The Big Book of Endurance Training and Racing
Philip Maffetone and Mark Allen
Wouldn’t it be nice to have someone award us for stupidity, for remaining unconscious, and for having no responsibility for being at the driver’s wheel of our life? Our greatest sin may be choosing to remain unconscious, in spite of all the evidence that mounts through the years that other elements within us are actively making choices on our behalf, often with disastrous consequences.
Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life
James Hollis
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