Comments on: Update: 6-Week Cure, Week Four

By: Alejandro

Alejandro — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:08:46 +0000

I just completed 10 weeks on the 6-week cure diet. After week 6 I followed the program for weeks 3-4 (lots of meat and vegies) and have consistently kept loosing..

Start weight: 206; End Weight 190 (lost 16 pounds)
Start waist: 41; End waist: 37 (lost 4 inches) — all my pants are loose..
Start %body fat: 29%; End %body fat: 25%

My cholesterol however remains high: Total 229, HDL 46, Tryglicerides 122, LDL 201. My doctor insists on putting me on statins but I am resisting. Not sure what to do here..Particle size LDL test..? Any advice on these stats?

Followed the diet to the book with supplements and all.. Exercise only twice a week with simple weight routine and 10 minute interval training run. Hunger completely under control.. not ravenous anymore. This really works.

I am on the path to loosing another 10 pounds..

Alejandro.

I’d like to see the triglycerides lower and the HDL higher. If you keep avoiding sugar and starch and eat plenty of quality fat (no frankenstein fats!) you may get there. A particle size test might be a good idea, maybe a calcium test if you’re concerned about a buildup.

Personally, I wouldn’t take a statin if you paid me.

By: SnowDog

SnowDog — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:46:50 +0000

Tom, I have a confession to make. I bought your movie. Then I bought another copy of your movie for a friend. Then I copied my copy of your movie and gave it to 3 friends. How much do I owe you?

Three Hail Marys, Four Our Fathers, and a promise to sin no more. Or you could buy a couple more and give them away.

By: TonyNZ

TonyNZ — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:17:35 +0000

“Otherwise, my lifestyle isn’t particularly active. My only other “exercise” is walking the dog for about an hour a day, most days.”

Unless the States is way different than New Zealand, that would probably lump you in at least the above average category.

By: mrfreddy

mrfreddy — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:59:50 +0000

@TonyNZ:
I’ve been skiing for a long time (since my late twenties) and started surfing (well, trying to surf) about five years ago. I don’t get to do either one as much as I’d like. I probably ski four or five times in a good year, none at all on bad years. I wasn’t surfing very often until lately, I found a place in Rockaway, Queens that is pretty good for beginners, so this summer I managed to get out there maybe 8 or 9 times.

Before slow burn, my exercise consisted of loads of cardio-swimming, running, cycling. I even did a few triathlons way back when. Anyway, about three years ago, I dropped all that in favor of one or two short weight training workouts per week, on machines. I noticed a HUGE difference in how strong I felt on the slopes and in the water after that. And with the surfing, it seemed to me that I gained a lot of flexibility too, as I found it much easier to do the “pop up” move than it had been before slow burn. (Btw, I don’t do any stretching. My warm up consists of hitting the hill or grabbing a wave!)

Otherwise, my lifestyle isn’t particularly active. My only other “exercise” is walking the dog for about an hour a day, most days.

My humble opinion is that whatever “balance and coordination” benefits supposedly conferred by free weights would come at the expense of less isolation of the muscles you are targeting. Meaning you don’t build as much strength. Which. for me, is the only reason I spend time in a gym. I figure I get ass the “coordination and balance” training I need for surfing by, ahem, surfing! Likewise for skiing.

By: TonyNZ

TonyNZ — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:32:58 +0000

@mrfreddy:

I pose you this question. Did you ski and surf before you started weights machines, or did you work out solely on weights machines for a year or two before picking up these pastimes. Also, do you have an every day active lifestyle (like a physical job). First and third scenarios would mitigate the effects of weight machines that we discuss, as your minor muscle groups get enough use to ‘keep up’ as it were.

Ultimately, from what I can tell, you and me both are going of our personal, anecdotal experiences. Our approaches work for us, not necessarily everyone.

My final comment would be that weight machines for general fitness probably aren’t to bad, but for the purposes of rehabilitation from injury or preparation for some physical activity (as in my case) should never be used in exclusitivity.

By: mrfreddy

mrfreddy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:59:26 +0000

@ Matt Beaudreau : Say wha? me, incorrect? Impossible! okay, maybe… if you have evidence that another training method has significant, and by that I mean a a really huge, advantage over HIT training on machines, I’d love to see it. Right now I get all I want outta one or two 20 min. workouts. At 53 years of age, I can ski all day and I can surf for hours. That’s all the fitness I need. So for me to spend any more time in the gym, it’s gotta be really worth it.

I sense a debate coming …

By: Matt Beaudreau

Matt Beaudreau — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:28:48 +0000

Mr. Freddy- You are incorrect, sir. I would be glad to provide evidence if you need it.

Tom- congrats on your continued pursuit of health and fitness. I love your site.

Thanks, Matt.

By: Tom (not the fathead guy)

Tom (not the fathead guy) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:04:38 +0000

I don’t understand why you need this special program. The natural way of eating and lifestyle already exist to achieve your goal and is actually very easy.
Cut out all starches, sugars, syrups, caffiene, booze. Only get carbohydrates incidentally from low glycemic veggies. Eat grass-fed meats and healthy saturated oils.
You already know this from interviewing Nora Gedgaudas and reading her book. It’s fine if you are helping the Eades sell books but it would be nice to know that.
I watched your movie and have been reading this site and this seems incongruous to me.
Not trolling or trying to sell Nora G. books. Honest. I’ve lost 19 lbs of fat and look/feel years younger since following her advice.

The Eades don’t need any help from me to sell books. I think Nora’s advice is great and I follow the diet you described most of the time, with the exception of keeping my morning coffee and occasional drink. I’ve even given up diet sodas.

I was curious to see if the 6-Week Cure program would tighten up my middle a bit — more as a temporary treatment than as a permanent way of eating. The first two weeks, with all those protein shakes, clearly aren’t a paleo diet, but the remaining weeks are pretty close to what you just described.

Congrats on the 19 pounds, and more importantly, on feeling younger.

By: Matt Stone

Matt Stone — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:37:57 +0000

That’s funny Holly. That’s exactly what my friend said to describe me. You look “older,” but not in a bad way. I actually had gray hair starting to appear in my early 20′s, and I’m in my 30′s now and don’t have a single one. The power of sound nutrition is pretty amazing.

If you discover a diet that cures baldness, let me know.

By: TonyNZ

TonyNZ — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:09:21 +0000

Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the diet about shrinking waist size, not about losing weight? In which case it is doing everything it should.

Re: Freeweights.

It depends on what you are doing them for. I have a very physical job, which I worked out for before I started. Therefore the minor muscle groups were much more important, as I go through a very wide range of activity. If you are working out with machine weights to build your figure and stay fit, but otherwise don’t exert yourself, you probably wouldn’t have a problem. If you shift 50kg bags of calf meal afterwards, however, you might injure yourself.

If you don’t want to do freeweights, at least do yoga/pilates. My balance and control has increased considerably from the weights/yoga combo.

It is indeed about shrinking the waist. I was just a little surprised the smaller waist didn’t translate to any pounds lost.