On Thu, 28 Feb 2002, Marianne Fuller wrote:

> I was wondering, have you read Cordain's book? He has a very different take
> on the whole thing. He says eat only very lean meats, with turkey being the
> leanest and shrimp close behind, and as much fruit and vegetable as you
> want, and a limited amount of nuts if you are trying to lose weight (I think
> he suggested about half a cup). I'm following his plan more than Audette's,
> because it seems more healthy to me, and I seem to keep losing weight, even
> though I don't need to (hopefully it will stop at some point!)

Yes, I have read Cordain's book, and I am making modifications to
my diet.  In particular, I'm favoring the leaner meats, which I
simply had not been doing.

I've also changed my exercise program.  After much deliberation,
a few weeks ago I bought a "sensible gym" and set it up in my
basement.  This device is very similar to the "Total Gym," which
Americans will be familiar with from infomercials, but cheaper.
I'm using this in the mornings, before eating anything, about
five days a week.  The workout is higher volume than what I had
been doing in the gym.  Because it takes very little time to
switch from one exercise to another, I get a lot of exercise in a
relatively short time, usually 20-30 minutes.  I'm taking my
inspiration from Philip Thrift, who also does his workouts in the
morning.  My goal is not to build muscle, since that is no longer
a realistic goal for me.  Instead, I'm trying to systematically
bring about a "burn" in the different muscle groups, but without
pushing so hard that I have to take days off to recover.  The
"burn" means that I am burning glucose anaerobically, and thus
depleting muscle glycogen.

Anyway, I'm hoping that the dietary and exercise modifications
will get the fat-burning process into gear.

Todd Moody
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