[MR] Break Fast

[David Chessler]

As a rule of thumb, avoid "white stuff". Sugar, flour, potatoes, rice, etc. It
turns out that there is not much difference in the glycemic indices of white
and whole-grain flour. The fine grind means very fast digestion and
absorption. Eventually, you find yourself eating something close to the Atkins
diet--which was an anti-diabetic diet in the 1920s, before the refinement of
insulin.

Also, don't let yourself get hungry. Eat  every few hours, even if only a
snack.

As for pancakes, one egg to 4 oz (1 C) flour to make 2 portions, the egg
doesn't accomplish very much!

My usual breakfast is cheese or eggs. There is a problem, in that the body
requires some carbohydrate for energy, and is very slow in converting fat to
carbohydrate. Even so, if you eat an hour or two before the event you should
be OK. If you find you do have to eat carbs, make sure they have a low
glycemic index. Your metabolism is not identical with any other, so take
advice but then be sure to test how it works for you. I don't actually seem to
need carbs for breakfast, but this quirk has astounded several coaches.

--

YIS

Davitt il Bigollo da Pisa
Erudit de l'Academie de Espee de Atlantia
Storvik (rapier)
Roxbury Mill (other things)

------ Original Message ------
Received: Tue, 11 May 2010 02:16:45 AM EDT
From: Gina Shelley <paintedwheel at hotmail.com>
To: <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
Subject: Re: [MR] Break Fast

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> I'm hypoglycemic too, and once I quit with the simple carbs/carb overload,
and made my meals up of mostly protiein, fats, and low glycemic fruits and
vegies, I didn't have to eat any more often than anyone else, usually.
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> If I ate pancakes and muffins, I'd be crashing hard inside of the next
hour.
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> I would submit to you to cut out the breads there in your diet and I am
willing to bet that your protein intake would be just fine. All that bread's
kicking your insulin production up.
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> Dulcy
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> > I'm hypoglycemic, so my meals, particularly before and after any type of
physical activity or emotional stress, need to be a combo of protein &
carbs--eggs or some form of meat preferred for breakfast, plus english muffin,
pancakes, or some other carb. The eggs in pancakes don't seem to be enough for
the protein part. Fruit is good, just not too much simple/processed sugars.
Just carbs or just protein won't work for me.
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> > dawn / thyra
> > http://www.BigCatRescue.org/Icare.htm
> > 
> > "The follies which a man regrets the most in his life are those which he
> > didn't commit when he had the opportunity." -- Helen Rowland
> >
> > --- On Mon, 5/10/10, Gail <ladysayher at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > From: Gail <ladysayher at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [MR] Break Fast
> > To: atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
> > Date: Monday, May 10, 2010, 4:02 PM
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> > This question is directed mainly at fighters....generally speaking, I
know
> > everyone is different, what do you think would be the best breakfast to
have
> > before going out to melee?
> >
> > --
> > Lady Margaret
> >