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Originally Posted by Luckyk26
Out of curiosity how did you feel on vacation while off plan?<...snip...>
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Great! I was in a foreign country (to me), walking, taking trains and buses (with a schedule written in a language I don't understand), using hand signs and a cell phone to converse with people who don't speak any more English than I do Czech, eating foreign foods, seeing things I've never seen before, and all with the love of my life who is also my best friend. The only discomfort I felt was cold, because it was a good 30 degrees (F) colder than home.
To tell the truth, I didn't have the time or self-awareness to monitor my body feelings. There was so much external stimulation that I was buzzed the entire trip.
I was in a church where the bones of over 40,000 humans decorated the walls, ceilings and everything else. Holy ground was supposed to be there and everybody wanted their remains to be there. After a while there was no place to bury them, so they became decoration, and the 'artist' even signed his name (in bones). It's a UNESCO site.
I heard the Czech Philharmonic, Prague Symphony and Prague National Opera orchestras and choruses, plus some jazz, rock, a marching band and street musicians.
I saw a half dozen or so other UNESCO sites, rode on a train not knowing if I was going to get back where I was suppposed to, and ended up fine (although I believe I should have paid more for the return trip, the conductor simply smiled as he punched the ticket).
I went to art museums, churches, synagogs, theaters, and walked where Kafka, Dvorak, Suk, Smetana, Mucha and other famous people strolled.
I saw a moving sculpture depicting Hitler and Stalin urinating on the map of Czechoslovakia along with religious sculpture of the crucifixion and Christian saints. Who had time to worry about what my innards were doing - as long as they were functioning at all, that's all that mattered.
OK I may be weird, but I'm happy.
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Originally Posted by JEY100
So back to my post what if the benefit of cycling is derived from "feeding your gut micro biome"? Giving the little buggers more fiber and more "safe starches" that is beneficial to a diverse population, health and weight loss? That being VLC all the time reduces good bacteria and some version of cycling re-sets them? <...>
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That's very interesting to me, and more food for thought. I've been VLC since 2000, dropped to 185 and stayed there for well over a decade. Then I gained a few on my last Birthday and VLC didn't seem to work again after that. Was it my age? Or what else? I still walk almost 4mi/day, eat low carb and low calorie and then I go on vacation, gain 6 and Im home 3 or so weeks now and lost 11 to date. It's now slowed to about a half pound per day, but still going down.
I'm still investigating and appreciate all the input here - it's a learning experience for me (and I thought I knew it all <wink/grin>)
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Originally Posted by Luckyk26
I think thats an individual thing. <...> And forget fiber - too much of it and I'm gaining like crazy. <...> but I feel pretty fortunate in the fact that I never have suffered from overwhelming cravings. Someone who does may have a harder time getting back on plan.
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I think it's amazing how different people react so differently to the same things. I need fiber to be 'regular' and it constipates my wife. We're both low carb.
I may have had cravings 14 years ago, but even though I ate some sugary-sweet desserts in the Czech Republic, I haven't had craving one since I got back (except craving for more travel).
Last year I spent 3 weeks in Spain and Morocco, ate some no-nos there too, but I didn't indulge as much and didn't gain any. I was completely stoked on Jamón ibérico, couldn't get enough of that - it's paradise for a low-carber like me!!! So the churros y chocolate caliente weren't enough to counteract the walking.
As I mentioned to Seejay (thanks again for the advice) I'm going to wait until I level out, and then do some experimenting on my own.
Until then, more research, and more of your generous and informative posts (thanks all)
Bob