Gersh,

Thanks for the tip. Just read the post, it was cool. Useful and enjoyed it. I have a better visual now of Volek’s work, and still respect it though I know there are variables involved with every one of us that’s different than the guy (or gal) standing next to you in regards to carb amount and cycling, high, low, timing, activity, genetics, etc. Will do a little more reading.

My main gripe with the dietician was that THEY as a huge organization are essentially using the one-size-fits-all low-fat, high carb approach on everybody regardless of gender, age, weight, activity level, family history, etc. This isn’t proper either, although maybe the corporate lawyers have told them not to do anything else controversial or unconventional, or it’s trouble. That’s a consideration. I’m not really trying to push the issue of comparing highly trained athletes and their efficiency of using ketodiets with varying mixes of carbs for endurance levels and bursts of speed (like in the debate), to this HMO RD, but rather I’m just trying to get her to concede that the standard issuance of their own model of low-fat high-carb, “just cut down on sugar, eat more fruits and veggies and whole grains and you’ll be fine!” is not adequate for sustainable fat loss for the average couch potato or soccer mom, and especially their children, because it’s doomed to failure. Probably shouldn’t waste much time on it though. Doubt that she will concede anything–what spurred me on was that I got an email encouraging everybody to contact them for information on Diabetes/Obesity prevention and treatment……it’s such a waste to see so much PREVENTABLE human suffering in society today. Just look around you at all the walking energy bombs that you see every day. Bombs that will never go off.

BTW, this is mean, perhaps very mean, but maybe we could solve all of our energy problems by legislating that from this point on, all deceased persons containing over a certain percentage of bodyfat MUST be cremated…..at special energy-conserving furnaces which would harvest all those dormant calories and put them to good use?

Let’s do the math…..if someone’s 50-100 pounds overfat, let’s see, that’s 175,000 kcal to 350,000 kcal of potential energy that’s just been dormant for years, in fact it’s been causing particular drains on society and our energy by requiring more gasoline, jet fuel, bus diesel, to haul it around everywhere, and more cooking fires to prepare excessive food and to maintain said surplus….for years, maybe it could finally be harvested and put to use?

Just kidding, but it IS Halloween coming up, so, it’s food for thought. Maybe a spooky idea for a twisted movie? If somebody steals the idea I want a cut. Actually, it’s not bad, kind of like Soylent Green. Uh oh, I’m dating myself.

https://www.alanaragonblog.com/2013/03/13/2013-nsca-personal-trainers-conference-looking-back-at-my-debate-with-dr-jeff-volek/

And Mark, this reference article came to me just in the nick of time–I’m engaged in some “friendly” back-and-forth discussions with a Registered Dietician from an HMO who is trying to defend the more conventional dietary guidelines which all of us here know DO NOT work and DO NOTHING to help the average person lose fat. I’m simply trying to point out to her that the standard low-fat approach to weight loss which the HMO advocates is virtually worthless and is actually unethical for any medical institution to offer its members/patients, and in the meantime she’s defending the status quo stating that a Paleo/LC/VLC/higher protein approach is “unproven” or potentially dangerous, citing Dean Ornish of all people as a bastion of light…….Jeff Volek’s article is exactly what I was looking for, and addresses all of her concerns point by point. Perfect. I’m forwarding it to her, with comments.

Many thanks!