I swam for years and always kept in great shape.
I quit for 2 years. After turning 41, which was 7 months ago, I started back up again. I swim 5 days a week for an hour, mostly freestyle. I'm in great shape again everywhere except for this stomach fat I can't seem to lose. Can anyone recommend any good workouts that can get rid of this?
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According to Dr Larry McLeary, the neurosurgeon who wrote "The Brain Trust Book" (from which I got the idea of trying it for hot flashes), it is the actual ketones that get used. The book contains a long complicated description of how the brain uses glucose (or not) which I can't even begin to understand.
I'm just happy it worked. I seem to have a lot more stamina in very long exercise sessions now as well, which could possibly be a side effect of learning to use fat as brain fuel. Apparently it's something you have to teach/force your body and brain to do, it doesn't come naturally as evolution has programed us to hold onto our fat stores as long as possible.
According to Dr Larry McLeary, the neurosurgeon who wrote "The Brain Trust Book" (from which I got the idea of trying it for hot flashes), it is the actual ketones that get used. The book contains a long complicated description of how the brain uses glucose (or not) which I can't even begin to understand.
I'm just happy it worked. I seem to have a lot more stamina in very long exercise sessions now as well, which could possibly be a side effect of learning to use fat as brain fuel. Apparently it's something you have to teach/force your body and brain to do, it doesn't come naturally as evolution has programed us to hold onto our fat stores as long as possible.
