Nonetheless I decided to try. For the last 3 days I felt ok in the day time until about 3pm then I lost all my energy. Sometimes it will come with a slight headache.

Biggest problem now is my dinner has to be quite big for tomorrow’s not eating but my stomach is not prepared. The whole evening I’ll be so full and so tired. After 5 hours or so I’d still feel full when I go to bed. As the result my biggest problem is overeating instead of under-eating phase.

Any suggestions as the book didn’t mention too much about transition eating?

You guys still remember the reaction for the first couple days/weeks?

American’s just have a fascination with OTC medicine that is unparalleled in the world. For instance, I don’t know any Europeans that are on blood pressure medicine under the age of 60. Of course they’re there, but they’re rare. Here the rule is 120/80 for all. Over there, it’s 100+age allowing for individual differences. In the US, people get on medication as soon as they exceed government limits on blood pressure and cholesterol. Do people in the US live any longer? No.
I would that those that are living a lifestyle that statistically targets health risk levels that are several hundred percent higher but intend to get around it with medicine and health insurance indeed are weak or at least misguided. Or to put in in a nicer way, I don’t think they should solve their main problem via the marketplace.

I’m amazed that someone can stick to the warrior diet. I’m a big fan of eating a large lunch and a smaller dinner…

HS

About doctors and medicine, were all people as thoughtful about their diet and exercise, we would do well with physician assistants and nurse practitioners doing most all procedures and diagnoses. For cost reasons, that makes a lot of sense. But with accidents, childbirth, birth problems, burns, etc there will always be a need for people with advanced medical training waiting in the wings.

I have friends with vehicles and I’ll take trips with them. Like you, I like to get away from people, just not all of them.

FHR

My bike has an electric motor on it but I still pedal my arse off the whole time… I just go faster than I would otherwise. I average about 19 mph on a beach cruiser that has a big comfortable seat and an upright riding position. The best is when I pass serious riders in spandex in a headwind and they are speechless since the motor is very stealthy and totally silent.

Weather is a big concern for me. I live in Southwest Texas where temps in the summer are routinely approaching 100 (or more). Luckily, I have shower facilities where I work.

Like you mentioned, the unfriendliness of drivers was a concern at first. Over time, people have started to recognize me and I get lots of “way to gos” now. Actually, I don’t think it was any animosity or anything at first. I think it was more of a surprise at seeing someone running that wasn’t on a treadmill or in the city park. I hate constraints though, unless they are of my own doing.

Since this is a PF site (kinda), I’ll briefly touch on the financial side of my “commute”. When I moved down here I had a vehicle. Once I started commuting, I sold it. NOTE: I tried it for a couple of months to make sure I could live without the car. I no longer pay gas, insurance, registration, maintenance, etc. I’ll bet it’s safe to say I’ve saved (ahem, not spent) over $5,000 in a couple of years.

Best to ya.

There is a book by the same name.

* So what is/was your source of information for the warrior diet (content URL or library book please)? I enjoyed this post and the comments and am going to look into the diet you espouse.

* Chinese preventative health costs, free treatment of pathologies. Brilliant. In that vein, I’d like to propose something called the Chinese preventative portfolio maintenance fee: if your active fund manager beats the appropriate market index for the trailing 12 months, you pay a monthly maintenance fee; otherwise, you no pay. ;-\

1) How many miles from your work to your home?
2) What’s the climate like where you live?
3) How safe is your route?

I am only 7 miles from my office, but the weather here is so unrepentant and I live in a city that is unfriendly towards non-car commuters to begin with. I do want to find some way to commute with my own power…

@Bruno – where do I research … good question. I tend to read lots of stuff, rearrange it so that it fits my way of thinking and then forget the original source. For nutrition I have tried several different diets and I just pick what works. The zone-diet (what crossfit recommends) would be too much of a hassle for me.

@passivefamilyincome – Forsooth! It’s funny, it don’t know if it’s true anymore, but in China, you pay the doctor a regular fee as long as you’re healthy and he tells you how to live and so on. If you get sick, it is understood that the doctor screwed up, and you don’t pay for the treatment. My education is somewhat longer than that of an MD, and I realize that I don’t know everything there is to know about everything, so I am fully aware of how little doctors know. In that sense, I think doctors are good for setting bones and doing other mechanical repairs. Systemic problems is another thing entirely. Those are better prevented. Heh, and the last two times I went to the doctor I had it all figured out (via the Merck manual – the big red book) and he just had to confirm what I already knew. Paid for it too.

@FHR – You might also want to consider training for power. That’ll put a fire under your metabolism.

btw – I have added you to my blogroll.

Where do you research nutrition? I like the Warrior diet but am curious about your low meat/high bean diet. I expected something more like the paleolithic diet or Crossfit’s “Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar.”

Bruno