#180408 - 25/09/2003 08:02
Re: 'No Impact' carbs... BS?
[Re: Dignan]
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Registered: 17/07/2001
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Loc: Boston, MA USA
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I was on the crew team for a semester (one of the toughest sports I can think of)
I rowed in college for a couple years, and you ain't kiddin', practice for rowing has to be the most work of any sport. Running up and down those stadium seats for 45 mins. straight was not fun. But it sure did keep me in shape. My grilfriend at the time was a nutrition major and did a study on me involving recording every 15 mins. what I ate and what activities I did. At the end of the week long study the results showed that I was eating 6000 calories, 3000mg of salt, 150 grams of fat PER DAY, and still I was negative 300 calories/day. wow. I guess thats what running around for 5 hours every day will do to you.
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#180409 - 25/09/2003 08:08
Re: 'No Impact' carbs... BS?
[Re: Folsom]
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Registered: 20/05/2001
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Loc: Bruges, Belgium
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I never understood why Coke doesn't sell Coke Light like they do in Europe. To me, it tastes almost like regular Coke.
I hope you're kidding ! Coke light tastes nothing like regular coke! I know, cause my girlfriend makes me drink it now and then, because it's all she'll buy. I hate it with a passion!
That new Coke Light lemon OTOH is a good compromise. I still don't like it as much as the original coke, but at least it's drinkable, unlike coke light. (Yuck!)
Then again, colours and tastes...
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#180410 - 25/09/2003 09:10
Re: 'No Impact' carbs... BS?
[Re: BartDG]
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That new Coke Light lemon OTOH is a good compromise.
I can't stand the Lemon one (far too "chemical"), the Diet Vanilla Coke however is great (though it tastes more of Cream Soda than Coke).
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#180411 - 25/09/2003 09:44
Re: 'No Impact' carbs... BS?
[Re: ithoughti]
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Registered: 20/01/2002
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Loc: New Orleans, LA
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Yeah, it never ceases to amaze me how unbelieveably hungry I get after a day of snowskiing.
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#180412 - 25/09/2003 09:53
Re: 'No Impact' carbs... BS?
[Re: andy]
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Registered: 18/08/2000
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Loc: Georgetown, TX USA
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Diet Vanilla Coke however is great
Yes, I agree. I recently became hooked on the stuff. I hate Diet Dr Pepper, but love regular DP to death.
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#180413 - 25/09/2003 09:54
Re: 'No Impact' carbs... BS?
[Re: andy]
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Registered: 20/05/2001
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I can't stand the Lemon one (far too "chemical"), the Diet Vanilla Coke however is great (though it tastes more of Cream Soda than Coke).
As I said : Colours and tastes... I can't stand the Vanilla coke... 
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#180414 - 25/09/2003 10:11
Re: 'No Impact' carbs... BS?
[Re: BartDG]
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I can't stand the Vanilla coke...
N.B. the Vanilla Coke and Vanilla Diet Coke (to my taste buds at least) taste completely different. The non-diet one tastes like Coke with a dash of vanilla (and has that same nasty squeeky effect on your teeth as normal Coke), whereas the diet one tastes like a vanilla drink with a hint of Coke. I only like the diet one.
The only other diet drink that I can stomach is Pepsi Max, which seems to be the closest that any of the diet colas get to tasting like full fat Coke. If you have never had Pepsi Max, it tastes nothing like Pepsi or Diet Pepsi.
Pardoxically though, I can no longer stand the real taste of full fat Coke. My taste buds changed at some point and I can't take all the sugar and acidic taste that full fat Coke gives you anymore.
Which is lucky, as my waistline can't take all the sugar either (or rather it can take all the sugar).
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#180415 - 25/09/2003 10:28
Re: 'No Impact' carbs... BS?
[Re: tman]
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I have tried swimming and it is a great way to excercise. My problem is getting bored! Thats one of the reasons I like Racketball. It's challenging and keeps me interested. I find that it is easier on my knees then running. My cadence while I run is about 90 so that means I'm hammering each knee about 3 times every 2 seconds. Racketball isn't nearly as repititious.
It does of course take two people to play though. Something else I like is trail riding. This is awesome exercise. I try to ride at least every other Sunday and each Sunday when I can. Try doing 40 to 60 miles on a dirt bike, It's great exercise! 
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#180416 - 25/09/2003 11:02
Re: 'No Impact' carbs... BS?
[Re: andy]
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Diet Vanilla Coke? Oh. We don't have that in Belgium. I didn't even know it existed. Hmmm.
I agree with you on Pepsi Max however, it IS indeed one of the best diet sodas that I've ever tasted (IMHO).
But since a year or two I've also changed my soda habits. I used to drink Coke and ONLY coke every day, but I stopped that. Not because I didn't like the taste anymore, or because I put on weight because of it (I'm fortunate, nothing makes me put on weight), but because I started training quite intensively then and wanted to change my food/drink pattern also (it's the next logical step). Now I only drink water and fruit juices. On occasion a Coke or a Lipton Ice Tea.
It really surprised me that, after drinking it for more than 15 years, I didn't miss it more. Which is good of course.
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#180417 - 25/09/2003 12:17
Re: 'No Impact' carbs... BS?
[Re: Neutrino]
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Registered: 08/07/1999
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Loc: Ajijic, Mexico
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Try doing 40 to 60 miles on a dirt bike, It's great exercise!
Awww, c'mon. How hard could it be? Sit on a nice comfy seat, use your wrist muscles once in a while to work the throttle, and for the really tough part of the workout, wow, use your other wrist to pull in the clutch, and then, (are you ready for this?) move your foot to change the gears. Whew... what a workout.
HEY--- don't go off the deep end, I'm JUST KIDDING!!
I have read that motocross racers are probably the most conditioned of any athlete in any sport.
But seriously, try doing 40 to 60 miles on a mountain bike. Now that is some seriously great excercise!
tanstaafl.
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#180418 - 25/09/2003 12:54
Re: 'No Impact' carbs... BS?
[Re: tanstaafl.]
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From TANSTAAFL : Awww, c'mon. How hard could it be? Sit on a nice comfy seat, use your wrist muscles once in a while to work the throttle, and for the really tough part of the workout, wow, use your other wrist to pull in the clutch, and then, (are you ready for this?) move your foot to change the gears. Whew... what a workout.
That was great!
"But seriously, try doing 40 to 60 miles on a mountain bike. Now that is some seriously great excercise! "
Oh yeah sure. Like you ride your bike down hill to the chair lift. Ride the lift up (This gives you a chance to catch your breath from the work out you got getting the bike off of your XTerra.) Get off at the top and COAST down the hill. You do have to use both your left AND your right hands for front and rear braking.
JUST KIDDING!! Mountain Biking is truly grueling. One of the people I work with just got back from Whistler. Had a broken wrist.
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#180419 - 25/09/2003 13:26
Re: 'No Impact' carbs... BS?
[Re: BartDG]
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Registered: 12/08/2001
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Loc: Atlanta
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I hope you're kidding ! Coke light tastes nothing like regular coke! I know, cause my girlfriend makes me drink it now and then, because it's all she'll buy. I hate it with a passion!
Have you had the Diet Coke in the US? If you think Coke light is bad, you should try Diet Coke.
About the only diet drinks I like is Diet Sierra Mist, Diet Rite, Fresca, and Diet Dr. Pepper.
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#180420 - 25/09/2003 23:27
Re: 'No Impact' carbs... BS?
[Re: tanstaafl.]
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Registered: 13/02/2002
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But seriously, try doing 40 to 60 miles on a mountain bike. Now that is some seriously great excercise! The longest I've done off-road is 104km -- that was in the Gatineau Hills, in Quebec (near where mlord lives). A friend of mine had told me about a ride to "the firetower", which was about 50km. I thought I'd try it. 4 hours into the ride, with no idea how much further it was to the firetower, half a bottle of water remaining, and one powerbar, I figured I'd better turn around. On the way back, I had to fill up my bottles from a stream. I passed a Pizza Pizza close to home, and ordered a pair of larges to be delivered. I ate slightly more than one of them. Turns out that the 50km was starting from the ski-hill in the middle of the park -- it was a 10km ride for me just to get to the park. 
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#180422 - 26/09/2003 06:35
Re: 'No Impact' carbs... BS?
[Re: Folsom]
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Registered: 20/05/2001
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Loc: Bruges, Belgium
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Have you had the Diet Coke in the US? If you think Coke light is bad, you should try Diet Coke.
You mean US diet Coke is even worse than Coke light ? Hard to believe, but I'll take your word for it!
/me makes a mental note NOT to try US diet coke. 
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