Below is a brilliant example of political speech. The idea behind political speech is that you speak such that you appear reasonable while not actually communicating a specific point (specific points might lead to discussion or debate). In this interview Trump is soaring in the polls. He has no need to say something controversial. What you see are easy, meaningless statements delivered with confidence and authority. He does not say one unreasonable thing. Even I felt like he was an ok guy. He also does not say one meaningful thing.
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Fasting for 24 hours and ending up with a bigger waist!? This may be a sign that you are losing abdominal fat
This is such a common phenomenon that you’d expect to see it discussed more often – people fasting for a non-negligible number of hours and ending up with a bigger waist. However, it is very difficult to find anything published on it. (Lyle McDonald discussed a related phenomenon on this post on whooshes and squishy fat.) I am not talking about only a perceived bigger waist; I am talking about measurably bigger. This frequently happens with folks who were obese, lost a lot of body fat, and are trying to get rid of the stubborn lower abdominal fat.
Contrary to popular belief, this is very unlikely to be due to the body turning muscle protein into glucose, and then converting that glucose into fat for storage in fat cells around the waist. When you are fasting, one factor strongly opposes that transformation. The body is in net body fat release mode, due in part to low circulating insulin, and thus body fat cells are essentially rejecting glucose. Blood glucose levels are maintained, to feed the brain, but uptake by adipocytes via GLUT4 isn’t happening.
When people fast they typically drink water, quite often lots of it. A reasonable explanation for the bigger waist is that body fat cells store water in place of fat, as fat becomes energy. Since water is denser than fat, the stronger gravitational pull will lead to a larger bulge around the lower abdominal area, increasing waist circumference at the point it is widest. The amount of fat mass, however, is going down due to fasting.
In the obese, body fat cells generally become insulin resistant, even though many people believe the opposite to be true. This leads to the creation of new body fat cells (hyperplasia) to store the extra fat. If body fat loss is maintained over time, I’d expect the body to get rid of those fat cells that were created through hyperplasia during the obese period. The literature, however, seems to suggest that the number of body fat cells is set before adulthood, and does not change afterwards. I am skeptical, as the body seems to be very good at getting rid of cells and tissues that are not used.
The loss of those extra body fat cells may bring the number of adipocytes to pre-obesity levels, but for many people quite some time is needed for that to happen. Often in the order of months; maintaining reasonably low body fat levels.
So don’t despair if you end up with a bigger waist around noon after skipping breakfast, or before dinner after fasting the whole day. That may be a good sign; a sign that you are actually losing abdominal fat.
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Surprise, surprise another black number to add to the catalogue - Can you tell I have a thing for black? This outfit was put together for my friend's wedding in London. It was the third wedding R and I attended in the space of 2 weeks. The wedding was a traditional Chinese banquet style event with a generous 10+ course meal included. It was a great night spent with so many good friends. The dress, from Topshop, was super comfy, especially with all the extra room I needed from the amount of food I consume and drank. I styled it with a rose gold necklace from Accessorize and my favourite shoes from Topshop, along with my go-to Whistle clutch. A simple outfit for a very special occasion.
Chinese wedding banquets are the best if only for dat lobster noodle dish ;) adore this look, the shoes and bracelets are perfect! Tempted to have a peek at these dresses in Topshop as well!
Love your blog Paula (immediately followed on bloglovin'!) and also thank you for reading and commenting on my post was so lovely of you :) x
This is a super cute look and I have a thing for black dresses too! Love the shoes. Hope you enjoyed the food at the wedding!