Parts 1 and 2 are up on the blog for whoever is interested. Day 1 was a basic intro as to who Lyle is and what he brings to the table. Day 2 is where we started getting into the meat of it, discussing weight training as it applies to overweight populations.

Enjoy!

whole lot of info in a short space...

good stuff...

Gracias...

When I first posted it I included the next question too about something entirely different and it was farrrrrr too much for one sitting. The next couple of questions will be one at a time.

the questions are all on the same topic... so the topic isn't overwhelming -i'm just dumb...

so you might want to change the header - like part 2 and whatever the main focus of discussion is... for referring back to later in the archive...

Good idea...

the questions are all on the same topic... so the topic isn't overwhelming -i'm just dumb...

Krista is a smart chica and she read it and a lot went over her head she said... which is unfortunate. But this is Lyle dumbing stuff down... he operates on another level when it comes to this stuff which makes interviewing him tough if you're actually going to reach people. Hopefully we'll get questions out of it rather than blank stares, lol.

I've already had two people email me questions so that's good.

She married you - of course she's smart..

my problem with it -and I think it's the rebellious side of me -I grew up in a house where if you answered a question with less than 150 words and most of those words weren't multi syllaballe -you just weren't trying hard enough... that gets tiresome... :D

As an adult -i appreciate succintness -and the reading is just a lot of words... not that you could eliminate any .. I just need to get my head around it.

and yay for getting questions

Yea, I hear ya.

People like succinctness, especially on the web. Unfortunately, in order to get a full understanding of some of this stuff, it takes a lot of words. I used to think I had to say a lot to wow people. Not it's more a matter of saying the right things in as few words as possible... being profound. I still struggle with it but I'm working towards it.

Lyle is wordy. Always has been, always will be. Or, it's possibly the fact that it's as succinct as you can be while still pushing the full message.

the books i've read of lyle's I appreciate the wordiness because he says a lot in those words and doesnt waste them.. I've just gotten a lot dumber over the years... and it takes me longer to grasp things...

Well if what you are is dumb, I'd hate to hear the term used to describe the rest of us!

the Krista comment on your first blog entry -is that hte lovely Mrs Steve? :D
She seems to really like you guys... :D

It is. She's very supportive of us.

she's a good woman she is... :D

bring her flowers once in a while :)

I did get her a dozen roses recently for no good reason. :)

you're a good man... :)

Part 3 of the interview is now posted. It deals with carbohydrate consumption.

Part 3 of the interview is now posted. It deals with carbohydrate consumption.

Ehm, I guess I'll be cutting back on my carbs. My doctor did that testing on me that Lyle was talking about (and I've also had symptoms of insulin resistance) and told me to cut back on my carbs. He didn't really tell me why so I'm happy to have seen some light shed on the matter.

Yup, if you have trouble with carbs and you find yourself struggling a bit, I think it would be wise.

Part 4 of the interview is up where Lyle and I discuss why diets tend to fail and the future of obesity from his point of view.

Enjoy!

Really good stuff there... and maybe I just enjoy the mind aspect of it more because that's where i spend a lot of my time (in my own neurosis) but it's also really understandable... Nice job

et’s say that someone is on a nice moderate deficit diet eating 500 calories per day less. They have that 50 calorie cookie that isn’t ‘on their diet’. They still have a 450 calorie deficit; they haven’t ruined their diet or destroyed the day or anything like that. Well, not until they eat the remaining bag to the tune of 800 calories (or more). What could have been dismissed as a pretty irrelevant slip up is invariably made into a much bigger deal by the psychological guilt.
This couldn't be truer... How many posts have we seen on this forum alone - OMG -i've blown it -whip me beat me - punish me -while I eat the rest of the box of cookies...

Thanks Mal... this was my favorite entry or part of the interview b/c I thought it was the most applicable. Hopefully it reaches a few who struggle with this concept.

there's so much quoteworthy stuff in there -i hope everyonedoes read it...

the study he refers to though is interesting... Iguess a lot of people don't plan in non-dieting into their diets so reality doesn't back up the study... but it'd be interesting to know the backgrounds of the people who were in the study - were they very obese, did they struggle a long time with diets... it'd be interestingtoknow their mindset before being put into the study...

I haven't actually seen the study he is referencing. I was going to search for it when I read his book, A Guide to Flexible Dieting since he references it in there. I just never got around to doing it.

But anecdotally, it's quite obvious that diet breaks are good... especially as you near your goal weight.

I know diet breaks are good... but a break - in my mind anyhow - doesnt mean that you can have fast food 3 times a day, or go back to old eating habits.. .by the time you take a diet break- your new habits should be in full gear so the break is just maybe being less vigilant than you would have prior.

Oh certainly. In fact, it's rare that I have anyone taking full diet breaks for the first few months, which again, is all dependent on starting point.

Invariably it's individual. Some people do better with less frequency of breaks. Some are the opposite. The psychological side of things tend to be the catalyst to these differences.

And on the physiological side of things, never are diet breaks an excuse to eat until your sick the foods you'd love to gorge on. Rather, it's a time to eat maintenance calories and be a lot less rigid in your approach.

final installment of the interview is up and running found here (http://bodyimprovements.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/lyle-mcdonald-interview-part-5-the-man-behind-the-name-and-online-training/)

Frankly, a lot of people simply don’t want to hear the truth, they aren’t looking for information about what to do, they are looking for affirmation that whatever stupid idea they have in their heads is ok.

So very very true and I have to admit that even I've been in states where I didn't want honesty I wanted fast results. I think it's something we honestly expect in this day. Practically nothing today requires skills and effort. Accessing food, entertainment, other people etc it's all relatively easy and we've come to expect that anything can be done quickly if we just look for the right resource.

I really enjoyed reading the interview. Particularly found part 2 to be the most interesting.

I wholeheartedly agree with you, that's for sure. Thanks for following along!

they aren’t looking for information about what to do, they are looking for affirmation that whatever stupid idea they have in their heads is ok
He's just described about 90 percent or more of people who stroll into internet forums...

Everyone claims they know how to do every exercise perfectly and, in my experience, this is almost never the case unless the person had a good coach/trainer when they started. And if that’s the case, they probably don’t need an online trainer.
extremely valid point...

really good closing interview... nicely done...

He's just described about 90 percent or more of people who stroll into internet forums...

You ain't lying.

This is why people tell me I'm a jerk so often on forums when I call bullshit.


extremely valid point...

really good closing interview... nicely done...

It was my favorite part of the interview but I got the most positive feedback on the carbs discussion and the why diets fail discussion.

Thanks Mal.

Elsewhere n the web - i had reached my BS threshold and asked someone the question if they were looking for validation or an actual answer -because my time was way too valuable to waste... :D (yes, some days i do have a rather high opinion of myself :)

Hahahaha, that's most excellent. I've been reaching my threshold around here too with a few of the new intro posts.

It was my favorite part of the interview but I got the most positive feedback on the carbs discussion and the why diets fail discussion.
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The diets failing portion was really good... but it wasn't anything new to me really -I lived it for 25 years :D The carbs discussion was educational but really over my head... this portion - was just really good...

my favorite quote ever is from Dr Seuss... be who you are and say what you feel, for those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind... some of my favorite people live that philosophy and lyle is making ihis way up the list... :D

Yea, Lyle definitely lives by that and that's why I started respecting him way back when. He was the only one I can think of in the business who did and still does so.