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We know far less then we think we do!

*DISCLAMER* Subjective.

I was sitting around at night trying to figure out which diet is the best-something I do everyday for what amounts to being a seemingly asinine amount of time-when it suddenly had dawned on me: I'll never know.


Variables:

Many theorys rely on reasoning that is far to exclusive to acheive accurate results. They do not take into consideration the vast number of factors that may intercept causing the theory to be falseified. Since each variable effects each other, 'all' must be considered to achieve a 'true' result. That being said the human body and its environment subsists as one interdependant 'thing'. With its extraordinary number of variables it would be impossible for the human mind to apprehend its complexity, and come to a 'true' conclusion. This is not to say we need 'all' the variables to make an accurate persistant assumption probible, but the more variables we do have, and the better choice of variables we choose to utilize in our calculation, the more correct our answer will be.

Even if we could decipher its complex workings and attempt to manipulate it to a personal ideal standard, it still may not be attainable if that standard should go against the laws of nature or require procedures that cannot be followed through. For instance: One may wish to be in good health and weigh 80 pounds. No matter how this person goes about acheiving this, it cannot happen if it goes against nature. There are things nature can and cannot do. We cannot change the laws of nature, but if we can change our expectations to be acceptable by nature, it will be possible, but yet still not always probible.

Not only does the human not know all the variables-only an infinitesimal number in comparision to how many exist-but there is no true accurate way to measure 'any' single variable that is proven true, as the only way to prove its accuracy is to compare it with another variable to which has an accuracy that is also in question. People often want to find out quantity of fat they have lost during a diet. There is no way to find this out.

Each individual being has seperate characteristics and thus reacts differently to the same stumulus when it is applied, so even if we did have the knowledge to figure out true knowledge then we would still need to figure everyone out individually if each wanted there own results, and this is not likely to ever happen in this lifetime, better yet eternity.

Here are just 'some' of the variables that the human body has to deal with on a constant basis, infinintesimal compared to 'all' the variables it has:

1. Resting metabolic rate.
2. Excercise- Type (eccentric, concentric, static, etc), Duration (length of intervals/rests), Intensity (reps, sets, resistence, etc).
3. Internal temperature.
4. Caloric intake-
a) Protein (21 different amino acids each of varying levels or absent resulting in millions of combinations)
b) Fats- Polyunsaturated (Omega 3, Omega 6), Monounsaturated, Saturated.
c) Carbohydrates (starches, fibers (soluble/insuluble), glycemic index level)
d) Alcohol.
5. Vitamines, Minerals (including salt), enzymes...
6. Digestion- Stomach, intestine, colon, digestive organ health (Lungs, kidneys, liver, pancrease, skin etc...)
7. External environment (seemingly)
8. Disease.
9. Gender.
10. Stimulants, drugs, inhalants etc.
11. Water intake.
12. Glycemic index of food.
13. Insulin raise - Can be altered by (cooking, chewing, digestive process, time eaten, fiber, water, etc...)
14. Emotions.
15. Hormones.
16. Lifestyle.
17. Fat level.
18. Muscle mass.
19. Water level.
20. Total body weight.
21. State of adaptation. (Can be for any single body process capable of adapting)

Etc...

The bodys variables change not only every day, but every hour, every minute, with every heartbeat and all in between. How do we measure this? One answer: We can't.

We cannot even find out how many calories we 'do' assimilate each meal for one person, better yet find out the effects these calories have on the worlds population.

A factor often ignored:

The body subsists in a fluidlike manner, constantly changing and attempting to adapt to all stimulus it comes in contact with and in and of itself. It is forever trying to acheive a state of homeostasis: The tendancy for the body to keep its own temperature, bloodpressure etc. At a constant level.

It will do whatever it can to operate and protect itself most efficiently. Your body will strive for balence when it encounters at situation that is against its best interest. It will utilize a wide range of systems to try to 'counter balence' the predicament. Here are a few examples:

1. Hunger, slowed metabolism, decreased energy,.. etc- When you have not eaten.
2. Fright- Boosts adrenaline to speed up the bodys processes and help the being escape danger.
3. Depression- Makes you strive for a better standard of living that you assume will result in more happiness.
4. Pain- Tells you something is wrong and to correct it.

It will also 'reward' you when it finds a situation that is to its benefit. By receiving one of these many 'gifts' listed below the human now has a reason to eat, find shelter, sleep etc. Without a reason to live we would assume an unattached thought towards all things. We would have no desire to eat, drink or do anything else and die as a result.

1. Laughter- Joke
2. Tingling- Love, sex
3. Peacefull- Food, shelter
4. Refreshed- Sleep

This being said, the simple one-dimensional linear logic theorys are a far-cry to what 'actually happens' in an omni-dimensional universe.

I'll stop here as the information I present will tend to loop around to the same conclusion anyways.


Conclusion:

Due to the information I have acquired I no longer use so much precision adding up calories taken in and burned. I just live my life. :D


'All knowledge is subjective, and subjective is an illusion.'

Does any of this make sense or am I just mad as a hatter?
 
Excellent. Just choose a basic strategy based on reliable factors, relative to your goal in your relatively subjective plane of experience.

Read the training board; choose a training routine that is likely to bring you closer to your goals. Take baby steps, as you may not know what you will want next and don't know what you're capable of. Eat an approximate range of protein, carbohydrate and fat to suit your training, lifestyle and goals. Allow for variation. Eat natural, whole foods.

I also think it is possible to be fairly precise and scientific about it all. Your ideas deal mostly with the absolute. Science isn't about absolutes --- it is about probable and practical conclusions based on objective observations. In my opinion my experience is not entirely subjective, since I can identify outside factors and confirm them from many different angles. Even if my life is an illusion, I am objective in identifying probable absolute outside factors in my experience, and that is enough.
 
Babyfaced Assassin: Thanks. Its input that leads to my desire to type up stuff like this. I seem to have a large ego!!!

So do you just eat as much as you can basically when trying to gain mass?
No. You've missed the point I am trying to address. I'm trying to tell people to consider all the factors when choosing a diet or anything else in life.

I ... think it is possible to be fairly precise and scientific about it all.
Me too. I just think far too many individuals try to figure out information that is impossible to obtain accurately.

Example: Trying to calculate the amount of muscle gained in one year. There are too many variables between now and then to figure this out with a consistent accuracy; injury, illness, job, money, relationship, stress, adaptation,.. etc. Not just diet.

Not many can foresee illness, injury, job loss, stress and other unwanted theory altering factors that are possible to happen over a certain course of time. We may have cognition and intellect, but not precognition.

In my opinion my experience is not entirely subjective
I beg to differ-

Subjective: based on or influenced by personal opinions.

Opinion: a personal view not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

Your personal opinion will always only be your opinion whether you think it right or wrong, and thats all it'll ever be!, an opinion! Only in illusion can truth seemingly exist. We are too caught up on thinking that we can be able to know the truth. We desire it so much we want to know its real. There is no true truth to exist as all truths differ in truism, which in and of itself is all based on personal opinion, and so on and so forth.

If we all exist as one--and this is my belief--then we have no control over ourselves, and all is an illusion. Yes,.. puppets on a string. Quite inane to most as most people would like to believe that they have control over themselves.

Sorry to rant. I realize my opinion is subjective in its own right also, and quite inarticulate. I find it difficult to explain something so broad that the human mind cannot comprehend (including myself), and don't expect anyone to agree with my unconventional wisdom of ontology and wholeness.
 
The only way to figure out what works for you is to try different approaches. It doesn't have to be that complex. I don't know how all the parts of a car work, but I can still drive it. It's not rocket science, it's more like an art form (yes, that sounded gay). Individual differences do matter, but you make it sound like it's impossible. Maybe I misread the post. In the time it took you to write that post you could probably have lost 4 or 5 pounds of fat. I never thought I would hear someone get philosophical about dieting. I also like the way you misused some of your big words, I hope all the newbies are impressed. Not intended to be a flame, I just don't understand people sometimes. I do agree with what you said about just living your life, that's a little better approach. Peace!
 
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