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Yeah but have you taken the time to read the ingrediant list of what is in those "junk food meals?"
Follow up on my recent health scare
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Altster
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Proud of you coffee. I know you are going to continue to improve.
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As long as you low carb you'll lose weight, anyone having issues losing weight while low carbing is probably eating something that takes them out of ketosis (for me malitol will take me right out of ketosis so none of those fancy snacks from adkins brand). you can use ketostix to keep track of your ketosis.
losing weight is the easy part, keeping it off usually requires either low carbing for life or exercise.
losing weight is the easy part, keeping it off usually requires either low carbing for life or exercise.
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It costs more to eat right so I just eat junk food because its cheaper.
--- Actually you spend less. Every time you eat out ask for a receipt and save them for a month and add them up.
losing weight is the easy part, keeping it off usually requires either low carbing for life or exercise.
--- When you start eating the right foods you do not have to worry about keeping the weight off. Stop snacking and just eat sensible meals with real food. I kid you not, I do not exercise. My weight is falling off just by eating right. I pay no attention to these diet plans and stick to just eating healthy food. Like 4 oz of meat and vegetables. I eat chili though. It doesnt bother me. Fish, Lots of meats. Most everyone has no idea what these fast foods are doing to you. They really are bad.
Try this: Have a bowl of cheerios for breakfast. Perhaps coffee too. Then at lunch eat a meat and veggies. For dinner eat something light like a salad. At night you do not need the food because your day is done. The weight will start to flow off you in no time as long as you do not have any health matters that would effect it.
--- Actually you spend less. Every time you eat out ask for a receipt and save them for a month and add them up.
losing weight is the easy part, keeping it off usually requires either low carbing for life or exercise.
--- When you start eating the right foods you do not have to worry about keeping the weight off. Stop snacking and just eat sensible meals with real food. I kid you not, I do not exercise. My weight is falling off just by eating right. I pay no attention to these diet plans and stick to just eating healthy food. Like 4 oz of meat and vegetables. I eat chili though. It doesnt bother me. Fish, Lots of meats. Most everyone has no idea what these fast foods are doing to you. They really are bad.
Try this: Have a bowl of cheerios for breakfast. Perhaps coffee too. Then at lunch eat a meat and veggies. For dinner eat something light like a salad. At night you do not need the food because your day is done. The weight will start to flow off you in no time as long as you do not have any health matters that would effect it.
If you have a lot of weight to lose, that will probably work--although I'd suggest switching out the Cheerios for something a lot less processed, like steel cut oats. However, if you have less to lose, like maybe only 10 or 20, your body will probably really fight you to stay at the set point you're at. In that case you might have more success by trying to stick to a ratio: 50% fat, 25% carbs and 25% protein. There's even apps for getting the numbers right. And the beauty of it is you can eat as much as you want--no calorie counting or starvation--as long as you do the ratio. And you WILL lose weight. But ironically you need the fat to do it. What happens is your body burns the fat instead of storing it. This is the exact OPPOSITE advice we've heard for the last 40 years...that everything should be low-fat. (Look around. Does it look like that advice worked?).
Throughout most of my twenties and even somewhat into my thirties I was a "pizza vegetarian" and I got away with it. Very high carb, plenty of processed foods (though no fast food). Once you hit forty those days of eating whatever are over. It wasn't a horrific transition to move to less chips and stuff after I hit that point, but if you spend your entire life eating Taco Bell, Big Gulps and fried corn dogs you're gonna have a really tough time. So I guess my advice would be to make small changes now so you don't have to make big changes later. Big changes are hard and what make people give up entirely. And by then it will be a life and death matter.
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Congratulations Coffee on getting healthy.
As an RN in Cardiology for the past 30+ years I have to say that I am impressed with the wealth of health knowledge here. All of it is good and sound advice.
Getting fit after a half a lifetime of poor habits is a tremendous uphill climb and I applaud all of you who are making those moves.
Jim RN
(And your local part time computer repair guy)
As an RN in Cardiology for the past 30+ years I have to say that I am impressed with the wealth of health knowledge here. All of it is good and sound advice.
Getting fit after a half a lifetime of poor habits is a tremendous uphill climb and I applaud all of you who are making those moves.
Jim RN
(And your local part time computer repair guy)
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Yes I have. That is why I have them named as such in my post.
JUNK...........good food does cost more, but is worth it in the long run.
Just pointing out that most of the "mass produced, processed, food", is made for profits to the company, not for your health benefits.
Feed the masses and the dollars will follow. Volume rules in the Corp. food world.
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When I was heavy into working out and lost 80 pounds. Going from 255 - 175 at one point leading up to my wedding I followed the:
60% protein, 20% carbs, 20% fats
If I was weighing 180 at the time I wanted to consume at least 180G of protein being 1gram for pound of weight. A lot of the protein came from shakes in workouts and the other from chicken and sometimes steak which was 1-2 a week. The carbs were complex carbs like Brown rice and Sweet potato and then I would mix in veggies like Broccoli or any other greens. The fats were basically avocado and olive oil.
I am not a big fan or going real low on carbs because if you use them properly your body stores them to later burn them during exercise and such. You do want to avoid the simple carbs like White rice, potato, pasta, bread. Which would spike your blood sugar and then give you that crash later on.
60% protein, 20% carbs, 20% fats
If I was weighing 180 at the time I wanted to consume at least 180G of protein being 1gram for pound of weight. A lot of the protein came from shakes in workouts and the other from chicken and sometimes steak which was 1-2 a week. The carbs were complex carbs like Brown rice and Sweet potato and then I would mix in veggies like Broccoli or any other greens. The fats were basically avocado and olive oil.
I am not a big fan or going real low on carbs because if you use them properly your body stores them to later burn them during exercise and such. You do want to avoid the simple carbs like White rice, potato, pasta, bread. Which would spike your blood sugar and then give you that crash later on.
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I sort of agree. Things like salt and gluten have been part of the human diet for tens or even hundreds of thousands of years, if not more. If they really were a problem mankind would have stopped consuming them long ago or would have evolved a tolerance. That they cause a problem with some people today has much more to do with the medical business keeping people alive who would have perished without medical intervention.
Now the man made stuff that gets into the food chain. That's a totally different story. Given that they have been in the food chain for only a few generations it's no surprise that we are seeing huge increases in things like diabetes, obesity, etc.
This is key. If you're doing a lot of fitness work, then yes, your carb load can be higher. However...for a lot of us...if we had great fitness routines we wouldn't be where we are now, ha. Generally the 50/fat 25/carb 25/protein recommendation is for those of us who are relatively sedentary (walks after dinner are recommended, though). If you want to get the gym involved and speed things up, the ratio is more like 35% fat and slightly higher carbs. The whole name of the game is tricking your body into burning fat instead of carbs (and storing sugar....which becomes fat).
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I feel I should expand on my post about eating well costing more.
As stated, yes, you will eat less, eating good, overall cost should be about the same.
Overall the costs should be less.
Less food eaten.
Less medical bills/issue
Etc.
My point was good for you food costs more vs. processed junk food. Not that eating good is going to cost you more.
Just a "food" to "food" comparison.
Processed junk food is made for 1 thing......$$$$.
Good food is made for eating.
My point being a pound of meat for supper is going to cost more than "most", pre-packaged, processed junk.
Not that I have a problem with that, just a simple fact.
"Good" food costs more than "bad" food.
Our system is designed that way to feed massive amounts of people and generate $$$$.
Pre-packaged, processed, junk food was made for convenience and dollars, not your health.
Eat good, eat right, and you will have a better life.
That's worth a couple extra dollars in my book.
Just so we are clear....Good food is where I'm at.
Didn't want you all to think I'm complaining about the cost involved.
Well, actually I am.....................I complain about the cost of everything..........LOL.
Eat on!
As stated, yes, you will eat less, eating good, overall cost should be about the same.
Overall the costs should be less.
Less food eaten.
Less medical bills/issue
Etc.
My point was good for you food costs more vs. processed junk food. Not that eating good is going to cost you more.
Just a "food" to "food" comparison.
Processed junk food is made for 1 thing......$$$$.
Good food is made for eating.
My point being a pound of meat for supper is going to cost more than "most", pre-packaged, processed junk.
Not that I have a problem with that, just a simple fact.
"Good" food costs more than "bad" food.
Our system is designed that way to feed massive amounts of people and generate $$$$.
Pre-packaged, processed, junk food was made for convenience and dollars, not your health.
Eat good, eat right, and you will have a better life.
That's worth a couple extra dollars in my book.
Just so we are clear....Good food is where I'm at.
Didn't want you all to think I'm complaining about the cost involved.
Well, actually I am.....................I complain about the cost of everything..........LOL.
Eat on!
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