I came up with the low carb diet Tom Watson used to lose weight – here’s how it works
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Pretty comprehensive list of what needs doing--well written, succinctly and to the point.
And to 250 GP's!!! Hope they all act on this information. In my school district, the vending machines are shut off during lunch. |
More red meat for me!
I need complete proteins. I had a vegan lunch yesterday for work reasons and my digestive system is in semi-uproar as a result. How can people eat that way? And think it is healthy? |
While I definitely agree with a lot of what he's saying, I have problems with a few things in that list:
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EVOO - 2-4 TBSP daily. Nothing wrong with cooking with it, but even then, I can't imagine getting 2-4 TBSP of it in my diet every single day, since 2 TBSP is usually the amount used in a recipe with 4 servings. Not sure where else I'd use it, considering that I can't stand oil and vinegar dressing on salad, and I'm certainly not going to chug EVOO just to get in the "required" amount. Nuts - that's fine for most people (unless they're allergic), but they're a trigger for me. One handful inevitably leads to scarfing down the entire container. 5-7 servings of fibrous veggies and low sugar fruit - I can handle the fruit - I still eat some berries. But fibrous veggies tend to do a real number on my gut, unless I eat very limited amounts. I can handle maybe 3 servings a day without a problem. Oily fish 3 times a week - Assuming you're ignoring warnings about limiting fish consumption because of the mercury content, getting really good fresh fish is difficult unless you live very near a coast. Otherwise, you're limited to frozen and canned... Three times weekly? Um... maybe work up to that much. Quote:
What's wrong with baking chocolate? That's 100% chocolate, hard core chocolate, no sugar added at all. Besides, even the small amount of sugar in the 85% chocolate would be enough to trigger some of us to fall face down into a vat of sugars. Quote:
So which is it? You need the EVOO to protect you from harm from sat fat? Or sat fat from full fat dairy is protective in and of itself? Quote:
I find that I feel much better on red meat than fish or poultry - preferably BEEF, not that wild about pork, and lamb is too outrageously expensive to even consider (not referring to any processed meat either). I could limit myself to 500 g of red meat weekly, but that would mean eating far more poultry. Quote:
On days when I work 8 hours, I regularly put in at least 15,000 steps. I'm on my feet the entire time (except for a maximum total of 35 minutes when I get to sit during breaks). Today I only put in 12,000 steps, but that was because I was only scheduled for 5 hours. I think I have this part down pat - not that I've seen it do any good at all for losing weight. |
Red meat propaganda. Not sure what he's attempting to say here:
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Beef is the majority of my protein intake. Yes, I eat a variety of fish and eat pork, chicken, lamb, and eggs, but beef as red meat is what I find most satisfying and beneficial. |
Looks like we need a Red Meat thread!! lol I can't live without beef either. Love a wide variety of meats, but beef and turkey are tops. Beef is rather filling and satisfying like nothing else.
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http://www.diagnosisdiet.com/meat-and-cancer/ Dr. Georgia Ede's takedown of the WHO's claim about red meat and cancer. Worth a read for any who haven't seen it yet. |
I would like to see a "wholesome," "Mediterranean" style low carb diet put up against traditional Atkins in a study. Christopher Gardner tested Atkins vs. other approaches, including low fat, in the A to Z study. Atkins was more effective than a low fat diet in that study. Later he tested Holy Granola low fat vs. Holy Granola low carb--told people to concentrate on "healthful" oils, "healthful" meats like salmon etc. in the low carb arm--and in that study, no advantage to low carb. This gets quoted as evidence of no advantage of low carb--just shows that there are conditions, maybe--Atkins with one arm tied behind its back--where low carb loses the advantage.
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I am not sure I'd lose if I followed those guidelines, but they do sound pretty healthy overall. Maybe ok for maintenance. I'm curious about the optimum meat consumption, ethical issues aside. I sometimes feel like eating meat and sometimes not. When I eat a reasonable amount - on average once every other day I would think - it seems to have a beneficial impact on my digestion. But long-term who knows?
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