Fri, Nov-02-18, 06:32
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Doing My Best
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Plan: LC/CancerRecovery
Stats: 170/135/130
BF:24%
Progress: 88%
Location: Nevada Desert, USA
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Dr. Fung has found a new way to repeat his "Insulin makes you fat." lesson:
https://idmprogram.com/my-single-best-weight-loss-tip/
Since I already know the science, sometimes I need the words to bring clarity to my own mind. These particular words helped me this morning.
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Many traditional societies have eaten carbohydrate based diets without suffering from rampant obesity. In the 1970s, before the obesity epidemic, the Irish were loving their potatoes. The Asians wer loving their white rice. The French were loving their bread.
Even in America, let’s remember the 1970s. Disco was sweeping the nation. Star Wars and Jaws played to packed theatres. If you looked at an old photograph from that era, perhaps you might be amazed at several things. First, why anybody ever thought bell bottoms were cool. Second, it’s amazing just how little obesity there is. Take a look at some old high school yearbooks from the 1970s. There is virtually no obesity. Perhaps one child in a hundred.
What was the diet of the 1970s? They were eating white bread and jam. They were eating ice cream. They were eating Oreo cookies. There were not eating whole wheat pasta. They were not eating quinoa. They were not eating kale. They were not counting calories. They were not counting net carbs. They were not even really exercising much. These people were doing everything ‘wrong’ yet, seemingly effortlessly, there was no obesity. Why?
What about the diet of the Chinese in the 1980s? The were eating tons of white rice. On average, over 300 grams per day, compared to a low carb diet of less than 50 grams and all highly refined. Yet they had virtually no obesity. Why?
What about the diet of the Okinawan? Over 80% carbohydrates, and mostly sweet potato, which has some sugar in it. What about the Irish in the 1970s, with their beloved beer and potatoes? They didn’t think twice about what they were eating, but until recently there was almost no obesity. Why?
The answer is simple. Come closer. Listen carefully.
They were not eating all the time.
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A few months after I came to this forum and discovered this thread, I used IF for the first time and it was effective for me, bringing my weight down to levels I hadn't known for years, despite eating LCHF.
I know that I need to IF again, but I can't remember how to get my mind around it. Don't know what my secret was almost 3 years ago. |
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