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Originally Posted by Benay
Yesterday --
Bkfst: Zone protein shake 3 gm carb - 30 gm protein
lunch: bacon 1 oz - cheddar cheese 1 oz - leftover steak 3 oz -- macadamias 1 oz
carb gm 12 fiber gm 5
Not necessarily a typical day - just yesterday
Edited to add:
3 C caffeinated coffee - black no sugar or cream
Rest of the day - water
Last meal 2pm, first meal today 6 am
Bacon cooked the lazy way - microwave. As many slices as will fit on a paper towel on a plate. Weight after cooking.
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Hi Benay:
I checked the Zone protein shake ingredients. What is more than 2% is:
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Water, Milk Protein Isolate, Calcium Caseinate, which is milk proteins, essentially.
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Personally, I found whey smoothies, which are wonderful for tasty convenience, got digested fast and furious in my body. Which prompts my pancreas to release TANKER CAR OF INSULIN, which makes me hungry.
I've become very aware of food that makes me hungry. Then, no matter how other people handle things, my body is not seeing this substance as FOOD. I get along with natural, high fat dairy like cheese. But not whey protein.
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Less than 2% of: Cocoa (Processed with Alkali), Artificial Flavor, Sunflower Oil, Inulin, Maltodextrin, Sucralose, Acesulfame Potassium, Cellulose Gel, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan
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Well, we have THREE artificial sweeteners PLUS fiber. All of this is considered "indigestible." But... is it?
In short, actually indigestible means it creates gas. Beans are a famous example. However, my own experiments with such pre-fab Frankenfoods was not good. I'm an EPIC digester. I either get cramps and gas, or, if I do not: I discovered I was actually digesting this indigestible stuff, which made it carby, which meant I was easily doubling the carb count I thought I was ingesting.
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Artificial Flavor, Sunflower Oil
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Are known to be highly inflammatory.
If you can fit a blender, or even a shaker ball container, in your kitchen and try making your own smoothies, where you control the ingredients, it might be possible to duplicate this without sabotaging your goals.