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Originally Posted by pangolina
I guess the thing is, I'm not primarily interested in losing weight. Neither is one of the new posters on the JK threads, who's used a diet that's similar to the Optimal Diet to recover from MS.
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Well I *am* interested in losing weight. Heck, I currently weigh 284 pounds!
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How could I *not* be interesting in losing weight? But I have a totally different mindset about it now. In previous diets my goal was to *lose weight*, in any way possible. I low carbed before, but the main advantage to low carb to me, at the time, was that it was an easy diet to stick to. Even when I went on strict paleo it was solely in an effort to try to break a long stall, and not for any perceived health benefits.
I mean there are still plenty of low carbers like that even now who, like my sister, think that sugar-free Jello topped with a big glob of Cool Whip, is an acceptable LC treat.
But now my thinking has totally changed on that. I do want to lose weight, but I also want to be healthy and whole. I want my body to *heal*. I've come to realize that the weight loss I desire will probably never happen as long as my system is out of whack. So my main focus now is on whole health and healing - with the hope (and assumption) that weight loss will occur too, as a result.
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Originally Posted by pangolina
Those of us who are dealing with serious health concerns, in ourselves or our loved ones, are often willing to do a lot... no fooling.
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Yeah, having a health issue to confront sure often brings us up short. What a shame that so often this is the case for many of us, who could have been eating more Optimally for a long time - but didn't even bother to give it much thought as long as live and health seemed unimpaired to any great degree.
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Originally Posted by pangolina
It's interesting to follow the discussion on Hyperlipid and 180 Degree Health. (Although I cracked up when I first read that Matt Stone says he's doing "high-fat Schwarzbein," because Diana Schwarzbein comes across as a total "chick writer" to me. I would never have guessed he was a fan.)
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I know Matt Stone is considered a "lightweight" by some. But he has a young, hip, writing style that might appeal to certain people - my son being one of them. And whatever gets people to the table .... so to speak.
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And, of course, he writes in English.
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And also, the more people out there promoting the benefits of this sort of eating style, putting it out there more to the public, can only be a good thing IMHO.
And while Matt Stone clearly does not have *years* of successfully treating patients (he was not even *born* when JK began with his theories, and he is no doctor) what he does bring to the table is some years of experience as a chef at some nice restaurants.
For an eating plan that, let's face it, *does* really demand a lot of home cooking and home eating to be able to stick to Optimal levels, Matt Stone's e-book, '
The 180 Kitchen (180 Tips, Recipes and more)' is useful to have in your arsenal. Since his eating recommendation coincide nicely with JK's the recipes provided are mostly quite Optimal - and give lots of great tips just on cooking techniques, stocking your kitchen, etc. that really can help make the plan more liveable.
I may have to try *his* recipe for Chicken Liver Paté the next time I make it.
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