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Exercise in the winter has limited choices. I was given an exercise bike and put it in front of the computer. Not great but better than just sitting here and I get two things done at once. It's 4°F now.
No. Butter is fine.May need to cut down on the butter?
Yes. Too much starch.Taters?
Yes. Too much sugar.Tropical mix?
Well, it's your life and your body.I'm going to the Chinese buffet. I won't let a bit of fat retention stand in the way of my fun.
The taters ARE bad, but the butter isn't only "not so bad", but is okay for you.I may agree about the taters (bad) and butter (not so bad).
The yogurt is good for you (provided there isn't any added sugar). The coffee is also okay, with the same proviso. Add cream to your coffee to your heart's content.The sugar I did consume - remember the quart of yogurt and coffee/s I consume then and now - didn't stop me from losing a vast amount of weight.
You will probably find that the tropical mix has a ton of added sugar in the mix and 660 calories from mostly sugar is a recipe for disaster.I have to look at the nutrition info for the tropical mix. All I remember is 330 calories per bag. And I only ate those 2 bags last night. Don't know if anything is added. But it's all fruit. No mms or even chocolate. No nuts or seeds. I can't see that being much of a problem.
Any sugar is almost always bad. But like alcohol, consuming it in moderation is usually well tolerated by the body.Some sugar isn't a problem.
Three of these are bad. The cheese is not.Cheese, bread, pasta, starch is (bad).
Yes, it is. Try shooting for zero taters. Substitute some butternut squash for your taters. Cut the squash in half and stick it in the microwave for about 5 to 6 minutes on high. Add lots of butter to it and enjoy!Perhaps 4 taters is overdoing it.
Try limiting yourself to zero spuds and increasing the burger with the veggies. I have always preferred my vegetables steamed soft (especially broccoli) and served with tons of butter.Maybe I' ll limit to 2 medium spuds, less burger, and more veggies. Got to fimd my steemer basket.
I don't know anything about the Atkins diet. I've never even read what it consists of. I said that I had never followed any of the "fad" diets. To me, eating 4 ounces of this, with 4 ounces of that is just stupid. Hardly anyone has the will power to follow instructions like that for the rest of their lives, so they end up in an endless cycle of diet yo-yo.But at least SLK001 seems to be coming at this as an Atkins evangelist.
Nothing in that list is bad - eat all you want. Throw some bacon in there too. I too, lost weight at an alarming rate eating the stuff on your list - and, I was never hungry.But just a few months ago I was doing the yog/eggs/coffees/burgers/ ... pickles, and I was losing weight too fast.
The human body cannot survive on a strictly vegetarian diet without serious supplementation. There are B vitamins that are only obtained from animal products that the body needs. This is why I call all the vegan advocates idiots to their faces. Animal exploitation at its finest. That's what a carnivore does.As a result of this conversation, I'm seriously considering doing vegetarianism again.
Unconvince yourself. The human body evolved eating lots and lots of meat. We were meat eaters long before we were gatherers.Meat, poultry, even fish (I had loads at the buffet today) is actually sickening. I'm convinced the human body is better without it.
I'll bet that your blood magnesium level is very low. Think about supplimenting your diet with some Magnesium Citrate.It's not that I don't enjoy it. But it just sinks to your gut and sits there.
So do I....potatoes. God I love them.
Yeah, you have to check the labels on these foods. About 45% of the total calories on this lot comes from the sugar. I wasn't kidding when I said that sugar was addictive. Stop your intake of it and you will experience withdrawal symptoms.I obviously enjoy some sugar. But man stuff gets disgusting!
Try Aldi's Stevia extract. I find that it is a very good sugar sub. It does contain maltodextrin, which is supposedly a high glycemic additive, so monitor you CGM after using some to see if you get a spike in your blood sugar....finding other sources for sugar is a hard process...