Herbivorous Urchin

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"You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit.”
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"You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit.”
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...and end up eating a bunch of onion rings and deep-fried cauliflower one day in an act of desperation.
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I had to Google it, too, so don't feel too bad. From what I understand, it's a diet consisting of 80% carbs from mostly fruits and vegetables, 10% protein, and 10% fat.
I like the idea of eating a lot of fresh produce, but that just doesn't seem like enough fat and protein to be sustainable. What about nuts, beans, avocado, tofu, and all those other healthy fatty/protein-rich foods that make mealtime enjoyable? I'd think you'd miss them after a few weeks and end up eating a bunch of onion rings and deep-fried cauliflower one day in an act of desperation. |
when i did 10% fat i felt amazing. my body was great, too. i was spending a lot of time in the gym, recovering quickly, very happy with my progress, happy with everything except for one thing: i really missed eating fat.
i did end up binging on much worse than onions and cauliflower. my sins were sweets. blech. i can't do it. but i can do 20-25% fat. so that's where i am. it's not too high in fat but it's not so low that i feel deprived and want to cheat. |
"You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit.”
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i'm honestly sceptical of anyone pushing a diet program, especially if they're touting it as a weight loss solution and a cure for all manner of ailments. Just look at the sheer number of these programs, each claiming to be the ideal diet, each vilifying one type of food or another... It seems to me that we should eat whatever makes us feel best without trying to adhere to anyone else's idea of health.
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I'm honestly sceptical of anyone pushing a diet program, especially if they're touting it as a weight loss solution and a cure for all manner of ailments. Just look at the sheer number of these programs, each claiming to be the ideal diet, each vilifying one type of food or another... It seems to me that we should eat whatever makes us feel best without trying to adhere to anyone else's idea of health.
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I believe, without hesitation, that a fat-restricted, moderately low-protein diet is ideal for disease prevention or reversal. There's a ton of data, very convincing, from Ornish, Kempner (nothing but rice, fruit, fruit juice, sugar, and a vitamin), Pritikin, Esselystyn, McDougall, Barnard, and others as well as very convincing epidemiology (Okinawan centenarians, other blue zones).
I don't have any doubt that richer diets are not ideal. They are ideal for taste, of course, but not for prevention and reversal of disease, or longevity. They are also not ideal for adherence. Hardly anyone really wants to eat like that for the rest of their life, especially not when it's so easy to stray and temptations are everywhere. As to the specifics (starch-based vs. fruit-based, how many greens, how much emphasis on vegetables, how much variety, vegan or not, vegetarian or not, how much raw) there are many variations and unanswered questions. I think a lot depends on how sick a person is or what the particular goal is. A lot of people will say that they have the answer. They are usually trying to sell you something. The only real answer is to make the diet mostly unrefined carbohydrate. Simple, plain, boring, and true. Now where's my best-seller? |
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