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OT: The M-Fing Food Thread

Habsy said:
Recent levels are pre-diabetic. Because of age doctor is throwing the book at me.
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Gotcha. I had a friend kind of in the same boat; he started exercising, cutting out sweets, and carbs....and his levels improved greatly and he's now eating almost as much bread/pasta as ever; just very little sugar while keeping up his activity levels.
 
BeLeafer said:
The thing is that there's oodles of pleasure in a low carb diet. I'm sure you know this but tastes change with diet. Eating a lot of fat was really counterintuitive initially and even a bit repulsive. I love it now.
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I love it as well, but not throwing down a quick carbonara when I'm hungry but don't want to spend a ton of prep time, skipping a toasted bun on the lamb burgers I make, or doing without fresh tortilla just isn't something I'm down with until life starts to get a bit more normal.
 
It's way easier to go low carb if you don't have a sweet tooth. I'm the same but I know people with a big love for sweetness who really struggle with low carb.
 
BeLeafer said:
It's way easier to go low carb if you don't have a sweet tooth. I'm the same but I know people with a big love for sweetness who really struggle with low carb.
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Yeah that’s not me.

Even if i have a cola I’ll drink diet rite. I don’t drink sugar drinks either. I also cut out alcohol months ago.

I can’t stress enough how much i love fresh baked bread though.
 
Yet my A1C is through the roof but i do make a lot of meals with fresh bread or buns, garlic bread, pastas etc. it’s frustrating to see my wife still be able to eat whatever she wants, stay attractive and have perfect levels on absolutely everything. Pisses me off actually.
 
So you were saying earlier that having a lot of fruits will pose some sort of diabetes issue later?

Because I always thought there was no harm to the natural sugars.
 
BeLeafer said:
It's way easier to go low carb if you don't have a sweet tooth. I'm the same but I know people with a big love for sweetness who really struggle with low carb.
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I love sweet stuff too. I don’t think anyone can really have a sweet tooth. It’s just a matter of which you want more.
 
BeLeafer said:
The thing is that there's oodles of pleasure in a low carb diet. I'm sure you know this but tastes change with diet. Eating a lot of fat was really counterintuitive initially and even a bit repulsive. I love it now.
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A few years ago when I was eating low carbish/primal it was incredible how different my tastes were. I didn't crave bread or sweets at all. Great benefits too. Effortless weight maintenance, eat as much as you want when you're hungry, never feel bloated.

When I did it years ago I was coming off a week of insane strep throat where I lost 15-20 pounds, and decided to make the switch once I could eat again. Seemed easy maybe because the strep took care of the reset for me. A few years later and man is it hard to get back there. The carb flu is real. Girlfriend doesn't make it easier with the foods she likes. And as soon as some work stress hits I'm reaching for a burger and fries.

Might have to read Sissons' stuff again to find the motivation, thanks for linking. What do you do for snacks? That's always a struggle for me.
 
LeafOfFaith said:
So you were saying earlier that having a lot of fruits will pose some sort of diabetes issue later?

Because I always thought there was no harm to the natural sugars.
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There is for certain fruit as you age, kiwi is one of them.
 
WellPlayed said:
A few years ago when I was eating low carbish/primal it was incredible how different my tastes were. I didn't crave bread or sweets at all. Great benefits too. Effortless weight maintenance, eat as much as you want when you're hungry, never feel bloated.

When I did it years ago I was coming off a week of insane strep throat where I lost 15-20 pounds, and decided to make the switch once I could eat again. Seemed easy maybe because the strep took care of the reset for me. A few years later and man is it hard to get back there. The carb flu is real. Girlfriend doesn't make it easier with the foods she likes. And as soon as some work stress hits I'm reaching for a burger and fries.

Might have to read Sissons' stuff again to find the motivation, thanks for linking. What do you do for snacks? That's always a struggle for me.
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Sisson is excellent (although he has got a little promotional with his primal products in recent years).

Snacks -- usually nuts and berries. I sometimes incorporate a wee cheat with cashews. I regularly make low carb cookies that I love (tons of cocoa, butter, almond flour, monk fruit for sweetness) and keep those on hand.
 
Stress is a big trigger for bad eating, no doubt about it. You might want to try supping an adaptogen to mitigate the cortisol spikes.
 
LeafOfFaith said:
So you were saying earlier that having a lot of fruits will pose some sort of diabetes issue later?

Because I always thought there was no harm to the natural sugars.
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as far as I am aware, eating raw fruit is great for you.

if you get your fruit from fruit juice however, your body processes the sugar differently (i.e. like fats) due to the absence of fibre.

but I'm no scientist
 
personally, I think nutritional "science" involves a lot of dogmatic health claims that get disproven a decade later, only to be replaced with other guaranteed solutions. too much marketing for my taste.

But I'm all for people experimenting with their diet/lifestyle to see what delivers optimal health and happiness.
 
I tend to agree, though the more plain and natural you can go (fruits, veggies, salmon, etc.), the less likely you're ever going to be affected much by any change in dietary guidelines.
 
LeafOfFaith said:
I tend to agree, though the more plain and natural you can go (fruits, veggies, salmon, etc.), the less likely you're ever going to be affected much by any change in dietary guidelines.
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yep...I try to stick to whole foods as much as possible...

I'm also not a big snacker and I usually leave the table not quite full. Hate that feeling where I can't possibly have another bite.
 
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