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March 4, 2008 at 5:44 AM #163787March 4, 2008 at 5:44 AM #164100NavydocParticipant
I just buy a box of 10 Capri Sun juice packets in whatever flavor seems appealing. They are 100 Kcal apiece, and I find it very easy to regulate my total caloric intake with them. It really doesn’t matter, and yes, they are high in sugar, but I need some glucose for my brain on the fasting days. The whole point is to shrink my stomach down so that a portion about 1/4 the size I was eating before is quite satisfying. You could do it with water alone, but I find that excruciating. Even Ghandi drank sugar water when he was fasting.
Again, the whole point is to prime yourself to exist comfortably on about 1500-1700 Kcal/day. I find that if I try to do it with just portion control it takes about a week to adapt to the smaller portions. The fast shortens that considerably.
It’s amazing how it all comes down to portion control/calories. My father, who at one point weighed nearly 500 lbs, alway used to say he suffered from an “overactive jawbone”.
March 4, 2008 at 5:44 AM #164109NavydocParticipantI just buy a box of 10 Capri Sun juice packets in whatever flavor seems appealing. They are 100 Kcal apiece, and I find it very easy to regulate my total caloric intake with them. It really doesn’t matter, and yes, they are high in sugar, but I need some glucose for my brain on the fasting days. The whole point is to shrink my stomach down so that a portion about 1/4 the size I was eating before is quite satisfying. You could do it with water alone, but I find that excruciating. Even Ghandi drank sugar water when he was fasting.
Again, the whole point is to prime yourself to exist comfortably on about 1500-1700 Kcal/day. I find that if I try to do it with just portion control it takes about a week to adapt to the smaller portions. The fast shortens that considerably.
It’s amazing how it all comes down to portion control/calories. My father, who at one point weighed nearly 500 lbs, alway used to say he suffered from an “overactive jawbone”.
March 4, 2008 at 5:44 AM #164117NavydocParticipantI just buy a box of 10 Capri Sun juice packets in whatever flavor seems appealing. They are 100 Kcal apiece, and I find it very easy to regulate my total caloric intake with them. It really doesn’t matter, and yes, they are high in sugar, but I need some glucose for my brain on the fasting days. The whole point is to shrink my stomach down so that a portion about 1/4 the size I was eating before is quite satisfying. You could do it with water alone, but I find that excruciating. Even Ghandi drank sugar water when he was fasting.
Again, the whole point is to prime yourself to exist comfortably on about 1500-1700 Kcal/day. I find that if I try to do it with just portion control it takes about a week to adapt to the smaller portions. The fast shortens that considerably.
It’s amazing how it all comes down to portion control/calories. My father, who at one point weighed nearly 500 lbs, alway used to say he suffered from an “overactive jawbone”.
March 4, 2008 at 5:44 AM #164201NavydocParticipantI just buy a box of 10 Capri Sun juice packets in whatever flavor seems appealing. They are 100 Kcal apiece, and I find it very easy to regulate my total caloric intake with them. It really doesn’t matter, and yes, they are high in sugar, but I need some glucose for my brain on the fasting days. The whole point is to shrink my stomach down so that a portion about 1/4 the size I was eating before is quite satisfying. You could do it with water alone, but I find that excruciating. Even Ghandi drank sugar water when he was fasting.
Again, the whole point is to prime yourself to exist comfortably on about 1500-1700 Kcal/day. I find that if I try to do it with just portion control it takes about a week to adapt to the smaller portions. The fast shortens that considerably.
It’s amazing how it all comes down to portion control/calories. My father, who at one point weighed nearly 500 lbs, alway used to say he suffered from an “overactive jawbone”.
March 5, 2008 at 2:04 PM #164482patientlywaitingParticipantNavydoc, it’s one thing to look good (thin).
I’d love to hear your input on living long.
Don’t you need aerobic exercise to work out your lungs and heart?
How about eating well to preserve your liver and kidneys to over the century mark?
I read that eating a low calorie, high nutrition diet full of fruits and vegetable, combined with daily low-impact exercise is the best way to live a long and healthy life free of medical problems.
What do you think about herbal supplements such as Gingko and Echenacia?
Most of my ancestors (that I know of) lived well into their 90s. Thanks to modern medicine, I hope to be able to make it to over 100 and still be able to live independently with full mental capacity.
March 5, 2008 at 2:04 PM #164794patientlywaitingParticipantNavydoc, it’s one thing to look good (thin).
I’d love to hear your input on living long.
Don’t you need aerobic exercise to work out your lungs and heart?
How about eating well to preserve your liver and kidneys to over the century mark?
I read that eating a low calorie, high nutrition diet full of fruits and vegetable, combined with daily low-impact exercise is the best way to live a long and healthy life free of medical problems.
What do you think about herbal supplements such as Gingko and Echenacia?
Most of my ancestors (that I know of) lived well into their 90s. Thanks to modern medicine, I hope to be able to make it to over 100 and still be able to live independently with full mental capacity.
March 5, 2008 at 2:04 PM #164805patientlywaitingParticipantNavydoc, it’s one thing to look good (thin).
I’d love to hear your input on living long.
Don’t you need aerobic exercise to work out your lungs and heart?
How about eating well to preserve your liver and kidneys to over the century mark?
I read that eating a low calorie, high nutrition diet full of fruits and vegetable, combined with daily low-impact exercise is the best way to live a long and healthy life free of medical problems.
What do you think about herbal supplements such as Gingko and Echenacia?
Most of my ancestors (that I know of) lived well into their 90s. Thanks to modern medicine, I hope to be able to make it to over 100 and still be able to live independently with full mental capacity.
March 5, 2008 at 2:04 PM #164811patientlywaitingParticipantNavydoc, it’s one thing to look good (thin).
I’d love to hear your input on living long.
Don’t you need aerobic exercise to work out your lungs and heart?
How about eating well to preserve your liver and kidneys to over the century mark?
I read that eating a low calorie, high nutrition diet full of fruits and vegetable, combined with daily low-impact exercise is the best way to live a long and healthy life free of medical problems.
What do you think about herbal supplements such as Gingko and Echenacia?
Most of my ancestors (that I know of) lived well into their 90s. Thanks to modern medicine, I hope to be able to make it to over 100 and still be able to live independently with full mental capacity.
March 5, 2008 at 2:04 PM #164897patientlywaitingParticipantNavydoc, it’s one thing to look good (thin).
I’d love to hear your input on living long.
Don’t you need aerobic exercise to work out your lungs and heart?
How about eating well to preserve your liver and kidneys to over the century mark?
I read that eating a low calorie, high nutrition diet full of fruits and vegetable, combined with daily low-impact exercise is the best way to live a long and healthy life free of medical problems.
What do you think about herbal supplements such as Gingko and Echenacia?
Most of my ancestors (that I know of) lived well into their 90s. Thanks to modern medicine, I hope to be able to make it to over 100 and still be able to live independently with full mental capacity.
March 5, 2008 at 4:30 PM #164597nostradamusParticipantHumans are one of the most adaptive species on the planet. I don’t think they need a “fixed” diet of anything. Herbal supplements are passing fads. The typical American probably has 10x the nutrients he needs.
My dad lived to 93. He ate hot dogs, pork & beans out of the can, TV dinners, banana splits, vienna sausages, all kinds of crap. I think he lived so long because he was happy and active. I taught him how to use the internet when he was 80. I also taught him how to ride a skateboard in his 80’s.
About 4 months before he died, he told me he wanted to die because he felt he had done everything possible in this life and he wanted to see what was next. I asked him if there was any information he wanted to leave with me before he went, or if there was anything he would have done differently. He said “avoid fat and take care of your teeth”. So I have. The day he died, he woke up, went to church (he NEVER went to church before), came home, lay in his bed, and died. The doctor said it was “sudden cardiac arrest”. He never had any heart problems. He was a doctor.
March 5, 2008 at 4:30 PM #164910nostradamusParticipantHumans are one of the most adaptive species on the planet. I don’t think they need a “fixed” diet of anything. Herbal supplements are passing fads. The typical American probably has 10x the nutrients he needs.
My dad lived to 93. He ate hot dogs, pork & beans out of the can, TV dinners, banana splits, vienna sausages, all kinds of crap. I think he lived so long because he was happy and active. I taught him how to use the internet when he was 80. I also taught him how to ride a skateboard in his 80’s.
About 4 months before he died, he told me he wanted to die because he felt he had done everything possible in this life and he wanted to see what was next. I asked him if there was any information he wanted to leave with me before he went, or if there was anything he would have done differently. He said “avoid fat and take care of your teeth”. So I have. The day he died, he woke up, went to church (he NEVER went to church before), came home, lay in his bed, and died. The doctor said it was “sudden cardiac arrest”. He never had any heart problems. He was a doctor.
March 5, 2008 at 4:30 PM #164919nostradamusParticipantHumans are one of the most adaptive species on the planet. I don’t think they need a “fixed” diet of anything. Herbal supplements are passing fads. The typical American probably has 10x the nutrients he needs.
My dad lived to 93. He ate hot dogs, pork & beans out of the can, TV dinners, banana splits, vienna sausages, all kinds of crap. I think he lived so long because he was happy and active. I taught him how to use the internet when he was 80. I also taught him how to ride a skateboard in his 80’s.
About 4 months before he died, he told me he wanted to die because he felt he had done everything possible in this life and he wanted to see what was next. I asked him if there was any information he wanted to leave with me before he went, or if there was anything he would have done differently. He said “avoid fat and take care of your teeth”. So I have. The day he died, he woke up, went to church (he NEVER went to church before), came home, lay in his bed, and died. The doctor said it was “sudden cardiac arrest”. He never had any heart problems. He was a doctor.
March 5, 2008 at 4:30 PM #164926nostradamusParticipantHumans are one of the most adaptive species on the planet. I don’t think they need a “fixed” diet of anything. Herbal supplements are passing fads. The typical American probably has 10x the nutrients he needs.
My dad lived to 93. He ate hot dogs, pork & beans out of the can, TV dinners, banana splits, vienna sausages, all kinds of crap. I think he lived so long because he was happy and active. I taught him how to use the internet when he was 80. I also taught him how to ride a skateboard in his 80’s.
About 4 months before he died, he told me he wanted to die because he felt he had done everything possible in this life and he wanted to see what was next. I asked him if there was any information he wanted to leave with me before he went, or if there was anything he would have done differently. He said “avoid fat and take care of your teeth”. So I have. The day he died, he woke up, went to church (he NEVER went to church before), came home, lay in his bed, and died. The doctor said it was “sudden cardiac arrest”. He never had any heart problems. He was a doctor.
March 5, 2008 at 4:30 PM #165012nostradamusParticipantHumans are one of the most adaptive species on the planet. I don’t think they need a “fixed” diet of anything. Herbal supplements are passing fads. The typical American probably has 10x the nutrients he needs.
My dad lived to 93. He ate hot dogs, pork & beans out of the can, TV dinners, banana splits, vienna sausages, all kinds of crap. I think he lived so long because he was happy and active. I taught him how to use the internet when he was 80. I also taught him how to ride a skateboard in his 80’s.
About 4 months before he died, he told me he wanted to die because he felt he had done everything possible in this life and he wanted to see what was next. I asked him if there was any information he wanted to leave with me before he went, or if there was anything he would have done differently. He said “avoid fat and take care of your teeth”. So I have. The day he died, he woke up, went to church (he NEVER went to church before), came home, lay in his bed, and died. The doctor said it was “sudden cardiac arrest”. He never had any heart problems. He was a doctor.
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