Whole Foods Saturation

[CardiffBaseball]

FatErik I have a good friend who went Vegan and had a lot of health issues. After about 15 years he’s apparently given up and is back eating meat. A lot of gut issues.

Like you I basically eat a somewhat Atkins style without really paying attention, but I need to stick it through this time. Luckily the biggest loser contest at the office motivation. I really don’t count calories or pay attention to what I am eating, and the diet is fairly self-regulating in that you are satiated enough not to have a 5000 calorie day. Do you know how much steak and sausage one must eat to have a day like that?

It’s not for everyone but when I cut the grains and sugars I feel lighter, more energetic etc. At a recent steakhouse family meal I just skipped over the bread. Looked good but once I start I go a little overboard and get that carb-coma feeling. So some veggies, salads etc. round out my day. Working well so far, and not following some specific plan makes things much simpler.

[zzz]

faterikcartman, i’m with you that fad diets don’t work, they tend to be unbalanced, unsustainable, etc. people just don’t stick with it or they become obsessed and consumed by it. i think however its about listening to your body. whatever you feel great eating, versus what makes you feel ill. and everything in moderation and a large variety of foods. i personally stopped eating packaged/processed foods, even though i LOVED a lot of them, because i had severe acid reflux eating certain foods and packaged/processed crap contains way too many ingredients and preservatives. i don’t think popping a pill is the solution, eventually you will develop a disease or cancer with long term chronic inflammation in your GI track. so i simply stopped eating certain foods, stopped taking pills, and my acid reflux went away completely. i also don’t think carbs are bad, i happen to love them, but simply figured out which ones my body digest versus ones i don’t, and stick to those carbs.

other people i know have a gut of steel and can eat anything, and are very healthy. i have older friends who eat whatever they want and they have had 0 health problems. a lot of its genetics and your body type.

[zzz]

faterikcartman, i’m with you that fad diets don’t work, they tend to be unbalanced, unsustainable, etc. people just don’t stick with it or they become obsessed and consumed by it. i think however its about listening to your body. whatever you feel great eating, versus what makes you feel ill. and everything in moderation and a large variety of foods. i personally stopped eating packaged/processed foods, even though i LOVED a lot of them, because i had severe acid reflux eating certain foods and packaged/processed crap contains way too many ingredients and preservatives. i don’t think popping a pill is the solution, eventually you will develop a disease or cancer with long term chronic inflammation in your GI track. so i simply stopped eating certain foods, stopped taking pills, and my acid reflux went away completely. i also don’t think carbs are bad, i happen to love them, but simply figured out which ones my body digest versus ones i don’t, and stick to those carbs.

other people i know have a gut of steel and can eat anything, and are very healthy. i have older friends who eat whatever they want and they have had 0 health problems. a lot of its genetics and your body type.

[zzz]

faterikcartman, i’m with you that fad diets don’t work, they tend to be unbalanced, unsustainable, etc. people just don’t stick with it or they become obsessed and consumed by it. i think however its about listening to your body. whatever you feel great eating, versus what makes you feel ill. and everything in moderation and a large variety of foods. i personally stopped eating packaged/processed foods, even though i LOVED a lot of them, because i had severe acid reflux eating certain foods and packaged/processed crap contains way too many ingredients and preservatives. i don’t think popping a pill is the solution, eventually you will develop a disease or cancer with long term chronic inflammation in your GI track. so i simply stopped eating certain foods, stopped taking pills, and my acid reflux went away completely. i also don’t think carbs are bad, i happen to love them, but simply figured out which ones my body digest versus ones i don’t, and stick to those carbs.

other people i know have a gut of steel and can eat anything, and are very healthy. i have older friends who eat whatever they want and they have had 0 health problems. a lot of its genetics and your body type.

[zzz]

faterikcartman, i’m with you that fad diets don’t work, they tend to be unbalanced, unsustainable, etc. people just don’t stick with it or they become obsessed and consumed by it. i think however its about listening to your body. whatever you feel great eating, versus what makes you feel ill. and everything in moderation and a large variety of foods. i personally stopped eating packaged/processed foods, even though i LOVED a lot of them, because i had severe acid reflux eating certain foods and packaged/processed crap contains way too many ingredients and preservatives. i don’t think popping a pill is the solution, eventually you will develop a disease or cancer with long term chronic inflammation in your GI track. so i simply stopped eating certain foods, stopped taking pills, and my acid reflux went away completely. i also don’t think carbs are bad, i happen to love them, but simply figured out which ones my body digest versus ones i don’t, and stick to those carbs.

other people i know have a gut of steel and can eat anything, and are very healthy. i have older friends who eat whatever they want and they have had 0 health problems. a lot of its genetics and your body type.

[zzz]

faterikcartman, i’m with you that fad diets don’t work, they tend to be unbalanced, unsustainable, etc. people just don’t stick with it or they become obsessed and consumed by it. i think however its about listening to your body. whatever you feel great eating, versus what makes you feel ill. and everything in moderation and a large variety of foods. i personally stopped eating packaged/processed foods, even though i LOVED a lot of them, because i had severe acid reflux eating certain foods and packaged/processed crap contains way too many ingredients and preservatives. i don’t think popping a pill is the solution, eventually you will develop a disease or cancer with long term chronic inflammation in your GI track. so i simply stopped eating certain foods, stopped taking pills, and my acid reflux went away completely. i also don’t think carbs are bad, i happen to love them, but simply figured out which ones my body digest versus ones i don’t, and stick to those carbs.

other people i know have a gut of steel and can eat anything, and are very healthy. i have older friends who eat whatever they want and they have had 0 health problems. a lot of its genetics and your body type.

[The-Shoveler]

My take, (as someone who has never shopped at whole foods),
Just reducing the amount you eat has the biggest effect (in my health anyway).
The few times I have been able to really lose the weight I found myself taking the stairs the three rungs at a time like I used to when I was a teen.
Unfortunately it’s hard to not eat too much especially when you are either on the road or working or hanging around at home or on the beach, hmmm,
OK it just hard to not over eat.

[briansd1]

[quote=Nor-LA-SD-GUY2]My take, (as someone who has never shopped at whole foods),
Just reducing the amount you eat has the biggest effect (in my health anyway).
The few times I have been able to really lose the weight I found myself taking the stairs the three rungs at a time like I used to when I was a teen.
Unfortunately it’s hard to not eat too much especially when you are either on the road or working or hanging around at home or on the beach, hmmm,
OK it just hard to not over eat.[/quote]

Interesting observations.

I was talking to a former military friend and mentioned discipline. So the guy went off on a little rant about knowing full well about discipline. His job now is to ensure the safety of others. He likes to say it like he sees it. When things are fucked-up you fix them.

I didn’t say this but really wanted to:
If letting yourself go from from 180# to 250#, and likely to 300# in the next 5 years, to the point where your fat ass is too lazy to pickup stuff on the floor, to the point you now feel pain in your knees and back, is not fucked up, then I don’t know what is. Pull yourself together and fix it.

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