Posted on 05/24/2011 11:11:30 AM PDT by decimon
And pee a lot, nothing more.
I was at the grocery store this evening looking for potatoes. Picked up a two pound bag of scrawny, already growing potatoes that had a price of $5. "What the hell?" I thought, before seeing the word "Organic" on the label. I set the potatoes for morons down, and picked up the real ones that were $5 for 5 pounds and perfectly fresh.
People that pay extra for inferior food because somebody slapped an "organic" label on are gullible beyond description.
Imagine that.
>It isn’t complicated but that ugly aspect of self-discipline rears its ugly head and when ignored demands its retribution.<
You are only partially correct. Sugar consumption, in some people, triggers an excess of insulin that causes the body to store the carbohydrates as fat instead of sending it to the muscles to be used for activity. This surge of too much insulin creates a physiological drive to eat. If the person cuts out sugars, white flour and other starches from the diet and limits his or her carbohydrate intake a day to under 60 grams or less, it’s possible not to overeat.
It’s not a matter of “self-discipline”, it’s a physiological process caused by a reaction to too much carbohydrate in the diet.
If a belief has been reached by emotion rather than reason, it is very difficult to dislodge it using only facts and logic.
I know a bit about carbohydrate (CHO) metabolism. Years of excess CHO intake, whether it be from glucose, fructose, or grain, actually results in non-responsive insulin receptors. People who discipline themselves (this is self-discipline), as you suggested, by avoiding excess CHO consumption, do not have problems with glucose regulation. Most people simply consume way too many CHOs in the form of grain, sugar, fructose or whatever. If it comes in a box or a bag, don’t eat it.
It seems that you are among those few old-timers here who believe longevity conveys the right to be rude. My comment was not addressed to you, so please keep your rude comments to yourself. You have every right to eat the way you choose without being attacked and demeaned for it. I also have that right.
> People who discipline themselves (this is self-discipline), as you suggested, by avoiding excess CHO consumption, do not have problems with glucose regulation. Most people simply consume way too many CHOs in the form of grain, sugar, fructose or whatever. If it comes in a box or a bag, don’t eat it.<
You’re preaching to the choir.
So many on here bash overweight people for “lack of self control”, when they are following the low fat, high carb diets recommended by “experts” like Dr Oz, for example.
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