Posted on 09/29/2018 1:54:32 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
Thank you!
(bucket tip)
I wish that show was on here instead of the lefty Bill Handel.
Congrats on your weight loss! I completely agree and I got to my best weight also by ditching the carbs. However, now, maintaining my weight. I definitely try to get in 50g or so a day of resistant starch type carbs like some seeds, starchy vegetables, etc. like Pelham said, they are essential for your immune system. Your gut biome can’t survive on proteins.
Only animal proteins and tofu satisfy me. So that is what I build each meal on. But I include the veggies and my dessert of 92% dark chocolate (which is not a sweet - it’s just a fatty antioxidant at that point, and yummy!). Seeds, a bit of oats, and inulin (a resistant starch powder) are my daily feeding of gut bugs, and sometimes roasted root veggies. When we are good to them, they are good to us, including moods and other brain functions.
Soon you will want to up your workouts because you will see body shaping making a huge difference in how you feel and look. Go slow and choose something you enjoy. It’s not for weight loss. Exercise is for strength, shape, and well being.
Can’t wait to hear your wife is ready to get the cruise tickets!
I am so happy for all the possibilities opening up for you!
Saw above thst you re already on it with good carbs so ignore what I said in my last. You are doing great!
On Atkins years ago, I started bruising easily. We do need good starches. It just doesn’t have to be a large part of our diets. Life is my buffet, using your example, and I just eat the proteins and veggies at all feeding troughs! Lol. Luckily I love to cook so I make family meals the way I want them, adding a big carb for the skinny athletic youths.
This is total BS.
If all you care about is losing weight, get ready to suffer a heart attack anyway. Or cancer for that matter.
Skinny people drop dead every day; the sooner people realise it’s a lot MORE than just getting excited about losing weight, the sooner people will rediscover health.
Just another fad to separate you from your money.
I’m fairly small framed, 5’7”, and weighed nearly 190 last year, which looks really bad on me. Also, I was pre-diabetic. Doc said to cut sugars and carbs to bare minimum, and any time I get hungry just eat a handful of low/no-salt almonds. Use a little raw honey instead of processed sugar in my coffee.
Also, I was drinking about a quart of OJ a day, which I’ve completely eliminated.
I’ve been doing that ever since, and have held my weight at 170. Only 5 lbs more than I was when I got married 30 years ago. My glucose level is well within normal range.
And it required no real sacrifice or hunger.
Now I look at pasta, potatoes, or sugary desserts and have no desire for them. But I do love those almonds.
Good luck on your goal!
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