Beleg Cúthalion on 8/10/2014 at 07:17
I already knew the feeling, it was just another reminder that taking short-cuts can be painful. When I was in London earlier this year I enjoyed the many diners/snack bars/soup kitchens where you could halfway healthy food like baguettes with lots of salad or small warm dishes. This is even better than a bratwurst with bun which would be typical for Germany...unfortunately. I'm currently thinking about abstaining from chocolate cookies and other high-sugar stuff.
faetal on 8/10/2014 at 07:33
Quote Posted by Tony_Tarantula
That's actually normal when switching to a low-meat, organic diet....though being German your food is of a much higher baseline quality than what you find in America. Your average American supermarket food is over-processed, nutrient devoid, cheap crap where every corner that they could cut to lower costs was.
Well the TTIP will soon change that, as trade is going to be enhanced by normalising standards to the lowest common denominator*
* - The US in most cases.
Tony_Tarantula on 10/10/2014 at 02:12
Fortunately, there is a growing counter-movement. Organic and natural foods have dropped in price significantly over the past few years and availability has become widespread. Even brand name grocery stores now typically carry organic produce and some organic frozen/canned goods. The "eat local" movement is also succeeding in spreading the message. In my area farmer's markets are popular, and we even have access to local meat outlet that sells Wagyu at a reasonable price.
Beleg:
Mostly, but not quite. If you are serious about dropping fat weight you need to cut out almost all "quick carbs" which consists of sugars and processed grain from your diet. No candy, dairy(except for butter), pasta, or white rice. It also makes it somewhat easier if you cut down the percentage of your diet that is animal-based foods. The exception is that you can have a single "cheat" day a week. Doing that prevents your body from adapting its metabolism to your low carb diet.
Beleg Cúthalion on 10/10/2014 at 08:29
I don't have any weight loss intentions at all, you'd probably consider me skinny if you saw me. I'm currently into researching what kind of food isn't really appropriate for the human body in general, like e.g. too much milk, meat, processed sugar or excessive amounts of grain/cereals (while apparently pre-Neolithic humans still ate more grain than could be expected - NB, I'm aware of the pitfalls of the so-called "Stoneage Diet"). In addition to that, I've learned to appreciate food that doesn't drag me down, especially before training, but luckily these two approaches seem to go hand in hand. I've started to call my approach the "Sunday Roast" way, basically referring to the "cheat day" you mentioned. One learns to appreciate this stuff if you cannot have it every day.
faetal on 10/10/2014 at 10:54
If that growing counter movement has any impact on global trade profits, you can bet money it'll be legislated out of existence.
Yakoob on 12/10/2014 at 00:58
Quote Posted by Beleg Cúthalion
I had a few "processed" meals yesterday, one vegetarian cheese patty-thingy dish in the uni canteen and later a grilled cheese baguette from the train station. Maybe I've become what a friend called a "bio sissy" (since organic food is labelled "bio" in Germany) but these two things made me feel bloated until evening in my fencing class. But there could be worse things I guess than being disgusted by unhealthy food.
I know what you mean. I was just visiting old family friends, which included eating out at typical "huge-fried-portions" diners and having lots of waffles/sausages/eggs/toast for breakfast. Felt so bloated after two days of that.
Quote Posted by Tony_Tarantula
Mostly, but not quite. If you are serious about dropping fat weight you need to cut out almost all "quick carbs" which consists of sugars and processed grain from your diet. No candy, dairy(except for butter), pasta, or white rice.
While I'm not disagreeing that cutting these things could help lose weight, that is not someone necessarily "needs to" to. There's many other ways to healthfully lease weight. I lost a TON of weight while eating cereal with milk, bread and rice almost every day. I just ate less of it, and started biking/jogging a lot.
kaufenpreis on 14/10/2014 at 12:25
taking daily low-dose Aspirin, if prescribed
managing Blood pressure and Cholesterol levels
quitting Smoking
nickie on 15/10/2014 at 15:00
I've just been reading (
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29616418) Should people be eating more fat? from the Beeb website. Some interesting studies which basically come down to the fact that some saturated fats aren't bad for you which pleases me as I do love butter, milk and cheese. The Mediterranean diet comes out well and I'm a big fan of that too.
Medlar on 15/10/2014 at 20:37
Keeping fit as a 60 year old is not easy, well not for me. Fishing is good but not an all year round or daily activity, so I decided to get another dog. Had dogs all my life but not for the past 5 years as we have been travelling (and putting on weight!)
Here is my saviour from obesity I hope :)
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http://www.parishtram.co.uk/fly/Fly/Photos.html) Fly
He is a 3 month old Black Labrador cross Lurcher, already weighs 10.5 kilos so going to be a big fella.
Tony_Tarantula on 16/10/2014 at 03:28
It definitely makes it easier to reduce processed carbs. Also keep in mind that there's a big difference between Cheerio-O's and something like fruit loops when it comes to the effect it will have on your body.....or at least that is what I've been told by a dietician.
If you're interested in studying diet correlations from an academic standpoint you might enjoy this book:
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http://www.amazon.com/The-China-Study-Comprehensive-Implications/dp/1932100660)
