What have I been doing with my life?
tribal351
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I grew up in a margarine world. Oleo was what we called it. Butter bad, oleo good.
Got into my 20"s and shifted to non stick cooking spray because healthy, right?
For years I have eaten the same thing for breakfast. 3 eggs, and something else. When I was counting calories but not carbs it was three eggs and grits with hot sauce. Since starting HFLC it became 3 eggs and a smoked sausage, or bacon. All cooked with non stick or coconut oil.
Today I tossed butter in the pan. No special reason, but I haven't eaten actual butter since I was a child.
WHY DIDNT ANYONE TELL ME THAT MY WHOLE LIFE HAS BEEN A LIE?!!!!!!
Almost 50 years old, and had no idea that real butter with my eggs would be so delicious...
Got into my 20"s and shifted to non stick cooking spray because healthy, right?
For years I have eaten the same thing for breakfast. 3 eggs, and something else. When I was counting calories but not carbs it was three eggs and grits with hot sauce. Since starting HFLC it became 3 eggs and a smoked sausage, or bacon. All cooked with non stick or coconut oil.
Today I tossed butter in the pan. No special reason, but I haven't eaten actual butter since I was a child.
WHY DIDNT ANYONE TELL ME THAT MY WHOLE LIFE HAS BEEN A LIE?!!!!!!
Almost 50 years old, and had no idea that real butter with my eggs would be so delicious...
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LOL. I feel the same way. Lied to. I wish President Eisenhower hadn't had that heart attack or at least had a different cardiologist. I've read that was the beginning of the "low fat" era. I think it was in the book "The Big Fat Lie".4
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Yep we've all been brainwashed since childhood. Now, about those eggs....bacon fat....try your eggs in that....oh my!6
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How about bacon fat AND butter....double down on the delicious. I've never done that, but probably would....5
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SuperCarLori wrote: »How about bacon fat AND butter....double down on the delicious. I've never done that, but probably would....
yummmmmmy.
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You are not alone! I grew up thinking butter was bad too. Low fat was the thing growing up in the 90s/early 2000s and most likely before then too! The stupid gigantic tub of margarine would be in my family's fridge and we would spread it on toast and then sprinkle sugar on top. Talk about a nightmare!
And then I thought eating tomato basil rice cakes that tasted like cardboard would make me skinny.
The worst part is that people still think that way.6 -
Add a tbsp of heavy whipping cream to the scrambled eggs too, then cook in the butter (hey, bacon grease is yummy too! )! Oh my, that's a goodness that sticks to your ribs for hours!!
And yes, the big fat lie has harmed a countless number of people! Will continue until "they" change the verbiage! I'm glad I finally learned!2 -
I've lost 90lbs eating: butter, bacon, pork rinds, well "marbled" steaks, regular ground beef, chicken legs/thighs with skin. And my blood test results have never been better. I will never believe what "they" tell me ever again. I trust the advice of the regular folks on this forum more than any government agency or food corp.9
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samanthaluangphixay wrote: »You are not alone! I grew up thinking butter was bad too. Low fat was the thing growing up in the 90s/early 2000s and most likely before then too! The stupid gigantic tub of margarine would be in my family's fridge and we would spread it on toast and then sprinkle sugar on top. Talk about a nightmare!
And then I thought eating tomato basil rice cakes that tasted like cardboard would make me skinny.
The worst part is that people still think that way.
Yep, my favorite was the I can't believe it's not butter spray. I always thought, omg it tastes so much like butter but it's healthy!
I shudder to think what that garbage was even made of 6 -
Add a tbsp of heavy whipping cream to the scrambled eggs too, then cook in the butter (hey, bacon grease is yummy too! )! Oh my, that's a goodness that sticks to your ribs for hours!!
And yes, the big fat lie has harmed a countless number of people! Will continue until "they" change the verbiage! I'm glad I finally learned!
Yes I wish "they" would get their noses out of everybody's business "they" do much more harm than good.2 -
Everybody chant: "If you think it's butter but it's not, It's Chiffon. It's not nice to fool Mother Nature". or "Everything's better with Blue Bonnet on it".4
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Welcome to the dark side. It's healthier here. Contrary to what we've always thought.5
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Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »Welcome to the dark side. It's healthier here. Contrary to what we've always thought.
And we don't need no stinkin' cookies!7 -
Ne'er more shall I consort with the cheap spread.4
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We have been eating butter for years. Margarine is yellow colored Crisco. Oreo filling is Crisco also. Love Love Love the fats I am eating now. More butter! More Olive Oil! More Bacon!!!!!Bring it on!!!!1
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A friend just got blood results that showed her glucose was high. Doctor told her she was pre-diabetic and gave her a pamphlet outlining the diet she should follow. It includes a fruit and a starch at every meal. She so whole-heartedly believes that is the correct way to proceed that I just shut my mouth. I did, however, she get her blood re-checked in 6 months. Doctor never even suggested that!!2
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Oh yes. As a kid I usually had my glass or two of "healthy apple juice at breakfast along with my Cheerios or Shreddies with a teaspoon of sugar on top, or the treat Cereals of Captain Crunch (man that stuff could shred your mouth) or Count Dracula, which would turn my powdered skin milk chocolately.
As I got older I switched to instant oatmel packets. The ones that came with dried peaches or brown sugar. Or a giant Costco sized muffin... Remember the giant chocolate ones?
As an adult I switched to steel cut oats with raisens and honey. All natural you know. And on the weekend I would eat my lean chicken bacon and egg white omelets.
Now? I either skip breakfast, have BPC, or bacon with eggs. Eggs cooked in the grease. No draining allowed. Butter added if there isn't enough fat for my eggs to float.
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daylitemag wrote: »I've lost 90lbs eating: butter, bacon, pork rinds, well "marbled" steaks, regular ground beef, chicken legs/thighs with skin. And my blood test results have never been better. I will never believe what "they" tell me ever again. I trust the advice of the regular folks on this forum more than any government agency or food corp.
AMEN TO THAT!!!!4 -
I'm much more healthy now that I have fat in my diet!! My body embraced it very quickly, and rewarded my with fewer headaches, much less fibromyalgia pain, and glowing/healthy skin!! I'm in love with woe, and won't be going back to low fat!5
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A friend just got blood results that showed her glucose was high. Doctor told her she was pre-diabetic and gave her a pamphlet outlining the diet she should follow. It includes a fruit and a starch at every meal.
A relic from the Dark Ages! Or maybe that skanky pamphlet was published with the generous support of our friends at Kellogg or General Mills....
My guarded response when I hear that sort of news from a (rational) friend is too say, "YMMV blah blah, the only way to know if you're a Prius or a Durango is to keep track of your mileage blah blah blah, I test 5-10x per day and am still constantly surprised blah, blah ..." then offer to give them a cheap, reliable glucose meter and some test strips (Bayer Contour Next via Amazon as low as $5, soon-expiring test strips as low as $.10 each).
The few who've taken me up on it are not likely to eat a banana in a hot dog bun with every meal....2 -
I posted not long ago about a conversation with someone who was proud of her new daily breakfast routine, although she was puzzled why her weight wasn't going down. She described a fruit packed smoothie that on my own I later estimated at around 150 carb grams.
What I forgot to include in that post was the punch line. She asked me if I knew a good way to keep half an avocado from going brown. She only adds half an avocado to each smoothie, because as everyone knows "Avocados are very fattening."3 -
mandycat223 wrote: »I posted not long ago about a conversation with someone who was proud of her new daily breakfast routine, although she was puzzled why her weight wasn't going down. She described a fruit packed smoothie that on my own I later estimated at around 150 carb grams.
What I forgot to include in that post was the punch line. She asked me if I knew a good way to keep half an avocado from going brown. She only adds half an avocado to each smoothie, because as everyone knows "Avocados are very fattening."
well heck who could add a whole avo to that if its already got near 600 calories of sugar, dang2 -
mandycat223 wrote: »I posted not long ago about a conversation with someone who was proud of her new daily breakfast routine, although she was puzzled why her weight wasn't going down. She described a fruit packed smoothie that on my own I later estimated at around 150 carb grams.
What I forgot to include in that post was the punch line. She asked me if I knew a good way to keep half an avocado from going brown. She only adds half an avocado to each smoothie, because as everyone knows "Avocados are very fattening."
I remember when I was naive. I had a healthy smoothie every morning jam packed full of super foods!! When I started calorie counting I realized it was about 600 calories and I was usually starving a two hours after I drank it...now its BPC and I'm not hungry for about 5-6 hours. Love this WOE.3 -
mandycat223 wrote: »I posted not long ago about a conversation with someone who was proud of her new daily breakfast routine, although she was puzzled why her weight wasn't going down. She described a fruit packed smoothie that on my own I later estimated at around 150 carb grams.
What I forgot to include in that post was the punch line. She asked me if I knew a good way to keep half an avocado from going brown. She only adds half an avocado to each smoothie, because as everyone knows "Avocados are very fattening."
That is pretty sad, but there may be a silver lining - hopefully, the lack of demand will keep the avocado prices within reach for the keto crowd, though macadamia nuts sure ain't cheap.
I went to a conference not too long ago that had comparable breakfast offerings. But at least - unlike the Avocado Avoider's ingredients - the food was not of any attendee's choosing.
Anyhow, here's what was set out to jump start the day:Bagels, apple pastries, healthy low-fat flavored cream cheese, healthy low-fat flavored yogurt, jam, apple butter, honey, sweetened fat-free fake coffee cream, coffee, 2% milk, orange juice, cans of Arizona tea-colored sugar water, bananas, and.... prunes (wtf, prunes, right?!).
Oh, and ice and water. Thank god!
I eyeballed the typical bombs people were designing on their plates and estimated - 500-750 calories and 100-175 carb-grams for the average, first trip to the breakfast spread.
I should have tried to correlate timing and amount of drool and jerky micro-naps with estimate carbs, but I guess I may have caught a contact dull-buzz and not been on my game....4 -
mandycat223 wrote: »I posted not long ago about a conversation with someone who was proud of her new daily breakfast routine, although she was puzzled why her weight wasn't going down. She described a fruit packed smoothie that on my own I later estimated at around 150 carb grams.
What I forgot to include in that post was the punch line. She asked me if I knew a good way to keep half an avocado from going brown. She only adds half an avocado to each smoothie, because as everyone knows "Avocados are very fattening."
This reminded me about a girl my daughter knows from her old job.
Some of you might recall me talking about the 22 year old woman my daughter knows that was going to have gastric bypass but couldn't stick to the pre surgery diet like she was supposed to. She was losing weight taking a medication the doctor gave her so she took herself off his diet because the pill was going to get her to the weight he set for her to lose.
Well, she had the surgery and is on a liquid diet. She doesn't like the stuff the doctor gave her to drink so she goes to smoothie king for every meal instead. Fruit smoothies all day every day. My daughter tried to warn her about the sugar and her response was a snippy "It's fruit! You're supposed to have lots of fruit every day!"
Edited because, just once I would like autocorrect to function correctly.
It thought daighte was a perfectly reasonable way to spell daughter I guess. Lol1 -
You know, though, there was a time I thought much the way that gal did...we are so programmed...I'm just thankful I figured out how to unprogram.2
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Sigh....fruit2
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