I'm Bulletproof

Hey guys. I wasn't trying to be sales pitchy. I just wanted to kindly share the things I learned when I changed my diet. Yes it's sustainable for me. Yes it's cheaper than the vegan diet I was following. No I don't fe restricted. After being vegan, on an extremely restricted diet, this diet I'm choosing for myself is quite liberating. It's completely fine if you believe in the way whatever you want/ calorie deficit theory. I personally do not believe that and that's totally okay. Do what works for you. If what you're doing right now isn't working for you, don't be hard on yourself, change it up! I changed it up in a way I never thought I would and I am so thankful.

I respect that answer, but for me personally, I would find the restaurant choices limiting. As far as visiting friends, what if they made spaghetti, hamburgers, pizza, chicken strips (or something else that is breaded)? I'm still curious to know what you eat on your birthday.

I guess it is limiting, if the only things you like are those that I don't eat. The vast majority of items on most menus are acceptable foods (or can be made acceptable -- like getting a burger and just not eating the bun). Chicken, beef, fish, sausages, salads, vegetable sides, etc. It's mostly the bread, desserts, and starchy sides (rice, potatoes, etc.) that I avoid. The main dishes are usually fine.

For birthdays and special occasions, I can, and do, make ice cream out of heavy cream using sugar-free syrups. A half-cup of heavy cream (which is a large serving of ice cream) only has 3.5g of carbs. I like to add some stuff to it, like chopped up frozen strawberries, so it usually runs about 7-8g of net carbs when I make it. There are recipes for low-carb cheesecakes and cookies. I prefer the cheesecake on my birthday, usually skip the ice cream when I have cheesecake anyway. I aim to keep my carbs low, not at zero.

Hamburgers are easy, I just don't eat the bun. Pizza I will usually just eat the cheese and toppings and not touch the crust. It's not very filling, but it's not like I'll starve to death if I don't eat for a while. Chicken strips? I don't think I've ever been served chicken strips outside of a restaurant. If that was the only food, I would just scrape the breading off and eat the chicken. I would hope it wasn't the only food though. If it was at an informal event where people aren't seated around a table, like a party, I would probably just not eat. If anything, I would take a couple and walk around with them on a plate while hanging out. If there is legitimately nothing I would prefer to eat, I don't eat. I rarely am starving. Usually, there are options that work for me. Off the top of my head, I can't think of any time in six-months when there was truly nothing I could eat. I went to a lot of dinners/parties/events over the holiday season and didn't have any issues.

Pasta is an interesting one. I have never liked spaghetti, ever. Growing up, my mom taught us that spaghetti was poor-people food. Then we would have our "normal-people food" of rice and beans, sometimes with chicken, for dinner. Don't ask. I realize that I was raised with a skewed world view. Having rarely ever eaten pasta as a child, I never developed a taste for it. My friends and family all know I don't like it and would prefer not to eat it. So, even before this way of eating, I would pass on any pasta dishes. If there were meatballs or sausages, I could just take a few of those to eat with some cheese on top. I've only run into an issue of this once. I had an Italian coworker, years ago, who was very offended that I didn't like pasta. She repeatedly tried to get me to eat pasta and develop a taste for it. If I turned it down, she'd get angry. Eventually, she got used to it. I would eat a lot of other foods that she brought (olives, hummus, antipasti dishes), and she realized it wasn't an insult to her.

Thanks for answering. I guess it largely depends on personal tastes and how you grew up. I personally cannot imagine a life without pasta or cake. :flowerforyou:

Hey guys. I wasn't trying to be sales pitchy. I just wanted to kindly share the things I learned when I changed my diet. Yes it's sustainable for me. Yes it's cheaper than the vegan diet I was following. No I don't fe restricted. After being vegan, on an extremely restricted diet, this diet I'm choosing for myself is quite liberating. It's completely fine if you believe in the way whatever you want/ calorie deficit theory. I personally do not believe that and that's totally okay. Do what works for you. If what you're doing right now isn't working for you, don't be hard on yourself, change it up! I changed it up in a way I never thought I would and I am so thankful.

It's not a theory...

Hey guys. I wasn't trying to be sales pitchy. I just wanted to kindly share the things I learned when I changed my diet. Yes it's sustainable for me. Yes it's cheaper than the vegan diet I was following. No I don't fe restricted. After being vegan, on an extremely restricted diet, this diet I'm choosing for myself is quite liberating. It's completely fine if you believe in the way whatever you want/ calorie deficit theory. I personally do not believe that and that's totally okay. Do what works for you. If what you're doing right now isn't working for you, don't be hard on yourself, change it up! I changed it up in a way I never thought I would and I am so thankful.

Why does everyone have to make things so much more difficult then they have to be....

Or you can just eat whatever you want while watching your calorie intake and lose 2 lbs a weeks, aka the same amount you lost.

But hey, whatever works.

Why does this feel sales pitchy to me?

I guess it is limiting, if the only things you like are those that I don't eat. The vast majority of items on most menus are acceptable

I don't have the time, energy, or inclination to defend my choice of using a low carb diet, so let me just say this goes for me too.

To those who feel it's necessary to make snide remarks about someone else's choice instead of just supporting them, I still support your choice even though I've found it doesn't work for me.

Good luck to all in their quest for self improvement, regardless of the method they choose.

I guess it is limiting, if the only things you like are those that I don't eat. The vast majority of items on most menus are acceptable

I don't have the time, energy, or inclination to defend my choice of using a low carb diet, so let me just say this goes for me too.

To those who feel it's necessary to make snide remarks about someone else's choice instead of just supporting them, I still support your choice even though I've found it doesn't work for me.

Good luck to all in their quest for self improvement, regardless of the method they choose.

The issue I have is when people try to coin a term and use it to sell something making outrageous claims.

"Bulletproofing" is just that.

I personally experienced yak butter tea, like the inventor of bulletproof coffee, in the Himalayas many years ago before he "invented" his coffee. Great stuff and also an acquired taste (I really can't say I like it a lot) and it's usually a good energy source locally especially when mixed with tsampa, a type of flour.

Taking this and marketing is brilliant. As is coining the term.

However, his claims that his coffee is mycotoxin "freer" than other providers seems a stretch. His claim that his "octane" MCT oils are 18x stronger than coconut oil is an empty claim. Stronger at what? Personal taste? Pull test? Empty adjective. Oh, and what's the main ingredient used? Umm, coconut oil.

His claim that bulletproofing leads to preferential fat utilization, better insulin profile are conjecture and unlikely in an isocaloric diet and full 24 day studies have shown no significant benefit from calorie timing. He even claims that it helps build muscle.

The whole "bulletproof" lifestyle (vibrating plate, anyone) that he sells made a few of my fellow trekkers roll their eyes, not out of jealousy at his success but at the marketing hype he peddles.

Sleep induction blanket? Omg.

Lifehack indeed, as he counts his money at the bank.

Yet this thread isn't about his whole thing (whatever it is, I'm not involved), it's about a person's diet preference. The claim the person made is that it works for her, and so far I haven't seen anything for sale. Seems like it would be easy enough to just say "Good luck!" instead of "OP, glad this worked for you but I'd personally be the stupidest person on the planet if I ate like that."

It seems like some people take the idea of another person's diet as some sort of personal affront. It's not, and if it makes someone happy enough to post a little thread saying how happy they are that it is working for them then what kind of person tears them down? It reminds me of people who, when looking at a photo of a person who just lost a lot of weight and is feeling good about themselves says "yeah, but you're still fat in the [insert trouble area]."

I guess some people's mothers never told them "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything."

I guess it is limiting, if the only things you like are those that I don't eat. The vast majority of items on most menus are acceptable

I don't have the time, energy, or inclination to defend my choice of using a low carb diet, so let me just say this goes for me too.

To those who feel it's necessary to make snide remarks about someone else's choice instead of just supporting them, I still support your choice even though I've found it doesn't work for me.

Good luck to all in their quest for self improvement, regardless of the method they choose.

The issue I have is when people try to coin a term and use it to sell something making outrageous claims.

"Bulletproofing" is just that.

I personally experienced yak butter tea, like the inventor of bulletproof coffee, in the Himalayas many years ago before he "invented" his coffee. Great stuff and also an acquired taste (I really can't say I like it a lot) and it's usually a good energy source locally especially when mixed with tsampa, a type of flour.

Taking this and marketing is brilliant. As is coining the term.

However, his claims that his coffee is mycotoxin "freer" than other providers seems a stretch. His claim that his "octane" MCT oils are 18x stronger than coconut oil is an empty claim. Stronger at what? Personal taste? Pull test? Empty adjective. Oh, and what's the main ingredient used? Umm, coconut oil.

His claim that bulletproofing leads to preferential fat utilization, better insulin profile are conjecture and unlikely in an isocaloric diet and full 24 day studies have shown no significant benefit from calorie timing. He even claims that it helps build muscle.

The whole "bulletproof" lifestyle (vibrating plate, anyone) that he sells made a few of my fellow trekkers roll their eyes, not out of jealousy at his success but at the marketing hype he peddles.

Sleep induction blanket? Omg.

Lifehack indeed, as he counts his money at the bank.

Yet this thread isn't about his whole thing (whatever it is, I'm not involved), it's about a person's diet preference. The claim the person made is that it works for her, and so far I haven't seen anything for sale. Seems like it would be easy enough to just say "Good luck!" instead of "OP, glad this worked for you but I'd personally be the stupidest person on the planet if I ate like that."

It seems like some people take the idea of another person's diet as some sort of personal affront. It's not, and if it makes someone happy enough to post a little thread saying how happy they are that it is working for them then what kind of person tears them down? It reminds me of people who, when looking at a photo of a person who just lost a lot of weight and is feeling good about themselves says "yeah, but you're still fat in the [insert trouble area]."

I guess some people's mothers never told them "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything."

So, you are saying not nice things about people not saying nice things? Guess mom's teachings didn't stick.

The OPs post is bulletproof evangelism. "Ohmygod, worlds best thing, this new thing I've tried for two weeks. All the energies in two weeks". It's absolutely reasonable to say "good for you, wouldn't work for me" when in fact it wouldn't work for me. Personally, the term is a dog-whistle to eye rolling in trekking circles - I understand you might not see that. People here are not attacking her.

Now, if you are projecting "you're still fat" stories, that's rather an exaggeration. No one in this thread has been like that, that's in your read of things.

I'm sorry that you expect people to just happily cheer along ideas that they find contrary to their experience. I'd rather see open expression and exchange of ideas. Almost everyone has offered congrats to the OP. Thread is pretty damn snark free. If you promote an idea it seems reasonable that the idea will be looked at with some critical inspection. Especially in GD&WL section of the site. It's not called "cheer me on blindly".

Personally, I find this to be long term untenable, which is what I wrote. That the OP finds it useful is great - sincerely, good for her.

I guess it is limiting, if the only things you like are those that I don't eat. The vast majority of items on most menus are acceptable

I don't have the time, energy, or inclination to defend my choice of using a low carb diet, so let me just say this goes for me too.

To those who feel it's necessary to make snide remarks about someone else's choice instead of just supporting them, I still support your choice even though I've found it doesn't work for me.

Good luck to all in their quest for self improvement, regardless of the method they choose.

The issue I have is when people try to coin a term and use it to sell something making outrageous claims.

"Bulletproofing" is just that.

I personally experienced yak butter tea, like the inventor of bulletproof coffee, in the Himalayas many years ago before he "invented" his coffee. Great stuff and also an acquired taste (I really can't say I like it a lot) and it's usually a good energy source locally especially when mixed with tsampa, a type of flour.

Taking this and marketing is brilliant. As is coining the term.

However, his claims that his coffee is mycotoxin "freer" than other providers seems a stretch. His claim that his "octane" MCT oils are 18x stronger than coconut oil is an empty claim. Stronger at what? Personal taste? Pull test? Empty adjective. Oh, and what's the main ingredient used? Umm, coconut oil.

His claim that bulletproofing leads to preferential fat utilization, better insulin profile are conjecture and unlikely in an isocaloric diet and full 24 day studies have shown no significant benefit from calorie timing. He even claims that it helps build muscle.

The whole "bulletproof" lifestyle (vibrating plate, anyone) that he sells made a few of my fellow trekkers roll their eyes, not out of jealousy at his success but at the marketing hype he peddles.

Sleep induction blanket? Omg.

Lifehack indeed, as he counts his money at the bank.

Yet this thread isn't about his whole thing (whatever it is, I'm not involved), it's about a person's diet preference. The claim the person made is that it works for her, and so far I haven't seen anything for sale. Seems like it would be easy enough to just say "Good luck!" instead of "OP, glad this worked for you but I'd personally be the stupidest person on the planet if I ate like that."

It seems like some people take the idea of another person's diet as some sort of personal affront. It's not, and if it makes someone happy enough to post a little thread saying how happy they are that it is working for them then what kind of person tears them down? It reminds me of people who, when looking at a photo of a person who just lost a lot of weight and is feeling good about themselves says "yeah, but you're still fat in the [insert trouble area]."

I guess some people's mothers never told them "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything."

So, you are saying not nice things about people not saying nice things? Guess mom's teachings didn't stick.

The OPs post is bulletproof evangelism. "Ohmygod, worlds best thing, this new thing I've tried for two weeks. All the energies in two weeks". It's absolutely reasonable to say "good for you, wouldn't work for me" when in fact it wouldn't work for me. Personally, the term is a dog-whistle to eye rolling in trekking circles - I understand you might not see that. People here are not attacking her.

Now, if you are projecting "you're still fat" stories, that's rather an exaggeration. No one in this thread has been like that, that's in your read of things.

I'm sorry that you expect people to just happily cheer along ideas that they find contrary to their experience. I'd rather see open expression and exchange of ideas. Almost everyone has offered congrats to the OP. Thread is pretty damn snark free. If you promote an idea it seems reasonable that the idea will be looked at with some critical inspection. Especially in GD&WL section of the site. It's not called "cheer me on blindly".

Personally, I find this to be long term untenable, which is what I wrote. That the OP finds it useful is great - sincerely, good for her.

Noting that someone is not saying nice things is not the same as specifically saying mean things to a person. Any more than arresting a person is the same as abducting them.

I guess when I see things like "OP, glad this worked for you but I'd personally be the stupidest person on the planet if I ate like that." or posts calling her method a penance, or posts by people saying they want to stuff a cookie in her mouth I don't see a thread lacking in snark.