The Starch Solution

hokagenoob · January 2016

So I legit just watched an 1 hour video of Dr.McDougall's "The Starch Solution" video on YouTube and honestly it was a HUGE eye opener to how majority of society has turned into obesity. And how in B.C they all ate grains and stayed in shape. I'm thinking about trying this out! For those who know what I'm talking about and has tried this out, can you tell me your guys stories about it? Does it work?
If you guys haven't watched it I really suggest you do! Its real interesting.

Sued0nim · January 2016

Isn't it just a vegan manifesto?

What is the basic message?

stevencloser · January 2016

If he suggests that people in BC stayed in shape because they ate grains instead of having physical work all day long with barely enough food to scrape by, he is full of *kitten*.

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld · January 2016

hokagenoob wrote: »

So I legit just watched an 1 hour video of Dr.McDougall's "The Starch Solution" video on YouTube and honestly it was a HUGE eye opener to how majority of society has turned into obesity. And how in B.C they all ate grains and stayed in shape. I'm thinking about trying this out! For those who know what I'm talking about and has tried this out, can you tell me your guys stories about it? Does it work?
If you guys haven't watched it I really suggest you do! Its real interesting.

Your going try out a B.C lifestyle? Wow good luck, even the thought of washing 1 load of clothes in B.C times would have me reaching for a pot of ice-cream.
Just think about the walk down to a river, stream or well carrying it all by hand, no car. Rich people may have had a donkey. Then to wash it, rinse it etc. That is some calorie burn. Then to carry it back wet, even heavier with water weight.
Then all the other chores they had to do or working in fields etc all day. It is not surprising they had almost non existent obesity.

hokagenoob · January 2016

stevencloser wrote: »

If he suggests that people in BC stayed in shape because they ate grains instead of having physical work all day long with barely enough food to scrape by, he is full of *kitten*.

Lol it's worth try

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »

hokagenoob wrote: »

So I legit just watched an 1 hour video of Dr.McDougall's "The Starch Solution" video on YouTube and honestly it was a HUGE eye opener to how majority of society has turned into obesity. And how in B.C they all ate grains and stayed in shape. I'm thinking about trying this out! For those who know what I'm talking about and has tried this out, can you tell me your guys stories about it? Does it work?
If you guys haven't watched it I really suggest you do! Its real interesting.

Your going try out a B.C lifestyle? Wow good luck, even the thought of washing 1 load of clothes in B.C times would have me reaching for a pot of ice-cream.
Just think about the walk down to a river, stream or well carrying it all by hand, no car. Rich people may have had a donkey. Then to wash it, rinse it etc. That is some calorie burn. Then to carry it back wet, even heavier with water weight.
Then all the other chores they had to do or working in fields etc all day. It is not surprising they had almost non existent obesity.

I say why not? I'll give it a go and tell you guys if it's a fail or not lol x)

stevencloser · January 2016

hokagenoob wrote: »

stevencloser wrote: »

If he suggests that people in BC stayed in shape because they ate grains instead of having physical work all day long with barely enough food to scrape by, he is full of *kitten*.

Lol it's worth try

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »

hokagenoob wrote: »

So I legit just watched an 1 hour video of Dr.McDougall's "The Starch Solution" video on YouTube and honestly it was a HUGE eye opener to how majority of society has turned into obesity. And how in B.C they all ate grains and stayed in shape. I'm thinking about trying this out! For those who know what I'm talking about and has tried this out, can you tell me your guys stories about it? Does it work?
If you guys haven't watched it I really suggest you do! Its real interesting.

Your going try out a B.C lifestyle? Wow good luck, even the thought of washing 1 load of clothes in B.C times would have me reaching for a pot of ice-cream.
Just think about the walk down to a river, stream or well carrying it all by hand, no car. Rich people may have had a donkey. Then to wash it, rinse it etc. That is some calorie burn. Then to carry it back wet, even heavier with water weight.
Then all the other chores they had to do or working in fields etc all day. It is not surprising they had almost non existent obesity.

I say why not? I'll give it a go and tell you guys if it's a fail or not lol x)

The only way to lose weight is a calorie deficit. Trying to eat like people from 2000 years ago isn't going to change that.

Sued0nim · January 2016

do or do not
There is no try
Said a great green goblin once

You strike me as someone lurching from one fad to the next ...well st least you remind me of what I used to be like .."it's worth a try" always denoted short term lack of commitment and yo yo weight loss to me

You may find it better to focus on your calories, ignore all fads, and simply find a dietary plan that works for you..those go to foods that you really enjoy, the ability to eat in public without major food rules, a variable nutritious diet and something that becomes natural

Something you can stick with for life > worth a try

yarwell · January 2016

this BC ?

melonaulait · January 2016

Going vegetarian/vegan and whatever eating style you abide by then is not by itself gonna help anyone lose weight. But it can be easier opting for "diet-friendlier" choices while veggie.

I believe in counting calories but I also try not to restrict my fruit/veggie intake much at all. But my daily calorie goals are pretty flexible anyway.

Yi5hedr3 · January 2016

Big mistake! Been there - done that. If you are young you will lose weight, but you also lose strength and muscle, gaining fat. If you are over 40, don't even THINK it! You'll get fatter than heck, and probably Diabetes.

Lourdesong · January 2016

I'll check it out. But talk of ancients and exotic far off places having the answers or the secret are common tropes of someone trying to sell you some magic beans.

nvmomketo · January 2016

I don't know.... My ancestors were northeastern European. I don't think they ate many grains up there. Some sure, but farming grass was not common.

As someone with insulin resistance, I know that diet would not work for me. Good luck with it.

janjunie · January 2016

yarwell wrote: »

this BC ?

That's what I was thinking. We are quite hippieish and fit on the west coast.

janejellyroll · January 2016

I tried it briefly before I realized that weight loss was a matter of calories in versus calories out. A low fat diet (which this is) isn't for me. I feel hungrier and have less energy when I restrict my fat.

rankinsect · January 2016

If you ate like people from 2,000 years ago - including long periods of scarcity because of crop failures, etc. - and you spent all day doing physical labor like people from 2,000 years ago, you would probably lose a lot of weight.

There was nothing magical about what they ate. The secret to the lack of obesity in those days was both that the food supply was not stable enough to allow people to eat in excess for prolonged periods, and pretty much nobody was even close to sedentary because of so much manual labor.

AnvilHead · January 2016

rankinsect wrote: »

If you ate like people from 2,000 years ago - including long periods of scarcity because of crop failures, etc. - and you spent all day doing physical labor like people from 2,000 years ago, you would probably lose a lot of weight.

There was nothing magical about what they ate. The secret to the lack of obesity in those days was both that the food supply was not stable enough to allow people to eat in excess for prolonged periods, and pretty much nobody was even close to sedentary because of so much manual labor.

Exactly.

brianpperkins · January 2016

rankinsect wrote: »

If you ate like people from 2,000 years ago - including long periods of scarcity because of crop failures, etc. - and you spent all day doing physical labor like people from 2,000 years ago, you would probably lose a lot of weight.

There was nothing magical about what they ate. The secret to the lack of obesity in those days was both that the food supply was not stable enough to allow people to eat in excess for prolonged periods, and pretty much nobody was even close to sedentary because of so much manual labor.

Injecting fact, logic, and reason into a MFP thread rarely goes well.

TavistockToad · January 2016

brianpperkins wrote: »

rankinsect wrote: »

If you ate like people from 2,000 years ago - including long periods of scarcity because of crop failures, etc. - and you spent all day doing physical labor like people from 2,000 years ago, you would probably lose a lot of weight.

There was nothing magical about what they ate. The secret to the lack of obesity in those days was both that the food supply was not stable enough to allow people to eat in excess for prolonged periods, and pretty much nobody was even close to sedentary because of so much manual labor.

Injecting fact, logic, and reason into a MFP thread rarely goes well.

:laugh:

natalexse · December 2016

It's clear that a lot of people here are either biased or misinformed. The starch solution isn't about deprivation. It's only eating plant based vegan foods concentrating on starchy carbohydrates. This is because your body uses carbs as it's first source of energy. All other sources get stored as fat to use later. You can eat as much as you WANT. It forces you to learn when you are hungry and when you are full. It's hard to binge on starchy carbs because of the density. Plus you won't get fat eating vegetables as long as you're not binging. I did this for 1.5 months and lost 25lbs only going to one spinning class a week. Ignore people who have never given it a chance much less watched his lecture or read his book.

Tacklewasher · December 2016

janjunie wrote: »

yarwell wrote: »

this BC ?

That's what I was thinking. We are quite hippieish and fit on the west coast.

Plus what we are known for isn't much of a diet and is not legal in most places (yet).

Tacklewasher · December 2016

natalexse wrote: »

It's clear that a lot of people here are either biased or misinformed. The starch solution isn't about deprivation. It's only eating plant based vegan foods concentrating on starchy carbohydrates. This is because your body uses carbs as it's first source of energy. All other sources get stored as fat to use later. You can eat as much as you WANT. It forces you to learn when you are hungry and when you are full. It's hard to binge on starchy carbs because of the density. Plus you won't get fat eating vegetables as long as you're not binging. I did this for 1.5 months and lost 25lbs only going to one spinning class a week. Ignore people who have never given it a chance much less watched his lecture or read his book.

What a load of male cow manure.....

If you lost weight, then you were eating less calories then you burned. The order is irrelevant for long term weight loss.

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