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I have read the whole thread. This is what you said: " That's because it's not the standard food pyramid...it's a low carb food pyramid ". There is no way to know that you were referring to your own low carb food pyramid. It is a general statement and to make it personal any of the words like " I, my, mine " are missing.

Why do so many people when they speak of carbs only think of rice, pasta, processed white bread and pizza ? There is much more to carbohydrates. When I think of them I usually think of vegetables, fruit, legumes, pulses artesanal bread made from minimally and not chemically processed grains ( with that I think mostly of…

Why so negative ? It adds up to a little more than 6.6 km a day and is a heck of a lot more than most of the world's population runs every day. That it does not fit into the class of a High Performance Athlete does not matter, it is an excellent achievement on it's own. I would be very proud of every km/mile I ran and bet…

I made a frittata yesterday ( with mushrooms, zucchini, egg plant and onions ) and while the taste was excellent, the consistency was somewhat leathery. I usually buy free range eggs and now am thinking that maybe I will buy half a dozen commercial eggs and see if they turn out differently.

I never eat what is conventionally considered " breakfast food ", mostly because I don't like anything sweet. Since I eat 18:6, breakfast in the usual sense is not even an issue for me. But in order to get my protein in I need to eat egg whites at some point of the day. No matter what time I cook them, they come out…

You are right and if you read my post again you will find that my third sentence addresses newbie gains. I did not think it was necessary to repeat myself.

With all due respect, there are several things in your post that don't quite make sense. Muscle gain is next to impossible when eating at a deficit......you can't make something out of nothing. And since you are exercising and working with a PT there also will be no newbie gains, which are minimal anyway. Even if you have…

I am going on 70 and for the last 40 years I have lived in 16 different non-European/non American countries because of my work ( Humanitarian Aid ). I have never been obese until in my late 50's, but have been several times overweight and needed to lose anywhere from 5-15 kilos ( 11- 35 pounds ). I have found that weight…

Why would you say that this is a low carb pyramid ? Are you aware that the two lower levels are ALL carbohydrates....albeit complex and not the processed simple sugar, doughnut, white bread and other processed ones ?

It seems that without even knowing about the Australian Food pyramid that that's what I have naturally graviated towards more than 30 years ago and will eat forever, because that is what I like. I had a silent heart attack somewhere in the beginning of March and a not-so-silent one on the 27th of the same month. In my…

I assume when you say " no tortillas " that you mean flour tortillas. It has been proven that corn tortillas are one of the healthiest breads ( flat bread, but still bread ) around, due to the nixtamalisation process the corn goes through before being turned into tortillas. Wow, two kilos a week is 4.4 pounds which adds up…

Eating natural for me means that I buy and always have bought food in their naturally occuring state and then prepare them at home. Of course I accept that grain is ground into flour, or that rice comes in a kilo bag, or honey in a jar. Many things apart from cooking meals, I make myself. Eg: Sauerkraut, Kimchee or other…

Why would we discuss stuff that is going on on another website ?

[/quote] That's a tough one. I would never want to advise going against doctor's orders. I'll start by saying that fish is pretty well accepted by naturopathic and western doctors alike as good for the heart. I will mention that the yolk you're leaving out of your eggs is full of great vitamins like Vitamin B that are good…

I don't even understand the concept of cheat days or cheat meals and I am not insane....:o). I am living a sustainable lifestyle that includes a wide variety of nutritious and healthy ( and on occasion less healthy) food , which makes a cheat meal/day not necessary. I eat nothing I don't like. Needing " cheat " food to me…

Not only that, it does not let you post at all. After two heart attacks ( one silent and the other on March 27th ) I was put on a 1000 calorie diet ( at close to 70 and being under 5 feet tall, that is ok for medical reasons for a while ) and if I only eat 999 calories I cannot log and must add the one calorie through…

Eating healthy is good for your general health but will do nothing for weight loss by itself unless you also eat at a deficit. Sea salt is still salt and will cause some water retention. If Sunday is your cheat day, why don't you weigh in on Saturday ? Also make sure that you are not cheating yourself by weighing and…

Glad to oblige. Tell me: if a pack of boneless, skinless chicken thighs that lasts for seven meals and a bag of walnuts that lasts for two meals costs the same, where did I go wrong? [/quote] How about this for where you went wrong: a bag of dried beans or lentils that lasts me for a month costs less than a pack of chicken…

Vegans make your life miserable ? Why would you give any group of people that much power over yourself ? Are you really that weak that you feel they are taking your life away ? I know quite a few very decent vegans and vegetarians and being a practicing Buddhist for just under 30 years ( and eating animal parts and…

You are somewhat wrong. You should check out how much food/fodder and water it takes and how much space is used to produce a pound of meat, you will be surprised ! That food and water could go right to the end consumer and most likely will be the only way this planet can feed itself in the future. Maybe not in the near…

I hope that someone can give me a few tips. I have no high BP, my good cholesterol is really good, the bad cholesterol is in the medium to high normal range and my triglycerides are very good.....yet I had a heat attack in the beginning of March this year and then another one on the 27th of the same month. I have all my…

I would like to agree with you, even though I handle PB allright.....but tongue in cheek, since this is obviously a very " american " thread, where some people forget that the rest of the world does not eat a US diet. There are many, many countries where peanut butter does not figure in their diet at all. I have tried it (…

I would agree with you if you would say that 1200 calories would be too low for " most " adults. I am going on 70 and am under 5 feet tall and only started to lose weight when I lowered my calories to 1200 a day. I don't snack ( I am from culture where snacking is almost not done, especially by people of my generation and…

Could you ask your co-worker what she cooked ? I can't imagine that she cooked something and did not know what it was, which at least makes an educated guess possible. Also, if this is an every-once.in-a-while thing and you otherwise log correctly, I would not worry too much and just enjoy ! If you recognize some…

I eat oatmeal the way they do in India ( google " oatmeal upma) with left over, or quickly sauteed vegetables, cilantro and/or parsley and a couple of spritzers of lemon/lime juice. You don't need to put all those indian spices, or you can just chose what you like. I could not eat sweet oatmeal and this way I get all the…

Why do people perpetuate the idea that nuts and seeds are protein rich ? They are healthy in regard to beneficial fats, but have no protein to speak of.

I am not interested in losing weight fast. I am interested in losing weight permanently. I am set to lose .5 pounds a week and have lost 55 pounds and only had minor weight increases due to too much salt, but have never actually gained any weight back. A healthy, balanced diet and patience made my weight loss relatively…

That " clean eating crew " must be a really small one, because in the more than two years I have been a member of MFP I have only read posts from a tiny group of people who made such a foolish statement. Most people who eat more naturally ( assuming they consume the same amount of calories and have no specific health…

I know it can be difficult to lose weight, but it is not impossible. You just need more willingness to try all kinds of things until you find what works for you. I had my thyroid removed due to cancer and it took two years or even a bit more before my meds were correctly adjusted. During that time I gained a lot of weight.…