It's in five parts -- part 1 is below.
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Biography presents....Dr. Robert Atkins
This is a fascinating look at Dr. Robert Atkins, who was known to have been the leader in leading those to a low carb lifestyle. Although I am not on his diet now, his push to improve people's overall health by telling people to cut out the fruits, starchy vegetables, and wheat products has been vilified in the past few years by studies showing that low carb lifestyles improve cholesterol and overall health.
It's in five parts -- part 1 is below.
It's in five parts -- part 1 is below.
Friday, June 7, 2013
Is It Really "Cheating" If You Eat Kielbasa At Night?
I should preface this by saying that I still have a bit of a sweet tooth. When I went out shopping today I bought some snacky things for this last full week of school before it ends for the year. The snacks I bought were sugar free pudding cups -- Boston Cream Pie flavored at 12g of carb a cup, and Mousse Temptations by Jello Dark Chocolate flavored at 10g of carbs a cup.
I had one of each tonight (probably a mistake on my part, but I wanted to try them and it didn't go over my allowed snack carb count). And now, I was feeling hungry again.
So, I took a small piece off the end of some kielbasa and just had it to put protein in my belly so that I wouldn't feel so hungry. Working so far -- feeling fuller now.
This brings up a good point, though. I was watching a documentary show that the BBC did on low carb diets, in particular Atkins, where they did all kinds of tests on different aspects of the diet. One of the more interesting points made is how come those on Atkins and other low carb diets actually eat less calories and feel fuller than those on higher carb diets.
Watch the show below and make up your own mind on this.
I had one of each tonight (probably a mistake on my part, but I wanted to try them and it didn't go over my allowed snack carb count). And now, I was feeling hungry again.
So, I took a small piece off the end of some kielbasa and just had it to put protein in my belly so that I wouldn't feel so hungry. Working so far -- feeling fuller now.
This brings up a good point, though. I was watching a documentary show that the BBC did on low carb diets, in particular Atkins, where they did all kinds of tests on different aspects of the diet. One of the more interesting points made is how come those on Atkins and other low carb diets actually eat less calories and feel fuller than those on higher carb diets.
Watch the show below and make up your own mind on this.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
"The Battle of the Diets"
This video is an hour and 30 minutes long. Because there are a few instances where he mentions copyrighted materials in his slides, those are blacked out while he has his discussion.
Christopher Gardner led a study on weight loss comparing different diets, from high fat/low carb to low fat/high carb. And the results were interesting, to say the least.
If you want, skip ahead to the end where he talks about people's ability to lose weight on low carb vs. low fat. I won't spoil it for you, but even though I was already diagnosed with the diabetes at the time I watched this, it kind of cemented my reasons for going low carb.
Christopher Gardner led a study on weight loss comparing different diets, from high fat/low carb to low fat/high carb. And the results were interesting, to say the least.
If you want, skip ahead to the end where he talks about people's ability to lose weight on low carb vs. low fat. I won't spoil it for you, but even though I was already diagnosed with the diabetes at the time I watched this, it kind of cemented my reasons for going low carb.
What Happens When You Challenge Stringent Vegetarians
I don't know if you've ever heard of Jimmy Moore, but he is a podcaster/blogger who has become popular among low carbers online with his show, "The Livin' La Vida Low Carb Show." most of his guests are also fellow low carb advocates, but on occasion he will feature someone who doesn't hold this position.
This week, it was a doozy.
Dr. John McDougall is the author of a diet book that promotes a high starch/carb diet. The good doctor is also a vegetarian, so his advocacy is along the lines of getting rid of meat altogether. Now, I'm for choosing what works for you (like I said before, I'm an advocate for finding your right diet, not for pushing my low carb lifestyle down the throat of people), but some people are so stringent in their advocacy that they can't understand this.
Dr. McDougall is one of those people. Listen to the podcast to see what I mean. Moore is trying to be as polite as possible to this guy, but McDougall is having none of it. At one point he insults Moore's struggles with his weight, which at this point is at its lowest point in his life.
It's very funny to listen to someone struggle with defending their beliefs sometimes when they are challenged.
This week, it was a doozy.
Dr. John McDougall is the author of a diet book that promotes a high starch/carb diet. The good doctor is also a vegetarian, so his advocacy is along the lines of getting rid of meat altogether. Now, I'm for choosing what works for you (like I said before, I'm an advocate for finding your right diet, not for pushing my low carb lifestyle down the throat of people), but some people are so stringent in their advocacy that they can't understand this.
Dr. McDougall is one of those people. Listen to the podcast to see what I mean. Moore is trying to be as polite as possible to this guy, but McDougall is having none of it. At one point he insults Moore's struggles with his weight, which at this point is at its lowest point in his life.
It's very funny to listen to someone struggle with defending their beliefs sometimes when they are challenged.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Recipe: Mock French Toast
One of the hardest things for me in going low carb is eggs. I can't stand them. I don't know if it has something to do with the texture or the taste or what, but if I have them in a recipe I want to hide the taste. I got this recipe from a Paleo diet site, and I thought it was brilliant. I tried it this morning, and was just amazed as to how much this tasted like French toast. Here is the recipe:
2 eggs
1 tbsp. cinnamon
1 tbsp. Splenda
Mix eggs together in a bowl. Add cinnamon and Splenda and mix. Fry up in frying pan, serve.
My new favorite breakfast food!
2 eggs
1 tbsp. cinnamon
1 tbsp. Splenda
Mix eggs together in a bowl. Add cinnamon and Splenda and mix. Fry up in frying pan, serve.
My new favorite breakfast food!
The more I read and watch, the more I'm leaning towards Paleo
For those who are type 2 diabetic, one of the hardest things is the diet change. Unfortunately, the medical community isn't making this easier.
My nutritionist, in our first meeting, gave me the following guidelines to follow:
One of the interesting things about going on the ADA boards is the number of diabetics on there that are fighting the ADA on their guidelines, in particular the dietary ones. Buying a cookbook from the ADA is often not advised (most of the people on the boards recommend buying cookbooks that say "low carb" over "diabetic"), and some on the boards are questioning why the ADA is advising people to follow the food pyramid.
Even with what my dietician has told me, I had to question it a bit. I mean, why recommend ANY carbs to a diabetic to begin with? My nutritionist explained to me that whole wheats don't raise blood sugar as fast as processed "white" foods, so they were "okay." This didn't make any sense to me, because to me a carb is a carb.
Okay. I tested that theory out one afternoon after lunch when I was diagnosed. I had bought a double fiber whole wheat bread, and made a sandwich from it. I tested my blood sugar before lunch, and then again an hour after I ate.
Blood sugar spiked much higher than it does on the light wheat that I'm eating now. So no more whole wheat for me.
Right now, I feel like I'm slowly weaning myself off of wheat altogether. I just used the last of my current batch of light wheat bread, so I probably won't buy any more of it. The only carbs from my breakfast this morning were from my veggie juice, and my starches for the past two meals were from peas.
So, I'm not quite paleo at this point, but my habits over the past few weeks are leaning towards that direction. I'm slowly working my way towards that goal, and I hope that I can eventually get hubby on board to it, as well.
My nutritionist, in our first meeting, gave me the following guidelines to follow:
- 1200 to 1500 calories a day (reasoning: up until I saw her I had started cutting my carbs down, and noticed that there were days where I wouldn't get to 1200 calories even though I wasn't particularly hungry. Her reasoning was that 1200 calories was not sustainable over a long period of time)
- 135 to 170 grams of carbs a day. This meant about 45 grams per meal, and between 15 to 30 for snack.
One of the interesting things about going on the ADA boards is the number of diabetics on there that are fighting the ADA on their guidelines, in particular the dietary ones. Buying a cookbook from the ADA is often not advised (most of the people on the boards recommend buying cookbooks that say "low carb" over "diabetic"), and some on the boards are questioning why the ADA is advising people to follow the food pyramid.
Even with what my dietician has told me, I had to question it a bit. I mean, why recommend ANY carbs to a diabetic to begin with? My nutritionist explained to me that whole wheats don't raise blood sugar as fast as processed "white" foods, so they were "okay." This didn't make any sense to me, because to me a carb is a carb.
Okay. I tested that theory out one afternoon after lunch when I was diagnosed. I had bought a double fiber whole wheat bread, and made a sandwich from it. I tested my blood sugar before lunch, and then again an hour after I ate.
Blood sugar spiked much higher than it does on the light wheat that I'm eating now. So no more whole wheat for me.
Right now, I feel like I'm slowly weaning myself off of wheat altogether. I just used the last of my current batch of light wheat bread, so I probably won't buy any more of it. The only carbs from my breakfast this morning were from my veggie juice, and my starches for the past two meals were from peas.
So, I'm not quite paleo at this point, but my habits over the past few weeks are leaning towards that direction. I'm slowly working my way towards that goal, and I hope that I can eventually get hubby on board to it, as well.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
First Time I started To Seriously Put Low Carb Into Consideration
Some of you might have heard of this documentary. It's written and produced by comedian and nutritionist Tom Naughton, who went under the assumption that his audience had working brains and discussed the obesity epidemic and what he felt was causing it: high carb, low fat diets that have been advocated by the government for years.
The movie is called "Fat Head."
The film was meant to be a response to Morgan Spurlock's "Supersize Me," but ended up being one of the big advocates for low carb diets in general. The film didn't advocate any particular diet, but mentioned that a lot of what had been taught to us as "common sense" is wrong.
Naughton didn't advocate for going as far as Paleo in the film (although he would go in that direction after making the movie), just some common sense when choosing your diet and that human beings had functioning brains.
If you're going to start, i would suggest you start here.
The movie is called "Fat Head."
The film was meant to be a response to Morgan Spurlock's "Supersize Me," but ended up being one of the big advocates for low carb diets in general. The film didn't advocate any particular diet, but mentioned that a lot of what had been taught to us as "common sense" is wrong.
Naughton didn't advocate for going as far as Paleo in the film (although he would go in that direction after making the movie), just some common sense when choosing your diet and that human beings had functioning brains.
If you're going to start, i would suggest you start here.
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