Posted on 04/03/2019 5:55:41 AM PDT by Kaslin
Thanks. That is one I have not seen!
This is becoming an issue for me. I’m sort of a “small time” Dave Clark. That is, ever since I moved to Kentucky, whenever someone finds out how old I am they are shocked. (I’m 65). Probably the biggest compliment was last week when I was introduced to one of my daughter’s friends at a hair solon and the girl found out how old I was, her comment was that I “MOVED” like a young man. :)
But that is why this stuff is important to me. I’m still living my life as though I was in my 30’s and seriously enjoying it. I don’t want to suddenly find myself to be an old man, and with a very short transition to it.
You can have one meal that lasts 8 hours. The University of Chicago has done some studies and they found out that what you eat is less important than the time you don’t eat. In other words, you can eat what you want 5 days a week as long as you go two days without eating (that’s 2 24 hour fasts). Or have a small omelette on the two fasting days.
By fasting two days you lose weight. Our blood sugar goes way down. Your blood pressure and cholesterol stabilize at healthy levels. So, your body actually needs that no food time to house clean. It actually helps fortify against cancer and heart attacks.
Not eating for a while tells your body to start eating things other than food. So it goes after stored fat. Then it goes after under-used or under-performing cells. Fasting is a natural cycle for the body. And we have been denying our bodies that part of the cycle ever sense refrigeration. Breakfast is a construct that began in the late 1800’s And gained steam with better food availability and storage. Much of the past we were eating two meals depending on weather.
An additional sponsor of our collective weight problem is the advent of indoor plumbing. Just think of the issues with cooking and relieving your self in the days before indoor plumbing. For most of America that began in the late 1800’s. Before then you were going to odd houses and using chamber pots. Baths were once a week and took an hour to prepare.
Our world is very new. And our living habits are new. Moderation and balance are ok diets if you eat every other day. But they are not natural at all. Your body is not used to finding carbs for three quarters of the year. Dairy and wheat are new introductions to our diet. They came about 5000 years go. And not all of us could easily eat them. Beef and fish once a day is more natural for most Caucasians.
My breakfast usually consists of coffee.
Then, soon after, coffee.
Not if you're diabetic. Then it's just a swan dive into the cesspool of sugar spikes and a day of testing and balancing.
I never eat breakfast except for the occasional 6 oz. glass of V8.
I’m 60 years old. I usually have Diet Mountain Dew for breakfast. I eat whatever I want whenever I want.
I can still fit into the same socks I wore when I was 16.
Unrelated but IMO eating dark meat causes digestion problems, constipation and hard dark stool that takes a long time to exit the system. Someone has a point about eating beef. A cow is slow and fat Rocky couldn’t catch the chicken.
Hah! That’s the important part. Socks are hard to size and find. I find the key is to never wash them (one always goes missing), and keep the bloodhounds away. For some reason the coonhounds leave socks alone, but the bloodhound eats em.
I usually skip breakfast unless it’s eggs benedict. Then all bets are off.
Welp, that’s it, I’m going to IHOP ... or maybe Cracker Barrel. Or did I miss the point somehow?
Yeah google the 5:2. My description was pretty simplistic. You end up losing about 1-2 lbs a week. It’s a good long term option.
Agreed. I eat under the keto guidelines. Feast on meat mostly, then no eating until the next meal. That is for me a 5 to 7 hour fast. Has worked for me so far, very well. Lost a lot of weight. Feel great. No more constipation, inflammation or other tummy issues.
I get to eat my very favorite thing and that is steaks, ribs, pork chops, etc. the keto docs I listen to (Ken Berry md, etc) also state breakfast claims are bunk.
Yeah. That’s pretty much the basis of the 5:2. It works.
I do the same.
Although I have a bit more coffee after that.
I saw a bumper sticker the other day that said “Donuts: The Other White Meat.”
Or maybe breakfast IS important.
I do not eat breakfast and my doc has voiced no concerns with it. It’s done to maintain weight. I might have an Adkins low carb bar, but nothing else. Lunch is soup and salad. The main meal is in the evening. If I go outside of this routine I gain weight non-stop. All of my vitals and lab tests are outstanding.
Eating like this shrinks a persons stomach, so when I want to pig out, I still can’t eat a whole lot.
A mile and half walk each day is also in the mix.
This breakfast thing is only for those that burn a lot of calories, other than that it’s hog wash.
I wouldn’t eat breakfast as a kid and still rarely do. Sometimes I only eat dinner and skip lunch too. I just don’t get hungry in the morning.
If you are involved in a fitness regimen, breakfast protein is ESSENTIAL.
If not, it’s just another meal and the more of those you skip the better.
Second reason: IT’S BACON !!!
The American Dietetic Association’s Evidence Analysis Library gives the following a recommendation for adult weight management (meaning practitioners should generally follow it but remain alert to new information and be sensitive to patient preferences):
Total caloric intake should be distributed throughout the day, with the consumption of 4 to 5 meals/snacks per day. Consumption of greater energy intake during the day may be preferable to evening consumption.
But this study doesn’t say you should eat a breakfast over other meals, just in addition to. And the magic of your entire calorie intake versus physical requirements is what determines your weight and conditioning without other over riding sources like disease or physical limitations. Eating a morning meal is a conditioning response, not life threatening. As long as you get your correct calories in and your physicality to balance it during the entire day, you’ll do fine for the weight loss part.
One way is the Harris Benedict Scale.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris%E2%80%93Benedict_equation
And for others that wish to take it further, and have the time to do so, you may want to stat studying body composition. Body composition and growth are key components of health in both individuals and populations.
The ongoing epidemic of obesity in children and adults has highlighted the importance of understanding body fat levels for short-term and long-term health. However, other components of body composition also influence health outcomes, and its measurement is increasingly valuable in clinical practice. Lot of work here, but this is what builds the Lee Haneys, Arnies, Rachael MacLishes, or even the Chynas of the world. But it takes time and work most of us don’t have. And it can be expensive. So most people don’t take it that far. Good luck.
rwood
Are you my brother?
We both hate coffee but a morning hit of DMD gets the blood pumping.
I lost 50 pounds last Summer/Fall. Eating two small meals per day during the week then basically eating whatever I wanted during the weekends. Early meal around 10-11 after a good long walk (every day) or a workout on weight machines (every other day). Second meal between 5 and 7 PM. NOTHING in the Evening.
If I got a bit hungry between, I’d grab a few nuts, a turkey sausage stick (from Aldi) or a small hunk of cheese.
I also NEVER ate breakfast as a kid or young adult. Stayed in bed until the very last minute then dressed in a hurry and ran to catch the school bus.
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