Low Carb Diet > Low Fat Diet
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I watched some videos on soy / tofu products, because she was keen on me trying them out, and I was shocked by what I saw - that shit is not good for you. I sent them to her and now she's reducing the amount of soy she eats, but she's backing herself into a corner unfortunately, because she's following me a bit and reducing carbs, and she is running-out of things to eat.
For her and many vegans, it's more about not wanting to kill animals, and so they have to fit their diet around that philosophy. She is repulsed by the smell and sight of meat (we don't live together). She's not hardcore on me at all, but I have to be sensitive, so I don't fry a steak when she's round for dinner.
The other thing is - my GF, who is Italian, has been vegan for years and not eaten animal fat since she was a kid, but she is really curvy up top and down below (sorry, no spoon pics) and she wants to lose some kilos. Personally I think she's super hot as she is but the point it - she's got this weight but she's not eating animal fats or eggs or fish. Her main fat comes from olive oil.
From the reading I'm doing, seoreborn is right about ketones.
try and switch to wine, especially pinot noir. They do sweet, semi sweet and dry from it. It has the highest count of phytochemicals so it's considered the healthiest. Also, the taste is worth it (if wine is made by skilled winemaker). I like beer a lot as well but drink occasionally. Red wine I drink like 3-5 times a week at least two 0,4l a day (sometimes two bottles while partying etc.). One thing that you should watch out for is proper hydration. While drinking wine (especially in bottles) you need to drink some still water as well so you don't feel like a sundried tomato next morning. Also, wine have less calories and won't stretch out your belly like beer can do (if you have several pints).
Ketones is really interesting.
They have also been shown to inhibit cancer cell growth:
The inhibition of malignant cell gro... [Aust J Exp Biol Med Sci. 1979] - PubMed - NCBI
And here:
"…Our present studies indicate that ketone bodies revert metabolic adaptations in pancreatic cancer cells to induce growth arrest and apoptosis. …"
http://www.cancerandmetabolism.com/content/pdf/2049-3002-2-18.pdf
Its plausible Ketones maybe toxic to cancer cells.
Cancer cells cannot use ketones for fuel, so when we go on a low carb high fat diet, we are both reducing the cancer fuel which is glucose, thus starving them as well as increasing ketone bodies that is potentially toxic to them.
Research is still ongoing for using ketogenic diets in the prevention and treatment of cancer.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUlE1VHGA40"]How Do People Get Cancer | Cancer Awareness | Memorial Sloan Kettering - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS1Wv0ax3s0"]Low Carb Prevents Cancer in Mice - Global BC Health Headlines - Jun 20 - YouTube[/ame]
About 14-17 months ago I went on a low carb diet. I've dropped about 50 lbs, no longer have high blood pres, and high cholesterol. Feel much better. Have never been able stick to a diet, but this one has been pretty easy.
I eat a lot of fast food and the following have been my choices:
KFC: Double down (2 chicken patties sandwiched together with cheese and bacon between them) with green beans as a side.
Skyline: coney bowl (hot dogs, chili, cheese, onions)
BK, McD's, etc: Burger, peel off the bun as I eat it
Eat a lot of wings and salads
I eat a lot of fast food and the following have been my choices:
KFC: Double down (2 chicken patties sandwiched together with cheese and bacon between them) with green beans as a side.
Skyline: coney bowl (hot dogs, chili, cheese, onions)
BK, McD's, etc: Burger, peel off the bun as I eat it
Eat a lot of wings and salads
FYI, I still drink a lot of Miller Lite which has about 4 carbs a can, and Vodka with sugerfree Redbull.
Yeah definitely. That's why I specifically talked about that in my second post. That shit is just as bad or worse for you. All of the fake chicken, steak, etc. that's all soy. If I eat that stuff regularly I can totally feel it. It saps all my energy and I feel clogged up and bloated.
I don't know how people eat that stuff regularly, but when you're full on vegan I guess you start running out of options like you said.
Well the good stuff was not good enough to keep my teeth clean if I just brushed twice a day.
I eat meat at dinner.
For lunch I eat the nut breakfast as described here.
Or I can have any or a combination of fried eggs, boiled eggs, green salad with avocado and/or cheese.
I'm not strict on eating meat once a day. Its not something I planned to do but it just turned out that way. If i wanted to, I can decide to just have meat for lunch as well, not a problem.
I usually eat meat for lunch. Nothing sates my appetite like delicious, fat-laden meat.
People tend to think of candy, cakes, ice cream, sugary cereals and such when talking about sugar. But those are just the usual suspects.
Sugar is in a lot of foods that are considered acceptable. No wonder we're all diabetics in the U.S.
Good reads:
Mechanisms of Sugar Addiction: Or, Why You
?Adjacent To This Complete Breakfast!? Kicking Your Cereal Addiction?Consider Eating the Box Instead
Fat And Glycemic Index: The Myth Of
It doesnt have all the necessary components, your vegan and vegetarian books lied to you.
Yeah, like vitamin b12 for example, is missing from a diet that relies only on fruits and vegetables
"missing" - maybe, but it's very easy for a vegan / vegetarian to obtain, and in older age (40+) many meat eaters have reduced ability to absorb b12 from meat and are the group highest at risk from b12 deficiency and related issues.
Its indeed easy for vegan/vegetarian to obtain. They just need to get a decent b12 supplement. Though it does go to prove that kinleo's claim is false.
Besides, b12 supplements obtain the vitamin from animal sources anyway, and taking the supplement is not a true vegan.
Thats interesting. Can you link me to the study that supports this?
