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), the harder it is to burn those calories. The last thing you need is a drag on your energy. Carbohydrates (Sugars and Starches) create just such a friction. Eventually, you reach an age where it becomes impossible to prevent weight gain... no matter how much you try to "starve" yourself.
I think I follow that, and it does seem to get to the heart of Taubes' ideas. Now, my point is that I am not some sort of plant-like entity whose behavior can be predicted from my hormonal balances. I can take your pill but avoid eating, even though ravenous. It's yielding to one's appetites and eating that makes one fat. But if we can contrive to reduce our appetites, so that will power is not required for weight reduction, that should work, too.
I put a reserve at my library. They do not yet have the book, but already 32 people are in the queue. I think low carb is slowly gaining traction. An old friend of mine who has been a vegetarian for years recently began buying grass fed meat and butter, and is laying off the linguine.
I've done a fair amount of reading on this subject, which makes me an expert on the internet!
If you have to fight back ravenous hunger, you are destined to fail, which is one reason why many/most "diets" don't work. Replacing unhealthy carbs - sugar and grains - with more "healthy fats" provides better satiety, as well as triggering different chemistry in the body.
As usual, some of the paleo and/or low-carb folks carry things to their absurd extreme (the internet again). But there's a fair amount of research to back it up.
In summary, I like the "eat real food, not too much" mantra. Get your carbs mostly from veggies and fruits, with minimal starches. Ditch the sugar, industrial oils, and grains. Eat butter, not margarine. Dispense with the "Special K", and eat eggs and uncured bacon. Dump the skim milk, and drink half-and-half. Take fish oil if you can't/don't eat grass-fed meat and fish. Simple, really...
Oh, and [-]have more sex[/-] exercise, because it's fun, and helps keep you active and healthy, not because you want to lose weight.
Orchidflower;1017311But does this mean I can drink heavy whipping cream in my coffee instead of half and half? I hope so...[/QUOTE said:Of course. But, as I said in another thread: Calories do count... no matter what the Atkins people tell you.
+1 To me, this is about so common sense as you can get.
But does this mean I can drink heavy whipping cream in my coffee instead of half and half? I hope so...
But I had to ask.
I've found good substitutes for most things, and am not at all bored:
Thanks! I have no idea what a medium oyster weighs either. The wine was much drier than a Riesling, so the carb count was actually probably a little lower. I am surprised at the fairly high amount of sodium, but I guess the little buggers do come straight out of the sea. Gives me an idea of how salty much food is though, because raw oysters do not taste particularly salty.
