Well, there you go! That’s great you know now what’s right and wrong for your diet.
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easter is a ■■■■ but…
Soy milk is gross, by the way. there isn’t a single one that’s remotely palatable. NONE… and I’ve tried heaps.
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Coconut milk is probably my fave out of the dairy free milks.
Almond is okay, but too many brands have thickeners in them like ‘Carrageenan’ which is NOT a good preservative.
One of the foods strict Low-Carbers invariably miss is pasta, or thin noodles.
I normally have these with other veggies, but decided make a quick smaller meal this arvo.
Enoki mushrooms give you the mouth feel of noodles, and have little flavour of their own, so will take on the flavours you decide to add.
In this case, a small amount of butter, some grated Parmesan, and approx 1/4 cup of my homemade Ricotta…salt/pepper…really easy and quick !
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Lunch.
Had to blur out my dirty stove top.
Certainly not WOB worthy, but tasty and filling nonetheless.
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I think the simple reason is that most people in this country (and many others) eat far too much.
That, … and more importantly eat too much fat and sugar filed crap, … as well as not exercising enough.
Energy in,- Energy Out. It’s really quite simple.
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too much processed food
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It is simple, but it’s not easy.
If it were, there would be no over weight and obese people around.
We know what the stats say.
That highly addictive combo of Carbs and Fat is a problem for many in terms of addiction and over eating before the satiety signal kicks in, then it’s too late and you’ve over consumed.
Fat is satisfying, but is obviously energy dense.
Mix it in a meal with substantial Starch (also relatively energy dense compared to cruciferous veggies), and you instantly have a high energy meal that is difficult to consume in moderation, and usually incredibly palatable, which tends to speed up consumption.
Then you also have a blood sugar spike followed by Insulin release, which means you may be hunting the refridgerator for a snack 3-4 hrs later, even though you had a big meal.
It’s the reason why 2 different approaches at polar opposites can have very similar results.
LCHF (Keto, Primal/Ancestral, Paleo, Carnivore, Vegan Keto)
or
HCLF, which tends to be the Whole Food Plant Based community.
Both approaches work by achieving satiety, and clearly limiting 1 macro nutrient makes it far easier to maintain caloric balance.
The lowcarbers keep steady blood sugar and Insulin in check, and higher Fat is just satiating (trust me on this).
Intermittent Fasting/timerestricted feeding seem to be easier to adopt on LC, which helps.
The high Carbers can eat a bucket load of volume as it’s mostly fibre, and seldom add oils.
If they fall into the Vegan group, animal Fat and dairy are out also.
Provided a Vegan/Vegetarian/WFPBD’er don’t fall into the trap of processed foods, they can probably eat a sh*t tonne of beans, tofu, starch, lentils, fruit and veggies, some nuts and seeds, and not gain weight.
Interestingly, both sides appear to benefit from improved blood markers (probably due to the weight loss), but seldom does either side give credit to the other.
Anyhow, I know some people want to eat everything in moderation and that’s fine.
If you have the discipline to stop when full (almost full), are responsible enough to limit processed crap and grog, and consistently exercise, then all power to those people.
There are many who don’t possess constraint within their busy lifestyles.
Sometimes, tweaking an eating plan is beneficial, but I’ve said this previously in this thread.
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Simple and as easy as a gambler setting and sticking to limits.
Simple and as easy as an alcoholic/drug addict saying no.
Simple and as easy as not doing toxic things in relationships.
Human beings suck at simple and easy.
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Correct my friend.
We are emotional beings, and sometimes those emotions result in BAD decisions !
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Rather than de-rail the Stringer thread, I thought I’d continue this here in my ‘safe space’.
Explain the ‘Eating for your Blood Type’ diet, or summarise the book for me.
The only thing I know about it is that Cliff Richard has promoted it in the past.
How has it worked in your particular case, regarding your blood type and the foods/macros it suggested you should be focussing on ?
It’s always sounded like gobbledygook to me, but I concede I don’t know anything about it, or if there is any science backing it up !
I’m on the “Whatever I’m Craving/Feel like Diet” Which includes just not eating if I’m not hungry, rather than to specified “Eat times”
Worked well for decades.
How does that help fatso Stringer 
No idea. Stringer what?
I bumped the thread based on a post made by mdso in the Stringer thread.
I somewhat agree with your comment above, but unless you have an eating plan which promotes satiety, it won’t work in the long run for most people.
Your anecdote of 1 won’t mean anything to those people, but all power to you for having discipline to adhere to the signals your body is sending.
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I suspect Stringer’s problem is more on the training side than the eating side. He needs to train with Saad or McGrath or Shiel, do everything they do. Then he’d get properly fit.
Same with Francis. If he did that, he might actually turn into the player he has the potential to be
Stringer’s problem is absolutely what he consumes. All AFL players do a ridiculously high amount of running/cardio and gym work. The only way they put on bad weight (Non-muscle) is by eating rubbish, and a lot of it.