Over the years I found a simple diet the best for me. As natural ( original) as possible and no extremes. The protein only hype is damgerous too, like any other and the extreme- trend changes over decades again and again. We need fat, carbos and proteins. Only if we have all, our body functions as it should. I don‘t have huge variety in foods. (Only w the veggies I vary seasonally). I eat a big meal once a day -due to time limits during day- I cook in the evening, early evening. Morning nothing, midday more or less snacks like fresh veggies, in the evening a balanced meal with a lot of nutrients. Maybe that‘s not ideal this way but it works very well for me.
( I was anorexic 14-21, so I had to find a solution that works well for me, a routine I can stick to without overthinking about food.)
Physical exercise does wonder to my mood. I need it to feel balanced mentally but I had to learn accepting days without and not freak out, so it can lead to a kind of addiction. I remind myself daily: any extreme is dangerous, can harm body and mind, so keep calm when the routine is not 100% all the time. Routine helps me but it shouldn‘t lead to catastrophic emotional swings when I‘m not able to keep it up some days a month;)
In a dialysis waiting room I discovered something showing the bioavailability of things we are trynaavoid in the no pee society. It said 50% for grains, that I adore and want to eat, or 100% of additives. I recon the phosphorus and calcium that are drawn together in our guts minimizing abortion do something similar in the soil. I always felt the artificial stuff like the potassium in Gatorade or phosphorus in baking mix hit different with almost immediate side effects. I don't think there is a renal friendly way to repel potassium but it's easy with phosphorus and calcium. I can tell if something was made with bisqjùick it makes me VERY itchy.
Exulansic I’ve been thinking about you and I hope you’re doing well. I forgot to say this on the last video so I’ll say it here- I know the trans topic can be emotionally exhausting. I also know anyone who fights the good fight for too long exclusively can experience some fatigue and burnout. I may speak for myself only here but I know others would agree when we say we love hearing you talk about your preferred topics. I learn so much from you and I love hearing you share your knowledge. If you wanted to transition (what a word) to a trans-and-weight-loss content creator I’d be here all for it. Keep up the great stuff! I’d really love to see reaction videos to dr now and some of those other shows you mentioned.
Even better than a doctor or dietitian (a large percentage of the latter are self-admittedly eating-disordered) is READING, a lot of it! I started with Adelle Davis when I was a teenager and she wrote about nutritional studies in the days when they would just put people in the hospital and remove one B vitamin, for example. (Pretty frightening what might happen.) And it's important to note that dietitian studies BANNED Adelle Davis and Carlton Fredericks, whom my mother listened to on the radio. There are so many good books: The Diet Cure, The Metabolic Typing Diet, Dr Wilson's book about adrenal fatigue, etc. And one thing I like about Dr Wilson is his insistence that every meal, every snack, include protein, fat, and carb.
Our bodies don’t count calories, though. Dr. Jason Fung is the one who got me to understand how our bodies respond hormonally to what we eat. I gotta pick up the kettlebell again! You’ve encouraged me for sure. Thanks for sharing your health building practices with us! ☮️❤️🐾
Very interesting video, as always. So happy to hear you have your cats back, Ex! Kitties make the world a tolerable place!
Human bodies are so complex and each one is different, so it's good to be able to pay attention to your own body and discover what it takes to maximize your health. There are of course general rules, like burn off more calories than you take in, or you'll gain weight. But it seems like almost every kind of diet is healthy for someone, even the ones I really question, like the all-beef-and-nothing-else diet.
I'm self-employed, so I have the luxury of being able to adjust my meals to whatever time of day or night feels best for me. I don't eat breakfast, just coffee in the mornings. I eat one main meal around 2-4 pm, which is when I naturally get hungry. Then in the evening I generally eat something light, bowl of soup maybe, or an apple, sometimes a couple of cookies.That works well for me, and I find I've got the most energy and feel best overall if I eat a high-protein, low-carb diet with lots of veg and fruit.
I don't have any exercise regimen; I do a bit of yoga every day to stay flexible, but that's it. My normal days include a lot of walking and being up and about with various chores on the homestead -- today I need to split some firewood with the hydrolic log-splitter, then stack the split wood, so this will be a very active, calorie-burning day. I verged on being anorexic when I was 15-16, and it's still hard for me to weigh myself without feeling some trauma. But now that I'm able to adjust my eating schedule to my own preferences, and eat whatever I prefer to eat, plus having an active lifestyle -- it keeps me in good shape without obsessing about it.
I also take supplements and vitamins, try to avoid processed foods, and definitely try not to worry about my eating habits; too many people worry excessively about their diets, and I'm convinced the worry is probably as bad for their health as a poor diet would be.
A friend of mine says the best diet is to eat a variety of good foods every day, and I have to agree!
I am reallly trying to understand. I don't have a diet quesrion. Without teyibg to be rude, why is it that people want ro change their sex instead of trying to take drugs to fix it? All i am seeing is people trying to change it. And the harm of too much testosterone leading to cancer, and then plastic surgery to follow etc. It is like a never ending nightmare the process, or so it seems...
Over the years I found a simple diet the best for me. As natural ( original) as possible and no extremes. The protein only hype is damgerous too, like any other and the extreme- trend changes over decades again and again. We need fat, carbos and proteins. Only if we have all, our body functions as it should. I don‘t have huge variety in foods. (Only w the veggies I vary seasonally). I eat a big meal once a day -due to time limits during day- I cook in the evening, early evening. Morning nothing, midday more or less snacks like fresh veggies, in the evening a balanced meal with a lot of nutrients. Maybe that‘s not ideal this way but it works very well for me.
( I was anorexic 14-21, so I had to find a solution that works well for me, a routine I can stick to without overthinking about food.)
Physical exercise does wonder to my mood. I need it to feel balanced mentally but I had to learn accepting days without and not freak out, so it can lead to a kind of addiction. I remind myself daily: any extreme is dangerous, can harm body and mind, so keep calm when the routine is not 100% all the time. Routine helps me but it shouldn‘t lead to catastrophic emotional swings when I‘m not able to keep it up some days a month;)
Thanks for this. I am looking to start gaining muscle loss back, I've lost a lot.
Being mostly vegetarian from a young age, learning about the complete proteins in meat has been interesting.
I started eating meat recently after a surgery and I feel it has been supporting the healing process in a positive way.
Energy levels being low has meant my ability to construct evening meals without meat that satisfy all requirements a challenge.
I don't have a gym close so I've researched resistance training using your body (++walking) and will order some free weights.
Not the best way perhaps? I don't know, hoping it helps kick off the muscle building at least. 💪
In a dialysis waiting room I discovered something showing the bioavailability of things we are trynaavoid in the no pee society. It said 50% for grains, that I adore and want to eat, or 100% of additives. I recon the phosphorus and calcium that are drawn together in our guts minimizing abortion do something similar in the soil. I always felt the artificial stuff like the potassium in Gatorade or phosphorus in baking mix hit different with almost immediate side effects. I don't think there is a renal friendly way to repel potassium but it's easy with phosphorus and calcium. I can tell if something was made with bisqjùick it makes me VERY itchy.
Love this series you're doing on fitness and weight management. THank you!
Exulansic I’ve been thinking about you and I hope you’re doing well. I forgot to say this on the last video so I’ll say it here- I know the trans topic can be emotionally exhausting. I also know anyone who fights the good fight for too long exclusively can experience some fatigue and burnout. I may speak for myself only here but I know others would agree when we say we love hearing you talk about your preferred topics. I learn so much from you and I love hearing you share your knowledge. If you wanted to transition (what a word) to a trans-and-weight-loss content creator I’d be here all for it. Keep up the great stuff! I’d really love to see reaction videos to dr now and some of those other shows you mentioned.
Even better than a doctor or dietitian (a large percentage of the latter are self-admittedly eating-disordered) is READING, a lot of it! I started with Adelle Davis when I was a teenager and she wrote about nutritional studies in the days when they would just put people in the hospital and remove one B vitamin, for example. (Pretty frightening what might happen.) And it's important to note that dietitian studies BANNED Adelle Davis and Carlton Fredericks, whom my mother listened to on the radio. There are so many good books: The Diet Cure, The Metabolic Typing Diet, Dr Wilson's book about adrenal fatigue, etc. And one thing I like about Dr Wilson is his insistence that every meal, every snack, include protein, fat, and carb.
It's delightful that your other preferred topic is something I'm just as enthusiastic to hear about. I'm 100% here for both sorts of content.
Our bodies don’t count calories, though. Dr. Jason Fung is the one who got me to understand how our bodies respond hormonally to what we eat. I gotta pick up the kettlebell again! You’ve encouraged me for sure. Thanks for sharing your health building practices with us! ☮️❤️🐾
Hi Exulansic: what are your thoughts about being a vegan? Healthy? Unhealthy? I'm not vegan, but I know several people who are.
Very interesting video, as always. So happy to hear you have your cats back, Ex! Kitties make the world a tolerable place!
Human bodies are so complex and each one is different, so it's good to be able to pay attention to your own body and discover what it takes to maximize your health. There are of course general rules, like burn off more calories than you take in, or you'll gain weight. But it seems like almost every kind of diet is healthy for someone, even the ones I really question, like the all-beef-and-nothing-else diet.
I'm self-employed, so I have the luxury of being able to adjust my meals to whatever time of day or night feels best for me. I don't eat breakfast, just coffee in the mornings. I eat one main meal around 2-4 pm, which is when I naturally get hungry. Then in the evening I generally eat something light, bowl of soup maybe, or an apple, sometimes a couple of cookies.That works well for me, and I find I've got the most energy and feel best overall if I eat a high-protein, low-carb diet with lots of veg and fruit.
I don't have any exercise regimen; I do a bit of yoga every day to stay flexible, but that's it. My normal days include a lot of walking and being up and about with various chores on the homestead -- today I need to split some firewood with the hydrolic log-splitter, then stack the split wood, so this will be a very active, calorie-burning day. I verged on being anorexic when I was 15-16, and it's still hard for me to weigh myself without feeling some trauma. But now that I'm able to adjust my eating schedule to my own preferences, and eat whatever I prefer to eat, plus having an active lifestyle -- it keeps me in good shape without obsessing about it.
I also take supplements and vitamins, try to avoid processed foods, and definitely try not to worry about my eating habits; too many people worry excessively about their diets, and I'm convinced the worry is probably as bad for their health as a poor diet would be.
A friend of mine says the best diet is to eat a variety of good foods every day, and I have to agree!
I am reallly trying to understand. I don't have a diet quesrion. Without teyibg to be rude, why is it that people want ro change their sex instead of trying to take drugs to fix it? All i am seeing is people trying to change it. And the harm of too much testosterone leading to cancer, and then plastic surgery to follow etc. It is like a never ending nightmare the process, or so it seems...
Thank you, Exulansic!