O. M. G. Looking at this picture makes me want to cry.
Eating lunch today it occurred to me that it might be fun to write about dieting.?? But dieting itself isn?t very fun, is it?? I will be totally honest with you and confess up front that, if I could get away with it, I would eat donuts for breakfast.? Probably every morning.? And, if you removed my sense of guilt entirely, I would probably eat about 6 donuts every morning.? Yes, 6.? No problem.? I would buy them from Top Donut.
Actually, I would even try to get on some sort of breakfast plan there and see if I can get a break on price if I commit to buying 42 donuts per week.? Marshmellow Creme, Chocolate Frosted, Honey-Dipped, and Jelly? oh my.? Maybe once in a while, instead of donuts, I would have some of that supermarket-bought?Entenmann?s Raspberry Danish.
If I could eat this stuff and get away with it, I would!
Damn, that stuff is AMAZING.? Donuts or Danish, I would wash it all down with a quart of?Shaw Farm?Skim Milk.? Yes, skim milk? great taste, less filling, more room for donuts.
But, UNFORTUNATELY, I can NOT eat donuts for breakfast everyday for a few good reasons.? The first is my body simply cannot handle that much refined sugar anymore.? I would pay dearly for eating so much sugar in one sitting.? Additionally, it seems I have developed a gluten intolerance, which really surprises me.? When I was in my 20?s, I NEVER would have imagined that, someday, my body would just reject certain foods.? But, it has happened.
// ]]>? And looking back and remembering how certain family members had substantial trouble with eating particular foods, it does all seem to make sense.? I believe that everyone has their specific set of health problems that they are pre-disposed to and it is simply something you must learn to handle as you get older and those tendencies become more apparent.? Some people have trouble with their skin.? Some people are more likely to develop cardio vascular disease.? Some people lose their vision.?? Some people are more likely to develop osteoporosis.? Some people are more likely to get certain types of cancer.? And some, like me, have digestive issues and certain food intolerances.? Ideally, as you get older, you grow wiser and pick up some tricks for dealing with your specific set of health problems you may be prone to.
So, I don?t eat donuts for breakfast.? Or lunch.? Or Brunch.? Or pretty much ever now.? In fact, I generally avoid EVERY FOOD with flour in it.? Yup.? That means NO BREAD.? And deciding not to eat bread has really helped me healthwise.? Even if you don?t have issues with flour, I would still advise anyone to experiment with avoiding bread (and flour!)?for just a few weeks?and see what happens.? I think many of you would be surprised at how it changes your health and your day to day energy in a positive way.? Don?t get me wrong ? avoiding bread and flour is a pain in the ass.? It?s not totally easy and many foods you probably love are going to get crossed off the list.? But it becomes a case of what YOU want.
// ]]>? Assuming flour/bread IS having a negative health impact, is feeling healthier, stronger, and more energetic more important that enjoying those foods in your life that contain flour?? Each person needs to answer that for?him or herself.? Avoiding flour entirely and still enjoying your meals is tricky, but it definitely can be done.? Here was the lunch I was eating today when I thought about writing this article:
?Organic?, grass-fed beef patty, ?organic? mustard, ketchup, relish, and a sliced cucumber from my in-law?s garden.
Did it taste as good as I imagine a half dozen donuts would taste?? Pffft? definitely not.? But, I did enjoy this meal.? It was truly tasty and, most importantly, I felt good AFTER I ate it.? As my former mentor, Charles Poliquin, once pointed out at one of?his several seminars I attended, ?if you feel tired after you have eaten a meal, you have made a mistake.?? Applying this simply little rule has served me well over time.? I have the nutrition knowledge of a competitive bodybuilder and advanced coach, but adding this one additional rule into the equation has really helped me over time sort out the good meals?from the?GREAT meals.? How tired do you feel after you eat a bunch of dunuts?? Or a huge pile of pancakes?? Or a couple muffins?? Or a huge plate of spaghetti?? Myself, I practically slip into a sugar coma.? It?s truly terrible.? But, again, I have specific food intolerances that are becoming more apparent as I age, observe, and apply a system of trial and error.? It may or may not be the same for you.? But, Coach Poliquin also remarked repeatedly, as I remember, that only about 25% of the population is ?carbohydrate tolerant?.? The remaining 75% of the population is ?carbohydrate intolerant?.
In closing, while we are on the subject of diet, I would like to recommend a VERY important book on diet?theory that doe not seem to get mentioned very much anymore.? To me, this is the LAST book you will EVER need to read on diet theory, providing you understand the concepts.? I?ve read it cover to cover 7 times.? I am not exagerrating.? Read it, understand it, and you will?not have any unresolved questions in your mind about?HOW to lose fat EVER again.? Here is the book and I have even conveniently linked it to a place to purchase it, if you would like to:
Source: http://www.theperfect105.com/2012/08/21/better-off-bread/
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