Yesterday i indulged in a fat-fast, to rid my body of the poor effects of my weekend intake. I consumed a full can of coconut milk, divided between three or four cups of coffee, and a couple of tablespoons of butter (i bought two "new" brands at the import grocery, and needed to taste them for preference). I wasn't hungry at all.
I'm a half-pound up from where i was on Friday, but i imagine it was because of drinking too little water yesterday. I also woke up this morning with a stuffier head than usual -- support for the suspicion that i have a minor sensitivity to nuts. Thank heaven for neti-pots! :-)
Having overslept a bit, i didn't get the walk done before breakfast, but Spenser doesn't care if we do it later in the day, so long as we do it. I had my half-pound of ground lamb for breakfast with a cup of coffee, and i'm well into my morning jug of water. The last of the pot-roast will be dinner, and supper will be a liver dish (with onions AND bacon) that i found in an old Scottish cookery book. ...I'm DETERMINED to find a way to enjoy liver, in addition to foie gras!
I spent much of yesterday reading the archives of Pal Jabekk's blog, Ramblings of a Carnivore; Sunday i did the same on Lucas Tafur's. The latter often stretches my understanding, when it's not completely over my head. The former is very accessible. Both have taught me a great deal about physiology which my body can corroborate! THAT is the important bit -- over the last year or two, i've read a huge amount that SOUNDS plausible, but which doesn't pan out in practice.
Conscious intermittent-fasting and carb refeeding, conscious hormesis-inducing behaviors had the ring of truth, but like the failed low-fat hypothesis, seem not to make much of an impact on my body. The Shangri-La oil-guzzling technique, on the other hand, works WITH the Strong Medicine protocol THROUGH Peter Dobromylskyj's description of FIAF (fasting induced adipose factor).
WOW. Makes ya feel like you know what "42" means....
Showing posts with label Ramblings of a Carnivore. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ramblings of a Carnivore. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Sunday, March 11, 2012
still benefitting from the magic, a tribute, and more
I am completely flabbergasted by the way "Strong Medicine" is STILL working. If you follow Dr. Donaldson's directions perfectly, you lose weight at a steady predictable rate. If you occasionally make a minor diversion, you MAY do even better.
Yesterday, my porky breakfast was overlarge, and my lunch appetite didn't appear; i varied things up with half a small acorn squash with butter and a couple of ounces of sake in mid-afternoon. Then i had my freshly-crockpotted chuck roast for supper (without the coffee) ... and found myself down a WHOLE pound this morning.
Why, in the names of all the gods at once, is this book not still in print?! I'm forever in the debt of that dear lady, H, who recommended it -- and i'm going to change the template of my post in her honor, because she mentioned the current one bothers her eyes!
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So far, today has already been stellar in the blogging world, with Pal Jabekk and Zoe Harcombe contributing intelligent, fact-rich, applicable-in-vivo-as-well-as-in-theory articles. One can read a long time without picking up stuff that one can actually USE....
As a matter of fact, Mr. Jabekk wrote a very good essay last year, on the subject of "setpoint theory" which i agree with intellectually as well as through experience. I've always HATED the acceptance this HYPOTHESIS has so long enjoyed, as it's absolutely unfathomable by my "instincts of rightness" ... or call it "intuition"! Sorry, but when my subconscious mind puts the brakes on believing in something, i've learned (over 56 years) that it pays to heed it!
Enjoy the rest of the weekend, everyone!
Yesterday, my porky breakfast was overlarge, and my lunch appetite didn't appear; i varied things up with half a small acorn squash with butter and a couple of ounces of sake in mid-afternoon. Then i had my freshly-crockpotted chuck roast for supper (without the coffee) ... and found myself down a WHOLE pound this morning.
Why, in the names of all the gods at once, is this book not still in print?! I'm forever in the debt of that dear lady, H, who recommended it -- and i'm going to change the template of my post in her honor, because she mentioned the current one bothers her eyes!
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So far, today has already been stellar in the blogging world, with Pal Jabekk and Zoe Harcombe contributing intelligent, fact-rich, applicable-in-vivo-as-well-as-in-theory articles. One can read a long time without picking up stuff that one can actually USE....
As a matter of fact, Mr. Jabekk wrote a very good essay last year, on the subject of "setpoint theory" which i agree with intellectually as well as through experience. I've always HATED the acceptance this HYPOTHESIS has so long enjoyed, as it's absolutely unfathomable by my "instincts of rightness" ... or call it "intuition"! Sorry, but when my subconscious mind puts the brakes on believing in something, i've learned (over 56 years) that it pays to heed it!
Enjoy the rest of the weekend, everyone!
Saturday, February 11, 2012
need to start being "perfect" again
I think i've mentioned before that i find it easier to be "perfect" than to be moderate. MUCH easier. It's time to go back there.
While i was out of town, i had to make a flock of compromises with all the eating out and car travel and such. I've allowed some of the compromises to continue a bit since i got home. Taking stock, i observe a few symptoms returning which had evaporated while following the Code to the letter, and i'm not willing to put up with them, so back i go.
Pal Jabekk's blog (Ramblings of a Carnivore) today really struck a chord with me; it talked about how moderation might be the worst thing you could do. I wish he had gone into more detail but, though brief, i feel his point was made. Choosing a middle path is frequently a mediocre way to do things, ESPECIALLY when it comes to diet and health.
I was feeling SO GOOD two weeks ago -- it's time to get back to that. The few things that i've added to my menu are going back into the pantry till i'm "sorted out." Then, i'll add in butter. This stuff is NOT hard to do.
While i was out of town, i had to make a flock of compromises with all the eating out and car travel and such. I've allowed some of the compromises to continue a bit since i got home. Taking stock, i observe a few symptoms returning which had evaporated while following the Code to the letter, and i'm not willing to put up with them, so back i go.
Pal Jabekk's blog (Ramblings of a Carnivore) today really struck a chord with me; it talked about how moderation might be the worst thing you could do. I wish he had gone into more detail but, though brief, i feel his point was made. Choosing a middle path is frequently a mediocre way to do things, ESPECIALLY when it comes to diet and health.
I was feeling SO GOOD two weeks ago -- it's time to get back to that. The few things that i've added to my menu are going back into the pantry till i'm "sorted out." Then, i'll add in butter. This stuff is NOT hard to do.
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