Sunday, December 3, 2017

Type 2 Nutrition #409: When I used to eat eggs…

When I used to eat eggs (or eggs and bacon) for breakfast, my usual lunch was a can of King Oscar brand, Brisling sardines in EVOO (420kcal with the EVOO). I drank the EVOO and usually added salt. I supplemented with 2 grams of fish oil a day, and still do. As a result I had and still have very low triglycerides (about 50mg/dl). 
Now, however, I think that a can of sardines, especially if you drink the EVOO, is too many calories for lunch, particularly if you are not hungry. I am not hungry at lunch. Hell, I was never hungry at breakfast!
So these days I don’t eat breakfast any more. I just have a 12oz cup of coffee with 1½ oz of heavy cream and 1g of pure stevia powder. Then, if I eat lunch, I have one can of either of my two new favorites:
1. A can of Brunswick kippered herring fillets in brine (160kcal). I drink the brine. It’s a small lunch but enough.
2. A can of Goya Premium squid in its own ink (240kcal), packed in sunflower oil. I do NOT drink this PUFA oil.
Both the kippered herring and the squid are less expensive and fewer calories, and less fat, than the sardines. I also think that they would be a lot more palatable to the ‘normal’ person’s taste, but I like all three equally.
Why was I never hungry at breakfast? And why am I still not hungry at lunch? Because my body is fat-adapted, meaning it has been in a fasted state since a few hours after supper the night before, some 12 hours earlier. At breakfast, my body is in mild ketosis. In the absence of food, and as a consequence of eating Very Low Carb at supper and having low stores of glycogen in my liver from generally eating Very Low Carb, my body has maintained a high metabolic rate and energy balance by breaking down body fat during the nighttime “fast.”
Then, with only heavy cream (NOT H&H) in my morning coffee, that high metabolic rate and energy balance continue. With my lunch choices being only protein and fat, my ketosis and stable blood glucose continue into the afternoon while, without hunger because I am in energy balance, my body continues to burn its own fat.
It wasn’t always like this. When I began to eat Very Low Carb in 2002, I kept careful records. In the beginning it was just estimated carbs. Later, I decided to count protein too, and then fat and total calories. I ate a lot more then than I do now. After all, I was twice the man (literally) I am today, but I don’t keep those records today.
Keeping records, though, was in my nature, and I learned a lot from it. But I learned much more from other low-carbers. I joined this Forum of like-minded people and started asking questions. It was a supportive and safe space. I left another site I visited because all that people wanted to do there was argue about which way of eating was best. On the Bernstein Forum, I was very active for years, first as a student and later as mentor.
When you’re ready to make the shift, there are lots of ways to address a Lifestyle Change. But first you have to become convinced that the one-size-fits-all dietary advice given by the government’s Dictocrats and the “old school” medical establishment, and Big Pharma, has sadly been bad advice. It led to the Diseases of Civilization to which the world has succumbed. So, you have to be ready to break with that and manage your own dietary future. When you are ready, give Very Low Carb (VLC), or even Low Carb, a try. Here’s what you can expect:
       You will lose weight easily because you will not be hungry all the time. You will eat less and feel better.
       You will not need a snack in mid-morning or feel sleepy after lunch, or snack after supper/before bedtime.
       Your health markers will improve: blood sugar (A1c) and lipids (cholesterol), and blood pressure.
Some people have difficulty making the adjustment. I went cold turkey. I drank lots of water and I added salt. To avoid hypos (I was on 3 classes of oral anti-diabetic meds), I stayed in close contact with my doctor, who (as it happens) suggested VLC for me, to lose weight. Over time (15 years), I lost, literally, more than half my body weight (190 pounds), and I feel great! I’ve never been healthier or happier. You will be too. Give it a try!

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