boring diet page, formerly known as the lo carblog.Monday, May 23One new thing I've been doing is eating 3 or 4 tablespoons of coconut oil every day. I use it in cooking in place of other fats, I've developed a (vegan!) frozen dessert (can't call it ice cream) which will knock your socks off, really. I also make little candies that I pop when I need some quick energy or appetite suppression. Works great, and my skin has never been softer. Do a google for coconut oil and you'll find a bazillion sites—most of whom sell the stuff—all trumpeting the health benefits of coconut oil. Sales pitches aside, I think they may be onto something. I know I've never had this much energy. I don't think I had Candida but it seems to work wonders for people who do. So there you go. Something new.
Sunday, March 27binki 4:16 PM |
Sunday, March 13binki 10:19 PM |
Wednesday, January 5My banta experiment didn't work out too well; I was doing it the fun way, i.e. "I've just had ten ounces of steak so now I have to eat two slices of cheesecake to get the fat ratio over 80%." Seems this isn't really how it's supposed to work. Apparently there's a concept called "limiting protein" that comes into play. Dunno. In any case, I'm inducting cleanly and actually having trouble hitting 20 grams a day. I've only gone over 10 grams once this week, and that's including the 2 cups of salad and cup of cooked other veggies every day, so go figure. The first time I did Atkins I had trouble keeping it under 20. But then again I wasn't limiting cheese or cream at all, and I am now. I was also eating lots of goodies. This time is easier, I think. Just drawing a line in the sand and not having any sweeteners at all helps a lot with the cravings.
Friday, November 19In any case, I've grabbed a squizillion recipes over the last year, low-carb and Banta, and I'm making them into a cookbook. It's hungry work, but it'll be nice to have everything in one place finally. The laptop in the kitchen is just not viable. I like this diet a lot. I was originally just going to do it for November so I could make weight in December, but it'll be a drag to slow down the delicious fat intake. On the other hand, it's really, really weird to eat this much fat. It's awesome and wonderful and luxurious, of course, but it's tough to believe it's good for you after a lifetime of anti-fat programming. I'm also a little worried that B is going to blow up since he's eating the desserts I make without being on a ketogenic diet. Most of the food I make has some kind of meat in it, so he's safe from that, but the desserts are ovo-lacto spectacular...really, the hardest part about this diet is not eating peanut butter pie for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Sunday, November 7Speaking of yummity, and Banta, and cinnamon, here is a special treat. It was posted by someone named Built who's a kickass Canadian body builder. To my distress, she seems to have disappeared from the boards lately, and when I posted an inquiry as to her whereabouts my post was deleted. And this isn't on the board with the heavy-handed censorship problems, either, so it's very weird. In any case, here's a nice high-fat low-carb snack that takes seconds to make and will make you smile: Built's Yummy Thing Stir vigorously in a small bowl until the mixture thickens, then lick it off the spoon. Yummmm. You can add cinnamon for an extra treat—with health benefits to boot. (Why does the combination of cinnamon and peanut butter taste so familiar? Was there something I loved during my childhood with that taste?)
Monday, October 11binki 3:49 PM |
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