Food Refinement
Historically we've been getting better at refining our foods for millenia. Refining foods increases the food's ability to nourish us. The first refinement was by basic cooking with heat, then grinding, then grinding machines, etc. As processing became more effective people's lifestyles became more sedentary. Result is obvious: obesity. Fortunately a diet of unrefined foods tastes good, feels satisfying, and does not deliver enough carbs or calories to allow obesity. Regular food tastes bland and its high in fat and starch. If leptin plays a role its that refined and fatty food doesn't lead to smaller portions. Quinoa, buckwheat, whole oat grouts, lentils, mushrooms, whole brown rice, beans, peas, onions, carrots, kale, cabbage and corn are real food. These foods are so yummy and yet it takes a lot of eating to stay obese eating them. In fact, it will give you a tummy ache and you'll cut back :-) I don't need hormones, intense exercise, funny products off the shelf, or heavy calorie restriction. With those ingredients, and with the help of a food grinder, Cheryl can turn them into a delicious hamburger-- bun included!
About this Blog
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So many people wish they could lose weight. This blog is an attempt to put together something to share about my experience. I started January of 2012 at 232 lbs and I had been trying to lose weight, probably shaving 5 lbs off my maximum, which would have been closer to 235. My last measurement showed a mere 160.4 lbs. The means over the last year I would have lost 75 lbs. In the picture from the summer of 2012 I weigh 175. I would love to get down to the 150 to 155 range over the next year. Why so slim? Mostly because if its worth doing its worth doing well. But also because arteriosclerosis runs thick in my family and if I can live at an ideal weight of course I should. I'm also fully content to live life at 160 if that's how it is to be, but I think its worth a try. This blog lets you join the adventure! The main thing was I just decided I'm in charge of my own weight. Policitians and actors do it. Why not me? Do I just did. No hocus-pocus. No hormones or any kind of pill. No extreme behavior, diets or fasting. No worries about mysterious toxins. Just a series of straight-up, science-based strategies. That why I think I have something to share. I can weigh whatever I want. Although I take what I know from science, I don't have access to scholarly libraries or time to do full scholarship on what I put here. I don't claim to have all the science right. If you know something I should know, add in a comment. This blog is a work in progress, I will keep editing the pages as I get ideas, insight and feedback. All my best -- Rob |
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