It probably made more sense back before there was such a thing as a desk job. And before we had grocery stores. When we provided for ourselves it would have been much easier to sustain than meat.
I believe that's why we see things like cheese and yogurt in some of the oldest food cultures, like India and the Middle East. Milk consumption itself, however, is not as common in those cultures as in my USA. Milk spoils, but can be preserved as a sustained protein source, as you note. It is why the tradition of "slaying the fatted calf" was saved for very special occasions and times. To kill an animal also killed a multi-year at protein source or possible premium future breeding stock.
i am basically eating breakfast at 7 am,,a main meal at lunch,and a small snack before 7 pm.like i did when i lived in england as a child. nothing after 7 pm.clearing up lots of issues.better sleep as a result as well. only eating when i am active,green tea after 7pm also..some would call this a twelve hour fast...
All wheat (on big farms) in the USA is sprayed with glyphosate before harvest. How do I know? I'm in CO. I've asked a few. The system is now the real issue. If you eat wheat in America, you're very likely eating Roundup. This practice of using glyphosate on commercial wheat correlates neatly with the unprecedented rise in "gluten issues", IBS, and autism of the past three decades. Wheat is common in our diets because it's highly profitable, not because it's the best starch or grain. It's not necessary for health, however, in non celiac people, clean wheat would in theory be OK.
In one hour I will begin to drink my Gavilyte-c for my colonoscopy tomorrow, I've been on clear liquids since yesterday and feel pretty darn good.
I've had more than my fair share of those. Speaking of which, I'm about due for one ( actually about 3 years past due).
Nice to hear. I will be getting my first one early in the Spring. I can't say I am looking forward to it. Sent from my DROID Turbo using Tapatalk
I'd love to try that, because Eggland's Best is my favorite, and I don't see any "6-packs" of those anymore-only the 12's.
You're talkinabout the large jug, right? I mean as opposed to the "Split-prep" where you do one at night, one the morning of the appointment? I've done better with the "one-and-done".
Great resources in the first post. I'm on the opposite end of the spectrum in that I'm trying to gain weight. However just because I was underweight, doesn't mean that I was healthy. I've never particularly gorged on unhealthy foods but I also wasn't reaching for the right foods and I definitely wasn't eating enough. I stopped exercising for years so I never really felt hungry and my weight tanked. Now I'm trying to gain some lean weight and boy is it hard. I have to force myself to eat every meal - when I wake up, I'm still full from last night's dinner. Then I'm full for every subsequent meal throughout the day starting with my big breakfast. The good news with weight loss or gain is that it's as basic as can be. Caloric surplus = weight gain, deficit = weight loss. The problem is instituting a permanent lifestyle change and keeping focused on a long term goal (sometimes YEARS to see great results) but if we motivate one another, we'll all make it.
Yup that big delicious jug of nastiness and a bottle of magnesium citrate I usually take it the day before and the procedure in the morning.
Oatmeal is made with oats not wheat. Shouldn't see the same issues regarding gluten, etc. Speaking of which, I usually eat cereal for breakfast. Per the recommendations in this thread, I just switched from stuff like Raisin Bran and various sugared or flavoured cereals to Multigrain Cheerios. And I just bought myself a can of steel-cut oats to start making myself oatmeal instead. Even if oatmeal isn't perfect, it's bound to be a heck of a lot healthier than 95% of the breakfast cereals on the grocery shelves. BTW, I just weighed myself again tonight on my swiffy new electronic scale (super recommendation, Charlie @wristwatchb!) The new weight record is 165.8 lbs! Even with my backsliding this week by getting into the Halloween candy I bought to hand out tomorrow, my weight is still moving in the right direction!
Frosted Mini-Wheats! That was it! I was trying to think of the name of the cereal I just quit eating and was drawing a complete blank. So it was not only loaded with sugar, it was made with adulterated wheat too...
I also dispensed with Frosted Mini Wheats upon consideration from this thread. I've been eating Grape Nuts and Wheat Chex instead, both with very low sugar content. But now all this talk of wheat makes me want to look at the Wheat Chex and see what's really in it. But, at least the sugars are much lower than the mini wheats!
