That was a good one, Chicken Little. Sir, you do realize within a few moments of reading, you told me about your wife's health issues as well as ordering pizza, right?
Ok, just wanna make sure you noticed
I'm pretty embarrassed/disappointed/both with the division this virus is causing as well. In my opinion, which means the world to me and me only, we don't need much to divide us and the puppet masters are well aware of that.
I'm glad you're managing to keep your head up, Glen. This was a nice write-up, thank you.
I'd rather not get into my personal opinions on to mask or not to mask cuz, well, there's that division thing I was talking about and it's spreading faster than Covid and my opinion doesn't mirror everyone's.
I had issues in my 30's with that bad colesterol stuff, had some liver issues, too. A few other things as well like loss of apetite and sleeplessness. I battled them for about a decade until I finally woke up and adjusted my eating practices. Having competed enough at fff, you're likely aware of the majority of my practices. There's a reason I'm telling you this.
My last physical was age 41 (I'm 45 now) and my doctor said "What exactly are you doing? Your numbers are perfect, I need to do exactly what you do."
If you're interested, I could give you an example of some of my new practices that brought all the numbers from the danger zone to the comfort zone.
Enjoy your week, Glen!
Hey, @dandays.
Yes, I did indeed tell you about my wife's health issues. However, the pizza part was not about ordering, unfortunately. Oh, that it were, since I do actually enjoy that brand of pizza! It's a smaller chain found mostly in Oregon, with a few in Washington. I was checking in on the machines I'm supposed to collect, service and repair in this particular establishment and the pizza guy was saying hi.
re: division
Yeah. Well, everything has been made political, and of course, since there are those that do want to control, science is bent to their will. Regardless of which side we may all be on, division is more the point, or even if it's not, it's an extremely useful tool for those who would control us.
re: in my 30s
Wow. That's kind of early. But it's led to a wholesale change in eating habits, all for the good, which means you don't have to mess with it now or later as long as you keep on keeping on. Silver linings. :)
re: if you're interested
Sure. Go for it. I'd like to see it and then see how it correlates to the pages of recommendations her doctor gave and then what my wife ultimately thinks about it.
Funny. I thought that was a delivery followed by a second get together.
I don't drink or smoke, that was a good deal of my trouble. Believe me--I coulda used the transformation in my 20's. Very little sugar, no table sugar, the closest I get is creamer in my coffee. I don't eat beef, chicken, or pig. The things beef and chicken in particular do to me is too gross to explain why I don't eat those, sir. Eggs, cheese, yes--all other dairy, no.
That's quite a bit of info already. I'll try to stay brief: No sodas (ever, never), water all day, lots of exercise man, if you're interested further, I'll tell you whatever you wanna know. My idea of fast food is Chili's, really can't tell you the last time I ate at a 'fast food' joint.
Ok, that's enough me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me
How close to your doctor was I?
Well, let's see.
We don't smoke or drink, so no need for a doctor to tell us on that front.
Sugar is supposed to be reduced, so table sugar or refined (basically, the sugars are to come from eating fruits) and eliminate processed foods.
Red meat should be avoided, and probably pork, but chicken and turkey are still on the menu along with fish. And it's okay. No need to explain. :) Nutrition tailored to the individual is what I think is best, anyway, simply because one body will react differently to something and so forth, while staying within basic nutritional guidelines.
Dairy is discouraged, including cheese, but eggs seem to be okay within reason.
They specifically said no dark sodas. She doesn't like any light or transparent sodas, so it will probably be water mixed in with some natural juices.
Exercise did make the list. :)
Not eating fast food is probably for the best since it's processed for the most part.
Just out of curiosity, what would you consider to be your main source of protein, and how much carbs, even the complex variety, do you consume? I'm taking the consumption of fruits and vegetables, particularly leafy greens, as a matter of course, but if there's something there you stay away from, you're welcome to set me straight. :)
And, can there ever be enough you, you, you? :)
Good morning, Glen! Fructose, yes. Pura will do things like grate an apple to sweeten her baking. Seems your doctor and I have similar suggestions. You're right though, we're all so different so one's training will vary to the next person. Some essentials and basics but each of us need to tweak our own systems a little bit. I plan on that continuing.
Really cool you're interested. I hope what I've learned about myself can help you.
My 'main source' of protein doesn't really change. That's another thing I do, I don't venture far outside my consistent foods. I just try to do less or more each day and switch the ingredients around for some change but at the end of the week it equals out. Even snacking type foods, I don't venture far off what's in the kitchen now. 2 eggs every morning, a very protein, vegi packed shake each day, either turkey or fish in the evening and everything in between is my main source of protein--includes fruit and vegetable like you said. I haven't plugged in the numbers for a long time so I would only be able to guess. 3-400 grams maybe??
I'm big on carbs though. I think they got a bad rep from the farm industry. Carbs are really good actually. I try to pack those on every meal.. heavily outweigh the protein. Potato, rice, breads, etc. My snacking type foods are all carb, too. Humus, corn chips, trail mix, etc. High carbs. They say without exercise a bunch of carbs isn't healthy, possibly true. I think without exercise, a bunch of anything isn't healthy.
A good protein is also avocado. I'm allergic to it but I'll recommend them to anyone who asks, they pack some good numbers. Have you ever heard of Cronometer? They make an app too, super easy to use. I haven't plugged any numbers in since early this year but every once in awhile I'll track my food consumption just to make sure I'm still doing good. That one might really help you guys out, Glen, it's a lot easier to make adjustments when you can see them in action. Pura plugs in her number every day, still, for years now.