Fri, Apr-22-11, 06:11
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Senior Member
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Plan: LC and PH now and then.
Stats: 176.5/153/140
BF:
Progress: 64%
Location: Sardinia, Italy
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Originally Posted by RisngDezyn
I like it.
I'm one of the great exposers (3rd generation) about the ways we do things wrong - contaminations, cons, hype, etc. [book to follow soon], so we are in agreement there.
I have never been a starch and grain person. EVER. I am the student. The body is the teacher. If I don't listen, it rebels. It is FAR smarter than me.
Still, I should have just followed my intuition. If I gained several pounds during an illness, suck it up, shut it, and "don't eat" it off.
Having low blood sugar/potassium is an issue for me, so stability is important. Still, my body DOES know best what is best for it, given the trajectory of health food and organics of my lifelong lifestyle (I've neevr eaten a McDonald's hamburger in my life).
Rebirthing (breathing), YES. Organics for purity, YES. The sugar I eat IS a whole food. I eat no processed foods, use real butter like a food group, and have been a bone-rack my whole life (except when sick a couple times).
NO diet coke, junk food, potato chips, impure fats (olive, coconut, butter...that's ALL you need for total life). Very little bread, almost no pasta. Rarely if ever a donut or fries (3x a year maybe?). So, I'm Primal to begin with...and purity is King for me.
I'm inclined to lighter fare mostly. I sit, but it is very difficult for me. I was born to be dynamic, in motion.
I believe that our bodies are different. We should all be active and eating right, but not denying moderate pleasures. This is, of course, governed by the individual body. My BFF lost 8 pounds by smaller meals and 15 minutes of exercise a day. No denials.
People in Tibet live to 140 years on a tablespoon of food daily. We overeat. I don't do it, as I am not inclined that way. I also don't eat while bored.
Maybe I can't lose like everyone else because I dont' EAT like everyone else to begin with?
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Am I missing something here?. ... there are many thing here I don't understand, but gaining weight when " ill " is not one of them. Apart from water retention and liver failure....?
May I say, also, that I live in one of the highest "Noted" longevity status in the world. As I live in a small medieval village it is one of the purest in authenticity and we do have quite a few that are in their 90, as well as the ones who make the 100. None of this will make a difference to me as I was born and lived for 48 years in Wales. But I do know what they eat, and have eaten for years and years. And believe me, they ate well, fat was their main stable diet, grains, beans, fruit, its all there, alcohol, nuts, sheep cheese and the meat. When they make cakes and biscuits, you realise that the item missing is cow.. struto ( lard ) rendered at home is the favourite fat. This with olive oil is the garnish of most of the food. Children were brought up to eat a brodo made of meat and salad vegetables and fruits were a must. Bread always, but remember, this was bread made from grain, milled, locally, pure, without anything added to the soil apart from animal manure , nothing taken away, nothing!. Sugar is the basis of most sweets and deserts mixed with nuts and dried fruits. They die here from many illnesses, but mostly from old age or accidents.. and their lies the problem... do you give up everything , or give up only a few things, live your life in a contented state, try to live within your bodies healthy ranges and then just die naturally as nature intended.
I know that stress has a huge, huge impact in peoples lives, but so does family. Do the best you can to ease the stress from the ones you love by just showing them you are there for them. By law in Italy, you are obliged to look after your family, gratis, in your home for however long it takes if they are destitute, without or not able to support themselves. Maybe, that's why people always think of Italians having large families..... From what I understand, it runs all the way to second cousins, great aunts, and in-laws.
Last edited by teresaw : Fri, Apr-22-11 at 06:50.
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