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Looks like my kind of diet. Fortunately I have the metabolism of a garden worm so at age 61 I’m basically the same size and weight as in my 30s. I eat whatever I like without changing my physique and my only regular exercise is 3-4 rounds of golf every week.
It’s good that you’re staying lean. However, I would like to propose that there are other factors than bodyfat that contribute to a person’s health. A super-high metabolism, while making someone thin (which is a good thing), also forces your mitochondria to work harder and produce more damaging reactive oxygen species (a bad thing).
Maybe it’s time to slow it down? 🙂
…you could also be the so-called “skinny fat”, where you have underlying health problems caused by grain consumption. Being skinny does not infer being healthy. I don’t know ya, so I can’t say, but grains catch up to and surprise many people, skinny or otherwise.
Great job Alex! You’ve changed your life for the better!!
Thanks. I feel so much healthier now. My clothes don’t fit, I’m swimming in them, but I welcome the sacrifice. 🙂
Losing weight is not personal development. It is bowing to social pressure to be thin at any cost, REGARDLESS of how you approach it.
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I don’t think that eating healthy is bowing to social pressure. On the contrary, most people don’t eat healthy, so it’s pretty much going against the grain (pun intended). If me sharing great results and how it’s possible for you and anyone else is too intimidating for you, I understand, and sad to see you go.
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Whenever I dabble with primal eating, by the end of day 1 I get light headed, irritible, have problems thinking- basically my blood sugar drops and I bonk.
Did that happen to you?
No, that doesn’t happen to me. I can remember many times over the past 2 years when I was fueled by coffee, sugar, and bagels, and studying 16 hours a day, that not eating for awhile would give me the symptoms you described.
I can also see that if you’re instantly trying to cut yourself off from a sugar addiction that you would experience those symptoms. My suggestion would be to take baby steps into the transition.
I can go 24 hours without a problem and not get light headed, not get irritable, and continue to study. I’ll experience hunger during that time, but it’s not a high-level hunger, not painful, and a cup of water or sipping on some coffee with heavy cream (no sugar) quenches that pretty quickly.
Like I learned from Mark – it takes your metabolism 2-3 weeks to switch from being a sugar burner to being a fat burner. Once that adjustment is made, missing meals isn’t a problem, because your body will find some excess fat on your body and consume that.
My friend John Roman (roman fitness) fasts twice a week – I think he’s following the eat stop eat system, and he drinks only water and some green tea / coffee on fast days and says he feels great (even lifts).
So the main point is, it’s not eating healthy that is giving you the symptoms, it’s the process of breaking your addiction.
I have a weird metabolism- I eat 2 times what most other men eat, but am 6’5″ weigh about 200 lbs. When I was eating mostly carbs I couldn’t last more than a few hours without food, but have gotten better with a meatier diet.
Thanks for the feedback!
Consider to adding more fat to your high protein diet. Like half an avacado and a handful of macadamia or almonds into your daily routine. That should quench some of that hunger 🙂
Trust me, I do eat plenty of fat 🙂 Will continue to refine the diet. Thanks!
You’re welcome.
That’s all that matters, is that you consciously look to make improvements. Small changes add up to big wins.
I use coconut milk instead of dairy in my coffee. I think it adds alot to the coffee and is more primal.
What motivates me to be and stay healthy is having more energy and knowing that I’m preparing myself for a good future down the road. the last thing I want is to get a cancer or some other disease and die a slow death (although it can always happen).
But after defeating my arrhythmia by merely changing my diet, I’m inclined more than ever to stick with this kind of life. You can read my whole story (along with complete medical documentation) here:
http://www.mcarticles.com/a/how-i-cured-my-arrhythmia-a-personal-story
Nice information but i will stay away from bacon not only is against my religion but the animal is unclean (
Leviticus, chapter 11, v. 7 ) -Alex (http://www.alexshaikh.com)