For the past couple weeks I was a little out of control. After my detour with berried the week before this past weekend I had some more berries AND a Tiramisu plus a lemon custard. The next day I had some veggies too.
It wasn't horrible but it wasn't great.
I was curious to see what my body would say.
I was pretty lucky. Nothing horrible happened. I didn't get cravings or increased appetite. I even didn't get a flare of acne.
My tummy is a little bloated. I decided not to weigh myself. I know I have gained back the 4lbs i dropped plus I still haven't gotten my period. So the numbers aint gonna be pretty. ....
I'm just back on track, eating meat and drinking water. Plenty of water. With ice. We had a heat wave here in CA and it was HOT!
My favorite food now is meat sliders made of ground beef, ground turkey and ground chicken, mixed with eggs and some spices and fried in duck fat. I don't like the work involved, mainly the cleaning but I really like the taste so I am willing to work.
I also bought some beef bone marrow and tried making it yesterday on the skillet. I was afraid I won't like it but it actually tasted pretty good.
Will try making them in the oven now that the crazy heat is over.
I also made shredded beef yesterday in the slow cooker. Just put it a bunch of beef chuck roast, with some onion, garlic and spices for 6 hours on low and then shred it with 2 forks. Not bat. Very fatty. I still don't really like the fat.....
My next challenge is liver.
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Eating some carbs and sugar ......
Yesterday i had some berries (strawberries and raspberries from farmers market), today for some reason I couldn't resist leftovers of tiramisu and lemon cream pie. Not the best choice but I will report later today and tomorrow about consequences.
Yesterday and this morning my tummy was bloated. I didn't feel bad per se, just not exactly happy with the way my tummy looked. Pure vanity.
I don't think the relatively small amount of berries I had would throw me off. I wonder if the sugar in those cakes will though.
It was a pleasure but not really very gratifying.
Yesterday and this morning my tummy was bloated. I didn't feel bad per se, just not exactly happy with the way my tummy looked. Pure vanity.
I don't think the relatively small amount of berries I had would throw me off. I wonder if the sugar in those cakes will though.
It was a pleasure but not really very gratifying.
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Had some fruit and veggies
A week ago my husband took me out to lunch to Middeterenian restaurant. The meat was great of course. I had lamb since I don't normally make it at home. I skipped the rice. They also had salad and hummus on the plate and I couldn't resist but nibble at it a bit. It was great.
No big deal.
Then last Sunday I went to the farmers market and tasted some berries (strawberries, blueberries). I ended eating some raspberries at home the next day.
I didn't suffer any consequences. I'm glad. No crazy cravings, although I do think I had a little bit of more thoughts about what to eat.
Since yesterday I feel like cheese isn't best for me so haven't eaten it. I'm sticking to meat and eggs and 1-2 TBS HWC in my coffee twice a day.
My taste is still kind of funky. I am not tolerating fat. It makes me gag. I am not attracted at all to steaks. Chicken doesn't seem very appealing. I am not exactly sure what it is that I want to eat.
Today I made sliders/kotleti from 85% GB and 93% ground turkey (and 3 eggs). They came out delicious! Love them!!!!! I don't like all the work involved in making them and the splatter but they are good.
I also LOVED beef bacon that I bought at US Wellness Meats. It's pricey though...... I polished the whole package for breakfast and it was like $13. Turkey bacon is less expensive around $6 but doesn't taste as good, and is less fatty.
I love beef jerky but it's too lean and also expensive.
Made beef oxtails this week in the oven. 15 min in convection oven at 435 and then 15 more minutes on broil. It tasted great right out of the oven but when i warmed it up in skillet from the fridge they tasted like rocks. I will throw them in the crock pot for broth with chicken bones.
Next time I will make them in the crock pot to begin with.
I don't see myself going back to other way of eating any time soon. I still have 2 more month until i'm 6 month on ZC. I wonder if anything will change ?
Today I got some Vit. D capsules and started taking it. Maybe it will make a difference in my energy level.
No big deal.
Then last Sunday I went to the farmers market and tasted some berries (strawberries, blueberries). I ended eating some raspberries at home the next day.
I didn't suffer any consequences. I'm glad. No crazy cravings, although I do think I had a little bit of more thoughts about what to eat.
Since yesterday I feel like cheese isn't best for me so haven't eaten it. I'm sticking to meat and eggs and 1-2 TBS HWC in my coffee twice a day.
My taste is still kind of funky. I am not tolerating fat. It makes me gag. I am not attracted at all to steaks. Chicken doesn't seem very appealing. I am not exactly sure what it is that I want to eat.
Today I made sliders/kotleti from 85% GB and 93% ground turkey (and 3 eggs). They came out delicious! Love them!!!!! I don't like all the work involved in making them and the splatter but they are good.
I also LOVED beef bacon that I bought at US Wellness Meats. It's pricey though...... I polished the whole package for breakfast and it was like $13. Turkey bacon is less expensive around $6 but doesn't taste as good, and is less fatty.
I love beef jerky but it's too lean and also expensive.
Made beef oxtails this week in the oven. 15 min in convection oven at 435 and then 15 more minutes on broil. It tasted great right out of the oven but when i warmed it up in skillet from the fridge they tasted like rocks. I will throw them in the crock pot for broth with chicken bones.
Next time I will make them in the crock pot to begin with.
I don't see myself going back to other way of eating any time soon. I still have 2 more month until i'm 6 month on ZC. I wonder if anything will change ?
Today I got some Vit. D capsules and started taking it. Maybe it will make a difference in my energy level.
Reply do my doctor's concern
I decided to seek a new doctor after my doctor always pushes pills on me. When I had a UTI few months ago she immediately prescribed antibiotics without even running a simple urine test. The new doctor I went to see indicated she believes in nutritional prevention and seemed more holistic. Boy, was I wrong. After I told her I was Paleo she wasn't happy.
Here's what she wrote: "The good points of Paleo diet is that it encourages cutting out sugars, refined grains and oils, and processed foods. The bad part is it also cuts out beans and legumes which are a great source of lean protein, and depends too heavily on animal foods. There is overwhelming evidence that consuming large amounts of animal foods is bad for you. The caveman didn't generally live past 40 so the didn't have time to develop heart disease, stroke, roost of our modern disease which have been shown to be related to animal product consumption."
I let it slide although I was very unhappy with her ignorance. But when my blood test results came back with a very high number of total cholesterol (421) she said:
"your cholesterol is incredibly high and it is imperative that you cut back on the meet, cheese and eggs in your diet. As we discussed, cholesterol is not the only factor involved in heart disease but it is certainly a big one and we need to get your down ASAP."
I am still debating if I should even reply. In the meanwhile since I am very interested in the topic here's the draft that I prepared and researched.
Here's what she wrote: "The good points of Paleo diet is that it encourages cutting out sugars, refined grains and oils, and processed foods. The bad part is it also cuts out beans and legumes which are a great source of lean protein, and depends too heavily on animal foods. There is overwhelming evidence that consuming large amounts of animal foods is bad for you. The caveman didn't generally live past 40 so the didn't have time to develop heart disease, stroke, roost of our modern disease which have been shown to be related to animal product consumption."
I let it slide although I was very unhappy with her ignorance. But when my blood test results came back with a very high number of total cholesterol (421) she said:
"your cholesterol is incredibly high and it is imperative that you cut back on the meet, cheese and eggs in your diet. As we discussed, cholesterol is not the only factor involved in heart disease but it is certainly a big one and we need to get your down ASAP."
I am still debating if I should even reply. In the meanwhile since I am very interested in the topic here's the draft that I prepared and researched.
HI Dr. XXX,
Thank you for your note regarding my test results. What are
your thoughts about my Vit. D levels? Any suggestions? Should I just spend more
time in the sun?
Even though my total cholesterol number seems high I am not
really concerned with them. I will explain below but according to Dr. Davis and
Dr. Pinney, it might be related to body fat loss and low carb http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/2012/06/i-lost-weight-and-my-cholesterol-went-up/
The recommended cholesterol number of 300 mg/d isn’t exactly
backed up by science: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20683785
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/02/10/feds-poised-to-withdraw-longstanding-warnings-about-dietary-cholesterol/
Scientific Report of
the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, "Previously,
the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommended that cholesterol intake be
limited to no more than 300 mg/day. The 2015 DGAC will not bring forward this
recommendation because available evidence shows no appreciable relationship
between consumption of dietary cholesterol and serum (blood) cholesterol,
consistent with the AHA/ACC (American Heart Association / American College of
Cardiology) report. Cholesterol is not a nutrient of concern for
overconsumption." http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015-scientific-report/06-chapter-1/d1-2.asp
There is plenty of more recent scientific information and
growing body of scientists suggesting that dietary cholesterol is not something
to be worried about. There have been many changes regarding nutritional
recommendations in the past few years year and more official recommendations are
in the works.
As it seems, cholesterol levels are produced by the body and
not related to intake from food. Eating
cholesterol has very little impact on the cholesterol levels in your body. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19852882
Years ago the Canadian Guidelines
removed the limitation of dietary cholesterol as well as Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Japan, the EU and other countries because
the research no longer supports limiting it in your diet. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15640515
The United States should really catch up
(and hopefully will do so by the end of the year). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22037012
as indicated in the 2015 dietary guidelines mentioned above.
Thank you for recommending Dr. Fuhrman’s work but as we
discussed when we met we agree only on the removal of sugar, sweets and refined
foods. I am very happy with Primal nutrition and it’s working well for me.
You and I seem to agree about prevention of illness through
nutrition but we don’t see eye to eye regarding the rest of the picture. I and
social science strongly disagree with your statement regarding the caveman not
living past 40. Those who survived the childhood years had a very good chance
to live a long life. They did not die of bad nutrition but more of
environmental causes (battles, plaques, accidents etc.).
If you are interested I highly recommend reading the
writings of Viljamur Stefansson in our modern day era (beginning of 1900s). The
Eskimo lived on meat only in harsh environment and lived very long lives. The
Native Americans and many African tribes did so too. Health and Rise of
Civilization by Mark Nathan Cohen is one among many excellent accounts.
We can agree to disagree.
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