Observations from living (and eating) out of a box...
As you all know (cuz I won’t stop talking about it!) I am in the process of moving. Well in anticipation of the move I stopped grocery shopping about two months ago ****ep crazy food stocks in my house so this hasn’t been much of a hardship). Basically I did not want to be spending a bunch of time and energy moving food!
So the last two weeks or so we are down to the bare essentials (I still buy milk btw). The bare essentials are mostly protein and non-perishable carbs (beans, bread, rice etc.). There isn’t much fat to be found in my kitchen right now – “good" or “bad."
What I’ve noticed is that with a drastically reduced fat intake (I went from, on a daily average, having about 25% of my calories come from fat to…like…less than 10 the last week or two), I have been HUNGRY all. The. TIME!!! Seriously.
But even funnier than that is that instead of just going and getting a good fat source to round out my meals, I have been turning to the starchy carbs more. And what do they do? Make me even hungrier!
It just makes me think. All those years of dieting I was trapped in this cycle of deprivation and bingeing. I wonder if this was behind it.
For my part, I picked up a few avocados, some almonds, etc. to snack on (I’m pretty good at moderating almonds). When I eat the proper levels of fat I don’t crave the carbs so much. I don’t know if there is scientific evidence to support that but I know that’s how it is for me.
Anyway, that’s my observation.
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So far as what I keep in stock: almonds and brazil nuts (which are completely tasteless but I eat an ounce at a time cuz I heard they are a good source of selenium).
I have been meaning to integrate pistachos into my plan. You get a gamillion of those suckers for not a lot of calories, right?
I knowfor a fact I malabsorb fat a lot.
RNY Gastric Bypass 1-8-08 350/327/200 (HW/SW/CW). I spend most of my time playing with my food over at Bariatric Foodie - check me out!
Half Marathons: Napa: 7/18/10 (4:11:21) 7/17/11 (3:30:58) 7/15/12 (3:13:11.5)
SJ Rock and Roll: 10/2/10 (3:58:22) Run Surf City: 2/6/11 (3:19:54)
Diva: 5/6/12 (3:35:00)
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Man I miss having pots and pans and a kitchen to cook in. Soon and very soon!
RNY Gastric Bypass 1-8-08 350/327/200 (HW/SW/CW). I spend most of my time playing with my food over at Bariatric Foodie - check me out!
Oh, and the cashews....yeah....I can eat so many that my fingers are cut from open those suckers....one day I measured how many I could "snack" on....I filled a 1 cup measuring cup with shells.....yummy.....
RNY Gastric Bypass 1-8-08 350/327/200 (HW/SW/CW). I spend most of my time playing with my food over at Bariatric Foodie - check me out!