The Less is More Thread

[Drastic]

>In two weeks I'll kill for pizza.
You have no idea. Killing would be trivial.

Once you get to three weeks though, and you'll finally get over it. That's when I finally regained sanity and stopped literally dreaming about carbs. Though I still crave them, they don't taste nearly as good as I remember them, when I do go for it.

[littleman]

One thing that has helped me with my carbs cravings is to have a spiced tea or a strong flavored tea with stevia,  I think stevia tastes terrible with coffee, but it works well with most teas.  I know that some research suggests that having artificial sweeteners can cause an insulin response, but there is also data that says the opposite.  All I know for sure is that it has worked well for me,

[Brad]

>>I'm going with the rcjordan recipe: meat lovers w/triple cheese scraped off the crust.  I'll miss the crust - badly, but it ought to slake the pizza withdrawal cravings.  It would be uncivilized to go completely without pizza.

>>tea flavored with stevia

I like tea. I'll try this.  Thanks littleman.

Anyone know of a good low-carb pancake mix?  That's the next craving after pizza that will get me.

[Gurtie]

almond flour is low carb, but i've not seen it anywhere I shop and it sounds totally revolting for most baking. Might work well for pancakes though as almond pancakes sound edible. I'm presuming you mean american pancakes, as I imagine its a bit like ground almonds and I don't think you'd get a good crepe with that!

I also just found http://thefoodallergycoach.blogspot.com/2009/08/flourless-pancakes.html - surely thats not right?  Some things are just not meant to be......

[rcjordan]

CAUTION, Agerhart. DO NOT CLICK!

>low-carb pancakes

http://www.mrbreakfast.com/superdisplay.asp?recipeid=1175

They taste great.

[littleman]

Stevia is an herb that is naturally sweet, it is quite a bit sweeter than sugar, but has virtually no calories.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevia

[littleman]

Don't forget to give me 10%   

[Brad]

>stevia

Found Stevia at both Costco and the local grocery.  This is good stuff.  It fullfills that sweet-tooth craving and has no weird aftertaste.  Nice stuff.  Great tip LM.

Found Low carb pancake mix at both grocery and Amazon.

[Rupert]

Good games/sports/activities for the winter:

mountain biking (yup at night too)  squash, raquet ball and swimming. Oh, indoor climbing.... and skiing if you have snow.  The new LED torches are amazing, you can do almost anything outside with a P& bulb.  (50 watt equivalent) Did it for the first time in years last week, and boy was I poor, an sore! 

At 165 lbs, loosing weight is not my problem, but when I stopped smoking, keeping it down was for a bit, until I upped the exercise.

I have a trailplus, ( sort of triathlon ) to go for 1st April, that keeps me focused, like Heather, I need a goal.

[grnidone]

Um.  RC.  The "white stuff" DB is talking about is cocaine.  (Did you miss the numb teeth comment?)

And I swear to God, DB, if you really are doing coke, I'll fly down to Florida and kick your ass myself.  It'll make your Jiu Jitsu crap look like childs play.

[grnidone]

And, Brad.  You actually won't kill for the pizza.  After you get over the carbs in your system, somehow, it shuts off...and you feel good.

[littleman]

Here's some of that newage pansy stuff for you RC:
http://clips.team-andro.com/watch/c4743e6724f960725612/joe-defranco-strong-the-movie

[rcjordan]

>Um.  RC.  The "white stuff" DB is talking about is cocaine.  (Did you miss the numb teeth comment?)

No, I saw it, but reading here is spotty and I forgot the reference.  I've called my own lazy, less-restrictive version of low-carb the No White Stuff Diet for years (no foods with flour, potatoes, or white rice). So I'm going to sue db for trademark infringement.

[dogboy]

COCAINE!?!  That's what that was?!??  Wow, you have no idea how much that explains things... I was just like, 'wow, I feel fucking GREAT!'  Look, let's not argue names and trademarks here and get back to RC's favorite low cal sports drink for men...




heehhehe, but seriously, on the topic of health, and I couldn't say this more seriously to you: you should consider getting this $250 food allergy/antibody @home blood test, which will not be covered by your insurance, even if you are *sure* you have no food allergies... you'll thank me.

http://www.usbiotek.com/

...from what I have gathered through all my research, on myself and what got my dogs, everything has to do with your gut.  Your immune system is there. Your stuffy nose, surprisingly, is there too.  And your skin. Everything. And it's health depends mainly on what (and how) you eat, and in our cases, how much (and what kind of) stress you are under and how you deal with it.  Because stress and anxiety cause certain things to turn on and off inside your body to protect you from harmful things.  In other words, when it is time to run for your life, you are hardwired not to worry about digesting your food.  So if you perceive a threat, whether real or imaginary, it affects you physically.  And further stressing a weakened body eventually tears itself apart, over time, so more exercise isnt necessarily the answer, unless you are 'under-exercised'.

And one indicator of all this, is the permeability of your gut wall.  The worse it gets, the more things it lets through, among other things. And as if fails to selectively keep waste out, it enters your body, causing further reactions.  And this test I pointed you to tests to see what you are actually reacting to.  In some cases, if you are fit, maybe you'll find a few things that surprise you, and you'll just keep them in mind.  But if you are like me, you will be allergic to damn near everything, and they will say you have a 'leaky gut'.  This is not because I'm really allergic to the substance, but that I have become allergic to the substance, indicating everything is fucked.  Now I learned there is a theory that matches my own that was described in a paper that was just released about a rare 'perfect storm' of events which cause the syndrome to occur... and here I thought I was 'special'

Anyway, again, I'm sure you have questions, and I'm positive I don't have answers... but just go to your doctor and tell him to order you one of these tests. Take my word on it, I'm always right about shit like this.

[littleman]

>No White Stuff Diet

That's basically how I eat, no flour, rice, corn, potatoes, or  sugar,  and it works very well for me, I'm down 68 pounds.  I give myself a cheat meal a week to keep me sane.