Re: Bacon bits

On 12/5/2024 5:42 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

On 2024-12-05, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:

>
I don't understand the concept of Keto.  All of that meat and grease
can't be healthy.  Most keto stories I've heard, they gain whatever
weight lost as soon as they quit the diet -- that diet is for life,
apparently.  It's a lot easier to cut calories and lose weight.

 The easiest way to cut calories is to forego simple carbohydrates.
You don't need them, and often they're just a grease sponge.  White
bread, white pasta (anything made from white flour), potatoes, white
rice, crackers like saltines, sweets, fruit juice.
 And don't go nuts with fat.  Eating a stick of butter might be
low carb, but it's not good for anybody.

Some of it has to do with genetics, but in the end, it comes down to calories ingested/burned.  I didn't set out to lose weight, but quitting fast food and processed crap food does wonders.  Never sweetened drinks.   A little over a year ago I set out to cut out unhealthy crap, my main goal saving money, like always, heh.  Since then, not having time to cook for myself, and hardly eating for a while, I'm down to ~160 pounds now.  Greasy crap just upsets my stomach now.  I was hungry for a while, but got used to it.
I tried Chinese buffet again last month, but when you aren't used to that food, it's just awful.  I could barely stomach a plate and a half, and I felt sick the rest of the day.  My appetite is far less than it used to be, but I can still eat whatever I want, when I want, unlike Keto.  Breakfast this morning was a skillet of home fries with olive oil (although it's usually butter).  I love my carbs, yum!