Fitness and shit

[Kaneman]

Nice! My favorite subject.

I recently changed my diet completely and have been ecstatic with the results. I had been following a traditionally healthy diet, eating large portions of vegetables, moderate portions of fruit, rice and beans, quinoa, whole wheat, lean meats, egg whites, fat free cottage cheese, etc and small portions of olive oil, nuts, nut butter, and skim milk.

I have to make an honest effort to get 3k-4k calories a day to maintain 160lbs at 6' tall, which is where I prefer to stay, so I was having to count calories which fucking sucks. I wasn't as lean as I wanted to be, couldn't work off the last of my abdominal fat and more importantly I was constantly tired/sore and wasn't sleeping well.

I came across a book called "Good Calories, Bad Calories" by Gary Taubes. He lays out a convincing argument that labeling saturated fat as the culprit behind heart disease and obesity is complete bullshit. He argues that we should be using animal supplied fat for energy, protein for muscle repairing and very little sugar or carbs, as they are the real danger to our health and bodies. This is similar to Atkins, South Beach, etc etc....

So I figured, fuck it, I love bacon, lets give it a shot. I've been doing it for three weeks now. The only carbs I get come from a moderate amount of berries/melons and above-ground veggies, and the giant glasses of whole milk I use for my post-workout meal.

So far I've got tons of energy, my acne cleared up, athletic performance hasn't suffered, lost the fat that I'd been trying for months to get rid of and I don't have to take a nap in between workouts anymore.

I have a baseline blood test based on my body after 6 months on a very high fruit and vegetable content diet with meat perhaps only once per day, and lean meat at that. I'm going to compare it to a blood test after three months on this diet in which I eat butter, bacon and fatty meats at every meal.

No more counting calories or being hungry. Its midnight and I literally just ate a whole chicken minus 1/2 breast, plus 3 slices of bacon and a box of blackberries. You just eat when you're hungry until you're full....so far so good.