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BillfromIL

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93. Thanks to all for the warm welcome and kind words.

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 02:54 PM

Dec 2013

I am providing a link to one of the first videos that helped me to make sense of nutrition. Lots of other good (free) stuff on that site as well. I have no affiliation with this site, just hoping that it will be as helpful for someone else like it was for me.

http://journal.crossfit.com/2007/10/nutrition-lecture-part-1-avoid.tpl

Bill

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Sweden Becomes First Western Nation to Reject Low-fat Diet Dogma in Favor of LCHF [View all] supernova Dec 2013 OP

Hear, hear! k&r n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #1

Thanks, Laelth! supernova Dec 2013 #2

I have been convinced since about 1997 that Atkins was right. Laelth Dec 2013 #74

Are those deep fried balls of fat? immoderate Dec 2013 #3

Swedish Meatballs supernova Dec 2013 #4

Thanks. immoderate Dec 2013 #5

SM are good! supernova Dec 2013 #6

+1. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #75

Maybe nasty IS delicious. longship Dec 2013 #7

I sub minced mushroom for cracker or bread crumbs. Works great. AtheistCrusader Dec 2013 #11

Mushrooms are a good option supernova Dec 2013 #12

I've seen some recipes that add in quinoa or cheese instead of the breadcrumbs. n/t woodsprite Dec 2013 #19

Cheese is good quinoa is a no go supernova Dec 2013 #23

Rats!!! I thought quinoa was a 'safer' choice :( woodsprite Dec 2013 #29

Ouch! supernova Dec 2013 #34

LOL mzmolly Dec 2013 #22

Gotta start somewhere BillfromIL Dec 2013 #8

welcome to DU - similar journey for me... NRaleighLiberal Dec 2013 #9

Welcome--what a great first post!!! And good for YOU... MADem Dec 2013 #10

Welcome to DU, BillfromIL supernova Dec 2013 #13

Welcome to DU! LeftofObama Dec 2013 #15

Thank You For Sharing cantbeserious Dec 2013 #18

Wow, that is fantastic... CoffeeCat Dec 2013 #33

Don't apologize for giving me inspiration, Bill! Not Sure Dec 2013 #35

Welcome to DU. davidwparker Dec 2013 #50

+1 GeorgeGist Dec 2013 #77

Welcome to DU KurtNYC Dec 2013 #83

Congrats and welcome Doctor_J Dec 2013 #85

Thanks to all for the warm welcome and kind words. BillfromIL Dec 2013 #93

great! Locrian Dec 2013 #14

That would be nice supernova Dec 2013 #16

Yay! Time to move to the next miracle diet! jeff47 Dec 2013 #17

Wow, you're completely missing the point supernova Dec 2013 #21

Nope. I'm not. jeff47 Dec 2013 #27

And the tired old meme of calories in, calories sense Dec 2013 #30

And here comes the extreme situations, declaring themselves the normal case. jeff47 Dec 2013 #32

Type ll is not extreme, it's epidemic. sense Dec 2013 #37

It's extreme because you're treating an underlying medical condition. jeff47 Dec 2013 #61

Obviously you haven't viewed it. sense Dec 2013 #71

The fact that they don't talk about calorie restriction does not mean calorie restriction is jeff47 Dec 2013 #80

There is no calorie restriction. sense Dec 2013 #90

If I eat 5000 calories of low-carb food a day, I will die from being overweight. jeff47 Dec 2013 #91

HFLC isn't about eating mostly plants. That may be your agenda. sense Dec 2013 #94

I think you just won for dumbest argument. jeff47 Dec 2013 #97

Confirmation. sense Dec 2013 #98

Here's the problem though supernova Dec 2013 #39

8% is an outlier. jeff47 Dec 2013 #62

You really are missing the point supernova Dec 2013 #66

No, I get the point. You're missing what will happen when marketing gets a hold of it. jeff47 Dec 2013 #82

Nice post santroy79 Dec 2013 #46

Oh, we understand him/her perfectly supernova Dec 2013 #49

And there's science behind low-fat too. jeff47 Dec 2013 #63

Actually, the "science" behind sense Dec 2013 #72

No, the science behind it as a weight loss system is still just fine. jeff47 Dec 2013 #79

thank you for the welcome santroy79 Dec 2013 #68

miracle diet.........maybe. BillfromIL Dec 2013 #53

Except it isn't a low-carb diet that does that. jeff47 Dec 2013 #60

Calories is a good starting point,but you're not taking insulin and metabolic syndrome into account. TroubleMan Dec 2013 #70

Great post! sense Dec 2013 #73

You touched on the point I've been trying to make jeff47 Dec 2013 #81

Actually there's several manufacturers already doing that. Your fear has already been realized. TroubleMan Dec 2013 #89

How bout "whole diet" or any other label that actually encompases the most important detail? jeff47 Dec 2013 #92

The Allopaths once again take another hit. - K&R n/t DeSwiss Dec 2013 #20

Most people on LCHF supernova Dec 2013 #25

At one point I was taking 8 prescriptions daily. DeSwiss Dec 2013 #58

Great! sense Dec 2013 #95

Indeed. DeSwiss Dec 2013 #96

Come on, no more Ikea ginger snaps?? klook Dec 2013 #24

LOL! supernova Dec 2013 #28

Here's a yummy replacement: sense Dec 2013 #31

Yep. Atkins was right. stopbush Dec 2013 #26

He certainly had the basic concept right supernova Dec 2013 #36

I dropped 50 pounds on Atkins about 15 years ago. stopbush Dec 2013 #41

Just a fad revisited BlueinOhio Dec 2013 #42

Wow, 1000 lbs of ignorance in less than 70 words. supernova Dec 2013 #44

funny Locrian Dec 2013 #45

Perhaps you missed the part where the Gov. sense Dec 2013 #51

They must be doing something right bucolic_frolic Dec 2013 #38

Thumbs up! BrotherIvan Dec 2013 #40

Glad to see your family supernova Dec 2013 #47

Absolutely! BrotherIvan Dec 2013 #54

That's essentially my diet, and I've not been in such good shape closeupready Dec 2013 #43

Glad that you are supernova Dec 2013 #48

So, Atkins was right, after all..... Th1onein Dec 2013 #52

I hope he would be supernova Dec 2013 #55

I have been mostly on low-carb for about 40 years. djean111 Dec 2013 #56

Congratulations! BrotherIvan Dec 2013 #57

Congrats X2 BillfromIL Dec 2013 #59

Interesting -- I have the same results with a low-fat, moderate-carb diet. klook Dec 2013 #78

Mrs. 1SBM ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #64

Congrats to Mrs 1SBM supernova Dec 2013 #67

I know she does ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #69

That has been my experience Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2013 #65

all diets are doomed to fail Skittles Dec 2013 #76

Personally, I don't refer to HCLF as "diet" supernova Dec 2013 #84

Well played supernova BillfromIL Dec 2013 #86

of course it is a diet Skittles Dec 2013 #87

That seems consistent with the glycemic index kristopher Dec 2013 #88