Let's see if I have this straight.....
There has been an overwhelming response to my
first blog post – Calories & Carbs – a Catastrophic Combination. This response is reflected in the Livinlavidalow carb forum. The forum followers (the FF’s) have
pointed me to various different resources on the web, some being layman opinions
and some being scientific certainties – well, as certain as one can get with
scientific research.
The YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U36XJaETbh8
Slim is simple.org explains the philosophy of Gary Taubes in
a way that even I can understand it. Let’s
see if I’ve got it right, or if I’m fueling the debate to even greater
heights. This “enlightenment” came to me
this morning while walking my dogs, i.e. doing exercise….
In the YouTube video, our bodies are likened to
the kitchen sink. If the sink is unclogged, water drains
out. So, what goes in must come
out. If the sink is clogged, the water
level rises. If the “drainage system” of
our bodies is clogged, the “fat level” will rise. IF we
start eating the human equivalent of “drain cleaner” we will start losing
weight.
There are the CICO (calories in, calories out) proponents who state that
exercise produces various hormones, all with long names, that help us to stop
eating when we feel full, help us feel less depressed and help us pump up our
metabolism. Isn’t this all part of the
human drain cleaner?
The list of drain cleaning foods to eat is
somewhat contentious and definitely food for thought in a future blog post.
There does not seem to be much contention that
water, protein and fiber affect insulin levels the least and the proponents of “healthy
carbs” will advocate that the carbs worth eating are those that don’t affect
your insulin levels.
The conclusion I am led to draw is that patience
is the only panacea! With regular
exercise to keep the “happiness hormones” in check – and to keep the muscles
fit and healthy – or is this also contentious? ….. and eating only human “drain
cleaner”, at some stage, my body will start draining like the kitchen sink,
meaning any unnecessary build-up of “fat” will drain away and the model figure
will return.
(The exact definition of the
word “model” is also the subject of a future blog post. Not only meant as a fashion model, but also
as an example, a prototype – like the model architects build, or a model
airplane…. But more on this in future.)
