So what happens when you start your weight loss program or even a “time to get healthy” program and you notice your weight going up? Do you pack it in and say, "Fuck it, it’s been two weeks and nothing is working!” or do you keep on trucking? (Honk!)
Is your spouse getting massive results and you’re struggling to keep up? How about your friends? Keep in mind that there are all kinds of things involved that your success will depend on: gender, metabolism, age, lifestyle, genes etc etc. I’m sure you’ve heard all this shit before!
Well here’s something you may not have heard about. And I know I read about this somewhere I just can’t remember where the fuck I found this info. If anyone knows, please let me know so I can update this entry and give the proper credit to the author(s).
Your body, no matter who you are has been DESIGNED to gain weight for survival!
Pardon? Ok Gnat, so you had me when you talked about the fictitious bullshit of some red tighted kool-aid dude flying through your wall and forcing sugar-loaded "juice," on you, but I was designed to gain weight? Ok that’s just fucked up!
Or is it? Maybe this is the explanation we have needed for all of our failed attempts (assuming you’ve tried before)?
Seriously, let’s think about this for a second (or a minute?): so the average person, even if they are not overweight may put on a few pounds when beginning a healthier lifestyle. Why would this be? Let’s think back…WAAAAAAY back…to “back in the day” as old people always say (wait a minute *I* say that! <shrug>).
Ok, so “back in the day,” humans had to forage for their food. There were times quite often where food was scarce right? So their bodies went into starvation mode. Then when they were able to eat, they ate, and they ate as much as they could. Their bodies would then store whatever they could to prepare for the next period of starvation. This was also a good time for the body to “clean house” so to speak or cleanse itself is a better way to put it (I read that somewhere else years ago lol…can’t remember what fucking book I read it in – I read a lot of health books haha, you’d think I would be healthier than I am!).
I believe this is how the average person lives now, not because there isn’t enough food, but we are eating a diet that is lacking in the nutrient department. And isn’t that the point of food? To nourish our bodies in order to keep them strong and healthy? Hmmm…
So when we stop starving our bodies of nutrients, overweight or not, all of a sudden we start to gain weight because our bodies are designed to store what it can to prepare for the next starvation period. Doesn’t this make sense? That’s what our bodies used to do and continue to do!
Now I have no evidence or proof of this, all I can tell you is I read it in some fucked up book somewhere or other and I can’t for the life of me remember where the fuck! Believe me or not I believe it as it makes total sense to me.
So if you are moving in the “wrong” direction according to the goals you’ve set, don’t get upset or beat yourself up over it. It just isn’t worth it! Keep at it and HONK along the way!
Ready for the dinner I made tonight? Mmmmm, this is my own concoction…I’m thinking of calling it a Christmas Salad because it’s mainly red and green (all we really had in the fridge) and there’s a couple of ingredients that you probably would more likely eat on special occasions.
Spinach, Candied Salmon (any type of smoked will do), cherry tomatoes, strawberries, red peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, I wanted to put on feta but we were all out! I then topped it with shrimp and yes there are a FEW croutons and a tiny sprinkle of those salad onions that are oh so good but oh so bad for you. Then again, this really was a moderation dish for the “bad” or high fat items. I felt completely satisfied after eating it and enjoyed it almost as much as I enjoy pizza, and that’s really saying something! Olive Oil finished the flavour palette. J Not sure if I missed anything but that is the general jist of it.
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