FolkGuitar

Meat, eggs, cheese (in moderation if an adult,) avocados and Kalamata olives. This is 80% of my diet.

27 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

berries - low fructose / glycemic index

 

ALSO fun fact: he claims strawberries help burn fat. who doesn't need help burning fat?

04:28 How strawberries activate your fat burning hormones

ANYTHING (everything) we eat 'helps' burn fat. In fact, just typing this sentence helps burn fat! That's what your body does even while sleeping. It burns fat.
Hell, even eating a piece of cardboard will cause the body to burn fat. Just not at a rate that will do anything for weightloss.
But certainly, cutting down on sugary fruits will do a better job.  I limit myself to raspberries and blueberries,  and in limited daily amounts. A half cup of raspberries, a shot of sugar-free Strawberry syrup, all mixed into some Greek yogurt for a snack or dessert, and I'm a happy camper!
But there is no fruit 'better' for burning fat. Just as there is no exercise that 'targets' belly fat or targets cellulite thighs, etc. Just marketing hype.

Convicted felons should not be allowed to run for ANY office.

I haven't seen too many Hallmark Greeting Card stores in Thailand, so perhaps giving cards isn't an important part of Thai Culture.  We Westerners tend to equate gifts with how someone feels about us; the more they spend, the more they value us. Not all cultures do that, and some (Japanese culture, for example) often even keep a record of how much has been spent by others for their gifts, to be sure to spend at least an equal amount when repaying gifts to them!

Soon to be the norm in America too...

1 hour ago, KhunLA said:

Those are the carbs I avoid, or restrict intake.   Potatoes are down to Tater Tots, a couple times a month, instead of some potatoes daily.  Pasta is now egg noodles, and only a couple times a month, instead of weekly.   Bread is maybe, maybe 1 slice a day average, OK, it's a large slice, but usually <100 gr, instead of half a loaf    And whole wheat & rye flour vs just white.  Homemade only and no sugar added.

 

When I do eat starchy carbs, they're usually loaded up with fat & protein, to slow the sugar/insulin spike.  Eat lots of fibrous carbs; green veggies, some fermented.  Don't really miss anything.  

 

Have my cheat days, and try to keep them to once or twice a month, so it's just a day or 2 spiking, and not a constant intake that would effect my glucose level, and that stays 5.3-5.5.  Just a daily blood sugar spike.  And I usually feel the negative effects of that, so an easy reminder to not indulge much any more.

 

Main difference in diet is pastries, instead of daily, way too much, they're pretty much cut out completely, except them cheat days.   Non cheat days, and it's homemade Cheesecake, with minimal sugar per serving.

 

Being a home cook, I control all the ingredients and easy to make good tasting, whole foods, with little to no sugar.   Type of, when and how you eat your sugar, carbs makes a difference also.  A tsp of sugar in you coffee, washing down you bacon & eggs isn't going to have much effect on you blood sugar level.   I still drink my coffee black for for those that don't, be happy, don't sweat it.

 

Just don't put 3 tsp in your coffee, while being sedentary for a few hours reading and posting on AN all day, on an empty stomach.   Your ketones will stop doing their thing, and you'll get a spike you'd probably want to avoid, especially everyday.

Sounds like a very healthy, yet enjoyable way to deal with diet.
Keep it up!  🙂

On 3/20/2025 at 7:56 AM, FolkGuitar said:

If you don't want to play, do your daily chores in the morning, before 11am, then stay home. It's only a couple of days.

According to the emojis, someone is confused about this post.  In fact, I've noticed that, regardless of the subject,  'usually' there is one (only) confused person among the various other responses to most of my posts. Many agree. Many disagree. Some love it. Some don't. But only one is confused.
I'd hate to think I'm causing you so much confusion. If you send me a message when this happens, I'll be happy to explain.

On 3/19/2025 at 6:49 PM, KhunLA said:

I'm not on a low carb diet, I'm on a low sugar dining lifestyle, and that does include some carbs, especially starchy carbs; flour, potatoes, pasta & rice. 

Flour, potatoes, and rice on a low 'sugar' diet? 

All of those convert to sugar once in the body.  One medium potato contains 'about' 25g of carbs that all turn into sugar. The body can't use a potato as is. It will convert it to sugar for cellular energy.
Pasta and rice aren't far behind. Once a week for each is fine on a low-sugar diet, but more than that... it ain't a low-sugar diet anymore!

5 hours ago, FolkGuitar said:

If you don't want to play, do your daily chores in the morning, before 11am, then stay home. It's only a couple of days.

5 hours ago, henryford1958 said:

 

In Pattaya it's 8 days !!

Yet another excellent reason to avoid Pattaya!

Better have another meeting and discuss what we haven't done for the past 50 years, just in case we might do it this year.

2 hours ago, rumak said:

 

Are you buying the ingredients ( Cacao powder and Cacao Butter at Yok ?   Or Rimping ?     Please send your recipe ( which i will immediately hand to my "chef" ) 

 

thanks

100% cocoa powder, Food-grade cocoa butter, sweetener of choice, (I also add a spoonful of vanilla extract and a pinch of salt. ) I buy where ever I can find the best prices, and still not sacrifice quality.  As for proportions, I just wing it. Make it as rich as you'd like and as sweet as you'd like. If you prefer milk chocolate, add powdered milk, NOT fresh milk. 🙂

3 hours ago, DD86 said:

Carbs in spinach and broccoli? You must be a scientist, 555

Don't have to be a scientist to know that there are carbs in ALL veggies. While there are no vegetables that contain zero carbohydrates, there are many that have very low carbohydrate content. 

23 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

I love carbs, no need to give up, with sugar life is sweeter

Man, I love carbs too! Wouldn't give 'em up for nothing!

Same with sweet things.
But I'll choose healthy carbs like spinach and broccoli, berries and nuts.
And for a sweetener, Monkfruit or stevia if I want to go natural, Allulose or Erythritol for the times I don't. Breads, waffles, cakes, and pastries, just made without wheat flour. And of course, chocolate. I made mine into Almond Bark breakup.
Nope... no suffering involved.

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Sounds like work, mind you staying slim and healthy takes effort

LOL! No effort at all!  Give up pasta, potatoes, rice, root vegetables, and sugar. Eat everything else. Doesn't get much easier than that.

Find a sport you enjoy and go play!  My wife plays with her group every afternoon, and I'm in the field 3-4 days a week. Good exercise and good fun!

It's fine for us.
Relatively low fixed income, but it's enough for the two of us here to still enjoy doing what we like.

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

I guess people change diets and go back to old habits, maybe it gets boring, a couple of nutrition focused youtubers have experimented with different diets, both said it screwed their hormones up, i vaguely remember 10 years being mentioned

Wonderful! That gives me another four years to not think about it. Thanks.

6 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

I prefer a balanced healthy diet, I'm 74kg, but yes it seems people lose weight on keto but I've also heard that often people end up heavier in the long run

How long is 'the long run?'
I've been following Keto, now going into my 6th year.  How long before I start putting on weight?  I'm an old guy. If it's another 6 years, that will be fine with me. I probably won't live much longer than that! 🙂

On 3/13/2025 at 6:05 PM, rough diamond said:

Can you book rides like Grab, Bolt etc. to take you somewhere and then wait for you, say 20mins, and then return home?

 

Yes. There is a Grab page where you can add in stops along the way, with the taxi waiting for you. There are a dozen different options these days, but not so clear in the English translations.

17 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

People think dark chocolate is healthy because its lower sugar than milk chocolate but it's high fat so not healthy really

Only 'not healthy' for people still using sugar as their body fuel.

Once in Ketosis, the body burns fats as fuel, so our Keto diets need to be about 75%-80% fat, and zero sugar.  It took a year, but I went from 110kg down to the 72.5kg that I've maintained for the past 4 years following the Keto lifestyle.

AND... you can eat as much chocolate as you'd like!

Yes, my Cholesterol IS high. But it's the HDL cholesterol that is up.

The LDL and triglycerides are waaay down!
If anyone wants to lose weight easily, and keep it off, and needs help, just let me know.

19 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Homemade ... recipe calls for

... 1/3 c 100% cacao powder 

... 1/3 c Coconut Oil

... 1/3 c Sugar (I use < 1 Tbsp honey)

 

Tasty stuff, and less sugar than store bought.

Go easy, as high saturated fat & caloric count, if concerned about weight.

 

Try swapping the coconut oil for Cacao Butter (unscented, food-grade.)
I think it has a better 'chocolate feel' in the mouth, and doesn't need refrigeration, although I do keep it in the fridge.
I've been making my own Dark chocolate for the past 4-5 years as I don't use sugar anymore ( I prefer a Keto sweetener,)  and find it much cheaper in the long run.