Thinking about going veggie
- Thread starter dawgball
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It's not the hormones. It is the crap that food scientists put together and tell us how great it is for us. It is eating meats that are cultivated in ways they aren't meant to be cultivated.
That's just it Jack. Eating fatty foods and stuff like it isn't all that bad. As Eternal mentioned, we need fats and we actually need cholesterol. What we don't need is food products that are made up of crap our bodies do not know what to do with....even though they are infused with nutrients. The fact is, you can add all the nutrients you want ala carte, but they do not act in processed foods the way they act in their natural form.
I am not espousing south beach....I just used that link to show examples of some of the worst carbs. Cutting out carbs for 2 weeks is completely unnecessary.
If possible, organically raised and prepared meat and poultry are definitely better options, but for most it is cost prohibitive.
There is no "perfect" diet because everyone is genetically different, thus reacting differently to different foods. The key is finding the perfect diet for YOU.
One hidden cause for excess fat is food intolerance/sensitivity. Wheat and diary are the biggest offenders here. Millions of americans have some level of wheat allergy. I know a guy who runs an independent( not GNC) health food/supplement store who was drastically overweight, and couldn't lose it and couldn't figure out why. He got allergy tested and found he had celiac's disease, which is a full blown wheat allergy. He stopped eating anything containing wheat and is now back to normal size.
That is an extreme example, but it goes to show that just because something is "all natural" doesn't mean it's the right thing for you. If your weight loss efforts are frustrating even though you feel you are doing all the right things, you might want to inquire about food allergy testing.
