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How long does it take to create a new habit? (2015)

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Re: How long does it take to create a new habit? (2015)

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Post by lesostep »

bosie wrote: post #108
californical wrote: post #66

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I mean a healthy diet is a variety of fruits and vegetables, with a decent supplement of whole grains and occasional lean meats and eggs. Minimally processed as much as possible - whole ingredients should be the majority of calories. The details don’t matter so much, as long as you get a variety and generally stick to the above guidelines. I think you can judge how healthy a diet is by how many people get diseases, m…

What's your protein intake with that diet though? A person with 80kg needs around 120-160g of protein a day (depending on activity etc), that seems tricky if the source of your protein is non-animal based.

Does he need that much? I'm pretty sure 5-6 generations ago the most muscular and the strongest man in my region ate turnips and grains with the occasional meat. The only other big source of meat were beans and realistically people at the time didn't eat more then 50-70 grams a day of them. Eating meat everyday is a very recent development. Why we suddenly need so much protein that we struggle to find it in a basic food that is more rich and varied then a few hundred years ago?

Re: How long does it take to create a new habit? (2015)

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Post by LtdJorge »

cco wrote: post #33
elros wrote: post #12

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You don’t eat plants? That’s interesting, could you share more?

No sugar and no plants means something like keto/carnivore diets.

Yep. I started reading the zerocarb subreddit more than a decade ago. And decided to try carnivore (with a few plant foods) August, 2022. So far, so good.

Re: How long does it take to create a new habit? (2015)

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Post by LtdJorge »

lawgimenez wrote: post #102
LtdJorge wrote: post #8

It took me 3 days to fully drop sugar from coffee, at 17 I think. Never liked sweets and pastry, though, but dropping every sugar drink took me more, a couple weeks, specially Nestea. Edit: took me 1 day to drop the remaining sugar, and plants in general.

Same here, I learned to not have sugar with coffee since sugar was always running out in my previous work. Not drinking coffee is not an option, so I have no choice. And today coffee with sugar is so disgusting to me, it feels like my throat gets all sticky all of a sudden.

Exactly, if feels like someone poured a bunch of seetener into it.

Re: How long does it take to create a new habit? (2015)

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Post by bosie »

lesostep wrote: post #121
bosie wrote: post #108

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What's your protein intake with that diet though? A person with 80kg needs around 120-160g of protein a day (depending on activity etc), that seems tricky if the source of your protein is non-animal based.

Does he need that much? I'm pretty sure 5-6 generations ago the most muscular and the strongest man in my region ate turnips and grains with the occasional meat. The only other big source of meat were beans and realistically people at the time didn't eat more then 50-70 grams a day of them. Eating meat everyday is a very recent development. Why we suddenly need so much protein that we struggle to find it in a basic f…

The current recommendation is in this region, yes. The bare minimum is 0.8g per kg. But that is survival mode.

I am generally not a huge fan of the historical line of thinking. 6 generations ago you died significantly earlier with not a great health along the way. It is a very recent development to live to (avg) 83. Would the strongest man in your region perform at a high level if he wasn't doing manual labour and died at 95?

Re: How long does it take to create a new habit? (2015)

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Post by dotaenjoyer »

sireat wrote: post #86
dotaenjoyer wrote: post #82

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mine is also simple, 6 eggs, sometimes with a toast on the size and tuna and some fruits. been eating that for 12 years or so (eggs dont cost much here).

6 eggs at breakfast every day? My doctor's advice (which is also official government advice for high cholestorol) was two egg yellows max every week - that includes any foods that use egg yellows. Egg whites you have more leeway and theoretically one could use 6 egg whites every day but that would include heavy exercise.

did many tests throughout the years, never had issues with cholestorol.

Re: How long does it take to create a new habit? (2015)

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Post by rpmisms »

pastage wrote: post #89
moron4hire wrote: post #48

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Yeah, it's weird. I'm actually a much nicer person on nicotine than I ever was before I got addicted. It makes it really hard to quit, because even after a few weeks, while I don't feel miserable anymore, I do miss the person I was on nicotine.

Not comparable depending on how you deliver it, but this is how I head a couple alcoholists describe it when they stop drinking. They miss the feeling and constantly feel that their new self is not worth as much (because of X).

Yeah, you can supplement GABA and get most of the same feeling. Alcohol does some nice things for the brain.

Re: How long does it take to create a new habit? (2015)

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Post by cogman10 »

lemonfever wrote: post #105
electrosphere wrote: post #78

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I used a CGM recently. I tried breakfast as oatmeal with blueberries and mixed in with peanut butter. It spikes my blood sugar outside the "normal range". I treat oatmeal as once a week treat to avoid food boredom. The oatmeal was a "big bowl" variety from a packet. I heard rolled oats might be better but it's a hassle to cook. Most days breakfast is scrambled eggs (3 eggs), spinach, cheese. Sometimes I add tuna or a…

It's not as nice as cooking it properly, but you can cook rolled oats in the microwave in a couple of minutes.

If you lower the power and cook for longer or ends up being pretty much the same.

For my 1000W microwave I reduce power to 30% and cook for 12 minutes. Comes out perfect with little difference between stovetop.

Re: How long does it take to create a new habit? (2015)

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Post by const_cast »

longor1996 wrote: post #117
codr7 wrote: post #39

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There are different kinds of dependencies; the human brain needs nicotine to function properly, more than you get from modern food. Not recommending tobacco, nor big pharma crap, there are supplements.

Interesting! Do you have some studies or references at hand for this? Never heard of "human brain needs nicotine" before...

Maybe what he’s referring to is the effects nicotine has on people with ADHD and ASD. It’s sort of a self-medication.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8741955/

There’s more you can find, too. Really interesting stuff. Unfortunate that nicotine is both incredibly harmful and incredibly addictive.

Re: How long does it take to create a new habit? (2015)

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Post by rpmisms »

const_cast wrote: post #128
longor1996 wrote: post #117

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Interesting! Do you have some studies or references at hand for this? Never heard of "human brain needs nicotine" before...

Maybe what he’s referring to is the effects nicotine has on people with ADHD and ASD. It’s sort of a self-medication. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8741955/ There’s more you can find, too. Really interesting stuff. Unfortunate that nicotine is both incredibly harmful and incredibly addictive.

Nicotine itself isn't really harmful, though.

Re: How long does it take to create a new habit? (2015)

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Post by astura »

wao0uuno wrote: post #109
electrosphere wrote: post #78

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I used a CGM recently. I tried breakfast as oatmeal with blueberries and mixed in with peanut butter. It spikes my blood sugar outside the "normal range". I treat oatmeal as once a week treat to avoid food boredom. The oatmeal was a "big bowl" variety from a packet. I heard rolled oats might be better but it's a hassle to cook. Most days breakfast is scrambled eggs (3 eggs), spinach, cheese. Sometimes I add tuna or a…

Instant oats without additives exist. Just pure rolled oats that have been previously steamed in the factory.

Steel cut oats are much better than rolled oats for blood sugar control.

Preparing them "overnight oats" style eliminates the hassle of extra cook time.

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